Talking Pitt by Pitt Sports Performance: Recent Episodes
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The Strength and Conditioning and Sports Science staff at the University of Pittsburgh sit down to discuss the evolution of sports performance
Talkin’ Pitt Episode Thirty-One: Coach Young hosts this week's episode and is joined by Ray Zingler of Zingler Strength & Speed. For those who have not heard of Coach Zingler, he owns and operates a private training facility that works with athletes and adult clients. In the past year, Coach Zingler has started to share more about how he trains his athletes through social media, and during this conversation, Coach Young gets a detailed view of what goes into training youth athletes for performance and life. In this episode, Coach Zingler shares how he got into coaching from his father, and we find out that he has family ties to Pitt Athletics. It shows how athletics is a small world. Coach Zingler has a wealth of training knowledge and an entrepreneurial mindset on how to run a successful coaching business. Get your notepads out because this episode is filled with gems too good to miss. We hope you all enjoy the podcast and, as always, HAIL 2 PITT.
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Ray Zingler Contact
Instagram: @zingler_strength
Website: zinglerstrength.com
Music Credit
Music Unlimited, “The Podcast Intro.”
In episode 30 of Talkin' Pit Podcast, we dive into the intricate world of sports performance with our special guest host, Stephanie Mock, and her special guest, Rick Franzblau, Assistant Athletic Director for Olympic Sports Performance at Clemson University. Drawing on his rich professional journey at Clemson, Rick offers a unique trove of knowledge about player development, performance analytics, and sports mechanics.
Rick expands on his fascinating work in performance development in baseball, highlighting the application of the expansion and compression model across different sports. He underscores the importance of understanding body mechanics, postures, and stances for enhancing an athlete's performance, providing a fresh, scientific perspective on sports training and empowerment.
Explore the crucial interconnection between sports analytics and sports science with Rick, as he explicates how these disciplines can be skillfully integrated to optimize performances, particularly in baseball. He delves into the role played by different body structures in sports, the benefits of being a performance coach instead of a strength coach, and how a profound understanding of sports science opens doors to a stronger talent pool in the industry.
Moving beyond traditional coaching methods, the discussion focuses on understanding human movement through shapes. Rick emphasizes how this unique outlook favors collaboration in athlete development strategies, encouraging emerging practitioners to invest in long-term learning methods like mentorships, site visits, and professional meetings to broaden their knowledge in the field.
Pitt Sports Performance Instagram
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Music Credit
Music Unlimited, “The Podcast Intro.”
In Talkin’ Pitt Episode Twenty-Nine, Coach Young talks with Strength and conditioning legend Buddy Morris of the Arizona Cardinals. For anyone who doesn’t know Buddy Morris, he is currently in his 11th year with the Cardinals and, in 2021, was named Strength Coach of the Year. Buddy is a proud Pittsburgher and a forever Panther, as he was a track team member during his undergrad. Buddy got his start in strength and Conditioning as the first football strength coach for Pitt’s football team. In this week’s episode, Buddy goes into how he has been using contraction training with his athletes and how the Cardinals use their force plates in return for playing. It was an honor to have Buddy on the podcast, and I appreciate all the knowledge bombs he dropped during the podcast. We look forward to having him on again. We hope you all enjoy the podcast and, as always, HAIL 2 PITT.
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@pitt_sportsperformance
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@pitt_science
Music Credit
Music Unlimited, “The Podcast Intro.”
Talkin’ Pitt Episode Twenty-Eight, Coach Young hosts this week's episode with track and strength coach Chris Korfist. Coach Korfist owns Slow Guy Speed School and is co-owner of REFLEXIVE PERFORMANCE RESET (RPR). In this episode, Coach Young gets an insight into how Coach Korfist uses the 1080 motion products to develop the athletes he works with. Pitt Sports Performance got a 1080 at the end of last year and has been finding how to implement it into our team's training. Coach Korfist has nearly a decade of using the 1080 Sprint with more recorded runs than any other coach. If you want to hear about this experience with this technology and how it can benefit your speed training with your athletes, you need to check out this week's episode. Talkin’ Pitt wants to thank Coach Korfist again for coming on the podcast. We are looking forward to the next time he has him on. We hope you all enjoy the podcast and, as always, HAIL 2 PITT.
