The PBSCCS Podcast

Sergio Rojas is currently the Latin American Strength & Conditioning Coordinator for the San Francisco Giants organization. He is from Southern California, raised in Corona, CA. He received his B.S. in Movement & Sports Science from University of La Verne in 2005. He received his Master’s in Physical Education from Azusa Pacific University in 2008. He did personal training from 2005-2007. After, he was the Strength & Conditioning Coordinator from 2007-2011 at Whittier College, a D3 school. During this time he also did a summer internship at UCLA in 2009, primarily working with football and fall sports. When he first got into professional baseball, he was a Minor League Strength & Conditioning Coach for the Los Angeles Angels organization from 2012-2017. In 2012, he was in the AZL, and from 2013-2016 he was with High A Affiliate Inland Empire 66ers. In 2015, he was voted PBSCCS California League S&C Coach of the Year. He is married with 2 daughters, and currently resides in Gilbert, AZ. His hobbies include training, playing golf, snowboarding, wakeboarding, and of course line dancing and 2 stepping at country bars.

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

Twitter:

@CoachSurge

Anthony enters his 6th season as a minor league strength and conditioning coach, 5th with the New York Yankees organization and 1 year previously with the Philadelphia Phillies organization. He is currently going on his 2nd season with the Trenton Thunder (AA) affiliate of the New York Yankees (2017-2018 seasons). Previous seasons include: High-A, Clearwater Threshers - Phillies organization (2014) and Low-A, Charleston Riverdogs - Yankees organization (2014-2016). He is a two-time PBSCCS Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year (2016 - South Atlantic League and 2017 - Eastern League).

Prior to working in professional baseball, he completed internships at the University of Michigan, University of South Florida, and University of Maryland. He graduated in 2006 from Central Michigan University with a BS in Health Fitness and Preventive Rehab and in 2015 with an MS in Exercise Science from Oakland University. He is currently in his 3rd year of working on his PhD in Leadership in Health and Human Performance at Concordia University.

If you would like to learn more from Anthony, you can read his articles on the PBSCCS website:

http://baseballstrength.org/a-review-the-effects-of-pre-and-post-exercise-carbohydrate-protein-and-carbohydrate-plus-protein-supplementation-on-endurance-performance-glycogen-and-protein-synthesis-and-recovery-in-athletes/

http://baseballstrength.org/anthony-velazquez-rscc-new-york-yankees/

http://baseballstrength.org/player-conditioning-professional-baseball/

or by following him on social media:

Instagram:

@avelazquezstrength

Edgar enters his 3rd season as Minor League Strength and Conditioning Coordinator with the Boston Red Sox organization. He previously spent 2 seasons with the GCL Red Sox as the team’s strength and conditioning coach in a full-time capacity, having also interned with the GCL Red Sox (2013), Portland Sea Dogs (2012), and DSL Red Sox (2010) in the same capacity. During the off-season, he has continued to assist his former high school baseball team by reinforcing key life principles through Strength & Conditioning. Edgar graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Performance from Florida Gulf Coast University.

Eric enters his third season as a Minor League Performance Coach with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He spent each of his first two seasons at the Dodgers Spring Training Facility in Glendale AZ, and will be with the Class A-Advanced Rancho Cucamonga Quakes in 2018. In 2016 he assisted the Dodgers Rehab Performance Coordinator and AZL Strength Coach as an intern before coming back full time the following season. In 2017 he was the Performance Coach for the AZL Dodgers where he was voted Arizona League Strength Coach of the Year. Prior to joining the Dodgers he spent time in the private sector interning at Cressey Sports Performance and Ranfone Training Systems. He graduated from the University of Connecticut with a degree in Exercise Science and was a member of the University's baseball team for four seasons.

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

Instagram:

@eyavy

Twitter:

@eyavy

Ryan is entering his 6th season with the Toronto Blue Jays. Ryan spent last season in the Florida State League with the Dunedin Blue Jays. The Dunedin Blue Jays went on to win Co-Champions of the League in 2017. Maedel has won the S&C coach of the year award twice during his time in professional baseball. In his spare time Ryan enjoys fishing and training Jiu Jitsu.

