The PBSCCS Podcast

This episode of The PBSCCS Podcast is a group discussion on assessment protocols.

Speakers:
-Trevor Swartz (Colorado Rockies organization)
-Joe Hudson (Boston Red Sox organization)
-Goldy Simmons (Chicago White Sox organization)

Questions/topics covered in this episode:
-Do you believe in "baseball-specific" assessments, or do you think creating a "general profile" is sufficient enough?
-Training athletes in the professional setting vs. the private setting

Quotes:
-"I think there's a lot to be learned from doing general things that can basically give you the information you need about the baseball-specific demands" - Goldy Simmons (1:43)
-"The goal is for you to go play at 7:00pm" - Trevor Swartz (19:13)
-"Things are dictated very often by the season and also by the goals and the outcomes" - Joe Hudson (21:42)

If you would like to learn more from the guests on this episode, you can follow them on social media:
Instagram:
@trevor_swartz9 - Trevor Swartz
@hudson_jr12 - Joe Hudson
@gsimmons88 - Goldy Simmons

Twitter:
@tswartz9 - Trevor Swartz
@Coach_JoeHudson - Joe Hudson

This episode of The PBSCCS Podcast is a group discussion on assessment protocols.

Speakers:
-Trevor Swartz (Colorado Rockies organization)
-Joe Hudson (Boston Red Sox organization)
-Goldy Simmons (Chicago White Sox organization)

Questions/topics covered in this episode:
-What would your ideal assessment process look like?
-If you could only pick one assessment/area of assessment to find out the most about an athlete, what would it be?
-What assessment protocol do you lean on the least for information?

Quotes:
-"The goal at the end of the day is to prep these guys to go play 140 or 162 games" - Trevor Swartz (7:27)
-"You're much more likely to get buy-in from that athlete if he knows what these numbers mean" - Joe Hudson (11:20)
-"It's our job to optimize movement" - Goldy Simmons (15:50)

If you would like to learn more from the guests on this episode, you can follow them on social media:

Instagram:
@trevor_swartz9 - Trevor Swartz
@hudson_jr12 - Joe Hudson
@gsimmons88 - Goldy Simmons

Twitter:
@tswartz9 - Trevor Swartz
@Coach_JoeHudson - Joe Hudson

This episode of The PBSCCS Podcast is a group discussion on rehab and return-to-play.

Speakers:
-Ben Chadwick (Boston Red Sox organization)
-John Perry (Texas Rangers organization)

Questions/topics covered in this episode:
-What are the steps to determining a plan of action/path to success for a player post-injury?
-How do you handle setbacks that occur in a rehab progression?
-How do you deal with the mental side of long-term rehab?
-How much say does the athlete have throughout the process?
-Rehab at the affiliate vs. at the complex

Quotes:
-"Involving the athlete, I think, is very important in the process" - Ben Chadwick (11:31)
-"The mental side of rehab is something people don't talk about a lot" - John Perry (23:10)
-"Guys don't want to be babied" - Ben Chadwick (45:27)
-"It's important to take things and take them in stride as a challenge" - John Perry (52:14)

If you would like to learn more from the guests on this episode, you can follow them on social media:

Instagram:
@bchadwic - Ben Chadwick
@jtperry16 - John Perry

Twitter:
@jtperry16 - John Perry

John Perry serves as the Rehab Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Texas Rangers. He spent two years working as a Minor League S&C coach in the New York Mets organization. Prior to joining the Mets, Perry was as a strength and conditioning coach at Georgia Tech in 2017 – working with the baseball and football teams – and was a graduate assistant strength coach at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock from July 2015-May 2017. He also spent a portion of 2015 as a strength and conditioning intern at the University of Georgia. The Georgia native earned his bachelor’s degree from Kennesaw State University and a master’s degree in Sports Management from Arkansas-Little Rock. John and his wife, Kristen, reside in Surprise, Arizona, with their daughters, Reagan and Caroline.

Topics covered in this episode:
-Microdosing and in-season training
-Cultivating culture and motivating players
-Tommy John rehab

Quotes:
-"This is a people-first business that we are in" (10:46)
-"Collaboration is also what helps create buy-in" (24:04)
-"Top-end velo was not meant for the arm, so we're gonna deal with elbow injuries for as long as baseball is around" (33:54)

If you would like to learn more from John, you can follow him on social media:

Instagram:
@jtperry16

Twitter:
@jtperry16

This episode of The PBSCCS Podcast is a group discussion on the OnBaseU certification and conference.

