In this episode of The Collective, we explore a different lens to look through when viewing sport performance. Marc Drobenko, who's an Athletic Trainer in professional basketball sits down to chat with us about the realities of strength and conditioning, athletic training, and how they can better mesh to create the best experience for the athlete.

Marc is a critical-thinker, and is always looking for ways to think outside the box. He thinks deeply, and in this episode he provides some major takeaways to help you have a better understanding of the role of athletic trainers in sport performance.

What's up Collective listeners?! In this episode, Spencer Brown, who is the Director of Strength and Conditioning at Dartmouth College joins us to talk about empowering others, navigating the balance that is required in the field of strength and conditioning, and many other extremely valuable topics!

This episode is jam-packed with incredible insight from Spencer; we really cover some ground in this one. Enjoy!

In this episode, Scott Kuehn, Manager of Applied Sport Science for LSU Football gives Anthony an extensive view on how to build a sport science eco-system from scratch with the specialists you work with.

In addition, Scott breaks down his webinar on The Strength Coach Network; Case Study: Using GPS to Influence Football Practice Design, and his first white paper LAX-Score: Quantifying Team Performance in Lacrosse and Exploring IMU Features towards Performance Enhancement.

In this episode, Sal Alosi, who is the Owner and Head Coach at Fortitude Gym in Chandler, Arizona joins us to discuss the specific successes and failures he experienced throughout his journey as an intern, to an NFL Head Strength Coach. He also dives deep into navigating administrators in the interview process, and his thoughts on the current state of industry.

Sal has coached in the NFL, Collegiate Football and Basketball, and now runs a business in the private sector providing high-quality coaching in a more intimate setting.

In this episode, we are joined by Brandon Sardine who is a Performance Coach at Future. Brandon has a vast array of experiences at the high school, collegiate, and professional levels. Each of which have their own challenges!

Brandon discussed these experiences, the dichotomy of the current state of the private and collegiate sectors, and the danger of playing the comparison game when it comes to your career vs. others! This episode bounces around and it's one of the more back-and-forth episodes we've had. Enjoy!

In this episode of The Collective, Jon Heck joins us to discuss his journey from being a player to becoming an Assistant Football Strength Coach for The University of North Carolina.

Jon discusses the highs and lows of being a division I athlete, and the decision-making process he went through when he felt his passions shifting from player to coach despite the promising NFL trajectory he had ahead of him.

In this episode of The Collective, Nick Greyno, Strength and Conditioning Coach at TCU opens up about the various ways he uses psychological training to prepare athletes for success, how to meet the player where they're at in their journey, why we truly don't know enough about the athlete, and the various ways we can move the industry forward.

Nick has taken a unique path to where he is now, forgoing paid positions to take on unpaid positions in order to relentlessly pursue his dream. His take on this is extremely interesting and worth the listen!

In this episode of The Collective, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Eastern New Mexico University Tommie Moore joins us to chat about his experiences in the Strength and Conditioning industry, the concepts he is implementing with his athletes, his thoughts on the current student-athlete experience, and more!

In this episode, I do a Q&A with Jimmy Radcliffe from The University of Oregon. Jimmy is well-known for his impact at The University of Oregon, in addition to the impact he has had providing information and knowledge to the players, coaches, support staff, and many other individuals who are involved in the world of athletics and beyond. He is a staple in the athletic community for strength, speed, and power qualities.

In this episode, we chat with Gio Grassi, who is an Assistant Strength Coach at Monmouth University in New Jersey. Gio takes us through his story as someone who struggled in high school to finding his passion in sport performance and earning a masters degree in his pursuits of becoming a coach. He dives deep into his thoughts and experiences with Polar HR data and how he is using it to create dialogue with the coaches he is working with, in addition to the relationships he has established with the players and coaches. We also talk Sopranos at the end for all of our Sopranos fans!