Performance Talk: Recent Episodes
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Performance Talk addresses key issues, opinions, theories within the field of strength and conditioning. Our guests are recognized for their aggressive approach to improving the world of fitness.
Dr Andrew Hill, holds a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience from UCLA and has extensive experience in the field of neurofeedback and QEEG. He is an expert in functional brain health and performance optimization, and has lectured on Neuroscience, Gerontology, & Psychology at UCLA. is an expert in functional brain health and performance optimization, and has lectured on Neuroscience, Gerontology, & Psychology at UCLA.
My purpose is to move the needle of human performance. I help people find the potential they never knew they had, so that they can live the life they never thought was possible.
Being an athlete is a mindset. It’s the mindset that allows you to Think about what you’re doing now and how to improve on it for the next step (micro effect), and Think about how to be successful and progressing towards your goals (macro effect).
Associate Professor of Applied Exercise Science at Oklahoma State University. Dawes has worked as a university athletic performance coordinator, strength/performance coach, personal trainer, and educator for approximately 25 years. He also frequently coaches and provides sports science support to numerous elite and professional teams, as well as law enforcement, fire, and military groups. His primary research interests are focused on improving the health, fitness, and human performance for the tactical athletes/first responders, as well as sport athletes. Dawes has a broad background in strength and conditioning, with specific training and expertise in training and conditioning methods for athletes and first responders.
Ian Jeffreys PhD, FNSCA, FUKSCA, RSCCE, PGCE, CSCSD, ASCC, NSCA-CPT*D.
Ian is an internationally renowned and award winning coach, educator and author and is regarded as a world authority in the development of speed & agility and conditioning for team sports, where his unique Gamespeed system and RAMP warm-up protocols have been adopted by a wide range of coaches and organisations. He is currently the Academic Director of Setanta College a world-renowned sports education provider based in Ireland and the owner of All-Pro Performance based in Brecon Wales. He is an Emeritus Professor in strength and conditoning and consults extensively with several professional sports organisations. Ian has worked with athletes, clubs and sports organisations in over 20 countries around the world.
Ian is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), and Certified Personal Trainer (NSCA-CPT) with the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and has been re-certified with Distinction (D) in both categories. He is an Emeritus Registered Strength and Conditioning Coach (RSCCE). He was the NSCA’s High School Professional of the Year in 2006, the first time the award had ever been presented to a coach working outside the United States. This was awarded for his pioneering work in developing a Performance Academy for youth athletes which produced numerous international performers and championship teams. In July 2009 Ian was awarded a Fellowship by the NSCA, for his outstanding contributions to the industry. He was on the Board of Directors of the NSCA between 2016 and 2019 and was the organisation’s Vice President between 2018 and 2019.
Ian is a Founder member of the United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning Association and was a member of the Board of Directors from the organisation’s inception in 2004 through to 2013 being Vice Chairman for part of that time. He was made a fellow of the UKSCA in recognition of his services to the organisation and is also an Accredited Strength and Conditioning Coach (ASCC), an assessor and a tutor for the UKSCA. He is on the advisory board to the Korean Strength and Conditioning Association, the Polish Strength and Conditioning Association and the Shanghai Sports Institute.
Ian has authored ten books Total Soccer Fitness, A Coaches Guide to Enhancing Recovery - The Performance Lifestyle, Gamespeed first and second editions, Developing Speed, Soccer Speed, Strength and Conditioning for Sports Performance first and second editions, the Warm-Up and Effective Coaching in Strength and Conditioning. He has authored over 25 book chapters and numerous strength and conditioning articles which have featured in the leading international Journals. He is the Editor of the UKSCA Journal, “Professional Strength and Conditioning” and is on the Editorial Board for the NSCA’s Strength and Conditioning Journal, and the Journal of Australian Strength and Conditioning. Ian is a much sought-after Conference Presenter and has given keynote presentations and hosted high performance workshops at a host of major conferences around the world.
As CEO and Founder of Work On Your Game Inc., Dre Baldwin has given 4 TEDxTalks on Discipline, Confidence, Mental Toughness & Personal Initiative and has authored 35 books. He has appeared in national campaigns with Nike, Finish Line, Wendy's, Gatorade, Buick, Wilson Sports, STASH Investments and DIME magazine.
I am changing the game. The rules. And breaking stereotypes of home fitness. It's CrossFit meets motherhood. Meets strength training. Meets gains. Meets BA women ready to take on the world!
I am passionate about helping women find their worth in their strength, not their scale number. I am on a mission to redefine fitness. I firmly believe most women desire to be strong, be real, be empowered. And that the current standards of fitness only lead us to failure. And an inability to fall in love with our journey to a healthier version of ourselves because we are too busy trying to be like the woman on the video or the magazine cover. Or we are impatient. Or we don't have a supportive coach or environment to excel and celebrate our strength within.
Tom Sheppard is a UK based strength coach with a speciality in Powerlifting. Before his focus shifted to coaching during his own lifting career he became British champion on 5 occasions in 3 different weight classes and held multiple European and World Records as a Junior competitor.
He works with competitors and high level athletes from various disciplines to improve their performance as well as coaching a large UK based powerlifting team which boasts numerous British, European and World champions. The most notable of which being his wife, Naomi, who is an all-time world record holder, multiple world champion and lb for lb the strongest powerlifter in Europe.
As a coach he works with companies such as EliteFTS, Thibarmy and T-Nation to provide informative content on all things related to lifting as well as running seminars and workshops in the US and Europe which cater to athletes and coaches of all varieties.
Tom has also worked with charities such as Mind to help raise awareness of mental health issues specifically related to depression, eating disorders and body dysmorphia which are commonly encountered in the fitness industry
Motivated and creative individual with a background in many different fields. Her experience ranges from teaching, Athletic Training, leadership, fitness, education and customer/client service. I enjoy working in a team setting to learn and collaborate. I have had the opportunity to work with a variety of patients/ clients from general population chronic back pain to Israeli Professional Basketball performance training. I am in the pursuit of continuing to work in high performance sport.
I am a dedicated sports performance professional with expertise in sports performance, sports science integration, and female athlete development. With experience spanning positions within the Professional Referee Organization (PRO), University of Pittsburgh, and US Soccer Federation, I am at the forefront of integrating multidisciplinary approaches to athlete and organization success.
AboutAboutAssistant Athletics Director for Sports Nutrition for Purdue University Athletics. Oversee sports nutrition program and specifically work with football, men's basketball, volleyball, and soccer. Primary duties include: individual and team nutrition education, providing counseling and MNT as needed, evaluating supplements for legality, safety, and efficacy, managing student volunteer work-force to appropriately run Fueling Stations, assessing body composition and identifying athletes at high-risk for bone injury using Lunar iDXA technology, and managing seven-figure budget to provide all teams with adequate and appropriate supplementation.
Co-instruct Rookie/Continuing Sports Nutrition Education through Purdue's Nutrition Science Dpt.
Published my first book, The Healthy Former Athlete, with Skyhorse Publishing in 2017. Thehealthyformerathlete.com
Extensive media background, with highlights being continued work with Big Ten Network Live as a color commentator and sideline reporter for women's soccer and basketball. Proficient in social media (@LinktoNutrition) and have formal influencer contracts with Gatorade Performance Partner and Potatoes USA. Have extended Purdue Sports Nutrition's reach into a large Twitter following, as well as Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest.
Prior to starting work as a sports dietitian, I gained a large base of clinical experience as a floating dietitian with St. Vincent Health. This role allowed me to work in a wide array of clinical settings both as the sole RD and as part of a multi-RD team, as well as complete managerial and food service tasks.
Graduated from Purdue University with my BS in Dietetics & Health, Nutrition, and Fitness (Dec 2011) and my MS in Health & Kinesiology (Dec 2019). Completed Coordinated Program in Dietetics at Purdue University.
Member of Purdue Women's Soccer team 2007-2011 with Academic All-Big 10 honors 2008-2011.
Doctor of Chiropractic since 1993, graduating cum laude from Northwestern Health Sciences University
Diplomate of the American Clinical Board of Nutrition
Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
Active Release Technique (ART) Certified - Upper Extremity, Lower Extremity, Spine and Masters Certified
Master Strongfirst Certified Instructor, StrongFirst.com
Advanced Strength & Speed Strategies by Dr. Hartle is an educational system dedicated to improving athletes of all ages.
National-level presenter and creator with expertise in developing educational content and training. Distinguished certified S&C specialist and health educator with a Masters in health behavior change. I have designed and delivered online courses for coaches working across various levels – from entry-level coaches and personal trainers to specialists in youth development and high-performance athletes.
Have a respected and proven track record of effectively training coaches (both in-person and virtually) through engaging written, audio, and video content.
This experience, coupled with global seminar leadership across 16 countries and work with diverse populations (young coaches, professional athletes, and even Navy SEALs), demonstrates my ability to connect with a wide range of audiences.
My final semester of College I was fortunate enough to be an intern Strength and Conditioning Coach at the United States Air Force Academy. Upon completion, as an intern, I pursued my own business. I opened up a personal training studio that I ran for five years. Furthermore, I was interested in corporate management for a large fitness company (24-hour fitness). I became an assistant fitness manager and enjoyed learning more about the corporate world. Here I am today as Strength and Conditioning Coach at Vista Ridge High School. I enjoy the position that I am currently in and look forward to many more years.
A longtime associate of Kill, the relationship between Klein and NM State's head coach stretches back to 1994 when the two were on the same football staff at Saginaw Valley State.
Klein's most recent collegiate stop came at UCONN in Storrs, Conn., where he was the director of football strength & conditioning for a period of time beginning in January of 2017.
From 2010 until the early stages of 2017, Klein's services were called upon by Minnesota of the Big Ten. As the head strength & conditioning coach for the Gophers' football team, the squad made significant strides in strength, agility and endurance which have positively impacted their competitive performances.
For three years prior to joining the Gopher staff, Klein served as the Director of Sports Performance at Northern Illinois, where he oversaw sports performance for all 17 sports.
Klein coached at Southern Illinois from 2001-07. During his time at Southern Illinois, Klein designed the strength and conditioning programs for the five-time Missouri Valley Conference Champion Saluki men's basketball team and the three-time Gateway Conference Champion football team. Klein also helped design a new strength and conditioning center while he was at Southern Illinois.
Prior to taking on the strength and conditioning program, Klein coached the defensive line at SIU in 2000 and 2001. Klein coached the defensive line and implemented the strength and conditioning program at Emporia (Kan.) State from 1999-2000.
The NCAA Division II level is where Klein started as he signed on with Saginaw Valley State to be the Cardinals' assistant coach for both football and track & field from 1994-99. Along with his coaching duties, Klein designed and created the strength & conditioning program for the University Center, Mich., institution.