Pitt Sports Performance Instagram
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Pitt Sports Performance Twitter
@pitt_science
Chris Korfist Contact
Instagram: @coachchriskorfist
Website: slowguyspeedschool.com
Music Credit
Music Unlimited, “The Podcast Intro.”
Talkin’ Pitt Episode Twenty-Seven, Coach Young hosts this week's episode with special guest Michael Tucker. Coach Tucker is the Director of the Strength and Conditioning at Bridgewater College in Virginia. Coach Young and Coach Tucker worked together at Bridgewater when Coach Young was the Director, and Coach Tucker was his first hire. In the episode, Coach Young hears about how Bridgewater has continued to grow. Then they dive into the new systems Tucker has implemented since taking over, and what growing pains has Coach Tucker had during his first year leading a department. Later in the episode, the two coaches dive into the challenges of working at a small school with over 500 student-athletes and how Coach Tucker treats each team as their own with programs and exercise selection. It was a pleasure having Coach Tucker on. We hope you all enjoy the podcast and, as always, HAIL 2 PITT.
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@pitt_sportsperformance
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@pitt_science
Michael Tucker Contact
Instagram-@coach_tucker13
Email: mtucker2@bridgewater.edu
Music Credit
Music Unlimited, “The Podcast Intro.”
Talkin’ Pitt Episode Twenty-Six, Director of Olympic Sports Aaron Duvall is our guest host for this week's episode. Coach Duvall has the pleasure of talking with Coach Rockford of the University of Montana. Coach Rockford is the Director of Athletic Performance, he implements training for men’s basketball, volleyball, and track. In this week's episode, our guest dives into what it is like going from director to director at different schools and what that looks like, from making changes to keeping some systems the same. We want to thank Coach Rockford for coming on the podcast this week. We hope you all enjoy the podcast and HAIL 2 PITT.
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@pitt_science
Zach Rockford Contact
Instagram-@coachrockford22
Email: zach.rockford@mso.umt.edu
Music Credit
Music Unlimited, “The Podcast Intro.”
Talkin’ Pitt Episode Twenty-Five, Coach Young has a chance to talk with in-state rival Coach Will Otto of Penn State in this week's episode. In this week's episode, Coach Otto dives into all aspects of how he ran his past off-season with the softball program at Penn State. At the beginning of the episode, Coach Otto gives a detailed breakdown of how he plans out training blocks and creates his annual plan. We get an insight into the technology and the KPI tracking that Coach Otto uses at Penn State and how he is building out softball usage of sports science. At the end of the episode, Coach Young asks Coach Otto how he was able to implement his speed training. It was a pleasure having Coach Otto on the podcast. We hope you all enjoy the podcast and HAIL 2 PITT.
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@pitt_sportsperformance
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@pitt_science
Will Otto Contact
Instagram-@coach_otto_45
Email: who5019@psu.edu
Music Credit
Music Unlimited, “The Podcast Intro.”
Talkin’ Pitt Episode Twenty-Four, Coach Young is back as this week's host to kick off the podcast for 2024. For this week's episode, Coach Young has a chance to talk with Matt Mitcheroney. Coach Mitch is currently at James Madison University as the Associate Director of Olympic Sports Strength and Conditioning Coach, overseeing all aspects of training for baseball & softball. During this conversation, Coach Mitch dives into how he was influenced by his early mentor, Sean Foster, during his time at American University in DC. Got bit by the weightlifting bug and how it has made him a better coach when working with his athletes around positions and movement standards. Later in the episode, Coach Mitch gives his view on periodization, when he has found ways to plan out long stretches of training, and when he needs a plan that is more fluid depending on the sport, the season of that sport, and the training age of his athletes. We want to thank Coach Mitch for coming on the podcast and look forward to having him on again. We hope you all enjoy the podcast and HAIL 2 PITT.
Pitt Sports Performance Instagram
@pitt_sportsperformance
Pitt Sports Performance Twitter
@pitt_science
Matt Mitcheroney Contact
Instagram- @coach_matt_ryan
Music Credit
Music Unlimited, “The Podcast Intro.”
