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Wednesday Nov 25, 2015
IGCT Episode #131: Johnny Larson - "Working Through The Ranks"
Wednesday Nov 25, 2015
Wednesday Nov 25, 2015
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Jonathan Larson is in his first year as the Assistant Director of Athletics for Sports Performance at Manhattan College. The newly created position will supervise all strength & conditioning elements of the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics’ 19 sport offerings.
Larson arrives in Riverdale after working this season as an assistant for the St. Louis Cardinals at their spring training facility in Jupiter, FL. With the Cardinals, he assisted with the programming and training of Major and Minor League athletes during spring training while also serving as the primary strength and conditioning coach of the Class A Advanced Palm Beach Cardinals.
Prior to working for St. Louis, Larson spent a year as a strength & conditioning volunteer assistant at the University of Alabama, working primarily with the softball program while also assisting the football and cheerleading programs.
Larson got his start in collegiate athletics at Army West Point, serving as an exercise science/strength & conditioning intern for the Black Knights.
A 2013 graduate from the Hofstra University with a degree in exercise science and political science, he is currently pursuing his master’s degree in sports sciences & kinesiology and is certified through the National Strength and Conditioning Association having obtained his CSCS as well as a USAW Level 1 Sports Performance Coach Certification.
In this episode we discuss:
His journey into the Strength and Conditioning field.
The challenges he has faced starting a Strength and Conditioning program at a school that has never had one.
How he has set a culture for the future.
What challenges does he anticipate for the future.
The best piece of coaching advice he has received.
His favorite quote, Book/App/Website recommendation
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