Klein's certifications include a Strength and Conditioning Specialist from the National Strength and Conditioning Association, a USA Weightlifting Club Coach from USA Weightlifting and Speed and Explosion from the National Association of Speed and Explosion.
A native of Apple Valley, Minn., Klein earned his bachelor's degree from Carleton College in 1993 before secure his master's degree from Emporia State in 2000. He and his wife, Allison, have two daughters, Taegan and Torin.
Professional strength and conditioning coach and sport scientist with over 10 years of experience. I have experience coaching athletes who have been selected in the NHL, MLS, and NFL draft as well as those currently signed by professional teams. As an expert in the field, I have been invited to speak on the topic at clinics for the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Those events include:
2020 Oregon State Clinic - "Post Match Recover: A Quantifiable Approach"
2020 New Brunswick Provincial Clinic - "Hockey Performance Training and Recovery"
2022 Nova Scotia Provincial Clinic - "What Is Sport Science: An Approach to Data Analysis From a Sports Performance Coach"
I am an Executive Council Member for the National Strength and Conditioning Association's Hockey Special Interest Group.
An expert in the field of recovery methods and implementation, I pride myself on developing athletes who have habits of success. My athletes learn how to best prepare and recover, leaving them in the best physical state they can be for competition.
strive to create an environment of success within and around the athlete.
19 years plus in the professional athlete world, both on teams and working directly with the athletes, has given me some pretty amazing experiences and insights on how the human body and mind connect and work together to create success in sports. I have found that success comes when the athlete really knows themselves and can have good safe “conversations” with their own body/mind, coaches and teammates. The culture created in and around the athletes is the key to long term success.
I use my education, experiences and curiosity in human movement and the nervous system paired with my sense and understanding of overall athlete development to help the athletes with their goals and success. Each athlete is different so I’m able to use my tool box of skills in movement, sports performance, visualization, somatic exercise, breath work, muscle therapy and coaching to create a plan with them and their team to become the best version of themselves. I believe strongly that it takes a village type effort for individuals at the top level and I thoroughly enjoy working with others for the betterment of the athlete and team.
I feel I have a unique and natural approach to sports performance because I feel everyone has within themselves the power to be great, it just needs to be molded and supported with science and mindset.
I truly enjoy learning from others and connecting in an authentic way to help the sports performance community grow and support the athletes we get to work with. I live with an open minded approach that has served me well in my career. I’m truly grateful for my colleagues and friends that have taught me so much by being great in their field of knowledge and are open to deep discussion and thoughts.
I strive to create an environment of success within and around the athlete. 19 years plus in the professional athlete world, both on teams and working directly with the athletes, has given me some pretty amazing experiences and insights on how the human body and mind connect and work together to create success in sports. I have found that success comes when the athlete really knows themselves and can have good safe “conversations” with their own body/mind, coaches and teammates. The culture created in and around the athletes is the key to long term success. I use my education, experiences and curiosity in human movement and the nervous system paired with my sense and understanding of overall athlete development to help the athletes with their goals and success. Each athlete is different so I’m able to use my tool box of skills in movement, sports performance, visualization, somatic exercise, breath work, muscle therapy and coaching to create a plan with them and their team to become the best version of themselves. I believe strongly that it takes a village type effort for individuals at the top level and I thoroughly enjoy working with others for the betterment of the athlete and team. I feel I have a unique and natural approach to sports performance because I feel everyone has within themselves the power to be great, it just needs to be molded and supported with science and mindset. I truly enjoy learning from others and connecting in an authentic way to help the sports performance community grow and support the athletes we get to work with. I live with an open minded approach that has served me well in my career. I’m truly grateful for my colleagues and friends that have taught me so much by being great in their field of knowledge and are open to deep discussion and thoughts.
Experienced Professor with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Strong research professional skilled in Athletic Training, Biomechanics, Lecturing, Athletics, and Instructional Design.
Experienced Strength & Conditioning Coach with a demonstrated history of working in the collegiate level. Skilled instructor of multiple sports performance and exercise techniques including Olympic lifts, powerlifting, plyometric training and speed-agility training. Strong administrative professional with both Master and Bachelor degrees focused in Exercise Science related studies. National level Highland games and strongman competitor, and former four year NCLL collegiate lacrosse player, U.S. Army Officer and host of The Strength Game podcast.
As a Human Performance Advisor, my job is to oversee and ensure the overall effectiveness and integration of sports medicine, strength and conditioning, performance nutrition, and cognitive performance programs in coordination with the unique needs of the individual. Some of my responsibilities include developing policy recommendations, managing research projects, and leading an interdisciplinary staff of performance professionals across multiple geographic locations.
With over 15 years of experience in the human and sport performance field, I have a forward-thinking approach to the integration of performance technology and analytics, with the sole focus of increasing performance effectiveness and return to duty outcomes.
I am passionate about supporting athletic and occupational pursuits through a holistic and integrative approach to performance. I have a PhD in Human and Sport Performance, and I have worked within various entities to include Division 1 athletic departments, where I planned and developed a first of its kind Sport Science Program. I am driven and detail oriented, with a clear vision for how to guide, support, and lead an elite level performance program.
Experienced Assistant Professor with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Skilled in Microsoft Word, Athletics, Educational Technology, Strength & Conditioning, and Public Speaking. Strong education professional with a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) focused in Exercise Science from University of South Carolina-Columbia.
Balancing training volume & intensity around work & social demands, whilst optimising sleep & recovery, and tracking nutrient intake all at once takes a lot of planning, effort & management. It can be easy to fall off the rails & it can be hard to pick yourself back up. Experiencing this juggling-act first hand has enabled me to build better rapport with my patients & athletes, and help them think outside the box when it comes to finding the right “balance” for them to achieve their goals.
Optimistic and ambitious High-Performance Leader dedicated to maximizing athletes' potential.
Dr Paul A. Jones MSc, BSc (Hons), FBASES, BASES Accredited, CSCS*D,
CSci, FHEA
Paul is a Lecturer in Sports Biomechanics/ Strength and Conditioning (S&C) at the
University of Salford. Paul earned a BSc (Hons) and MSc in Sports Science from
Liverpool John Moores University and a PhD in Sports Biomechanics at the
University of Salford. He has over 23 years’ experience in Biomechanics and S&C
support to athletes and teams, primarily in athletics, football and rugby and was a
former sports science co-ordinator for UK disability athletics (now British Athletics).
He is a Fellow of the British Association of Sports and Exercise Sciences (BASES),
has been BASES Accredited for over 18 years and is currently chair of the BASES
accreditation committee. Paul has also been a certified strength and conditioning
specialist (CSCS) with the NSCA for 20 years recertifying with Distinction on the last
2 occasions (2017 & 2020). Paul has authored/ co-authored over 110 peer reviewed
journal articles and 14 book chapters mainly in change of direction biomechanics,
assessment and development of change of direction speed and strength diagnostics.
Paul has co-edited two books, ‘Performance Assessment in Strength and
Conditioning’ and ‘Multidirectional speed in sport: Research to application’ both by
Routledge and is a co-founder of ‘The Science of Multidirectional Speed’ an online
platform that shares information on the theoretical basis and practical application of
multi-directional speed.
We talk everything from hydrating to general nutrition and how the data gathered can assist athletes and improve performance
This was a great conversation with lots of relevant points. Zack brings experiences from multiple stops and even discusses why it was and is important for him to learn from others and not just lean on his own understanding.
As a licensed psychologist and a 1996 Olympian, I have over 25 years of experience in helping individuals and teams achieve and sustain excellence in high-performance domains. I am currently the Director of Mental Performance at PROSPER, a leading high performance company that serves elite athletes, executives, and professionals.
I partner and collaborate with clients to create a shared vision, develop innovative solutions, and optimize their strengths, gifts, and talents. I leverage my expertise in psychology, and high pressure performance to empower, lead, and inspire clients to thrive in and out of the performance arenas. I have worked successfully with top executives, Olympic athletes, NCAA Division 1 and high school athletes and coaches, and Special Operations Forces soldiers and commanders. My mission is to inspire, accelerate, and elevate leadership and performance in high-performance organizations.
Jim is the owner and head trainer at Unbreakable Athletics Academy.
We will discuss his methods used working with athletes of all types sport, tactical, and otherwise.
Working in a Sports and as a Sports Medicine Doctor challenges , demands, pressure ethics, expectations etc...
Life look so flattering from a distance but reality is not as easy and cool as it seems.
Stephen Bird
Timothy Suchomel
Paul Comfort
Matt Jordan
Sara Terrell
Distinguished practitioners from across the country and around the world come together to discuss issues in the performance profession from multiple perspectives.
Discussion with some of todays foremost performance nutritionist discuss a number of topics involved with sports nutrition today.
Postural Restoration Therapist and Certified Athletic TrainerAs a child and young adult, I deeply immersed myself in the world of gymnastics, actively participating from the ages of 15 to 22. As time marched on, I ventured into a new athletic realm, wholeheartedly embracing Olympic Weightlifting, where I had success as a competitor in the 53kg weight category.
However, the demanding world of high-level athleticism began to take its toll on my body, and I made the decision to retire at age of 27. This phase of my life turned out to be a significant learning adventure, offering me valuable insights into both my personal well-being and the idea of healing.
During this time, Postural Restoration, alongside holistic medicine, emerged as crucial elements in my journey. They directed me towards more effective methods and approaches that eventually paved the way for my healing and recovery, adding a brighter chapter to my story.
Director of Texas Optimal Performance & Psychological Services, LLC (TOPPS)I. Curious about the athletic mindset and finding ways to enhance one's "heart" and inner drive of athlete's so that they can reach their own personal success. While pushing oneself to their physical limits one can begin to understand the importance of mental strength. Strongly believes in the practice of: embracing personal growth, enhancing performance, and enriching the passion.
Dr. Cauthen's goals is to understand your experience and provide evidence based treatment to assist you in personal growth and empowerment. Focus on your needs and believe in the importance of enhancing your support system.
Pysical development of 19 different male & female varsity teams. Previously Kris was the Strength & Conditioning coach of Canada’s Senior Women’s National 15’s team, as well as the Women’s Rugby Canada Development Academy in Ontario. Kris has been Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL. Kris has worked with athletes from a broad spectrum of sports such as swimming, hockey, basketball, judo, and soccer. Kris is a former professional athlete of the Canadian Football League (CFL) being drafted by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 11th overall in the 2013 draft, unfortunately he suffered a knee injury that cut his professional aspirations short. Kris is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (NSCA) and is currently in progress of completing his Master's of Exercise Science at Edith Cowan University.
Performance Psychologist, Speaker and Author who brings energy and a performance improving message to every engagement. A specialist in removing the personal obstacles to excellence.
Background: Fellow and Certified Mental Performance Consultant through the Association of Applied Sport Psychology and listed in the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee Sport Psychology Registry. Extensive experience in medical leadership as former Director & Chief Psychologist of a multidiscilinary chronic pain rehabilitation team at The Pain Center at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital.