Talkin’ Pitt Episode Twenty-Three, Coach Young is back as a guest host. For this week's episode, Coach Young has a chance to chat with Ryan Wysocki. Coach Wysocki and Young met as undergrads at Fitchburg State University in Massachusetts. Coach Wysocki is currently with the Arizona Coyotes of the NHL. His position is Assistant Performance & Reconditioning Coach. During this podcast, Coach Wysocki breaks down his role with the Coyotes and his experience from working in the private sector at MBSC to pro sports. Later in the episode, Coach Wysocki breaks down how they use their sports science to gain baseline information on their guys and how they will bring athletes back from injury using that baseline as a reference. We want to thank Ryan for coming on the podcast; and we look forward to having him back on in the future. We hope you all enjoy the podcast and HAIL 2 PITT.
Pitt Sports Performance Instagram
@pitt_sportsperformance
Pitt Sports Performance Twitter
@pitt_science
Ryan Wysocki Contact
Instagram- @ryanwysocki_57
Music Credit
Music Unlimited, “The Podcast Intro.”
Talkin’ Pitt Episode Twenty-Two, Coach Young is back as a guest host. For this week's episode, Coach Young has a chance to reconnect with mentor and friend Josh Epstein. Coach Epstein works with the United States Air Force located in Florida. Coach Young met Coach Epstein during his summer internship at James Madison University in the Summer of 2017. In this episode, Coach Epstein describes the different experiences between working in college strength & conditioning and moving to the tactical side. One of the big questions Coach Epstein answered was how he plans his yearly training even with no major final competition to peak for. Also, we learn what tech he uses to monitor wellness and performance. At the end of the episode, Coach Young asks Coach Epstein if he could tell his younger self one piece of advice what it would be. We thank Coach Epstein for coming on the podcast and look forward to having him back on. We hope you all enjoy the podcast and HAIL 2 PITT.
Pitt Sports Performance Instagram
@pitt_sportsperformance
Pitt Sports Performance Twitter
@pitt_science
Josh Epstein Contact
Instagram- @jepstein22
Twitter- @CoachEpstein
Music Credit
Music Unlimited, “The Podcast Intro.”
Talkin’ Pitt Episode Twenty-One Senior Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach Brenna MacDonald is back again to be this episode’s guest host. For this week's episode, we are pleased to have Coach Jesse Wright on. Coach Wright has spent over two decades in the high-performance sports culture, including working with teams in the NBA, NFL, NCAA, and the private sector. He most recently spent 14 years with the Philadelphia 76ers, first as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach and then as the Director of Performance Science. During this time, he was named the NBA’s Strength & Conditioning Coach of the Year in 2013, an award voted on by his contemporaries in the league. Coach Wright is also the author of the book “The Intent is to Grow: A Young Coach is Guided Along The Path To Becoming a True Professional.” Coach MacDonald and Coach Wright dive into a discussion about The Intent to Grow book. During this chat, Coach Wright gives some great advice he has for younger coaches in the profession. We want to thank Coach Wright for coming on the podcast today and look forward to having him back for another episode. We hope you all enjoy the podcast and HAIL 2 PITT.
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@pitt_science
Jesse Wright Contact
Email- admin@balancethebar.com
Instagram- @jessewright
Twitter- @wrightstrength
Music Credit
Music Unlimited, “The Podcast Intro.”
Talkin’ Pitt Episode Twenty Coach Young is back again to be this episode’s guest host. This week’s guest is Coach Alonzo Webb III. Coach Zo is the Associate Head Coach/ Recruiting Coordinator, overseeing the jumps and multi-events. Coach Zo has a long-standing history with the University of Pittsburgh, not just from a coaching standpoint but as an athlete, too, as he competed on the track & field team. In this episode, Coach Zo gives the background story of how he got into coaching after an injury and how the support of his teammates, who wanted him to coach the group, led him to his first opportunity in coaching. Later in the episode, Coach Young learns of the evolution of strength and conditioning at Pitt over the last 20 years. Finally, Coach Zo gives advice on what he would tell his younger self as he was getting into coaching. We want to thank Coach Zo for coming on the podcast. We hope you all enjoy the podcast and HAIL 2 PITT.
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Alonzo Webb III Contact
Email- awebb3@athletics.pitt.edu
Instagram- @coach_zo_pitt
Music Credit
Music Unlimited, “The Podcast Intro.”
