Erik Huddleston is the Director of Performance at IFAST. In this episode of the show Erik talks about how he uses various constraints, speeds, and positions to strengthen change of directions movement patterns. Despite a high volume of clients, Erik’s extensive knowledge on change of direction allows him to individualize movement solutions so his clients can achieve optimal results. 

Instagram: @eph.24

Jeff Moyer is the owner of Dynamic Correspondence Sports Training in Pittsburgh, PA.  Through Jeff’s passion for athletic development he has created a total holistic approach to training. In this episode we spoke a lot about training vision, and how it can not only help improve perception but also improve strength and mobility. We also talked about the 1x20 approach to strength training and other topics. 

http://www.dcsportstraining.com/

Instagram: @dcsportstraining

Nick DiMarco is the Director of Strength and Conditioning at Elon University. Nick has appeared on various podcasts because he has such a wealth of knowledge on all topics of S&C. In this episode we covered a lot of topics ranging from 8 Vector Plyometrics, progressing agility drills, conditioning, and surrounding yourself with a good staff. 

Instagram:

@elonperformance

@dimarco.w.nick

Joel Smith is a strength coach, and also host of the Just Fly Performance Podcast. After speaking with so many great strength coaches over the years Joel has a wealth of knowledge about so many different topics related to strength and conditioning. In this episode we talked about evolving as a strength coach and then we talked specifically about the role of the foot in change of direction. 

https://www.just-fly-sports.com/

@justflysports

Zach Dechant is the Senior Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning at TCU. He oversees the development of Baseball, as well as the quarterback development for Football. Zach is also the author of the book, Movement Over Maxes. In this episode we really got into the subject of sport specific training and where the line is for strength coaches when training athletes. The further we went in this episode the more evident it was just how much Zach knows about the mechanics specifically of throwing and how much that helps him figure out what exactly he can do off the field to improve mechanics, and strengthen the movement.  

IG: @zachdechant

Keir Wenham-Flatt is a strength and conditioning coach and consultant. Keir is most known for working with elite level rugby players and teams in the UK, Argentina, Australia, China, and Japan. Keir has been on numerous podcasts and written an article for Simplifaster on the state of the Strength and Conditioning Industry. We talked about this as well as some practical information related to speed development and what really is sport specific training. 

https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/

Ryan Harrison has been helping athletes improve visual performance since 1999. He has worked with many MLB teams and players, as well as pro athletes in the NFL, NHL, PGA, MMA, and the WTA. Vision is often overlooked by strength coaches but it’s one of the areas we can have the most impact on sport. 

IG: @slowthegamedown

https://www.slowthegamedown.com/

https://neurodynamicvision.org/ 

Sam Portland is one of the UK’s most experienced S&C coaches for elite level athletes. Along with training Sam also mentors coaches on how to not only get the best out of their athletes, but also out of themselves. This is one of our favorite podcasts we’ve done and we dive into a variety of topics. This is a must listen. 

 https://coachsportland.co.uk/

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IG: @coach_sportland

Dr. Jarred Boyd currently works for the NBA franchise, Memphis Grizzlies, as a Performance Physical Therapist. Prior to joining the Grizzlies, Jarred was on staff at R2P at the Frederick facility. Jarred still contributes to R2P Academy by providing continuing education. Dr. Jarred Boyd’s goal is to facilitate return to activity and enhance patients potential by identifying opportunities to improve function and empowering patients with the tools to live better. 

IG: @dr.jfitboyd

www.Rehab2Perform.com

Matt Cooper is a nutrition consultant, strength & conditioning coach, and sport scientist from California. What makes Coop’s training so interesting is he is able to combine proprioception and plyometric training using the Marinovich methods, along with taking inspiration from David Weck, Functional Patterns, and others to optimize athleticism and robustness with his athletes. Coop is on the cutting edge of truly developing better athletes. This was a great episode with some great information. 

@rewireperformance

Check out his articles on simplifaster.com and justflysports.com