Specialties: Clinical sport psychology (helping performers overcome barriers to excellence like performance anxiety, perfectionism, doubt and fear, pain and injury); performance enhancement through the development of mental toughness and the pursuit of excellence.
Author & Host of "The Psychology of Performance: How to Be Your Best in Life" through the Great Courses (www.thegreatcourses.com/dreddieoconnor)
Owner of “Success Stories Membership” - an online community of high performers overcoming obstacles to achieve consistent excellence and growth (www.dreddieoconnor.com/membership)
- Success Stories Community at www.dreddieoconnor.com/membership
- Not only can this be great for the nonprofessional person to overcome their internal obstacles to excellence, but I have a few psychologists in the membership who use it to enhance their own lives, professional practice, and share lessons learned with their clients!
- Psychological Flexibility Skills for the HRF at https://www.dynamicprinciples.com/hrf-act/
- This is a great intro into the psychological flexibility skills we discussed, embedded into the Human Rehabilitation Framework. Even if rehab isn't your thing, the overview of ACT is a very applied introduction and includes clinical exercises and examples to facilitate practice. It is a course for professionals.
Coach Ryan Banta is a Member of Missouri Track & Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association (MTCCCA) Hall of Fame 2021, USTFCCCA Girl’s Coach of the Year 2022, MTCCCA Coach of the Year 2021 & 2022, Ryan is the Author of the Sprinter’s Compendium, St. Louis Suburban Conference Coach of the Year 2022 & 2023 for track & again in 2023 for XC, past President of the MTCCCA, and has a Master’s in Positive Psychology from the University of Missouri.
Coach Banta is a successful high school coach. His athletes have achieved 138 school records (FR, JV, Varsity), 8 top-five team finishes at the state championships, team state title in 2022, 9 district championships, 7 district runner-up finishes, 10 conference team titles, 272 state semi-finalist (sectionals), 190 state qualifiers, 3 state records (3200, 4×800, and 100HH), 21 national ranked events, 169 All-state Medalists, 20 state champions, 22 runner-up performances, and 2 Gatorade athletes of the year all done in a single gender at Parkway Central High School. HS coach of Olympian Emily Sisson.
Leadership, Coaching Contributions and Peer Development
● MTCCCA Executive Committee
● MTCCCA President
● MTCCCA Vice President
● MSHSAA Advisory Board Member
● Presenter at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, Oregon
● Author of the Sprinter's Compendium, the most comprehensive book ever written on the topic of speed 2017
● Featured Coach on Ryan Banta’s Critical Mass System: Sprint Training Philosophy & Methods by Championship Productions 2022
● Host of Companions of the Compendium Podcast 2021
● Clinician Presenter in Arkansas, Arizona, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, and Wisconsin
● Presenter at World Speed Summit and ALTIS Apprentice Coach Program
● Contributor to speedendurance.com, just-fly-sports.com, and elitetrack.com.
Academic Education
● Masters of Education in educational, school, and counseling psychology with an emphasis in positive coaching at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, 2019
● Teacher’s Certification from the University of Missouri in St. Louis, 2007
● Bachelor of Science in Political Science with a minor in history and Asian Studies from Carthage College, 2001
Athletic Education
● USATF Level II in endurance, jumps, relays, hurdles, and sprint events.
● USTFCCCA Technical Certification
● ALTIS Apprentice Coach’s Program
● USATF Emerging Elite Coach in 2012
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Keep educating myself to find better ways to treat my athletes, clients, and friends.
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Educate others about their body.
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Facilitate connections across the nations.
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Be a good example of a "fine Israeli."
Specialties: Evaluation, treatment, rehabilitation of athletic related injuries. Movement, wellness, and fitness.
Professional in the Sports Performance industry specializing in speed, youth training, Olympic Weightlifting, and many more advanced training methods. Global level instructor and presenter. Precision Nutrition Certified. Helping others become a better version of themselves through training and educating.
Founder/CEO of The Movement Paradigm Author | Motivational Speaker I Doctor of Physical Therapy and Registered Dietitian specializing in Functional Medicine
As a cancer survivor, mover, athlete, and America Ninja Warrior competitor herself, she is dedicated to educating professionals and the community, presenting high-quality keynote speeches and helping you lead your best life through powerful dietary interventions, movement, sleep, and mindset reframing techniques to empower you to heal your body, alleviate inflammation, and live with vitality.
Collegiate Athletic Coach with a demonstrated history of working in the Strength and Conditioning industry. Skilled in Disease Management, Wellness Coaching, Health Promotion, Exercise Prescription, and Program Design and Implementation. Strong administrative professional with a Master of Science - MS focused in Health and Rehabilitation Science from University of Pittsburgh.
As the Associate Director of Sports Performance and Strength & Conditioning Coach at Vegas Golden Knights, I lead and oversee the delivery of evidence-based and athlete-centered programs that enhance performance, reduce injury risk, and optimize recovery. I have close to a decade of experience in high performance sport, working with athletes across various levels, disciplines, and contexts. I also have a proven track record collaborating with other key stakeholders including sports medicine, nutrition, and mental health professionals; as well as management, coaches, scouts, and other hockey operations staff.
My areas of expertise include long term athletic development, athlete assessment and monitoring, sport specific conditioning, integrated performance enhancement, rehab and reconditioning. I hold a Master's of Science in Kinesiology with a dual specialization in Sport Conditioning and Exercise and Sport Psychology, as well as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) credential from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). I am passionate about applying the latest research and best practices to help athletes achieve their full potential and excel in their sport.
With over a decade of experience as a personal trainer, strength coach, and business owner, I've dedicated my career to helping others unlock their potential and achieve extraordinary success. My specialty lies in strength sports, particularly strongman, and I'm proud to have trained many athletes from beginner to national levels. Now, I'm setting my sights on new horizons. My next mission: exploring the intersection of strength conditioning and space science, with an aim to enhance human performance for space exploration. A lifelong learner and innovator, I'm eager to bring my unique perspective to this new frontier.
I have many years experience working within Performance Sport with a specialism in Strength and Conditioning and Sport Science. The highest profile roles have been my appointments with National Teams at World Cups (x2) and providing support for Professional Footballers. I work with sports players and athletes of all levels and ages and I firmly believe that anyone can make improvements and reach their potential with the right guidance. I also consult on sport projects, manage high-performance staff units and design and deliver S&C courses and workshops.
• Over 20 years experience working as a Performance Coach in Elite Professional Sport at club and international level.
• Founder of Colour-Fit Ltd & Head of Performance & Nutrition at hero
• Excellent record of success, including 6 promotions.
• Elite level professional and academic qualifications concerning performance, nutrition & wellbeing.
• Experienced in leading and training S&C performance teams.
• Leading expert in combined technical and physical training.
• Numerous peer-reviewed and professional publications, and conference addresses.
• Consultant to various organizations and governing bodies.
Currently certified as Strength and Conditioning Coach Certified (SCCC) by the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Assosciation, by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), and by the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) as a Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES) and Performance Enhancement Specialist (PES) respectively.
Manager at RealFITT Strength & Conditioning (Strength & Conditioning Coach and Accredited Exercise Physiologist)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Consulting Sports RD for the WNBA New York Liberty, previously served as Sports RD for the Miami Dolphins, UNC Chapel Hill, St. John’s University (NY), passionate about performance nutrition for athletes and active individuals
Committed to the education and growth of nutrition professionals- CPSDA SNIP Program, BWH Dietetic Internship, Boston University Adjunct Professor
Dynamic and efficient problem solver specializing in movement-related performance issues. CSCS, CPR/AED, MS in physiology with performance concentration. Coaching 40+ hours a week and writing 60-120 programs a month depending on time of year.
Chad utilizes his education, training, and experience in sport psychology, applied positive psychology, performance psychology, organizational psychology, counseling psychology, educational psychology, coaching, and leadership to help people, teams, and organizations be their best.
George Walton Academy PE Department chair in charge of, Strength & Conditioning, Sports Performance, Return to Play. Active with the NSCA & NHSSCA GA State Advisory Boards.
Responsible for the strategy, management, and delivery of a world-class high-performance program, encompassing sport science, sports medicine, performance analysis, S&C & nutrition:
• Strategic alignment of staffing roles & responsibilities with strengths & growth potential of staff to best leverage their expertise. Cultivated a culture of collaborative and player-centered working in High Performance team.
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Experienced and innovative expert in human performance helping individuals and organizations maximize their performance and potential for success.
Over 15 years of experience in elite sport as a high performance manager, educator, strength and conditioning coach, sports scientist, post-rehab, nutrition, mindset and recovery specialist. Hard worker, adaptable and team player. Excellent people and organizational skills. Fluent in English, Portuguese and Spanish.
Human Performance and Health program integration and research. Established the first operating S&C programs within eight Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) programs for US Army Divisions. 10yr USAF Veteran; OIF/OEF/CJTF-HOA.
Military Physical Preparation, Olympic Style Weightlifting, and Athletic Performance. Coach, Researcher, Author, Teacher, High-Level Generalist, and PhD Student.
Experienced Performance Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the Health, Wellness & Fitness industry. Skilled in Coaching, Injury Prevention, Nutrition, Strength Training, and Exercise Physiology. Strong human resources professional with a Bachelor's degree focused in Health and Sports Studies/Exercise Science from University of Iowa.
Registered Dietitian and competitive triathlete and cyclist. I am currently working as a Sports Dietitian for St Vincent's Sports Performance. I work with a variety of teams and clients including Butler men's and women's basketball, the Indiana Fever and help out with the Colts. My goal is that every athlete have the basics of sports nutrition available to them in order to leverage their athletic ability. It's amazing what nutrition knowledge can do for an athlete.
Physical Therapist/Human Performance Consultant
Air Force Pararescuemen, also known as PJs, are the only DoD elite combat forces specifically organized, trained, equipped, and postured to conduct full spectrum Personnel Recovery (PR) to include
Director of Strength & Conditioning for the UFC Performance Institute’s in Las Vegas and Shanghai, China.
Experienced High Performance Manager with 20 years experience in elite sport roles gained in professional football and Olympic sport environments. Highly organized and detail-oriented manager, able to prioritize and delegate tasks effectively to ensure successful delivery of physical performance programs within a team environment. An effective leader, who encourages excellence in individuals, and inspires team members to achieve their potential while working toward common performance goals.
I am Certified Mental Trainer® at The Mental Game and the Chief Operating Officer with Mental Training Inc. Certified Mental Trainer®, Sport Psychology Consultant, Author, Radio Host, Professional Speaker Specialties include: Pre & Post Performance Routines, Goal Setting, Team Building & Team Cohesion, Athletes Peak Performance and more...
