God's Training

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.

We discuss in this episode of the Coach Brix Nation many things including:

~Is there a difference between training Women and Men Basketball players

~The role social media plays with today's athlete

~Specialized exercises for basketball players

Jay also runs a site cvasps.com.  (Central Virginia Sports Performance) where he has tons of information for the strength and conditioning coach. 

Question:  

How young is to young to strength train?

Is Chocolate Milk a good recovery drink after a workout?

Do you need supplements?

I answer these questions in my weekly podcast.  Make sure

Some questions I was asked through social media over the past few weeks.  What is the difference between Whey and Cassein Protein?  When and how should it be taken?  Also should an athlete play hurt?  and finally Concussions should an organization spend hundreds of dollars on fancy helmets to prevent concussions?  

I will answer all of these as well as talk about my upcoming Certification on Acceleration, Deceleration, and Re-Acceleration training.  Go to www.speedandagilityinstitute.com  for more info.  

Also I will be holding a Concussion Discussion May 14th.  All parents, coaches, and athletes need to be here to understand what we need to do to help with this epidemic.  

Dr. Bryan Mann was hired at Mizzou first as a Graduate Assistant in 2004 and then promoted to Assistant Director of Strength & Conditioning in 2006. On top of his duties in the department of Athletic Performance, Mann is also an Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training since 2012.

As an Assistant Director of Strength & Conditioning, Mann is responsible for assisting with the player development program for football and baseball as well as being responsible for Missouri's women's soccer teams. In addition to these team duties, he is also the Director of Research & Development, as well as being the Coordinator for On-Campus Academic Relations.

Prior to his arrival at the University of Missouri, Mann attended Southwest Missouri State University where he served as a student assistant as well as a Graduate Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach from March 1999-May 2004. He assisted in the player development of football, men's and women's basketball, baseball, and volleyball. He developed the programs for field hockey, softball, men's and women's soccer, swimming and diving, and men's tennis. He also trained 2004 Barbados Olympic triple jumper Greg Hughes.

Mann also helped in producing some great achievements for the athletic department at SMSU. These include a Final Four appearance by women's basketball and a College World Series appearance by baseball.

Throughout high school and college, Mann was a four-time national and two-time world champion in powerlifting for the Natural Athlete's Strength Association and was considered among the top 20 athletes in the world for his age.

Mann is also an accomplished author and researcher. He has published three books, most notably "Powerlifting" which was published by Human Kinetics, and numerous journal articles. Mann is most well-known for his research on autoregulation of training with the first athlete training article ever done on the Autoregulatory Progressive Resistance Exercise (APRE) protocol as well as assessment of training improvements.

Mann received his degree in Health Promotion from Missouri State University in 2003, a Graduate Certificate in Sports Management from Missouri State University in 2004, a Masters Degree in Health Education and Promotion in 2006 and his Ph.D. in 2011. Mann is recognized as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) as well as Strength and Conditioning Coach Certified (SCCC) from the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association. Mann is married to Corinne Schoppet Mann and they currently reside in Columbia.

Assistant Teaching Professor of Physical Therapy & Assistant Director of Strength & Conditioning

Nutrition & Exercise Physiology/Department of Athletics
Clark Hall, Room 6C
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211
Phone: (573) 884-3097
E-mail: [email protected]

Ryan Mallett is Personal Trainer and Coach hailing from a small town north of Boston, MA and now living in Southern Florida.  It wasn’t until a work place accident in 2004, that he found his calling in Personal Training and began his journey into the world of fitness. Determined to educate and enlighten, Ryan quickly immersed himself into his craft. He sought out the best in the industry to learn from, and obtained his USAW Coaching Certification; NSCA-CPT as well as FMS Expert designations. TRX Sports Medicine Professional; Battling Ropes Coach and Kettlebell Coaching designations, would also become an integral part of Ryan’s “toolbox”, allowing him to better understand unique training modalities and further understanding of movement and corrective form and function. 

  Ryan had the distinct honor of serving on the NSCA State Advisory Board, along side some very accomplished and succesful professionals, to organize and assist in facilitaing Strength and Conditioning Clinics within the state of New Jersey. He would later go on to serve as the NSCA State Director, before vacating the position to move to South Florida. He is still an active member of the NSCA, and has spoken at Clinics at Rutgers University, as well as Temple University. He is currently sought after for speaking engagments througout the USA, and has been published on ‘The Sport In Mind’ and ‘SportsNutritionInsider” webzines.

 Ryan’s services are second to none, with an exclusive and individual feel to his clients/ athletes, which ensures they get the most positive experiences and, above all else – results. Is your team looking for the competitive advantage? Contact me for a whole new level of individual; group strength training and education!

A Nationally recognized leader in the area of sports development.  Ron McKeefery has twice been named Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year.  First by the Professional Football Strength and Conditioning Society (2008 Under Armor Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year), and next by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (2016 Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year).  In 2013 Coach McKeefery was honored as a Master Strength and Conditioning Coach by the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCa).  The Master Strength and Conditioning Coach certification is the highest honor that can be achieved as a strength and conditioning coach, representing professionalism, knowledge, experience, expertise and longevity in the field.

Coach McKeefery is a sought after industry speaker.  He has lectured for the National Strength and Conditioning Association, Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Association, and numerous major universities. Ron is the author of the #1 Amazon International Bestseller CEO Strength Coach, and has been published in the National Strength and Conditioning journal, American Football Monthly, and Stack Magazine.

Coach McKeefery has served as a strength and conditioning coach at both the Professional and Collegiate level.  Working with such professional organizations as the: Cincinnati Bengals (NFL) Kansas City Royals (MLB), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL), and the Berlin Thunder (NFL Europe).  Currently he is the Director of Strength and Conditioning at Eastern Michigan University.  Prior to Eastern Michigan he was an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Cincinnati Bengals, Director of Strength and Conditioning for the University of Tennessee, and spent 10 seasons with the University of South Florida (Div I BCS level).  In his time at South Florida the Bulls transitioned from Div I-AA to the BCS Big East Conference and appeared in 6 consecutive bowl games.

The NFL combine is one of the most watched test in America.  The question I have for people is this a good evaluator of football players.  Does this show you a great athlete or a great player?  Listen to my take on the combine.