In this episode of the TeamBuildr podcast, Grace Stiles sits down with Hunter Lakey the Assistant Baseball Strength & Conditioning Coach at Mississippi State University. They discuss Hunter's journey in the strength and conditioning industry and how his internship experiences paved the way for where he is today.

In this TeamBuildr podcast, Grace Stiles sits down with Brian Szutkowski and Jeff Davidson to discuss their strength and conditioning internship experiences.

In this episode of the TeamBuildr podcast, Grace Stiles and Mary Kate Feit discuss the best ways to create a positive learning environment for interns. MK provides examples of how Springfield College works to remove distractions and give interns the opportunity to develop the practical skills they need to be successful within the industry.

In this episode of the TeamBuildr podcast, Grace Stiles and Stuart Roche chat about the current state of internships within the strength & conditioning industry and where things are headed. Stu shares tips and activities that have helped grow Marquette University's internship program.

In this episode of the TeamBuildr podcast, Grace Stiles and Daniel Howells sit down and talk about transitioning from working with one sport to another. He shares experiences and advice he has gathered from his 20 years in the industry and how he approaches energy system development.

Hewitt Tomlin, Raph Freeman, and Lachlan Rowston sit down and talk about the growth of Lockeroom over the past year. They discuss how one specific tool has helped them create a positive member experience for the high-end members that they serve.

Chase Campbell sits down with Hewitt Tomlin to discuss coaching in various settings including college, high school, professional, and the private sector. Chase highlights how coaches impacted his life as a young athlete, and the importance being a positive influence as a coach.

Jason Clark and Nate Palin join Hewitt Tomlin and Teofe Ziemnicki to discuss the quickly changing landscape of the tactical sector.

The four note that in order to move the needle you need to show that you care and buy into your athletes. They also talk about the biggest differences between college and tactical that surprise coaches transitioning into tactical. Jason and Nate round out the discussion by looking at the similarities between H2F and CrossFit and how H2F can learn to make themselves an experience. 

Our very own Head of Sports Science, Teofe Ziemnicki, takes some time to chat with Hewitt on this episode of the TeamBuildr Podcast. With Teofe’s years of experience as a collegiate strength coach, he details the challenges of presenting sport science data to a sport coach. He notes that you must understand what the sports coach cares about first and foremost. Once you present the information that a sport coach perceives the most value in you can further build that relationship and share more knowledge and data. Without that understanding coaches won’t care about data.

In this episode of the teambuildr podcast, we are catching up with Christian Hartford--current athletic performance coach for USA men’s and women’s beach volleyball teams. Christian joins us fresh after the Olympics to fill us in on his experience and success in Tokyo--especially after the thrill of watching one of his own teams bring home the gold.