Rate My Professor Chad Odaffer

Chad Odaffer is an Assistant Professor of Kinesiology, Health and Sport Science at the University of Indianapolis, where he also serves as the Program Director for the Exercise Science Undergraduate Program since 2016. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Exercise from the University of Louisville in 2001 and a Master of Science in Exercise Physiology from the University of Louisville in 2003. Prior to his academic appointment, Odaffer served as a strength and conditioning coach for the Indiana Fever WNBA team, IUPUI college athletics, and professional golfers, amassing extensive experience across the health, fitness, and sports performance industries that enriches his teaching and leadership roles.

Odaffer's expertise lies in sports performance assessment and exercise programming. Certified as a Golf Fitness Instructor by the Titleist Performance Institute since 2006, he has received prestigious recognitions for his contributions to golf fitness training. In 2024, Golf Digest named him one of the Best Fitness Trainers in America for 2025-26, selecting him as one of ten from the Midwest and the only trainer from Indiana. This follows his 2020 inclusion among the top 50 golf fitness trainers in the United States by Golf Digest. Odaffer's research output includes a July 2021 poster presentation, 'Reliability and Validity of a Wireless Inertia Sensor During Unloaded Countermovement Jumps.' He appreciates the University of Indianapolis's small class sizes, which foster a family atmosphere conducive to direct faculty-student interaction. As the first in his family to earn a four-year degree, Odaffer emphasizes practical career applications for exercise science graduates.