Mark Spadavecchia is entering his second season as San Jose's strength & conditioning coach and in the San Francisco Giants organization. Previously, Spadavecchia spent five seasons as a strength & conditioning coach in the Houston Astros organization. His tenure with the Astros included stints with Corpus Christi, Lancaster, Buies Creek, and Tri-City.

Spadavecchia earned a B.S. in Exercise Science from Marquette University and a Masters in Sports Sciences from Florida State University. He is a certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS).

Topics covered in this episode:

-Being Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year

-Reflexive Performance Reset (RPR)

-Continuing Education

Quotes:

-"I've been very fortunate to have a lot of great bosses and coworkers" (2:44)

-"Help guys learn without over-teaching them at times" (4:35)

-"Practice Spanish" (8:29)