Kyle Pierce is an associate

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and health science at

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and director of the LSUS United States Weightlifting Development Center. Pierce is a former

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, and his studies in kinesiology are most often applied to sports and athletic performance, especially in the sport of

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Doc Counsilman award

In May 2006, Pierce was named as the recipient of the

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Science Award for 2005. Named for the

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swimming coach and instituted by the USOC in 2003, the Counsilman Award honors coaches who conduct and use research, along with developing innovative training methods. Pierce was one of three finalists for the 2004 award, and received it on June 23, 2006, in

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at the Night of Champions Reception, which opened the United States Olympic Assembly.

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Position Statement and Literature Review: Youth Weightlifting
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