Temple University Athletics
Football
Takahagi, Masahiro

Masahiro Takahagi
- Title:
- Assistant Athletic Trainer (Football)
- Email:
- hagi@temple.edu
- Phone:
- 215-204-0913
Masahiro “Hagi” Takahagi joined the Temple University Sports Medicine staff in 2012. His primary responsibilities lie in the prevention, evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries to the Owls' football and men's golf teams.
Before arriving in Philadelphia, Takahagi served as a seasonal intern athletic trainer with the Washington Redskins during the 2011-12 NFL season.
Hailing from Fukushima, Japan, Takahagi is a 2008 graduate of Methodist University where he received a bachelor’s degree in athletic training and sports management. The Dean’s List student earned a master’s degree in higher education with a concentration in sports management from Auburn University in 2011 while working as a graduate assistant athletic trainer with the 2010 BCS National Champion football team. In 2019, he earned his doctor of athletic training degree from Temple.
After graduating from Musashi University in 2002 with a bachelor’s degree in business economics, Takahagi worked as an intern with the New Orleans Saints during preseason camps in 2006, 2007, and 2008. He also had the opportunity to work in numerous athletic training settings such as: U-19 Japan Lacrosse Men’s National Team (2003); U-19 Japan Football National Team (2007); Spring Training with the Texas Rangers (2007); the Orlando Predators of the AFL (2008); Louisiana Tech University Football (2008-09); and the USA Sevens Rugby Men’s National Team (2009).
Takahagi is a certified athletic trainer and holds several other certifications: National Registry Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (NRAEMT), Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), Certified Personal Trainer (NSCA-CPT), Performance Enhancement Specialist (NASM-PES), Corrective Exercise Specialist (NASM-CES), Certified Active Release Techniques (ART), Certified Kinesio Taping Practitioner (CKTP), and Certified Graston Techniques Practitioner. He is a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association.
Before arriving in Philadelphia, Takahagi served as a seasonal intern athletic trainer with the Washington Redskins during the 2011-12 NFL season.
Hailing from Fukushima, Japan, Takahagi is a 2008 graduate of Methodist University where he received a bachelor’s degree in athletic training and sports management. The Dean’s List student earned a master’s degree in higher education with a concentration in sports management from Auburn University in 2011 while working as a graduate assistant athletic trainer with the 2010 BCS National Champion football team. In 2019, he earned his doctor of athletic training degree from Temple.
After graduating from Musashi University in 2002 with a bachelor’s degree in business economics, Takahagi worked as an intern with the New Orleans Saints during preseason camps in 2006, 2007, and 2008. He also had the opportunity to work in numerous athletic training settings such as: U-19 Japan Lacrosse Men’s National Team (2003); U-19 Japan Football National Team (2007); Spring Training with the Texas Rangers (2007); the Orlando Predators of the AFL (2008); Louisiana Tech University Football (2008-09); and the USA Sevens Rugby Men’s National Team (2009).
Takahagi is a certified athletic trainer and holds several other certifications: National Registry Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (NRAEMT), Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), Certified Personal Trainer (NSCA-CPT), Performance Enhancement Specialist (NASM-PES), Corrective Exercise Specialist (NASM-CES), Certified Active Release Techniques (ART), Certified Kinesio Taping Practitioner (CKTP), and Certified Graston Techniques Practitioner. He is a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association.