When UFC fighters are broken, Heather Linden is on the front lines to help them feel better and get back to training. Heather has experience working with a variety of athletes and is currently the Director of Physical Therapy at the UFC Performance Institute. In today’s podcast, she shares some of her insights about keeping fighters healthy and helping them recover when injuries occur.
Sun Sachs brings 25 years of expertise in design, technology, product management and business strategy to create compelling products, meticulously build and innovate around the required technologies and inspire teams to actualize the vision. Sun is a life-long endurance athlete who grew up in Boulder, Colorado.
Former collegiate athlete and coach, skilled at building rapport with those of diverse backgrounds to work towards maximizing performance by optimizing nutrition. Hard worker, effective communicator, and uses technology to solve modern problems.
Director of Performance Services at Texas Optimal Performance & Psychological Services, LLC
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Trevor Petrucci serves as a dietitian for Carolina Rehabilitation to help people return to full activity through adequate nutrition. He is also a current Sports Dietitian and Strength and Conditioning Coach at Rock Hill High School providing nutritional education and sport-specific programming for approximately 300 athletes. Trevor utlizes his expertise to assess, monitor and educate student athletes through maximizing player performance, reducing injury risk, and optimizing competition readiness at every level. He takes a multidisciplinary-approach with athletes by collaborating with other stakeholders of the sports team to ensure game day readiness.
Trevor graduated from Clemson University in 2021 with a bachelor's degree in Human Nutrition and is now pursuing a Master's Degree at Winthrop University in research on the necessity of multidisciplinary collaboration in sports performance. At Clemson University, Trevor initially began his sports nutrition experience working with Clemson Football Nutrition Department during the 2017-2018 season. This was where he began to see how nutrition can assist student-athletes in their ability to practice and train at their best. Over the next few years, he began working with various collegiate and high school programs by providing individualized nutrition recommendations long term goal implementation for athletic departments. As an athlete himself, Trevor has constantly challenged himself to different performance goals by competing in a variety of event ranging from Crossfit, olympic weightlifting, ruck challenges, spartan races, and half Ironmans.
Trevor is a registered dietitian nutritionist and licensed dietitian (2022), certified Sports Nutritionist from the International Society of ports Nutrition (ISSN, 2021), certified strength and conditioning specialist (NSCA, 2022), and a licensed Level 1 Coach for USA Weightlifting. He was awarded the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Outstanding Dietetic Student Award and serves as a committee member for the upcoming SHPH Spring Symposium.
Trevor Petrucci serves as a dietitian for Carolina Rehabilitation to help people return to full activity through adequate nutrition. He is also a current Sports Dietitian and Strength and Conditioning Coach at Rock Hill High School providing nutritional education and sport-specific programming for approximately 300 athletes. Trevor utlizes his expertise to assess, monitor and educate student athletes through maximizing player performance, reducing injury risk, and optimizing competition readiness at every level. He takes a multidisciplinary-approach with athletes by collaborating with other stakeholders of the sports team to ensure game day readiness. Trevor graduated from Clemson University in 2021 with a bachelor's degree in Human Nutrition and is now pursuing a Master's Degree at Winthrop University in research on the necessity of multidisciplinary collaboration in sports performance. At Clemson University, Trevor initially began his sports nutrition experience working with Clemson Football Nutrition Department during the 2017-2018 season. This was where he began to see how nutrition can assist student-athletes in their ability to practice and train at their best. Over the next few years, he began working with various collegiate and high school programs by providing individualized nutrition recommendations long term goal implementation for athletic departments. As an athlete himself, Trevor has constantly challenged himself to different performance goals by competing in a variety of event ranging from Crossfit, olympic weightlifting, ruck challenges, spartan races, and half Ironmans. Trevor is a registered dietitian nutritionist and licensed dietitian (2022), certified Sports Nutritionist from the International Society of ports Nutrition (ISSN, 2021), certified strength and conditioning specialist (NSCA, 2022), and a licensed Level 1 Coach for USA Weightlifting. He was awarded the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Outstanding Dietetic Student Award and serves as a committee member for the upcoming SHPH Spring Symposium.
Scott Livingston is a master performance coach and Reconditioning Professional. He has over thirty-five years of experience in the human performance industry working in every conceivable performance environment. He is renowned for his dedication to building the “whole” athlete, improving performance, and athletic longevity. He has Trained and Reconditioned multiple World Champions and Olympic medalists during his career.
He is a leading authority in developing integrated support programming for athlete development and seeks to improve how athletes are trained and supported throughout their careers. He is also an authority on performance culture, building high-performance teams, creating vision, and direction, and executing performance plans. He has operated throughout his career in highly demanding performance stages and supported the delivery of winning results.
He is the host of the groundbreaking podcast "Leave Your Mark" found on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts, as well as many other streaming services. He looks inside the lives of people in the human performance world who are making a difference and leaving their mark on others.
His goal is to develop a community of like-minded practitioners to share in the improvement of human performance programming through the Reconditioning approach that he and his wife Jaime Sochasky-Livingston founded.
His life purpose is to create change, challenge convention, and inspire through his own example, so that others may achieve their own success.
"Some men see things as they are and ask, Why? I see things that never were and ask, Why Not?"
Department of Defense Performance Dietitian and Faculty
Ph.D. Candidate in Leadership, Health and Human Performance, Board Certified Specialist in Sport Dietetics, International Olympic Committee Sports Nutrition diploma graduate, Level 2 ISAK anthropometrist, Certificate in Adult Weight Management, essential clinical nutrition background with food service management experience, program management, policy writing and effective teaching skills.
Exercise Science PhD | Exercise Physiology Consultant | Endurance Sports Coach | Human Performance and Nutrition Researcher
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Experience* Lead Sports Performance Coach - Brock University * Brock University * Nov 2016 - Present · 6 yrs 3 mos * Strength And Conditioning Coach * Hockey Canada * Strength And Conditioning Coach * Wrestling Canada Lutte * 2016 - Present · 7 yrs 1 mo
Performance Talk addresses key issues, opinions, theories within the modalities of strength and conditioning, nutrition, sports psychology, rehabilitation, etc... Our guests are recognized for their aggressive approach to improving the world of human performance In sport.
Resilience Expert working with clientele in the professional sports and business world. Equipping individuals with the mental skills to adapt, and lifestyle habits to be resilient leaders, in turn enhancing performances and better lives. Helping coaches and leaders better understand their teams through our unique and highly successful Resilience Rankings, bringing them valuable information that allows them to better lead their teams and organizations. One of the first ever experts in the space of resilience.
Resilience Expert working with clientele in the professional sports and business world. Equipping individuals with the mental skills to adapt, and lifestyle habits to be resilient leaders, in turn enhancing performances and better lives. Helping coaches and leaders better understand their teams through our unique and highly successful Resilience Rankings, bringing them valuable information that allows them to better lead their teams and organizations. One of the first ever experts in the space of resilience.
Performance Director in Professional Sport.
Academic background and experience in multiple sport and occupational environments.
Leveraging data to optimize athlete and coach support in reaching new levels of elite performance.
Performance Director in Professional Sport. Academic background and experience in multiple sport and occupational environments. Leveraging data to optimize athlete and coach support in reaching new levels of elite performance
“Emma Meehan is the founder of Precision Sports Technology – a brand new startup based in Ireland that is harnessing LiDAR technology and artificial intelligence to provide real-time feedback and analysis on movement technique to enhance performance, reduce risk of injury and increase participation in strength & conditioning. Emma’s background is in software engineering, computer science, Olympic weightlifting and personal training. Precision Sports Technology are launching validity and reliability trials with universities across Ireland and is looking to raise private investment in 2023.”
Steve is the Coordinator of Strength & Conditioning at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, has coached athletes at all levels for over 35 years. During his time at UW Oshkosh, Titan teams have captured 7 NCAA Division III national championships, 11 national runners-up titles and 9 third-place finishes. Athletes from six different sports have accumulated 13 NCAA Division III Player/Athlete of the Year awards.
Carroll University, Associate Professor in Department of Human Movement Sciences, Strength and Conditioning and Athlete Testing and Monitoring Education: East Tennessee State University, PhD in Sport Physiology and Performance, 2015 University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, MS in Human Performance (Applied Sports Science), 2012 University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, BS in Kinesiology (Strength and Conditioning Minor), 2010 Areas of Specialization
Rachel is a MS, RD, LDN, CSSDholds a BS in Life Science from the University of Portland in Portland, OR, where she was also a varsity athlete on the women’s basketball team. After college, Rachel completed a didactic program of dietetics at Middle Tennessee State University and then completed her dietetic internship and Masters of Science in Exercise Science and Nutrition at Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN. Rachel served as a sports dietitian at the University of Oregon for nearly two years and at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill for over eight years. She has supported national championship teams, and spearheaded weight-inclusive and Intuitive Eating education, while working toward removing diet culture from sport culture and optimizing performance.
Jeff helps individuals and organizations develop capabilities that close the gap between where they are and where they want to be. He was the Head Strength & Conditioning Coach of arguably one of the greatest NFL defenses of all time. And uses that experience to with practical learning that individuals can put to immediate use to become better. Don't forget to check out to check out Jeff's Books now available at http://www.built4winning.com/ (www.Built4Winning.com)
A 30+ year coaching veteran on the Private, High School, College, and Professional level, Joe Kenn is a proven leader in the field of athletic performance. Coach Kenn is presently the Vice President of Performance Education for Dynamic Fitness and Strength Coach Kenn’s role includes overseeing the educational content that is created for the site, as well as being a brand ambassador for the company. Coach Kenn last coaching position was a nine-year stint (2011-2019) with the NFL’s CarolinaPanthers. During his time, the Panthers earned three consecutive NFC South titles, four play-off appearances, a NFC Conference Championship, and a place in Super Bowl 50.
Director, Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F), 20th ENG BDE at U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) Strength and Conditioning Coach United States Olympic Committee
Will Townsley - S&C and Performance Lead Katie - Nutrition Matt Wheaton - ATC Brett Grelle - Sport Scientist
Matt is a sports physiotherapist from Poland: He has experience in clinical and team settings and has been working with athletes from amateur to National Team level and professional levels. He has also spent time part of Team China for their national and Olympic team and currently works in Elite level handball with team Wisla Plock as a senior physiotherapist and performance director.
AMDA College of the Performing Arts, Department Chair, General Education | Sport~Performance Psychology
I am a human performance coach and consultant with over 10 years of experience at all levels of sport as well as with tactical and general populations. My in-person coaching specialty is speed, power, and strength development in high level youth soccer athletes. My remote coaching specialties are more varied with general and tactical populations being my priorities. My consulting services are oriented toward helping teams, departments, and organizations reduce injuries while enhancing performance and while working within difficult constraints or in austere environments. Learn more about me and my in-person coaching at valhallaperformance.us. Learn more about my consulting services at hpsolutions.io. Feel free to message for more information or to apply for coaching or consulting.
