OAK PERFORMANCE RADIO

Matt, Katie & Adam sit down and discuss the how and why for training athletes at Oak Performance!

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Scott Kitzman is a native of Rockford, IL and currently resides in Roscoe, IL with his wife Sheila and kids, Elena and Jack. Scott started his swimming career at the age of 6 and swam with the Rockford Marlins in the 1980’s. While with the Marlins, Scott was a Junior National finalist in numerous events. 

Scott attended Jefferson High School in Rockford where he was a four-year state finalist. Scott culminated his competitive swimming career at Columbia University in New York City. While at Columbia, Scott was team captain and was awarded All-Ivy and Academic All-Ivy awards. After college, Scott returned to the family building supply business where he worked until it closed in 2011.  Scott is currently a stay-at-home parent which affords him the time to be our head coach.  Scott is still swimming competitively at US Masters competitions.

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Dr. Phil Wagner is founder-CEO of Sparta Science, a physician, and a strength coach whose own athletic career as a football and rugby player was cut short by a series of avoidable training injuries. 

Dr. Wagner’s commitment to data-driven coaching and athlete development began as a strength coach for U.C. Berkeley and UCLA and as a professional rugby coach in New Zealand and Australia.

Frustrated by the lack of evidence-based approaches to athletic performance and injury prevention within professional sports, Phil received his medical degree from USC focused on biomechanics. 

Phil’s passion for protecting athlete health and longevity through injury resilience coupled with his medically-oriented human performance mindset inspired him to found Sparta Science, a movement technology and data science company focused on improving musculoskeletal health.

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Hayley Montoya is a DEDICATED athlete. #understatement

There are few that work as hard as she does on the court and in the weight room.

Hayley, like many in 2020, had a tough freshmen year and decided to transfer. There were many highs and lows but when it was all said and done, Hayley found a team and home that she is excited about.

Check out Hayley's story about volleyball, training, moving, transferring, and enduring 2020/21.

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Kaylee Kidd & Kenzie Kidd are sophomores on the Waldorf University Volleyball team. Even though these twins have played together for years, they have both blazed their own trail that has led to their individual successes on the court!

Sisters, roommates, teammates. 

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Dan John has spent his life with one foot in the world of lifting and throwing, and the other foot in academia. An All-American discus thrower, Dan has also competed at the highest levels of Olympic lifting, Highland Games and the Weight Pentathlon, an event in which he holds the American record.

Dan spends his work life blending weekly workshops and lectures with full-time writing, and is also an online religious studies instructor for Columbia College of Missouri. As a Fulbright Scholar, he toured the Middle East exploring the foundations of religious education systems. Dan is also a Senior Lecturer for St Mary’s University, Twickenham, London.

His books, on weightlifting, include Intervention, Never Let Go, Mass Made Simple and Easy Strength, written with Pavel Tsatsouline as well as From Dad, To Grad. He and Josh Hillis co-authored “Fat Loss Happens on Monday.”

In 2015, Dan wrote Can You Go? on his approach to assessments and basic training. In addition, Before We Go, another compilation akin to Never Let Go became an Amazon Bestseller.

In early 2017, Dan’s book, Now What?, his approach to Performance and dealing with “life,” became a Bestseller on Amazon. Hardstyle Kettlebell Challenge, published also in 2017, focused on the keys to the kettlebell.

His most recent book, Attempts, is a collection of short essays for both the professional coach and trainer and the “rest of us.” He is currently working on a new edition of “Easy Strength” with Pavel.

Brent grew up in Indiana where he participated in high school basketball all four years, leading West Lafayette Harrison High to the Sweet Sixteen in 1997, back when every school in the state played one state championship. Inducted into the high school hall of fame in 2014- being the only player in the high schools' history to be in the top 10 for points, rebounds, assists, and steals. 

He went on to play collegiate basketball at DII St. Josephs College in Indiana. There he made All-Freshman Honors and continued his success in becoming All-Conference player Junior and Senior year while also being named a DII All-American. After college, he continued his love of basketball and teaching in Indiana before moving to Chicago to further grow his basketball circle. 

Here he began as Director of Player Development at Illinois Spotlite and helped coach with Larry Butler and the famous Illinois Warriors. After, he joined Full Package Athletics as Director of Player Development, where he met Billy Welcome. He has worked with players in all levels-elementary, high school, college, and professional.

As the Director of ALL IN Chicago, Brent will be responsible for the oversight of training programs, leagues, and travel teams for the ALL IN Chicago program. He will be focusing on building the programs and player development for the city of Chicago.

Jordan (Haverly) Robison is a Cherry Valley native who excelled on the volleyball court from a young age. She led Keith Country Day HS to the beginnings of a volleyball dynasty which open the door for her collegiate recruitment to the BIG 10 at Indiana University. 

Jordan excelled as an outside for the Hoosiers but a nasty knee injury in the spring of her sophomore year led to her missing her junior year. Jordan had to undergo numerous knee surgeries and physical therapy to get her back on the court. 

Now in a coaching and administrative role, Jordan aspires to bring her passion and experience to the athletes of the VC United program. 

Check out Lizzy Danelski & Kaitlyn Bingham on Episode 041 on OAK PERFORMANCE RADIO!

Lizzy and Kaitlyn have endured some tough times over 2020-21 but they carry some of the most positive attitudes that are infectious to their teammates.

During a time when it would be easy for them to feel sorry for themselves, Lizzy & Kaitlyn persevered, got recruited, committed to their respective schools, and now are closing out a fantastic club season.

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Check out Coach Tex McQuilkin on episode 040 of OAK PERFORMANCE RADIO!

Tex is currently the Director of Training Power Athlete and has been working with John Welbourn since 2012. Tex is a former collegiate lacrosse defensive midfielder and 3-year team captain for Marymount University.

Coached S&C collegiately with Georgetown University as well as interned at the University of Texas at Austin's football program. Apprenticed under Raphael Ruiz studying the proper implementation of science-based, performance-driven training systems for swimmers, fighters, and field & court sport athletes.

Tex and Adam dive into ideal and optimal ways to train up the next Dwayne Johnson and what parents need to look for in strength & conditioning for their athlete. (SPOILER - NOT ALL GYMS ARE THE SAME!)

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