Jodie Johnson enters his fifth season as the strength and conditioning coach at Eckerd while working with all 14 intercollegiate sports heading in to the 2023-24 campign. 

Johnson is the founder of JST-Johnson Sports Training, where he works with pre-high school, high school, and professional athletes.

Johnson began his career at the University of Tampa, serving as the Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Spartans for four years from 1997-2001. While at Tampa, he trained a National Championship Swimmer in the breaststroke, quarterfinal semifinal and national finalist teams in volleyball, several all-american athletes in volleyball, and several all-conference honors in all major sports. 

Johnson previously developed pre-season involvement with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Tampa Bay Lightning strength and conditioning programs.

Johnson was also successfully involved with the USF women's tennis team as well as the Palmer Tennis Academy.