A strength and conditioning coach with a strong interest in strength and power training, movement skill, and long term athletic development for junior and senior athletes.
Dan John has spent his life with one foot in the world of lifting and throwing, and the other foot in academia. An All-American discus thrower, Dan has also competed at the highest levels of Olympic lifting, Highland Games and the Weight Pentathlon, an event in which he holds the American record. Dan spends his work life blending weekly workshops and lectures with full-time writing, and is also an online religious studies instructor for Columbia College of Missouri. As a Fulbright Scholar, he toured the Middle East exploring the foundations of religious education systems. Dan is also a Senior Lecturer for St Mary’s University, Twickenham, London.
Kyle has over a decade of experience in the fitness industry, working with thousands of clients in the realms of Strength and Conditioning, in person and digital Personal Training, Physical Therapy, Sport Science, Corporate Fitness and Basketball Coaching.
Wife. Mom to 3 kids. I'm a personal trainer/coach, CEO of sheSTRENGTH. I've been a coach/trainer since 2003. I coach private sector S&C as well as lead the summer weights at Buhler HS. I am also the S&C coach for Hutchinson CC women's softball team. I train/coach people out of my barn gym in rural Central Kansas. I train clients in-person daily as well as around the world through my sheSTRENGTH App.
First Team Physical Performance Coachhttps://uk.linkedin.com/company/napoli-femminile?trk=public_profile_experience-item_profile-section-card_subtitle-click (Napoli Femminile)
Missy Mitchell-McBeth formerly the head strength and conditioning coach at Byron Nelson HS in Trophy Club, TX, The Southwest Regional Board Member for the NHSSCA, and the owner of SaFe Iron, LLC. Prior to her role at Byron she was the senior assistant strength and conditioning coach at TCU in charge of Women’s basketball, indoor volleyball, and women's golf
Andrew completed his PhD at Auckland University of Technology, where he studied how different resistance training methods impact the athletic motor skills of adolescent boys. Over the past 10 years, he has coached elementary, professional, and Olympic level athletes and currently works as a high school strength & conditioning coach in Tyler, TX, where he oversees the development of nearly 400 student athletes. He is a Registered S&C Coach, CSCS*Distinction, with the NSCA and holds a USAW L1 certification.
Eric McMahon is the Coaching Program Manager at the NSCA Headquarters in Colorado Springs, where he oversees and facilitates the growth of coaching and sport science program initiatives. 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. McMahon has spoken both in the U.S. and internationally on the broad spectrum of strength and conditioning topics and performance.
Andrew started as an athlete in a small town in Kansas where he participated in three sports in high school. His sports career continued at Baker University where he played baseball and basketball. During that time Andrew began to find his true passion for fitness and performance. While majoring in Exercise Science his knowledge on fitness and health continued to grow. Throughout his athletic career at Baker, he realized his strength performance goals could be reached by getting into weight lifting. After he graduated he knew that he wanted to share the knowledge he learned to help other people, and that’s where his personal training career started.
Jacob is a strength and conditioning coach with a strong interest in strength and power training, movement skill, and long term athletic development for junior and senior athletes. He is the co-founder of Metric VBT (Velocity Based Training) and is one of the leaders bringing VBT from theory to application.
Associate Professor Stephen Bird is an international award-winning performance scientist, researcher, and speaker with expertise in athlete preparation, strength and conditioning, and sport science. Stephen holds a Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology, an Honours research degree in Chronobiology and a Bachelor degree in Human Movement. His works in the area spanning more than 20 years, with an extensive publication record. He currently hold the positions of Associate Professor in Sport and Exercise Science at the University of Southern Queensland, Athlete Health and Performance Lead for Basketball New Zealand Women’s Senior National Team (Tall Ferns), Associate Editor for the Journal of Australian Strength and Conditioning, and Editor-in-Chief of the International Universities Strength and Conditioning Association Journal. During his ten year span as Director of Strength and Conditioning at the Western Region of Sport (WRAS), the program was four-time winner of the National Strength and Conditioning Association Strength of America Award in the USA, following which Stephen was recognised with the WRAS Life Membership Award and Australian Strength and Conditioning Association Mentor Coach of the Year. Stephen’s international experience as an innovative performance science consultant is impressive. His previous clients include the Indonesian Olympic Committee, Basketball Scotland, British Basketball League, Basketball New Zealand, Scotland Rugby League, Poland Rugby League, Team UR Racing, Papua New Guinea Sports Foundation and the Solomon Islands Performance Institute. Working with the highest-performing athletes from around the world, Birdy has attended two Olympic Games (2008 Beijing and 2016 Rio), World Championships, World Cups, Commonwealth Games, Southeast Asian and Asian Games, along with multiple international pre-competition training camps. Closer to home, Stephen has worked within championship-winning teams across the National Basketball League, Women’s National Basketball League, and National Rugby League. He teaches proven strategies to successfully embed integrated performance frameworks, translating scientific data into practical and applied performance strategies. Communicating complex performance issues through a simplified contextual unpacking process allows key personnel to fully understand the benefits to improve organisational performance. Working elite sport since 2000, “Birdy” as he is affectionately known, has implemented high-performance frameworks all around the world for developing youth athletes to elite juniors, through to World Champions and Olympic Games medallists.
Craig is the Director of Sport Science with Phoenix Rising FC and the Director of Sports Performance with the Arizona Bobcats Hockey Club. He came to Phoenix after serving as the Director of Strength and Conditioning for the Everett Silvertips of the Western Hockey League. While with Everett Craig trained 13 NHL draft picks, two free agent signees, helped lead the Silvertips to a US Division title, and lead a team with no games lost due to non-contact injuries over three years. An expert in post-game recovery, he has been invited to speak on recovery modalities and program implementation at conferences for the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He graduated from Boise State University with a Bachelors in Exercise Science and a Masters in Performance Enhancement and Injury Prevention. He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Performance Enhancement Specialist, and Certified Speed Specialist. The native of Boise, ID lives in Phoenix with his wife Jessica and their four sons, Keegan, Connor, Winston, and Camden.
Dr Paul Comfort is a Reader in Strength and Conditioning and programme leader for the MSc Strength and Conditioning at the University of Salford, UK. He is also and adjunct professor at Edith Cowan University in Western Australia. Paul is a founder member and accredited member of the UK strength and conditioning association and currently a National Strength and Conditioning Association Board Member. He is also a senior associate editor for the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research and has authored / co-authored >150 peer reviewed journal articles along with numerous book chapters. Paul is also co-editor of the text books, ‘Advanced Strength and Conditioning: an evidence-based approach’ and ‘Performance Assessment for strength and Conditioning.’
Dr. Suchomel started working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Movement Sciences in the Fall of 2016. He is originally from Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. Follow Dr. Suchomel on Twitter at https://twitter.com/DrTSuchomel (@DrTSuchomel)!
Daniel Heller is the owner and founder of Ironwood Health & Fitness LLC based out of Gig Harbor, Washington. The common thread of his strength and conditioning practice since starting in 2007 is his passion teaching movement competency and efficiency to youth athletes. Connecting with youth athletes through what is important to them, their sport, is the key to unlocking the door to inspiring them to want to move better. They care what Daniel has to offer because he cares about them. Daniel holds a Bachelor of Exercise Science & Wellness from Bastyr University in Kenmore, Washington. A Master of Science in Strength & Conditioning from the University of Edinburgh in Edinburgh, Scotland. He is an NSCA Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist and Registered Strength & Conditioning Coach. He also sits on the Washington State Board of the National Strength & Conditioning Association. Daniel's sports of preference that he has been participating in since he was a kid and continues to coach and compete are mountain biking and ice hockey. He’s a USA Hockey Level 4 coach, USA Cycling Level 2 Coach, and Professional Mountain Bike Instructor Association certified instructor.
Kris Robertson is a Strength and Conditioning Coach with Rugby Canada. Kris is responsible for the physical development of the Senior Women’s National 15’s, as well as the Women’s Rugby Canada Development Academy in Ontario. Kris is a former professional athlete of the Canadian Football League (CFL) being drafted by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 11th overall in the 2013 draft, unfortunately he suffered a knee injury that cut his professional aspirations short. Since then Kris has been Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL. Kris has worked with athletes from a broad spectrum of sports such as swimming, hockey, basketball, judo, and soccer, Kris is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (NSCA) and is currently in progress of completing his Master's of Exercise Science at Edith Cowan University.
Eric McMahon is the Coaching Program Manager at the NSCA Headquarters in Colorado Springs, where he oversees and facilitates the growth of coaching and sport science program initiatives. 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. McMahon has spoken both in the U.S. and internationally on strength and conditioning topics, including on the use of “Velocity Based Training” and technology to guide and monitor the training process.
Associate Professor Stephen Bird is an international award-winning performance scientist, researcher, and speaker with expertise in athlete preparation, strength and conditioning, and sport science. Stephen holds a Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology, an Honours research degree in Chronobiology and a Bachelor degree in Human Movement. His works in the area spanning more than 20 years, with an extensive publication record. He currently hold the positions of Associate Professor in Sport and Exercise Science at the University of Southern Queensland, Athlete Health and Performance Lead for Basketball New Zealand Women’s Senior National Team (Tall Ferns), Associate Editor for the Journal of Australian Strength and Conditioning, and Editor-in-Chief of the International Universities Strength and Conditioning Association Journal. During his ten year span as Director of Strength and Conditioning at the Western Region of Sport (WRAS), the program was four-time winner of the National Strength and Conditioning Association Strength of America Award in the USA, following which Stephen was recognised with the WRAS Life Membership Award and Australian Strength and Conditioning Association Mentor Coach of the Year. Stephen’s international experience as an innovative performance science consultant is impressive. His previous clients include the Indonesian Olympic Committee, Basketball Scotland, British Basketball League, Basketball New Zealand, Scotland Rugby League, Poland Rugby League, Team UR Racing, Papua New Guinea Sports Foundation and the Solomon Islands Performance Institute. Working with the highest-performing athletes from around the world, Birdy has attended two Olympic Games (2008 Beijing and 2016 Rio), World Championships, World Cups, Commonwealth Games, Southeast Asian and Asian Games, along with multiple international pre-competition training camps. Closer to home, Stephen has worked within championship-winning teams across the National Basketball League, Women’s National Basketball League, and National Rugby League. He teaches proven strategies to successfully embed integrated performance frameworks, translating scientific data into practical and applied performance strategies. Communicating complex performance issues through a simplified contextual unpacking process allows key personnel to fully understand the benefits to improve organisational performance. Working elite sport since 2000, “Birdy” as he is affectionately known, has implemented high-performance frameworks all around the world for developing youth athletes to elite juniors, through to World Champions and Olympic Games medallists.