Talkin’ Pitt Episode Nineteen Coach Young is back again to be this episode’s guest host. This week’s guest is Coach Marcus Williams, the Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Performance at Umass Lowell. Early in the episode, Coach Williams and Young discover how much their career path overlaps, spending time at Umass Lowell and having the opportunity to work and be mentored under Keith Vinci. Coach Williams explains how valuable it is to have strength and conditioning coaches with our vast knowledge base and problem-solving skills in athletic director positions. Coach Williams goes on to discuss how his staff has been able to add more value to the athletic department outside the weight room. The episode finishes with Coach Williams explaining what he learned from leading his staff through a tragedy, after the passing of former Assistant AD for Sports Performance Keith Vinci. We appreciate Coach Williams for coming on the podcast. We hope you all enjoy the podcast and HAIL 2 PITT.
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@pitt_sportsperformance
Pitt Sports Performance Twitter
@pitt_science
Marcus Williams Contact
Email- Marcus_Williams@uml.edu
Instagram- @mwilliams_sportsperformance
@umasslowellstrength
Music Credit
Music Unlimited, “The Podcast Intro.”
Talkin’ Pitt Episode Eighteen Coach Young comes back to be this episode’s guest host. This week’s guest is Coach Frances Stephenson; Coach Stephenson is the Assistant Director of Sports Performance at University of Colorado Boulder. In this episode Coach Young gets to caught up with a friend and past co-worker from his North Carolina A&T days. The conversation opens up with a discussion around the high-performance model has grown during her time in the profession. Coach Stephenson has been to a wide range of schools and has seen many different high-performance departments. In a later part of the episode Coach Stephenson goes into some detail of data she has been collecting to then individualize programs for her female athletes (THIS IS A MUST LISTEN). Thank you, Coach Stephenson, for coming on the podcast. We hope you all enjoy the podcast and HAIL 2 PITT.
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Pitt Sports Performance Twitter
@pitt_science
Frances Stephenson Contact
Email- Frances.Stephenson@colorado.edu
Instagram- @fstep_
Music Credit
Music Unlimited, “The Podcast Intro.”
Talkin’ Pitt Episode Seventeen Coach Duvall comes back to be this episode’s guest host. This week’s guest is Reuben Burch; Reuben works at Mississippi State. Reuben’s title at Mississippi State is the Associate Vice President for Research out of the Office of Research and Economic Development. He is also an Associate Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering, the Jack Hatcher Endowed Chair for Engineering Entrepreneurship, the Associate Director of Athlete Engineering at the Center for Advanced Vehicular Center (CAVS), and the founder of Athlete Engineering at Mississippi State University. Coach Duvall and Reuben chat about the current work that Reuben is doing with wearable technology and how it can benefit athletes and athletic departments. Later in the episode, Coach Duvall and Reuben dive into a little of the work they did together back when Coach Duvall was at Mississippi State. It was a pleasure to have Reuben on the podcast, and excited to get him back on for a part two in the future. We hope you all enjoy the podcast and HAIL 2 PITT.
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@pitt_sportsperformance
Pitt Sports Performance Twitter
@pitt_science
Reuben Burch Contact
Email- burch@research.msstate.edu
Music Credit
Music Unlimited, “The Podcast Intro.”
Talkin’ Pitt Episode Sixteen Coach Mock hosts a special episode with Jonas Dodoo of Speedworks Training. Jonas is the Head Coach and founder of Speedworks Training. In this episode, Jonas gives a presentation on using the coaching eye to help you while coaches with their speed coaching. Along with the regular podcast, this episode is also on YouTube where you can get all the information Jonas has in his presentation. Jonas also details a new project that Ryan Grubbs and himself are working on. Having Jonas on was a pleasure, and we look forward to having him on again. We hope you all enjoy the podcast and HAIL 2 PITT.
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@pitt_sportsperformance
Pitt Sports Performance Twitter
@pitt_science
Jonas Dodoo Contact
Twitter- @EatSleepTrian_
Twitter- @speed_works_
Instagram- @speedworks.training
Email- info@speedworks.training
Music Credit
Music Unlimited, “The Podcast Intro.”
Talkin’ Pitt Episode fifteen we have a special guest host, Dr. Felix Proessl has a great conversation with Dave Tenney. Dave Tenney is the High-Performance Director of Austin FC. In this episode, Dr. Proessl dives into the evolution of the high-performance model in sports. How the environment or league you work in can influence the working structure of the high-performance model. Finally, how Austin FC is operating under a high-performance model. It was a pleasure having Dave Tenney on Talkin’ Pitt. We hope you all enjoy the podcast and HAIL 2 PITT.
