Coaches Cradle: Recent Episodes
Brennan Sweeney
A podcast for strength and conditioning/performance. A coaching network developing in North Carolina where young professionals can learn from experienced and talented individuals about business and being successful in the industry.
Colin was a fantastic guest who talks a lot of athletic development, the difference in culture between training sports, his upbringing in sports, and much more! He's a great representative of the gritty city of Philadelphia and understands the blue collar nature of the city! Colin links all of his contact at the end of the episode!
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Twitter: Coachbsweeney
Location: Greensboro
Jordan is a fantastic coach who builds his principles on the basics of getting strong and well thought out programming. His golf teams are enjoying immense success and his softball team has been climbing the rankings all year! Follow Jordan and his teams to keep up with his action as he is providing great content for Duke Sports Performance. Episode cuts out a little early so be sure to be on the lookout for episode 2!
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Twitter: coachbsweeney
Location: Greensboro, NC
Zane and I discuss the culture behind the teams terrific final 4 run and what it took to train such athletes. Training basketball athletes may be one of the hardest jobs but Zane makes it look easy. For more information, check him out on Instagram and be on the lookout for the Owls to make more noise next year.
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Twitter: coachbsweeney
Location: Greensboro NC
Chris comes to us today from the DMV area where he trains some of the countries best lacrosse stars! Chris is well versed in all sports performance, not just lacrosse, so there's a ton of information that is applicable to all coaches from all sports! Check Chris and the Healthy Baller crew out if you're in the area and need any advice about training or sports performance.
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Twitter: coachbsweeney
Location: Greensboro, North Carolina
Kendrick comes on today's episode and we talk all there is about basketball performance, and all the new technology that strength coaches can play around with. I encourage you to check out his podcast and reach out to him discuss his next steps in the world of strength and conditioning!
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Twitter: coachbsweeney
Location: Greensboro, North Carolina
Coach JonMarc talks to us today about developing high school athletes, and what methods for youth and novice athletes are the most effective. He's built up a strong department in Tennessee, and even hosts his own podcast called Conjugate Chats. Check out his podcast and more of what Coach Rasberry has to offer!
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Twitter: coachbsweeney
Location: Greensboro, North Carolina
Here is William Fly! A great resource for high school strength coaches and getting the ball rolling for developing high school athletes.
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Location: Greensboro, North Carolina
This is an episode revolving around baseball and all things minor league! Joe is a great resource for baseball information and is working his way up to the major leagues. Follow Joe and his journey, reach out for any questions!
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Twitter: coachbsweeney
Location: Greensboro, North Carolina
Tex gives a wealth of information in what could've been a 5 hour episode on sports performance and training. Tex was an outstanding resource to talk to and I encourage you check him and the power athlete HQ out online. Enjoy the episode and subscribe
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Twitter: coachbsweeney
Location: Greensboro, North Carolina
Jack is really one of the best in the business, he has turned his company into the premier lacrosse performance center in the country. He trains all sorts of professionals and continues to gain attention in what he does. Look out for Jack and 2wolves on instagram, and support him however you can!
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Location: Greensboro, North Carolina
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This is a fantastic episode where athletes and coaches alike can find out more about sports nutrition and the requirements it takes to be a dietitian at the power 5 level. Anthony offers tons of free resources on his page and website, and you can find out more by checking him out! Make sure to leave a review and give me feedback on the episodes
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Location: Greensboro, North Carolina
Mark is a great coach that really focuses on the fundamentals of sprinting and is a master at getting his players to buy into the process. Mark tells us about his journey and how hes developed his process in training some of the best players in the country. Enjoy and check out Coach Ellis and his tigers!
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Location: Greensboro, North Carolina
We talk about my journey to developing competency in power cleans. We all start somewhere so getting an experienced professionals opinion and thoughts has been huge to developing strategies to increase my execution! Very interesting episode in the books.
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Location: Greensboro, North Carolina
Brian is a record holder, pretty much, enough said. Very interesting topics around training, sprinters development, and gaining street cred from athletes. Enjoy!
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Location: Greensboro, NC
Denzel comes from a very experienced background and he is now tearing it up in the G league! Denzel is a very high energy guy that is willing to share tons of great information during his time on the podcast. He is new to the G league but already making a big impression on the team.
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Location: Greensboro, North Carolina
Nicole was a great interview, she's as gritty as it comes in terms of experience and her way to the top. She offers great insight across all sports and how to create a good environment in a weight room. One of my favorite parts is how she breaks down rotational power for her throws athletes. Reach out to her on instagram if you need any of your questions answered and tell me how you enjoy the pod!
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Location: Greensboro, North Carolina
This one is a good one! Coach Cristi has worked in the NFL, XFL, and division 1 athletics and brings a great insight into what it takes to be one of the best in the business. She's worked with every type of athlete there is and talks about her experience with all her different sports. Anyone can reach out to Cristi with questions or any information through the resources she provides at the end of the episode.
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location: Proehlific Park, Greensboro North Carolina
Jordan was a fantastic guest who works in a unique setting as the director of a first time program. You can tell he runs a tight ship over in South Carolina and he's a man that has enthusiasm about training and coaching. Give him a look and see what the school is all about!
