OAK PERFORMANCE RADIO

Check out Emily Hartong of League One Volleyball on Episode 078 of OAK Performance Radio!

Emily grew up playing a multitude of sports and eventually focused on volleyball earning a scholarship to the University of Hawaii. She was a four-year starter at Hawaii and was named the Western Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year in 2010.

She was a Second Team AVCA All-American as a sophomore and a First Team member as a junior and as a senior. In both her junior and senior seasons, Hartong was the Big West Player of the Year and ranked in the top 10 nationally in kills per set.

Emily went on to play professional volleyball with her club Voléro Zürich she competed at the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship. In 2015–16, she became a member of Hyundai-Hillstate volleyball club, and her team won the Korean Volleyball Pro League Championship.

Emily is now retired from her professional career and serves as head of Marketing and Media for League One Volleyball.

Check out more about League One Volleyball at https://www.lovb.com/ and @leagueonevolleyball!

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Coach Adam sits down with College Volleyball Athletes Lexi Lewis (Memphis) and Emma Sinclair (Dartmouth).

Lexi and Emma were on the podcast in the beginning when they committed to their schools. Now we get to hear about their year as a freshman, how classes were, how volleyball was and many many stories. 

Lexi and Emma have put in a lot of hard work this summer getting prepared for their next year.

Good Luck Ladies!!

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We just couldn't get enough of Jade!

Coach Adam is sits down with Jade Coffman again and discuss her freshman experience at Millikin playing volleyball and taking accounting courses. 

Good Luck next season Jade! Go Big Blue!

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What better place to do a basketball podcast in the middle of a basketball court.

Coach Adam sits down with JD Danforth, CEO of Joe Buckets Training. 

JD is originally from Rockford IL and played ball at Auburn high school and finished playing at Kentucky Wesleyan University.

At Joe Buckets Training, they know what it takes to become an elite basketball player. The coaches use a targeted approach to help athletes of all ages hone their skills so they can gain the confidence needed to compete at the next level.

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Coach Adam sits down with McKendree University Volleyball Player Nikos Xydakis.

Nikos started playing volleyball when he was a freshman in high school. During that time he learn how to play the game from amazing clubs and coaches.

Nikos is a hard working athlete. He is dedicated to put in work in the gym and on the court.

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Coach Adam is joined by Rockford Lutheran graduate Kylie Wilhelmi.

Kylie will be continuing her volleyball career at Birmingham-Southern College. 

She has been one of the most dedicated athletes we have ever had the privilege of training at Oak. She has been training consistently for the past 3 years both in season and out of season and has seen some major improvements. To say that Kylie has gotten bigger, faster, and stronger would be an understatement!

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Coach Adam sits down with Zach Even-Esh, Best Selling Author, The Encylopedia of Underground Strength & Conditioning

Zach is the founder of The Underground Strength Gym (Manasquan, NJ) which started in 2002 out of my parents garage & backyard. He became one of the earliest pioneers in the warehouse gym business for strength & conditioning.

Zach is the creator of The Underground Strength Coach Certification and The SSPC Certification (Strength & Sports Performance Coach)

https://zacheven-esh.com/

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When we think of hard working athlete, Hayley Montoya comes to mind.

Adam sits down with collegiate athlete Hayley Montoya and discuss what it is like being in the transfer portal and the dedication and hard work it take to be a college athlete.

Hayley played her 2021 volleyball season at Canisius University. She enjoyed her time playing Canisius but she will be continuing her volleyball career at the University of Buffalo.

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Coach Adam sits down with Martin Hyatte from Blue Bear Offensive and Defensive Academy.

Blue Bear OL/DL Academy is collegiate level Offensive and Defensive line instruction for ages 10 and up! They teach OL/DL fundamentals and help with collegiate recruiting. They are located in Northern Illinois.

Martin is very passionate about training not only small things to help the athlete dominate on the field but also to help them play safe. The academy has been strength training with our coaches since January 2022. 

For more information about Blue Bear OL/DL Academy visit:

https://www.facebook.com/OLvDLCamp/ 

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Coach Adam Sits down and talks with Will Waterman, Head of Human Performance and Sports Science of Proteus Motion.

Proteus Motion’s patented technology is the only way to measure strength and power for every human movement.  

To date, it has only been possible to measure physical strength and power for movements in a straight line, like a squat or a bench press. However, less than 5% of human movement is in a straight line.  Proteus Motion’s patented technology measures strength and power for 100% of human movements, creating an entirely new standard for personalized fitness and physical rehabilitation. 

 Strength is the ability to move against resistance. To measure strength accurately, that resistance must not change. But unless you are moving in a straight line, the resistance from existing equipment like cables and free weights changes unpredictably throughout each movement. The only way to overcome this is through constant resistance, no matter what direction you move.  

Proteus Motion solved this by inventing 3D Resistance™. By providing constant resistance in all directions, 3D Resistance™ is the first-ever way to accurately measure strength and power for every movement humans can perform.

For more information on Proteus Motion visit:

https://proteusmotion.com/

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