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@pitt_sportsperformance
Pitt Sports Performance Twitter
@pitt_science
Dave Tenny Contact
Twitter- @DaveTenney
Music Credit
Music Unlimited, “The Podcast Intro”.
Talkin’ Pitt Episode Fourteen. Director of Olympic Strength & Conditioning Aaron Duvall comes back to host this episode of the Podcast. On this week’s episode, we have the pleasure of having Trey North on. Trey is the Assistant Director of Strength & Conditioning at Virginia Tech. Coach Duvall and Coach North kick the episode off by chatting about their time working together at Mississippi State University. After a short trip down memory lane, Coach North goes into how he is using wearables to track progress in his athletes and how it has grown from his different spots. Finally, Coach North goes into some of the current projects he is working on. We want to thank Coach North for coming on the show. We hope you all enjoy the podcast and HAIL 2 PITT.
Pitt Sports Performance Instagram
@pitt_sportsperformance
Pitt Sports Performance Twitter
@pitt_science
Contacts
Trey North- treyn@vt.edy
Music Credit
Music Unlimited, “The Podcast Intro”.
Talkin’ Pitt Episode Thirteen. Has a special guest host, Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach Devin Young. In this episode, Coach Young sits down with Pitt’s Senior Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach Brenna MacDonald and Director of Sports Science, Dr. Felix Proessl to talk all things internships. At Pitt, we have a hybrid internship where the s&c and Sports Science interns work together on assigned teams. Included in the internship is a collaborative program both interns work on together. Coach Young dives into how each internship is set up to give interns the most specific education and how Pitt has been able to blend the two to fit the high-performance model. It is all a great time when Dr. Felix and Coach MacDonald come on the podcast. Thank you again for sharing this week’s episode. We hope you all enjoy the podcast and HAIL 2 PITT.
Pitt Sports Performance Instagram
@pitt_sportsperformance
Pitt Sports Performance Twitter
@pitt_science
Contacts
Brenna MacDonald – bmacdonald@athletics.pitt.edu
Dr. Felix Proessl – fproessl@athletics.pitt.edu
Music Credit
Music Unlimited, “The Podcast Intro”.
Talkin’ Pitt Episode Twelve, Coach Mock has guest Dr. Ted Lambrinides on. Dr. Ted is a Sports Science Consultant that has worked with NFL and MLB teams. Coach Mock and Dr. Ted dive into all things sports science. Coach Mock starts that show by getting the background story on Dr. Ted and how he ended up where is he now. From there we get the insight of how Dr. Ted organizes and puts out his monthly Sports Science Research newsletter. One of the big rocks that Dr. Ted goes into is his perspective/definition of what is High Performance. It was a pleasure having Dr. Ted on the show. We hope you all enjoy the podcast and HAIL 2 PITT.
Pitt Sports Performance Instagram
@pitt_sportsperformance
Pitt Sports Performance Twitter
@pitt_science
Dr. Ted Lambrinides Contact
T_lambrinides@yahoo.com
Music Credit
Music Unlimited, “The Podcast Intro”.
Talkin’ Pitt Episode Eleven, Coach Mock has guest Tim Suchomel on. Tim is the Associate Professor in the Department of Movement Sciences at Carroll University and the Director of Sports Physiology and Performance Coaching. With Tim’s many responsibilities at Carroll University, this episode is filled with gems that Tim shares with us. The episode starts with Tim diving into his article “Defining the Sports Scientist,” which is available in the NSCA Strength & Conditioning Journal. While later in the episode, Tim gives his perspective on how sports science is growing in the US. It was a pleasure having Tim on the podcast. We hope you all enjoy the podcast and HAIL 2 PITT.
Pitt Sports Performance Instagram
@pitt_sportsperformance
Pitt Sports Performance Twitter
@pitt_science
Tim Suchomel Contact
Instagram & Twitter- @drtsuchomel
Email- tsuchome@carrollu.edu
Music Credit
Music Unlimited, “The Podcast Intro”.
