Kyle Pierce (kinesiologist)

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Kyle Pierce (born ) is a leading scientist and researcher in the field of Kinesiology and Health Science.^{[citation needed]} Dr. Pierce's studies are most often applied to sports and athletic performance, especially in the sport of Olympic Weightlifting.

An article published by USA Weightlifting is a position statement on the practice of youth sports, most especially weightlifting.

Dr. Pierce also teaches at Louisiana State University in Shreveport; a former lifter himself he also runs a weightlifting gym where he coaches many younger and older athletes in the sport of Olympic Weightlifting.

In May 2006, Pierce was named as the receipient of the U.S. Olympic Committee’s Doc Counsilman Award for 2005.^{[citation needed]} Named for the legendary Indiana University swimming coach and instituted by the USOC in 2003, the Counsilman Award honors coaches who conduct and use research along with developing innovative training methods. Pierce, who is widely published and sought after internationally to make presentations on sports science, was one of three finalists for the 2004 “Doc” Counsilman Award. He received the award on June 23, 2006 in La Jolla, California at the Night of Champions Reception, which opened the U.S. Olympic Assembly. ^{[citation needed]}