Dr. Kay Porter owns a coaching/sports performance firm in Eugene, Oregon. She teaches mental preparation techniques to athletes, teams and businesses. She is the author of THE MENTAL ATHLETE and VISUAL ATHLETICS.
Dr. Allison Randall is in her second season as Vanderbilt’s strength and conditioning coach for women's basketball in 2020-21. Randall coordinates all aspects of the program’s implementation of strength and conditioning training protocol. She also serves as a liaison between the coaching staff, sports medicine, sports nutrition and the academic counseling staffs. Prior to coming to West End, Randall was the associate director of strength and conditioning for Olympic sports at Virginia Tech. Randall served at Virginia Tech as an intern, graduate assistant and full-time employee from 2012-19. In 2018, Randall earned her Ph.D. in instruction design and technology with an emphasis on psychomotor skill instruction for athletic performance in novice learners. She also earned her master’s from Pittsburgh State in 2013 in health, human performance and recreation, and an undergraduate degree in physical education from Morgan State in 2011. Randall has been certified in several areas of strength and conditioning, including SCCC (Strength and Conditioning Certified) through the CSCCA (Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Association); CSCS (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist) through the NSCA (National Strength and Conditioning Association); USAW Level-1 Sports Performance (United States of America Weightlifting); FMS-1 (Functional Movement Screen) and First Aid/CPR/AED (American Red Cross Association). Randall competed multiple times in the discus throw for Jamaica on the international stage, including the 2013 Central American and Caribbean Games (gold medalist), 2012 London Olympics, 2011 Pan American Games and the 2011 Central American and Caribbean Games (bronze medalist). She also represented Morgan State at the 2010 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
PhD cum laude in Data Science MSc cum laude in Computer Science Engineering MSc in Human Movement Sciences, High-Performance Coaching Founder of HRV4Training 10+ years of experience modeling physiological data (6+ in Holland, 4 in Silicon Valley) 50+ publications at the intersection between technology, health, and performance Passionate Runner
Kyle Beyer is currently an Assistant Professor of Exercise Science at Bloomsburg University. He teaches undergraduate and graduate classes, mentors thesis students, and conducts research in the fields of strength and conditioning, pediatric exercise physiology, and sports science. He is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist from the National Strength and Conditioning Association
Joined Wake Forest in November 2018 and serves as the Director of Sports Performance for Women’s Basketball. Prior to Wake, she spent 2017 and 2018 as the associate head strength and conditioning coach at Winthrop University. During her time at Winthrop she worked with the women’s basketball, women’s tennis, women’s lacrosse, men’s golf and cross-country teams. She went to Winthrop after two seasons as a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach at Lenoir-Rhyne. While earning a master’s degree in sports and exercise, Ready worked with nine programs on campus. Ready's first position in Strength and Conditioning started at Queens University in 2015-2016 as an Assistant S&C coach. She also completed her undergraduate degree from Queen's University in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in sports and exercise and was also a member of the Women's Lacrosse team.
https://www.kinduct.com/ryan-smyth-behind-the-screen/ (https://www.kinduct.com/ryan-smyth-behind-the-screen/) Ryan Smyth is a Senior Sports Technologist who's penchant for collecting tech gadgets is only surpassed by his passion for sports. After spending a few seasons with the Anaheim Ducks, Ryan joined forces with Kinduct Technologies. Currently acting as Kinduct's Senior Sports Technologist and director of sports testing and assessments. Ryan enjoys working with a diverse clientele including Professional and Amateur athletes and clubs across a wide spectrum of sports around the world. 7 years, hundreds of combines, and over 100,000 athletes later... Ryan continues to bring his love and enthusiasm for sports and technology into everything he does.
In 2003 Palumbo joined the Strength and Conditioning staff at The Ohio State University as Associate Strength and Conditioning Coach. In 2012 Palumbo became the first Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Flagler College. Tom feels he is privileged to have worked with forty seven All Americans, one hundred seventeen All Conference, and three Athletes of the Year. Team accomplishments include one National Championship, one League Championship, and nine Conference Championships. From 2014 to 2019 Palumbo was a Strength and Conditioning Specialist with the 7th Group Special Forces. Currently he serves as the Human Performance Advisor to the Air Force Special Operations Command Headquarters. He considers working with the military the greatest honor of his career and is humbled to be associated with such dedicated men and women especially those who have made the ultimate sacrifice.
Adam graduated from the University of Vermont in May 2013 with a BSc in Exercise and Movement Science with a minor concentration in Nutrition and Food Science. During that summer, I became a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). Soon thereafter, I was hired as the first Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach for the New York Rangers. I loved this role; I was living my dream. During this time, I stumbled upon an intense passion for research and sport science. This newfound passion paved my way to becoming the team’s first Performance Analyst (“Sport Scientist”).
Dan Martin is a Post-Doctoral Researcher at Liverpool John Moores University, UK, after completing his PhD there, where his research focuses on nutrition and behaviour change in pro/elite sport. His research in this area was awarded with the SENr Professor Clyde Williams OBE Award for Research and Innovation in Sport and Exercise Nutrition. In his applied roles he is a Performance Nutrition Consultant for the Professional Jockeys Association where much of his work focuses on working with the jockey athlete directly given their necessity to 'make weight' over 300-days per year, and the various organisations within the sport to create an industry-wide intervention. Following his impact in racing he also works with the British Olympic Equestrian team in their preparations for the Tokyo and Paris games. Away from equine sports he is the nutritionist for an EFL Championship football club and a Formula One race team.
Kenté Hart currently coaches in Fort Myers, Florida within now of the top JUCOs in the country, Florida Southwestern. Hart spent seven seasons (2010-18) at NCAA Division I USC Upstate as an assistant coach for the Spartans. During his time in Spartanburg, S.C., Hart assisted in all facets of the program, including: recruiting, strength and conditioning, practices, scouting and game preparations. Prior to his stint at Upstate, Hart served as an assistant coach at Vincennes University during the 2009-10 season. Vincennes claimed 22 wins in 2009-10 and the team was the NJCAA District III Runner-Up. Three players signed Division I scholarships, while one other player signed with a Division II institution.
Joe Kenn is Vice President of Performance Education For Dynamic Fitness and Strength. Former Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Carolina Panthers of the NFL.
Jason Gallucci came to Princeton in May of 2000 and was promoted to Director of Performance in January of 2017. Prior to his current position, Jason served as Assistant Athletic Director/Director of Strength and Conditioning overseeing Princeton’s 37 varsity programs. Jason graduated from Penn State University in 1997 with a degree in Exercise and Sport Science and then continued his education at his alma mater to earn a Master’s of Science in Kinesiology/Biomechanics. He did this while serving as an assistant strength coach for the Penn State football team. During his tenure at Princeton, Jason has also served on the abstract review committee for the American College of Sports Medicine, was an advisory board member for the Mercer County Community College Exercise Science program, was an advisor to Polar Electro Inc., a published author, and has presented at numerous national and regional conferences. Growing up in New Jersey, Jason was a three sport athlete and continued his athletic career as a member of the Penn State Football team. He currently lives in Robbinsville with his wife Angelique, son Jason, and daughter Sorella.
Working over 20 years in the human performance industry in multiple Director positions, the past 10 years have primarily been focused on creating and implementing methodologies, applied data, building strategic relations, hiring, training and managing medical, rehab, fitness, nutrition, psychology and sport science staff at the highest level. Having lived and worked in four countries and having an understanding the body in motion, Darcy feels fortunate to have been on the front end of the human performance industry, working side by side with numerous sports performance leaders; individuals, teams, men and women. His strengths continue to evolve in big picture implementation while never overlooking the importance of details. Darcy is currently Dir of Performance Science for the US for Kitman Labs. Performance Coach for the USMNT and Dir of Performance with Sugar Bowl Ski Academy
Martin O'Reilly is the co-founder and CEO of Output Sports, a spinout company from University College Dublin (UCD) which develops one-stop tools for S&C and Physiotherapy. Prior to forming Output, Martin completed his PhD, developing and evaluating machine-learning classification systems for exercise technique assessment and lectured in Biomechanics and Exercise at UCD. He was the 2019 winner of the 'Best Idea' category of Ireland's Best Young Entrepreneur.
I am a former 3-time All- American football player and Hall of Fame member from Ohio. I originally moved down to NC to Teach and Coach. I have been a wrestling coach for 22 years and have acquired over 500 dual wins, produced 4 national champions, 7 high school All-American, over 40 state champions, hundreds of state placers and qualifiers. As a football coach I coached several dozen athletes into the collegiate ranks, and I coached several athletes that played in the NFL, CFL, and AFL. In 2008, I started my own sport specific training facility. During that time I used the conjugate method, made famous by the great Louie Simmons, and I trained olympians, and professional athletes from the: UFC, Bellator, WEC, NFL, CFL, AFL, MLB, the 3-time world strongest woman, powerlifting world champions, pro & amateur bodybuilders, Jui-Jitsu champions, and general populations from all walks of life. I have accomplished a lot in this life and almost all of it has come from the world lifting. I have trained entire teams at my facility and online and contributed to 12 state championships in a multitude of sports, 18 state finalists, and a multitude of other sports.
Dr. Annaccone has over 15 years of educational and clinical experience, serving as a Board Certified, Licensed Athletic Trainer, a Corrective Exercise Specialist and a Performance Enhancement Specialist. His expertise is in clinical diagnosis of musculoskeletal pathologies, human movement assessment, neuromuscular manual therapy and corrective/performance exercise programs, conflict management/resolution and leadership in Sports Medicine. He is an active member of the profession of athletic training, serving on various local, regional and national athletic training committees; most recently as District 6 Representative for Texas and Arkansas for the NATA Government Affairs Committee and the Chair of the Workgroup for Sports Science, Health and Data Analytics for the NATA. In 2013, he was recognized by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) with the NATA Young Professionals’ Committee National Distinction Award.
Andrew Langford is a leading Strength & Conditioning and Sport Performance Consultant, and Director of the International Universities Strength and Conditioning Association (IUSCA). Over the past 15 years he has worked with several international organisations including Great Britain Basketball, England Basketball, and GB Ski and Snowboard, as well as providing consultancy for a variety of professional teams in many sports. During this time, he has helped teams and athletes to compete at major international competitions and world championships. He also currently leads the S&C support for boxing World Champion, Josh Warrington. Andrew has a degree in Biology and a master’s degree in Sport & Exercise Physiology and is accredited through the UKSCA.
Devan McConnell is the Director of Performance Science and Reconditioning with the New Jersey Devils of the NHL. In this role, he oversees the integration and application of sport and performance science technologies, systems, and practices. In addition, he assists with the day-to-day performance training of all National Hockey League athletes within the organization, oversees the return-to-play training of injured athletes and assists with the organizational vision and directive of the Performance department, at both the NHL and AHL levels.
