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Dave Puloka
Assistant Strength And Conditioning
College:
Holy Cross
Experience:
6
Dave Puloka begins his fifth season as a member of the Dolphins’ coaching staff, having been named to his current post on January 28, 2008 and then being retained by Head Coach Joe Philbin on February 2, 2012.
Dave Puloka begins his fifth season as a member of the Dolphins’ coaching staff, having been named to his current post on January 28, 2008 and then being retained by Head Coach Joe Philbin on February 2, 2012.

Puloka came to the club after spending the 2007 season as the assistant strength and conditioning coach with the Atlanta Falcons, his first year in the NFL. Prior to embarking on his NFL stint, Puloka served as assistant strength and conditioning coach at the University of Virginia from 2005-06.

Puloka went to training camp with the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted college free agent in 2001. He lettered in football and track at Holy Cross College (1997-2000), where he played defensive end. His career totals in football included 19 sacks. He served as a team captain on the football team each of his final two years while he was also a first-team All-Patriot League and All-New England performer. Puloka earned his degree in psychology.

A product of Arlington (Mass.) High School, Puloka first started his coaching career as an assistant track coach at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J. and as a strength and conditioning coach in the Austrian Football League. He is a former high school state record holder in the discus. For several years growing up, Puloka lived on the island of Tonga in the South Pacific.

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