Samson’s Strength and Conditioning Coaches of the Year

NFLMark UyeyamaSan Francisco 49ers If the San Francisco 49ers weren’t the most physical team in the NFL, they were high on the list.Mark Uyeyama is the main behind that physicality, although the 49ers strength and conditioning coach is way too humble to admit it.“Take a look at Justin Smith or Ray McDonald, really look at those guys, now,” said Uyeyama, Samson Equipment’s NFL Strength & Conditioning Coach of the Year. “That’s not me, man. We’ve got the right guys in the locker room.”After a college career that included stops at Arizona State and Utah State, Uyeyama joined the 49ers as an assistant in 2008. He was promoted to head strength coach when Jim Harbaugh was hired last January.As an assistant, he spent three seasons learning about the individual athletes and gained a firm grasp of how each player responded to different types of training. It helped him develop