Prior to his appointment in New Jersey, he was the Head of Hockey Performance and Sport Science at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. In this role, he was responsible for the oversight and development of all aspects of physical development for the Ice Hockey team, including strength, speed, and power development, energy system development, nutrition, recovery and regeneration, physiological monitoring, sport science, technology integration, as well as coordination of analytics, long term athletic development, and tactical periodization. In addition to this role, he is responsible for the physical development of the Field Hockey team.
Prior to joining UMass Lowell, McConnell served as the Sports Performance Coordinator at Stanford University from 2008-11. He worked closely with the women's basketball team, along with men's and women's volleyball, all of which were regulars in the NCAA Tournament. During his tenure, Women’s basketball competed in 3 straight Final Fours, the Women’s volleyball team competed in two Final Fours, the men's volleyball program won the 2010 NCAA Championship.
I got my start in psychology at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands. I specialized in clinical psychology with a focus on grief psychology and subsequently worked as a research psychologist. This experience gave me tremendous insight into the human mind and human behavior. I used this knowledge to feed my passion for sport and high performance and took a step down a different path in psychology eight years ago when I founded StatuMentis. I now work with the mind and heart of people to help them achieve a state of mental strength, clarity, and focus. To build resilience, mental toughness, and competitive fierceness.
We provide services to elite athletes, teams, and coaches as well as military, law enforcement, business and medical professionals. Our four departments (Individual Performance; Coach Consultancy; Team Culture and Dynamics; Mental Screening) work together to provide services that are fully customizable to address the situation in the best possible way. Our focus is on the source and not the symptoms to ensure concrete and lasting change.
Coaching for over 15years...experience at various levels of youth, college and professional sport...currently the Head of Athletic Performance for the San Jose Earthquakes of the MLS...my primary role is the physical development and performance of our senior team along with the oversight of our Development Academy and partnering USL program to develop an alignment for our organizations physical management.
...previous to my current role with the San Jose Earthquakes, I spent time with the United States Soccer Federation as a Performance Coach for US Soccer Youth National Teams. Concurrently, I worked as Sports Performance Director for MVP Physical Therapy and Performance, a private facility in the Seattle area.
...Prior to my work with these organizations I was the Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach for the San Jose Sharks of the NHL...and Director of Performance Analysis/Strength and Conditioning Coach for Santa Clara University Women’s Soccer.
Dr. Matt Jordan has been a strength and conditioning coach and applied sport scientist working with international athletes over six Olympic Winter Games. Matt is currently the Director of Sport Science at the Canadian Sport Institute Calgary and is an Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology at the University of Calgary. His research focuses on neuromuscular adaptations to resistance training and ACL injury/re-injury prevention in elite athletes. Throughout his career as a strength coach/sport scientist, Matt has consulted with more than 30 Olympic and World Championship medalists, and he frequently provides his expertise to high performance sport organizations.
Trent is the National Director of Sports Innovation for Select Medical and the founder | developer of the ViPerform AMI™ & ViPerform AMI™ RTSport. Trent holds a bachelor’s degree in exercise physiology, a masters in physical therapy, and a doctorate with a focus in biomechanics and motor learning. The ViPerform AMI™ (Athletic Movement Index™), a computerized 3D movement analysis system that uses wearable sensor technology (dorsaVi™) to provide lab quality biomechanical data to assess movement patterns know to put athletes at risk for non-contact injuries. The ViPerform AMI™ has been used to assess >18,000 athletes by 375+ clinics, performance centers, professional teams and physicians throughout the US. The ViPerform AMI RTSport combines the AMI with on field testing to provide clinicians with objective data for making RTSport decisions.
Dr. Nessler is a recognized national and international speaker and has developed certification courses in the athletic movement index, BFRT (blood flow restriction training) and rehabilitation of the combat athlete. Trent has served as a national and international consultant in movement assessment and RTSport for collegiate and professional athletics and MMA. Trent serves as the team physical therapist for the competition teams for TN Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy and Gracie Barra Alabama. Dr. Nessler has also been training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and MMA for 6+ years and is a competitive purple belt in BJJ.
Joel is in his sixth year at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. He oversees the day-to-day operations of both the Athletic Training and Sports Performance departments with his direct care being to football, golf and M/W tennis. Prior to UW-La Crosse, Joel was an athletic trainer Oklahoma State University where he worked with Cross Country/Track & Field. He holds a undergraduate degree from UW-Madison in Athletic Training, a Master's Degree in exercise science from the University of Kansas and is pursuing a doctoral degree in athletic administration and leadership from Concordia University-Chicago. Joel also hosts two podcasts, Clinically Pressed and Athletic Training Chat.
Michael is a clinically-based athletic trainer with over 25 years of experience in rehabilitation and performance training. He is the owner of “Integrative Rehab Training LLC” which provides fitness rehab services, consulting and educational programming. He is Clinical Adjunct Faculty at the University of New England and is a Certified Clinician through the Postural Restoration Institute®. He has provided consultation, treatment and/or presentations to NFL teams, the US Ski Team, Perform Better seminars, Stars On Ice tour, numerous universities, dance companies, and many other organizations, schools and clubs. He is an internationally recognized lecturer and has presented extensively at conferences and seminars on topics related to sports medicine, rehabilitation, training and conditioning, and respiratory influences on function and performance. Michael has co-authored a book titled Comprehensive Sports injury Management, co-authored a chapter in Knee Ligament Rehabilitation called “New Techniques in Cartilage Repair and replacement”, and published articles in multiple professional journals, mainstream publications and websites.
Mike McGurn, International Strength and Conditioning Coach, has the prestigious honour of training three National Senior Irish Teams in different codes and winning two World Titles in two different sports. McGurn competed for Ulster and Ireland in cross country and athletics events. For his efforts was awarded a scholarship to study Sports Science in the USA for four years. McGurn has been a professional strength and conditioning coach for over 20 years, having presided over the physical preparation of teams and athletes at 3 World Cups, Olympics, Commonwealth Games, World Boxing Champions and European Championships.
Kyle is currently a Performance Coach at Future in San Francisco, CA. Previously worked as the Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coordinator at Seton Hall University, Strength and Conditioning Coordinator at Kutztown University, Men's Basketball Strength Coach at University of Tampa, owner and operator of a strength and conditioning/personal training business in Tampa, FL and also has some experience in sport science research and physical therapy. He has a bachelor of science in exercise science from Sacred Heart University and a master of science in exercise and nutrition science from the University of Tampa.
Dr. Fergus Connolly is one of the world’s leading experts in performance. Fergus has worked with leading CEO's, professional sports teams, elite special forces units and athletes around the world. He is the author of "59 Lessons - Working with the Worlds Elite Coaches, Athletes & Special Forces" and "Game Changer - The Art of Sports Science", the first book to present a holistic philosophy for all team sports. Fergus Connolly has been Director of Elite Performance for the San Francisco 49ers, Sports Science Director with the Welsh Rugby Union, Performance & Operations Director for University of Michigan Football.
Learn more at fergusconnolly.com
Maxwell Maltz "Psycho-Cybernetics" discussed within this podcast. https://www.psycho-cybernetics.com
Keith Burns, MS, NSCA-CSCS, NASM-CES & PES, TPI-Level 1 Keith is currently a full-time faculty member at Raritan Valley Community College where he teaches in Exercise Science Program. He area of expertise includes courses in Performance Enhancement, Exercise Physiology, Exercise Testing and Prescription, Concepts of Cardiovascular Conditioning, and Intro to Weight Training. His previous experience includes positions as both a collegiate and professional strength and conditioning coach, as well as time spent clinically as an Exercise Physiologist and Biomechanist. He is currently working with Puerto Rico Lacrosse Women’s Senior National Team as a Strength & Conditioning Coach.
He has co-authored and published two books with Hatherleigh Publishing; Exercises for Perfect Posture, and Exercises for Cardiac Recovery. Additionally, he serves on the NSCA State Advisory Board for New Jersey.
Keith completed his B.S. in physical education at the University of Delaware and his M.S. in Human Movement at Arizona School of Health Sciences in Mesa, AZ. He had taken doctoral level classes (PhD) at Seton Hall University in the Movement Science Specialization track within the School of Health and Medical Sciences.
Dr. Adam Wright is a peak performance coach and consultant who specializes in the mental and physical conditioning of elite executives, athletes and performers. He is a peer reviewed author, university lecturer in sport and exercise psychology, and speaker on optimal human performance. His clients include Fortune 400 CEOs, hedge fund executives, professional/amateur athletes, Hollywood celebrities, and internationally acclaimed artists and musicians.
Dr. Wright received his Bachelor's degree from LaSalle University in Philosophy (Maxima Cum Laude) and his Master's and Doctoral degrees from Temple University in Kinesiology with a specialization in Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology. He is also an ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologist and a NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach.
Dr Meeta Singh is a sleep doctor whose work and research focuses on “Coaching the sleep muscle” to help maximize performance in both individual athletes and sports teams. She also works with C suite executives to help with jetlag management and enhancing sleep.She is the Service chief of the sleep medicine, and section head and medical director at the Henry Ford sleep laboratory in Michigan. She did her training in psychiatry at the Mayo clinic and a sleep fellowship at the Henry Ford hospital. She is board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (under the American Board of Medical Specialties) as a psychiatrist and sleep medicine subspecialist.
She is a member in good standing of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine the Sleep Research Society She has served as a consultant for multiple NFL, MLB, NHL and NBA teams. She has also worked with college sports teams. As part of this service, Dr. Singh performs athletic sleep assessments with personalized prescriptions for better sleep. She also helps sports teams and athletes with their travel management with a focus on addressing sleep deprivation and jet lag and maximizing athletic performance. Her passion is lecturing and educating teams and athletes about the benefits of sleep on performance. She is also a speaker at national conferences aimed at educating sports leaders and business organizations about this subject.
Michael Prewitt, Healthcare Liaison
Michael has worked as the Clinical Liaison for Dari Motion the last three years. Dari Motion is a brand of Scientific Analytics, Inc is a biotechnology company Overland Park, KS and a leader in human motion assessment. Michael's experiences includes but is not limited to be a primary contributor in research on human movement and skeletal muscle health and metabolism.
Clinical Performance Psychologist & Coach Consultant at StatuMentis
Anne's work includes the guidance of elite athletes, elite teams, elite coaches, military personnel All who are interested in optimizing performance.
She specializes in training programs that include:
- Mental Toughness
- Peak Performance
- Team Optimization & Team Dynamics
- Rebounding from Injury & Injury Prevention
- Coaching the Coach:
- Stress Management
Her focus is to help her clients remove mental and emotional blocks that inhibit (peak) performance.