Talkin’ Pitt Episode Ten, Coach Duvall is joined by Connor Schoepp of Liberty University. Coach Schoepp is the Applied Performance Coordinator & Assistant Athletic Performance Coach (MSC). Coach Duvall and Coach Schoepp dive into how isometrics are being used as interventions for return to play. This topic goes into more detail than the Sportsmith article. We hope you all enjoy the podcast and HAIL 2 PITT.
Pitt Sports Performance Instagram
@pitt_sportsperformance
Pitt Sports Performance Twitter
@pitt_science
Connor Schoepp Contact
Instagram- @connorschoeppsc
Email- clschoepp@liberty.com
Sportsmith Article
https://www.sportsmith.co/articles/programming-isometrics-in-different-training-models/
Music Credit
Music Unlimited, “The Podcast Intro”.
Talkin’ Pitt Episode nine, in this episode Coach Mock Eric McMahon, is the Coaching and Sport Science Program Manager at the NSCA Headquarters in Colorado Springs. He joined the NSCA Staff in 2020 with over 15 years of coaching experience, including roles with the Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, and the MLB Europe Programs. Eric dives into how he works on professional development for strength and conditioning coaches through the NSCA. Lastly, Coach Mock gets more information on the new Certified performance and Sport Scientist Exam. It was a pleasure having Eric McMahon on the podcast, and we hope you all enjoy the podcast and HAIL 2 PITT.
Pitt Sports Performance Instagram
@pitt_sportsperformance
Pitt Sports Performance Twitter
@pitt_science
Eric McMahon Contact
Twitter & Instagram- @CoachGuyton
Email- Eric.mcmahon@nsca.com
Podcast/Books
NSCA Coach Podcast (Erica is the host)
PBSCCS Podcast
The Sports Gene- By David Epstein
Music Credit
Music Unlimited, “The Podcast Intro”.
Talkin’ Pitt Episode seven, Coach Mock gets to chat with Guy Hornsby. Guy is an Assistant Professor at West Virginia University in the Center for Applied Coaching and Sport Science. In this episode, Coach Mock gets an update on what has been happening at WVU since her time as an undergrad and how this department has changed over time. Guy gives some insight on an article that he wrote called “Are you really doing sports science.” Having Guy Hornsby on was a pleasure, and we hope you all enjoy the podcast and HAIL 2 PITT.
Pitt Sports Performance Instagram
@pitt_sportsperformance
Pitt Sports Performance Twitter
@pitt_science
Guy Hornsby Contact
Twitter- @CoachGuyton
Email- William.hornsby@mail.wvu.edu
Music Credit
Music Unlimited, “The Podcast Intro”.
Talkin’ Pitt Episode six has special guest Coach Brenna MacDonald talking with the University of Kentucky Director of Strength and Conditioning for Olympic Sports, John Spurlock, and Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning for Olympic Sports, Ryan Devriendt. Coach MacDonald gets to chat with two of her mentors that helped guide her and prepared her for the profession of strength and conditioning. It explains how Pitt and UK structure their internship programs to prepare future coaches. It was a pleasure to have Coach Spurlock and Coach Devriendt on hope you all enjoy the podcast and HAIL 2 PITT.
Pitt Sports Performance Instagram
@pitt_sportsperformance
Pitt Sports Performance Twitter
@pitt_science
University of Kentucky
Instagram- uk_oly_strength
Music Credit
Music Unlimited, “The Podcast Intro”.
Talkin’ Pitt Episode six has special guest Coach Brenna MacDonald talking with Performance Coach Ethan Quarles of the La Dodgers (Great Lakes Loons A+). It was a pleasure to have Coach Quarles on hope you all enjoy the podcast and HAIL 2 PITT.
Pitt Sports Performance Instagram
@pitt_sportsperformance
Coach Ethan Quarles
Instagram- @the_coach_q_22
Talkin’ Pitt Episode five has Coach Mock talking with the Director of Speed Development, Ryan Grubbs of the Houston Texans. Coach Grubbs also gives some insight into a project he is working on called Speed Solutions. It was a pleasure to have Coach Grubbs on hope you all enjoy the podcast and HAIL 2 PITT.
