Episodes
Wednesday Jun 24, 2015
IGCT Episode #109: Dr. Phil Wagner- "This is Sparta"
Wednesday Jun 24, 2015
Wednesday Jun 24, 2015
For Show Notes and Coach McKeefery's Website - http://www.RonMcKeefery.com
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Dr. Phil Wagner, founded Sparta Performance in the Silicon Valley (est. 2008) and subsequently a technology corporation, Sparta Software Corporation (est (2012), from a passion for advancing the science of athletic performance and injury prevention. Prior to Sparta, Wagner played varsity football at UC Davis and then semi-professional rugby in New Zealand. He then worked as a Strength & Conditioning coach for eight years at Cal and UCLA only to find that athlete training and injury protocols lacked the objective data to drive decisions.
So he completed medical school at USC to learn and apply evidence-based protocols to develop better frameworks for athlete treatment. Sparta Software developed predictive databases alongside force plate technology that are now utilized across the globe by both individuals and organizations, including the Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Falcons, Colorado Rockies, University of Kansas, University of Texas, University of California, English Rugby Union, and New South Wales Waratahs (Australia professional rugby champions).
In This Episode We Discuss:
His journey into the Strength and Conditioning field.
What separates Sparta from everyone else?
What variables make up an athletes motor signature?
How have he used that data to prevent injuries and develop muscular deficiencies?
How he has taken the force plate out of the lab and integrated it into Team Settings?
How he has balanced the technology piece with coaching instinct?
One question he asks potential employees during the interview process?
Best piece of coaching advice he has ever received.
A question he asks during the interview process.
His favorite quote, Book/App/Website recommendation.
Wednesday Jun 17, 2015
IGCT Episode #108: Jay DeMayo - "All Roads Lead to Rome, but Not Everyone Gets There"
Wednesday Jun 17, 2015
Wednesday Jun 17, 2015
For Show Notes and Coach McKeefery's Website - http://www.RonMcKeefery.com
Now Available on iTunes http://bit.ly/1bPlMei
Strength On Demand - Archive of Strength and Conditioning Clinic Presentations http://www.Strength-OnDemand.com
Strength Coach Basic Training - Online Internship Program http://www.StrengthCoachBasicTraining.com
Jason DeMayo is in his 10th year as a strength and conditioning coach at the University of Richmond, and his eighth year working with the men's basketball team.
DeMayo is directly responsible for the strength training, conditioning and flexibility development of the men and women's basketball teams. He also educates the student-athletes on the proper nutrition to make sure their bodies are performing to their full potential.
Jay has presented at 10 different seminars and clinics in five different states and has coached and lectured for a month at Ningbo University in China.
He came to Richmond from Indiana State, where he was a graduate assistant during the 2002-03 academic year. The Fairport, N.Y. native played on the soccer team at SUNY-Cortland.
In This Episode We Discuss:
His journey into the Strength and Conditioning field.
Coaches and Athletes attitude toward training.
What training means to him.
Strength coaches wearing too many hats.
Biggest mistakes he sees being made in our profession.
How he incorporates technology into his training.
Basketball program design.
Best piece of coaching advice he has ever received.
His favorite quote, Book/App/Website recommendation.
Wednesday Jun 10, 2015
IGCT Episode #107: Matt Jennings - "If the Wolf Wants To Eat, It Has To Run"
Wednesday Jun 10, 2015
Wednesday Jun 10, 2015
For Show Notes and Coach McKeefery's Website - http://www.RonMcKeefery.com
Now Available on iTunes http://bit.ly/1bPlMei
Strength On Demand - Archive of Strength and Conditioning Clinic Presentations http://www.Strength-OnDemand.com
Strength Coach Basic Training - Online Internship Program http://www.StrengthCoachBasicTraining.com
Matt Jennings is entering his fourth year as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Xavier for the 2012-13 academic year. His responsibilities will include overseeing the entire XU Athletics Strength and Conditioning Department, as well as working directly with the Men's Basketball Program. Jennings and his wife, Jill, are the proud parents of three children, Delaney & Zachary (11) and Jacob (9).
In this episode we discuss:
His journey into the Strength and Conditioning field.
Basketball Offseason Training
Unique benefits and challenges of being at a school without football.
The best piece of coaching advice he has received.
His favorite quote, Book/App/Website recommendation
Wednesday Jun 03, 2015
IGCT Episode #106: Dr. Mike Martino - Three Dimensional Thinking
Wednesday Jun 03, 2015
Wednesday Jun 03, 2015
For Show Notes and Coach McKeefery's Website - http://www.RonMcKeefery.com
Now Available on iTunes http://bit.ly/1bPlMei
Strength On Demand - Archive of Strength and Conditioning Clinic Presentations http://www.Strength-OnDemand.com
Strength Coach Basic Training - Online Internship Program http://www.StrengthCoachBasicTraining.com
Dr. Martino came to Georgia College in 1997 and has been an advocate of wellness, human performance, sports medicine, nutrition, and weight loss. He is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) with Distinction through the National Strength & Conditioning Association, a certified Functional Movement Screen professional, a Master Instructor through the Evidenced Based Fitness Association, a Certified Battling Ropes Coach, and a Cancer Exercise Specialist through the Rocky Mountain Cancer Rehabilitation Institute.
Dr. Martino received his Bachelor of Arts from Furman University in Health and Physical Education in 1988. From 1990 through 1995, he completed his Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Exercise Physiology at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, with emphases in Molecular Biology, Statistics, Nutrition, and Health Promotion. During his tenure at Alabama, he served as an assistant coach to the nationally ranked varsity swimming team and also served as a research lab assistant in the Human Performance Laboratory.
Dr. Martino has been involved with wellness for nearly 30 years. From 1983 to 1988, he was a scholarship athlete at Furman University and developed into a world class swimmer. His unique combination of swimming, coaching, and educational background has allowed him to work with a variety of groups including Olympic Gold Medalists, world record holders, collegiate athletes, geriatric and weight loss clients, and youth athletes. Dr. Martino served as a United States National Team Swimming Coach from 1990 to 2000. He was a member of the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Advisory Coaching Staffs in Barcelona and Atlanta. He has traveled the world for athletic competitions and speaking engagements in 15 different countries including Russia, Spain, Iceland, and Cuba.
He has played a major role in the NSCA’s State Provincial Director program where he began his professional service back in 2002 as the Georgia State Director and then became the Southeast Regional Coordinator in 2006. He has also served as the Vice Chair and Chair of the entire SPD program from 2010 to 2013. In 2012, he was recognized as the NSCA Educator of the Year, one of his highest professional accolades to date.
Currently, he is co-owner of Bodyplex Fitness of Milledgeville, a 38,000 square foot facility with nearly 4,000 members and over 200 personal training clients. For his full time job, Dr. Martino serves as a Full Professor in the School of Health and Human Performance at Georgia College, the public liberal arts university in the University System of Georgia. He is the Coordinator for the undergraduate Exercise Science program and Graduate Coordinator for the Human Performance program. He also coordinates and oversees a staff of three Graduate Assistants and twenty undergraduate practicum students who assist with the strength and conditioning programs for ten different Division II varsity athletic teams at Georgia College. His current research focuses on the physiological effects associated with the Battling Ropes system and Barefoot training.
In this episode we discuss:
His journey into the Strength and Conditioning field.
How he balances multiple roles.
Benefits of incorporating barefoot training into your program.
Importance of life balance and how he has used Jiujitsu
His favorite interview question.
The best piece of coaching advice he has received.
His favorite quote, Book/App/Website recommendation
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