Micah Kurtz, MS, CSCS, RSCC, USAW, FMS, NASE
Assistant Athletics Director & Director of Sports Performance at Windermere Preparatory School
Coach Kurtz has consulted with the NFL, USA Basketball, USA Football and Nike Football on youth athletic development education. He is an active speaker at strength and fitness conferences across the U.S. and has delivered presentations in Mexico, China and Hong Kong.
Micah has served as the South Carolina State Director for both the National High School Strength Coaches Association (NHSSCA) and the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).
Dr. David LaPlaca has over eight years of experience as a strength and conditioning coach. He is currently the head strength coach at Evolve Fitness Strength and Conditioning and has worked on the NCAA Division I FBS, Division I FCS, and the Division III levels where he has worked with professional athletes and over 20 different team sports.
David earned his PhD in Kinesiology with a cognate in Nutrition from the University of Georgia, where his dissertation is titled, “The Characteristics that Differentiate Expert, Competent, and Beginner Strength and Conditioning Coaches.” In addition, he has earned close to a dozen strength and conditioning related certifications and distinctions, written multiple publications, and is currently taking courses in order to become a Registered Dietitian so he can provide specific nutrition guidelines to the athletes and clients that he coaches.
During his collegiate career at Guilford College he was the sole team captain of the football team where he played linebacker, and was a member of the track and field team.
Guest: Beth Kais is a Private Practitioner with specialties in multiple areas that are critical to movement, prevention, recovery etc… Beth has extensive experience in all of the areas including performance.
Juan is a Professional Trainer/Practitioner and Facilitator. Certified Mental Performance Consultant in the New York city area.
His work includes experience as a Master Resilience Trainer and Performance Expert in the US Army where he taught mental skills, resilience, and performance enhancement techniques and more.
An aspiring NBA strength and conditioning coach, Loughborough University MSc student, and an NSCA CSCS. Jordan is experienced in coaching and developing nutritional interventions for elite elite and high level athletes
Scott Livingston has been working in the field of human performance over thirty years. He is renown for his dedication to building the “whole” athlete, and his ability to define movement dysfunction and provide correction leading to increased performance and reduction of injury.
Scott has trained and reconditioned successful athletes at every level including professional athletes, Olympic athletes, and college athletes, as well as highly motivated recreational athletes. He has trained multiple world champions and Olympic medalists during his career.
Brian is a "mindset coach for those professionals with busy brains". We talk about ADHD, recovery, peak performance, sabotage, poisonous negative self-talk and Brian's personal adversities that inspired him to work with individuals fighting with similar psychological road blocks. This is a good one folks! A little bit for everyone, including the non-athlete.
With 19 years clinical experience, Dr. Nessler challenges himself to be a thought leader in sports medicine, injury prevention and movement dysfunction. With 18 years’ experience in management of outpatient physical therapy and athletic training programs, he constantly challenges conventional wisdom to think outside the box in developing applications utilizing evidence based practice integrated with the latest technology in order to address an epidemic problem of non-contact injuries in youth athletics.
Through years of clinical research and practical clinical applications, Dr. Nessler has developed a comprehensive methodology on how to assess the lower kinetic chain in athletes that not only reduces injury rates but also improves athletic performance. In 2014, he blended this knowledge with the Xbox One to develop a fully automated movement assessment that could be used in pre-participation athletic physicals and military settings.
Today, Dr. Nessler looks to continue this development of ways to apply the latest technology and biomechanical sciences to allow for scalable solutions to have profound impact on the non-contact injury epidemic impacting our kids today.
Building Athletes to Perform, Building Athletes to Last™!
Justin is the Head strength and conditioning coach of the Anaheim Ducks, AHL affiliate San Diego Gulls. Devan heads up the performance of hockey at UMASS Lowell. Both colleagues authored the book, Intent: A Practical Approach to Applied Sport Science, as well as the app mentioned in this episode. Please have a listen to hear the great ideas Justin and Devan throw out there, as well as where you can purchase your copy of the book and app!
Welcome to the first annual Performance Talk Round Table Episode where my co-host and I ask questions that are relevant to the profession and they are answered by a diverse quest panel.
Guest Panel:
Dr. Tim Baghurst is the Director of Sports & Coaching Science at Oklahoma State University. He has over published 100 peer-reviewed articles, 15 textbooks and book chapters, and has presented on sports performance topics around the world.
Coach Staci Wilson former professional soccer player with an Olympic gold medal with the 1996 U.S. Women’s National Team currently a professional dedicated to improving performance of athletes with safe and effective science-based programs.
Joel Luedke is the Director of Athletic Training & Sports Performance at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Joel's background has focused on athletic training, exercise science end strength and conditioning. He has worked with a variety of sports at all collegiate levels.
Michael Mullins is a clinically-based athletic trainer with over 27 years of experience in physical therapy, rehabilitation and performance training. He is the owner of “Integrative Rehab Training LLC” He specializes in the treatment, rehabilitation and has worked with all levels of athletes .
Dan Hickerr The San Jose Earthquakes strength and conditioning coach for the club’s Development Academy program and First Team: he has also worked for U.S. Soccer Women's Youth National Teams, San Jose Sharks of the NHL, Santa Clara University NCAA Division I, MS in Exercise Science and Rehabilitation, Post Graduate study in Sport Psychology, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist.
Dr. Adam Annaccone is an Practitioner and Director of Performance Healthcare Education and Integration for Baylor Scott & White Sports Therapy & Research at The Star. He is a Board Certified Athletic Trainer, a Corrective Exercise Specialist and a Performance Enhancement Specialist (PES)
Andrew Egan, SCCC, CSCS, USAW, USAPL, FMS Currently the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Chestnut Hill College. Graduated from Temple University with B.S. in Kinesiology (Exercise & Sports Science).
We had Jorge on today to discuss Athlete Buy In -why the athlete has to be part of the plan Simplicity - Not over complicating the training process Professional responsibilities - Stewardship and Collaboration Confidence - know what you know and what you don't know
Jorge is currently a private practitioner with nearly 25 of experience, based in Florida, where he has prepared athletes for sport at all levels. Before venturing out on his own he was an assistant strength coach and a graduate assistant coach at the collegiate level in the 90's
Dan John has spent his life with one foot in the world of lifting and throwing, and the other foot in academia. An All-American discus thrower, Dan has also competed at the highest levels of Olympic lifting, Highland Games and the Weight Pentathlon, an event in which he holds the American record.
Dan spends his work life blending weekly workshops and lectures with full-time writing, and is also an online religious studies instructor for Columbia College of Missouri. As a Fulbright Scholar, he toured the Middle East exploring the foundations of religious education systems. Dan is also a Senior Lecturer for St Mary’s University, Twickenham, London.
His books, on weightlifting, include Intervention, Never Let Go, Mass Made Simple and Easy Strength, written with Pavel Tsatsouline as well as From Dad, To Grad. He and Josh Hillis co-authored “Fat Loss Happens on Monday.”
In 2015, Dan wrote Can You Go? on his approach to assessments and basic training. In addition, Before We Go, another compilation akin to Never Let Go became an Amazon Bestseller.
In early 2017, Dan’s book, Now What?, his approach to Performance and dealing with “life,” became a Bestseller on Amazon. Currently, we are awaiting the publication of his next book, HardStyle Kettlebell.”
The principle at Explosive Edge Athletics and the founder of Movement Mastery; Currently operating out of the Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area, Shawn is NSCA Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist with Distinction a NASM Performance Enhancement Specialist certified, and NASE Speed Enhancement Specialist certified.
In this episode we will talk about of course movement and specifically why it is so critical for athletes today.
Ewell and Chris return to continue the discussion on the current use of periodization and the explore the question of, is it useful, effective, or should we be looking elsewhere?
Our guide for today podcast will be a book by Fergus Connolly called Game Changer. We Fergus is the Performance & Operations Director, University of Michigan Football. We think this work of his is one of the must reads for anyone who works with athletes and we wil lbe discussing parts of the book fro mour own perspectives.
How its currently being utilized. <> Periodization is a form or resistance training that may be defined as strategic implementation of specific training phases. These training phases are based upon increasing and decreasing both volume (which is reps times sets) and intensity (which is the load or percentage of 1RM) when designing a training program.
Host(s) Ewell and Chris discus how Periodization is being used currently as seen from their perspectives
Subject: Professionals working together and stewardship of the profession. Why the way forward is working and learning together and not competing.
SFC Green is a Master Fitness and Resiliency Trainer at US Army Central Command Experienced Health and Wellness Manager with a demonstrated history success in program management and healthcare administration.
Coach Heller is an Exercise & Sport Science Consultant and Strength & Conditioning coach working in the Seattle area where he focuses allot of his attention on development and youth athletics.
The main subject content will be assessment and application of training on athletic prowess of young athletes.
Contact Info
Daniel Heller, MS, CSCS, RSCC Ironwood Health & Fitness Strength & Conditioning Coach Exercise & Sport Science Consultant 425-563-3542 Daniel@ironwood-fitness.com www.IronwoodFitness.com
Twitter - CoachDCSCS Instagram - coach_danh
Phil Hannon is a retired coach of 14 years at Baker University in Baldwin Ks, 4 years as a coach in the Chicago Cubs organization, and former professional athlete spending a total of 5 years in the Cubs organization. Currently He works at Baker University as the assistant director of development.
He is also the founder Keepers of the Legends Foundation a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization, he founded in 2012 to the legends and spirits of all that have had an impact in the game of baseball. (https://keepersofthelegends.wordpress.com/)
Aaron Hannon is a up and coming Entrepreneur/professional in the field of exercise science in the Kansas City Area. He is Based out of Lawrence KS. Aaron has a B.S. from Baker University, a Registered Yoga teacher, and Certified Functional range conditioning Mobility specialist.
Naturaletics is a concept reaching into many genres of movement, exercise, sport, play, action; The approach he brings to movement is holistic with a philosophy that is focused on body awareness. (http://naturaletics.org/)
Andrew Hannon also a fast rising young professional in the field of exercise science works out of Scottsdale Arizona where he currently practices and masters his skills at Premier Fitness Systems. Andrew too is also part of the growing awareness by young professionals of the importance of approaching movement from sport from more than a single perspective. (https://www.facebook.com/AndoatPremierFitnessSystmes/)
Guest: Beth Kais is a Private Practitioner with specialties in multiple areas that are critical to movement, prevention, recovery etc…
Extensive experience in severe injury recovery (post surgical ligament reconstruction, spinal disc herniation/fusion, osteoarthritis and joint debridement) to return to optimal performance.
Specialties: Corrective Exercise, Personalized Programs, Core Conditioning and Sport specific training
Topic - The Mental Game- Training It and Maintaining it -
Discussion about what it is, how it is developed, etc...
Professional in the field of exercise science: Specialties: Exercise Prescription, Fitness, Wellness, Strength & Conditioning, Ice Hockey, Human Physiological Output Testing, etc