Al Sandoval has spent 11 seasons in professional baseball as a Strength and Conditioning Coach. His first five seasons were spent with the Colorado Rockies with one season in Rookie Ball with the Casper Ghosts and four years in AA with the Tulsa Drillers. The next five years were with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim that involved two years in AA with the Arkansas Travelers and three years as their Minor League Strength and Conditioning Coordinator. He is currently working with the Texas Rangers at the High A level. He earned the Professional Baseballs Strength and Conditioning Coaches Society Texas League Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year in 2010 & 2012. Al earned his Exercise Science Degree from Colorado State University-Pueblo where he also played collegiate baseball. He is CSCS and RSCC*D certified through the NSCA.

If you would like to learn more from Al, you can read his article on the PBSCCS website:

http://baseballstrength.org/stir-pot-strong-stable-core/

or by following him on social media:

Instagram:

@alsando22

Twitter:

@AlSandoval22

Danny Escobar is entering his fourth season with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He is currently serving the Angels as the Return to Performance Coordinator, overseeing the training progressions for players who are limited in physical activity. Danny spent his first two years as the Strength Coach for the Rookie Affiliate in the Arizona League, and then spent his third year with the High-A Affiliate, the Inland Empire 66ers in San Bernardino, CA.

Prior to joining the Angels, Danny was privately training athletes at local training centers and on-campus in Goodyear, AZ. At the time, most of his clientele centered on middle school- and high school-age football, volleyball, track, and baseball athletes. Previously, he worked at FittQuest Training Systems in Phoenix, as well as at Foothills Sports Medicine & Rehab/FAST Training in Litchfield Park, AZ. In 2014, Danny was an intern with Northern Arizona University’s Track & Field team, where he assisted with the Sprints and Hurdles training regimen. At NAU, Danny completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science, which had an emphasis on cardiopulmonary rehabilitation.

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

Instagram:

@edanielescobar

Twitter:

@edanielescobar

Goldy is currently entering his 4th season in professional baseball and 3rd with the Chicago White Sox organization as a Minor League Strength Coach, (Arizona League Royals - 2015 in the Kansas City Royals organization, Advanced Rookie Level - Great Falls of the Pioneer league 2016 and Low A - Kannapolis of the SAL league 2017). He is headed back for a second year in Low A Kannapolis in 2018. He also served as a Strength Coach for the Arizona Fall League’s Rising Stars in 2016 with the Glendale Desert Dogs. Also in 2016, he was elected Strength Coach of the Year by peers in the Pioneer league. Prior to beginning his career in Strength and Conditioning, Goldy played in the Chicago White Sox minor league farm system as a RHP. He completed his Undergraduate Degree at San Diego State University and his Master’s Degree in Physical Education and Exercise Science at Azusa Pacific University. Throughout completing his Undergraduate Degree and Master’s Degree, he completed internships in the Strength and Conditioning departments at San Diego State University (2012), University of California-San Diego (2013) and University of California-Berkeley (Cal Berkeley 2015) with the Olympic sports performance department.

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

Instagram:

@gsimmons88

Austin is entering his second season as a strength and conditioning coach for the Kansas City Royals organization. He is currently serving as the Rookie Ball strength coach for the Burlington Royals. Prior to joining the Royals in 2016, he was a performance coach at Godspeed Elite Sports Academy in Hoover, Alabama. In 2017, he received his Master’s Degree in Exercise Science from Pittsburg State University. In 2014, he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Kinesiology from Hendrix College, where he was a 4 year letter winner with the baseball program.

If you would like to learn more from Austin, you can follow him on his blog at:

http://www.austinwomack.com/

or by following him on social media:

Twitter:

@WomackStrength

Instagram:

@awomack12

Adam Noel enters his third year as a minor league strength and conditioning coach for the Texas Rangers. He currently serves as the Rangers Class-A strength coach for the Hickory Crawdads. He joined the Rangers organization in September 2015 after spending the previous two years as a graduate assistant athletic performance coach at San Jose State University, where he earned a Masters of Art degree in Kinesiology and worked with Olympic Sports. Noel has also worked as an intern athletic performance coach at UCLA and performance coach at Velocity Sports Performance. He graduated from Cal State Fullerton in 2012 with a Bachelors of Science in Kinesiology.

If you would like to learn more from Adam, you can check out all of his articles on the PBSCCS website:

http://baseballstrength.org/kneeling-rotational-starts-acceleration/

http://baseballstrength.org/sled-push/

http://baseballstrength.org/accelleration-drill-progression/

http://baseballstrength.org/practical-self-stretch-enhance-hip-flexor-rom-function/

http://baseballstrength.org/line-jumps/

http://baseballstrength.org/lower-body-finisher-exercises/

or by following him on social media:

Instagram:

@coachnoel18