Speakers:
-Joe Hudson (Boston Red Sox organization)
-Taylor Haslinger (Toronto Blue Jays organization)

Questions/topics covered in this episode:
-How was the overall experience at OnBaseU? What was the perception about the content presented and how it relates to what we do?
-What big takeaways came from the seminar/conference?
-Are there any things that caused uncertainty?
-Where does this fit in within professional baseball setting? Should others attend/follow OnBaseU content?

Quotes:
-"You don't necessarily have to stand behind them with everything that they were saying" - Joe Hudson (3:43)
-"Communication is key and is the most important thing to get the most out of your athletes regardless of your setting" - Joe Hudson (4:30)
-"It's very simple and translatable" - Taylor Haslinger (7:06)

If you would like to learn more from the guests on this episode, you can follow them on social media:

Instagram:
@hudson_jr12 - Joe Hudson
@t_has - Taylor Haslinger

Twitter:
@Coach_JoeHudson - Joe Hudson
@t_haslinger - Taylor Haslinger

Adam Vish is entering his 10th year in professional baseball, and his first season at the Major League level as a Strength & Conditioning Coach with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He has previously spent the last eight seasons in the San Francisco Giants organization, working most recently in Player Development as the Minor League Strength & Conditioning Coordinator for the last two years after serving as the Assistant Minor League Strength & Conditioning Coordinator in 2018.

Prior to joining the Giants in 2013, Vish spent time in the Kansas City Royals minor league system as a strength and conditioning coach in 2011 and 2012. He’s a two time PBSCCS Strength & Conditioning Coach of the year recipient, capturing the AA Eastern League in 2015 while working with the Richmond Flying Squirrels; as well as in 2012 while with the Wilmington Blue Rocks of the Carolina League.

The 33-year-old Vish is a 2010 graduate from the University of Pittsburgh, where he earned his B.S. in Exercise Science (2009) and his M.S. in Exercise and Human Physiology (2010). Vish also holds his RSCC and CSCS certifications from the NSCA.

A native of Sewickley, PA, Vish currently resides in Cranberry, PA, with his wife, Nola, son Grayson and daughter Aryana.

Topics covered in this episode:
-His upcoming PBSCCS and CPSDA webinar presentation
-Working in the Appalachian League
-Leadership

Quotes:
-"I think that we can have an impact not just on how they play, but how they are mentally" (21:47)
-"A lot of things come back to the weight room and the training room" (32:06)
-"Whether it's something that you haven't thought about in a while or a new idea I think that you can always be learning" (45:57)

If you would like to learn more from Adam you can follow him on social media:

Instagram:
@ajvish13

Twitter:
@AdamJVish

If you would like to sign-up for the webinar, follow the link below:
http://baseballstrength.org/pbsccs-events/

This episode of the podcast is to bring about awareness of our upcoming webinar, "The Importance of Nutrition, Strength, and Mental Health in Sports". The webinar will be co-hosted with the CPSDA, and you can sign up following the link below:

http://baseballstrength.org/pbsccs-events/

The speakers in this episode are as follows:

*Allison Maurer is a veteran sports dietitian with more than 16 years of experience fueling athletes from high school, collegiate, to professional athletes. She is the Director of Sports Nutrition and Fueling with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Previously, Maurer spent nearly nine years as the Sports Dietitian at the University of Tennessee (2007-2016) where she oversaw the performance nutrition for all sports. Before the University of Tennessee, Maurer was the Sports Dietitian and an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at the University of Colorado, Boulder (2004-2007). Maurer served on the board of directors for The Collegiate and Professional Sports Dietitians Association (CPSDA) for 6 years. She is a board certified specialist in sports dietetics (CSSD), and a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS).

*Wendy Sterling, MS, RD, CSSD, CEDRD-S is a Certified Eating Disorders Registered Dietitian Supervisor through the International Eating Association of Eating Disorder Professionals, and a Board-Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics. She is the Team Nutritionist of the Oakland Athletics, and was the former nutritionist for the NY Jets, and Golden State Warriors. She is the owner of Sterling Nutrition, a nutrition private practice in the Bay Area, and utilizes a non-diet, Health at Every Size® approach. She is the co-author of “How to Nourish Your Child Through an Eating Disorder.” She and her co-author Casey Crosbie, RD, CEDRDS created the innovative approach to refeeding called the “Plate-by-Plate Approach®,” a no-numbers, visual approach, which has been featured in the Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics. She is also the co-author of “No Weigh! A Teens Guide to Body Image, Food, and Emotional Wisdom.” She and her co-authors have an upcoming book, due late 2021, for parents who want to help their teens with body satisfaction and their relationship to food. Wendy received her B.S. in dietetics/nutritional sciences from Cornell University. She earned her Master’s Degree in Nutrition Education at Teacher’s College at Columbia University where she also completed her dietetic internship. For more on her practice, check out her website at: www.sterlingnutrition.com.

