This episode of The PBSCCS Podcast is a group discussion on Spring Training. This is Part One of the interview.

Speakers:
-Logan Jones (Chicago White Sox)
-Grace Cullen (Tampa Bay Rays)

Questions/topics covered in this episode:
-Daily responsibilities during Spring Training for the strength and conditioning coach
-Intake testing and assessment during Spring Training
-Programming and individualization for players upon arrival

Quotes:
-"Upon arrival, on the Major League or Minor League side doesn't matter, most organizations have some form of intake" (3:07) - Logan Jones
-"I think the most important piece of this puzzle is closing the feedback loop with the player" (12:24) - Logan Jones
-They're obviously here to play baseball. It's our job as strength and conditioning professionals to help them prior to going out and make them stay on the field" (15:10) - Grace Cullen
-"I think the biggest thing we work on is the running progression. I feel like we do a really good job as a department in making sure we're not just having guys jump into really high yardage weeks or really high intensities" (17:06) - Grace Cullen

If you would like to learn more from the guests on this episode, you can follow them on social media:

Instagram:
@logan_jones95 - Logan Jones
@coachgracecullen - Grace Cullen