Sr. Director, Performance Science
Austin Driggers is in his 11th season with the Royals and fourth as the Sr. Director of Performance Science. He previously served as the Sports Science Coordinator from 2016-19 and as a Minor League Strength and Conditioning Coach in the four seasons prior.
Dr. Driggers joined the Royals in 2013 from East Tennessee State University, where he served ETSU Athletics as a sport scientist and strength and conditioning coach and as a research assistant for the Center of Excellence in Sport Science and Coach Education. Driggers’ career in performance began as a sport physiology and strength and conditioning intern at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, N.Y. He holds a bachelor’s degree in applied health science from Wheaton College (IL), where he played baseball and football, a master’s degree in exercise and sport science with a concentration in sport physiology and performance, and a PhD in health and human performance from Concordia University Chicago.
A native of Abilene, Texas, he currently resides in Overland Park, Kan., with his wife, Jillian, and three children, Rylan, Madelyn, and Ainsley.