*Ally Gallop, MS, RD, CSSD, ISAK Level 1 is the Major League Dietitian for the Houston Astros Baseball Club in Houston, Texas, previously working as the Assistant Director of Sports Nutrition for the University of Utah. For the Astros, Ally runs the nutrition programming for the 40-man roster, including medical nutrition therapy and performance nutrition programming. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Food, Nutrition, Health from the University of British Columbia, Masters of Nutrition from Tufts University, and a diploma in sports nutrition from the International Olympic Committee. She is board-certified as a specialist in sports dietetics and writes a performance nutrition blog at GallopToVictory.com.

For more information from our speakers, follow them on social media:

Instagram:
@pprfuel - Allison Maurer
@wendy_sterling - Wendy Sterling
@allygallop - Ally Gallop

Twitter:
@pprfuel - Allison Maurer
@WendyMSRD - Wendy Sterling
@allygallop - Ally Gallop

This episode of The PBSCCS Podcast is a group discussion on continuing education.

Speakers:
-Andy King (San Francisco Giants organization)
-Adam Smith (LA Angels organization)
-Justin Bucko (Cincinnati Reds organization)

Questions/topics covered in this episode:
-Your process/approach to developing yourself as a coach
-What has changed since you started and how?
-Go-to sources for continuing to develop and grow as a coach
-Advice for others on developing a process for growth and/or continuing education

Quotes:
-"More times than not a lot of coaches are putting a lot of quality information out there that we can dive into" - Andy King (17:57)
-"Always be curious" - Adam Smith (27:47)
-"You can't adjust something if you don't have anything to look back on" - Justin Bucko (31:46)

If you would like to learn more from the guests on this episode, you can follow them on social media:

Instagram:
@coachak15 - Andy King
@adampsmith_ - Adam Smith
@justin_bucko - Justin Bucko

Twitter:
@CoachAK15 - Andy King
@SCcoachsmith - Adam Smith
@JustinMBucko - Justin Bucko

This episode of The PBSCCS Podcast is a group discussion on the role of mental skills in professional baseball.

Speakers:
-Dong Lien (Philadelphia Phillies organization)
-Joey Greany (Tampa Bay Rays organization)
-Derek Mendoza (Seattle Mariners organization)

Questions/topics covered in this episode:
-How valuable is the mental side of the game?
-What aspects of mental training do you believe in most?
-How do you tie-in mental skills training with the other aspects of an overall approach to performance?
-Where to go to learn more about mental skills training

Quotes:
-"We're teachers. We're coaches. We have a chance to impact athletes' lives each and every day" - Joey Greany (3:32)
-"It's not what happens to you; it's about how you handle it" - Derek Mendoza (17:43)
-"Our job is never-ending. You never really punch out. You never leave" - Dong Lien (21:50)

If you would like to learn more from the guests on this episode, you can follow them on social media:

Instagram:
@joeygreany - Joey Greany
@findyourprime - Derek Mendoza
@donglien - Dong Lien

Twitter:
@JoeyGreany - Joey Greany
@DongLien - Dong Lien

Jeff Dolan is entering his first year in the Boston Red Sox organization. Prior to joining the Red Sox he spent one season with the Phoenix Suns as assistant strength and conditioning coach after spending nearly two years as assistant strength and conditioning coach at the University of Illinois where he oversaw the physical preparation of the baseball and women’s soccer teams. With the Suns, Dolan’s primary role included assisting with all day-to-day weight room operations along with assisting in the delivery of the Suns’ strength and conditioning training sessions.

He previously worked as a minor league strength and conditioning coach in the New York Yankees organization, earning the 2017 South Atlantic League Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year award while with the Charleston RiverDogs after winning the 2016 Appalachian League Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year award with the Pulaski Yankees.

A native of Rochester, NY, Dolan holds a Master’s in Exercise Science from the University of South Florida and Bachelor’s degrees in Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology from SUNY Brockport. He is a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS).

Topics covered in this episode:
-Jeff returning to work in professional baseball
-His new isometric training course
-The process of building your own system

Quotes:
-"What I have found is that isometric training - I think it's one of the most efficient methods of training you can use" (18:56)
-"Everything is in Supertraining" (25:27)
-"It's not how much force you can produce, it's how much force you can produce in a limited amount of time that's going to determine how you perform" (32:07)

If you would like to learn more from Jeff, you can check out his course below:

https://linktr.ee/Jdolan787 (Use code "PBSCCS" for discount)

or by following him on social media:

Instagram:
@hammerofdolan

Twitter:
@HammerOfDolan

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