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Location: NCAT & Proehlific Park
Today we have on Brandon Athey, a tactical strength coach. While he's in the tactical field right now, he has experience in the college world and private as well. Hearing about some of his work experience will redefine the term hard work. He goes into great detail about the world he's in and why someone would be interested in the tactical field. Give him a follow and check out the other episodes!
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Location: Proehlific Park, North Carolina A&T
Dr. Colish is a renound Sports PT around the Maryland area and works at True Sport PT. He is also a certififed strength coach, the physical therapist for team Portugal, and even plays for team Portugal. He played college lacrosse in college and continued his athletic career at Rutgers Club where he recieved his doctorate. There is a plethora of talking points in this episode so give Dr. Colish a follow on instagram and enjoy the episode!
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Location: Greensboro, NC
Erik is a professional lacrosse player with an addiction to getting better and improving his game. He shares his knowledge and personal experience in being a professional lacrosse player and what challenges he's had to overcome. Erik and his Mammoth squat won the NLL championship in front of 19,000 fans and gaining his insights on what the championship culture means is incredible. Go follow and support Erik during his journey of taking an expansion team to the next level!
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Location: Proehlific Park, Greensboro North Carolina
Kyle gives great insight on what is takes to be in the ever growing high school sector. Kyle gets to impact over 1,000 athletes on a daily basis and hearing how he can do this while balancing life is always intriguing. Give Kyle a follow and continue to learn!
Today's episode features Andrew Wentz, an olympic strength coach from High Point who has helped the mens lacrosse team to a culture that propels them past many ACC teams in the D1 world. Andrew and I have a great conversation about strength and different benchmarks, and ultimately how to relate with your athletes when they may be so different. Enjoy the Pod!
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Located at: Proehlific Park, North Carolina A&T
Sorry for the delay between episodes but this is certainly a good way to come back. Evan Simon comes to us from Davidson College and leads the helm as the director of performance. Evan has been all over the west coast helping some of the best FBS schools and finally returned to Davidson after a long time away. Enjoy the episode!
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Location: Proehlific Park/ North Carolina A&T
I'll be honest, this is the best episode yet. Matt killed this and I was trying to keep up. I'd get a note pad and a pen out and just listen and take notes. Matt has been working at Salisbury for a long time and has been apart of creating quite a few dynasties. He's deep into the lacrosse sphere and has as much credibility as anybody. Matt is working at growing the game for the best and is efforts are coming to fruition as he expands lacrosse through the NSCA. Give him a follow, give his material a look, and enjoy your day
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Location: Proehlific Park, Greensboro
Nick is the Assistant Director of Performance at one of the best up and coming universities in the south. Nick practices what he preaches by being an athlete himself, and even hosts his own podcast, The Strength Game. We had a good time talking about balancing in season training and having a flexible approach when it comes to the overall athlete. Give him a shout if you have any questions and go listen to The Strength Game as well!
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Location: Proehlific Park, Greensboro, North Carolina
Ed Smith is a Lynchburg legend when it comes to S&C and garnered quite a bit of respect in the D3 realm for the high level of athletics that he is in charge of. We talk about how to maintain the weight room culture, how to build relationships, and philosophies in the training sphere.
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Located in Greensboro, North Carolina
This one is a great one! Nick and I discuss lacrosse training as a whole, as well as the optimal way to train and develop motor skills at any age.
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located at: Proehlific Park, Greensboro NC
Faris comes to us today with lots of information on how to train team sports in the collegiate setting. He has a tremendous background working with teams like UMASS lacrosse, JMU Football and now the historic Aggie program. Faris is a wiz when it comes to programming and spills some of that knowledge with us. Give it a listen and a share!
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located at proehlific park in Greensboro North Carolina
David takes over Rutgers and we talk about how the most powerful thing coaches can do is connect with their athletes!
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This episode features Andrew Mitchell, an Olympic strength coach from UNC who has experience working with multiple sports and is a golf enthusiast when it comes to the long drive. He spent time with Elon as an athlete and an intern where he gained a wealth of knowledge from some of the industries best. His instagram is @strengthcoachmitchell and he posts some awesome content about rotational sports and other insights about training.
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located at proehlific park Greensboro
Chris is a great professional that works with a variety of athletes from little kids getting ready for flag football season to professional athletes preparing for the highest level or competition. We talk quite a bit about culture in the weight room, putting the fun in fundamentals, and how to create a sustainable business. You can follow Chris on Instagram @Dopeits_CK and find him at Proehlific Park in Greensboro.
This episode covers a great deal of information with gym owner, Joseph Pearson. He own The Strength Feed located in Raleigh and trains a variety of athletes and teams, and is a great mind in the industry. He has a very interesting background which I think lends him to a unique training style he implements with his athletes. You can find Joe on Instagram @jpstrength_training and TSF @thestrengthfeed
Coaches Cradle located at Proehlific Park in Greensboro!
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Email: brennanswn9@gmail.com
Just wanted to give a quick overview of my plans for coaches cradle and what I’d want the company to be! I’m hoping this can be a great outlet for great discussion, good advice and the start of a really good thing. There will be more episodes to come and more information to be shared