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Chad Bari

Assistant Performance Coach

Biography

Chad Bari enters his first season with the Minnesota Vikings in 2025 as an assistant performance coach after spending more than a decade (2013-24) at Wake Forest University as part of the football program's sports performance staff. In his role, Bari assists with all aspects of the weight training, speed training and the team's return to play program.

Bari, who originally joined the Demon Deacons as an assistant director of sports performance in December of 2013, was promoted to director of sports performance for the football program in January of 2021. As the director, Bari designed, implemented and coached the football team's strength and conditioning program, emphasizing performance optimization and injury prevention. He also worked closely with the sports medicine staff to establish return to play protocols.

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