Matt Crush is the head strength coach for Ethos Fitness and Performance in Boston. Matt has a ton of experience in strength and conditioning including interning with Umass and USA Rugby.  Matt was a coach at flight performance for couple years and is one of the most genuine people you will ever meet. 

Main Topics Discussed:

-Matt's journey to becoming head strength and conditioning coach for ethos fitness and performance. 

-How his business has pivoted to deal with COVID.

-The challenges of managing other employees compared to just coaching. 

-  Matt's process for integrating continuing education into practice. 

-The most important qualities of a good coach. 

Sylvia Bratten is a former USA Rugby Eagle and is the USA woman's rugby head strength and conditioning coach. Sylvia has a wealth of knowledge in strength and conditioning and the specifics of training rugby players.   

Main topics discussed:

- Sylvia's  journey to being the head strength and conditioning for the USA woman's rugby team. 

- The USA Woman's preparation for the upcoming World Cup.

-How to manage athletes programs while they are working remote.

-Individual differences with programming between athletes. 

- Objective measures used to assess strength and weaknesses. 

- How COVID has effected the her role as a strength coach.

Will Turner is a strength and conditioning coach for Greenwich Country Day High School. He has experience as a strength and conditioning coach at almost every level of athletics. 

Main topics discussed:

-Will's journey to Greenwich Country Day

-Challenges of personalization with in programming and coaching  for division 1 teams. 

-The differences between coaching college athletes vs high school athletes.

- His main resources for continuing education .

Building strategies to develop tissue tolerance and defining "variability" for the training of both athletes and general population.  

Jared and Dylan talk about the meaning of true sport specific training