Coach Ryan Grubbs
Instagram & Twitter- @coachrgrubbs
Talkin’ Pitt Episode Four has Coach Mock chatting with Associate Professor Katelyn Allison. Katelyn is the Interim Director for the MS in Sports Science Program at Pitt. Katelyn goes over her time at Pitt as a student-athlete and how that experience helped guide her to her current profession. Katelyn also gives vital information on the MS Sport Science Program, from admission to what students can expect during their time in the program. HAIL 2 PITT
Talkin’ Pitt Episode Three has a special guest host, Director of Olympic Sports Strength & Conditioning Aaron Duvall. Coach Duvall chats with Executive Associate Athletic Director, Administration Chris Hoppe, and Evan Facher, Vice Chancellor for Innovation and Entrepreneurship & Associate for Commercial Translation in the School of Medicine. Coach Duvall gets a unique opportunity of hearing the origin story of how Pitt’s Sport Science Department got started. Chris and Evan both give their thoughts on the future of the Sports Science Department. Finally, they provide a valuable gem called “Prove the Concept” that can be added to any strength and conditioning or sports science department. It was a pleasure to have Chris and Evan on hope you all enjoy the podcast and HAIL 2 PITT.
Pitt Sports Performance Instagram
@pitt_sportsperformance
Pitt Sports Performance Twitter
@pitt_science
Chris Hoppe
Instagram- Iaw_badger
Twitter- PittAth_Chris
Evan Facher
Twitter- EFacher
Influences
Steve Waterfield- Athletic Director, Oakland University
Heather Lyke- Athletic Director, University of Pittsburgh
Drew Marrochello- Athletic Director, Boston University
Music Credit
Music Unlimited, “The Podcast Intro”.
Talkin’ Building Champions, Committed to Excellence Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Performance, Coach Stephanie Mock, chats with Pitt's Athletic Director Heather Lyke. Coach Mock and Heather discuss her role as the leader of Pitt’s athletic department and the changes that have been made to grow the Pitt brand. Heather also shares what characteristics she looks for in her staff and two of her favorite interview questions to ensure the right people are hired at Pitt. We finish off by getting an inside peek at all that is to come with Pitt’s Victory Heights project. It was a pleasure to have Heather Lyke on hope you all enjoy the podcast and HAIL 2 PITT.
Pitt Sports Performance Instagram
@pitt_sportsperformance
Pitt Sports Performance Twitter
@pitt_science
Heather Lyke Twitter
@Pitt_LykeAD
Books mentioned
To Risk It All by Admiral James Stavridis USN
The Book of Gusty Women by Chelsea Clinton and Hillary Clinton
Success Built to Last: Creating a Life That Matters by Jerry I. Porras
The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley
Influences
Andy Geiger- Athletic Director Ohio State (1994-2005)
Gene Smith- Senior Vice President & Wolfe Foundation Endowed Athletic Director, Ohio State
Twitter- @OSU_AD
Peg Bradley-Doppes- Vice Chancellor for Athletics, University of Denver
Music Credit
Music Unlimited, “The Podcast Intro”.
Pitt Talk Episode One- Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Performance, Coach Stephanie Mock, chats with Pitt's own Associate Head Strength & Conditioning Coach, Aaron Duvall and Director of Sports Science, Felix Proessl. They dive into the creation of the Sports Science Department at Pitt, how it benefits the student-athletes, and what the future holds for the department. The Pitt Sports Performance staff is excited to launch this podcast to share and educate the sports performance field and help the profession grow. Enjoy the podcast and HAIL 2 PITT.
Pitt Sports Performance Instagram
@pitt_sportsperformance
Pitt Sports Performance Twitter
@pitt_science
Books mentioned
“Dopamine Nation” By Anna Lembke
“Intensity” By Pepijn Lijnder
Pitt Sports Performance Influences
Rick Franzblau – IG @rick.franzblau
Travis Vlantes – Twitter @Platformwarrior
Reuben Burch - https://www.ise.msstate.edu/people/faculty/reuben-burch/
Jay Vidovich – https://pittsburghpanthers.com/staff-directory/jay-vidovich/392
Shawn Flanagan - https://www.shrs.pitt.edu/people/shawn-flanagan
Faruk Maloku - https://www.transfermarkt.us/faruk-maloku/profil/trainer/35250
Favorite Restaurants in Pittsburgh
Felix- Pusadee’s Garden
Aaron- Poulet Bleu
Music Credit
Music Unlimited, “The Podcast Intro”.