Derek Somerville is in his 8th season as a strength and conditioning coach in professional baseball including 2 seasons with the San Francisco Giants and currently in his 6th season with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Derek is originally from Minot, North Dakota and attended the University of Mary studying Exercise Science and competing in collegiate baseball. Following undergrad Derek attended Liberty University completing a Masters of Science in Exercise Science and most recently completed his massage therapy license through the Cortiva Institute.

Topics covered in this episode:
-Absolute strength & baseball performance
-Advice for others & finding success
-Continuing education

Quotes:
-"Baseball has been going around for 100 years before strength and conditioning coaches were a thing, right, and it made it just fine" (1:59)
-"For me absolute strength doesn't always correlate to baseball performance" (2:22)
-"Whether you're just getting started in professional baseball or just getting started in any area of strength and conditioning I think just enjoy where you're at" (12:45)

If you would like to learn more from Derek, you can check out his presentation from the 2021 PBSCCS Winter Meetings Strength & Conditioning Symposium below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgNvd3IDKV4&list=PLDlWM5pOkg9MRhHkzSned1hI3MtFDs0Ye&index=2

or by following him on social media:

Twitter:
@ddsomerville1