Justus Schafer 

Head Strength & Conditioning Coach

Justus Schafer enters his sixth season with the Anaheim Ducks organization and third as Head Strength and Conditioning Coach. He spent the prior two seasons (2019-21) as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the San Diego Gulls, working with Anaheim’s primary development affiliate to maximize the athletic potential of the club’s players.

Schafer previously spent three years in the San Antonio Spurs organization (2016-19). He held the position of Athletic Development QAA for two years in San Antonio and held the same position for one year with their G league affiliate, the Austin Spurs.

Schafer, an NSCA certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), earned a bachelor’s degree in Applied Exercise Physiology and a master’s degree in Sports Physiology from Texas A&M University.

A native of Grapevine, Texas, Justus and his wife, Laura Lee, reside in Irvine.