Zelos Podcast

Rock talks with Utah Hockey Club's High Performance Director, Devan McConnell. Tune in. Tell friends about Zelos. Subscribe so you don't miss out.

TIME STAMPS

1:30 Resources for Team Development

6:00 High Performance Director, what does that encompass?

10:30 Management tools Devan uses

14:00 Devan’s biggest challenge

16:00 Core values of the Utah Hockey Club

18:30 Team building with staff

21:00 A look at Sports Science

24:50 Making connections with other departments

27:30 Quieting all of the noise

30:00 Job security or lack thereof

34:00 Moving from Arizona to Utah

41:15 Focusing on the start of the season

44:30 Cognitive development

GET TO KNOW DEVAN MCCONNELL

LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/devan-mcconnell-21698a36/

INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/dmcconnell29/

UTAH HOCKEY CLUB: https://www.nhl.com/utah/

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Rock talks to himself for this special 200th episode edition of the Zelos podcast. Sit back and learn a bit about the host for once.

TIME STAMPS

1:00 How the Zelos Podcast began

5:00 Check out the Zelos archives for some amazing guests

8:20 Rocky Snyder’s origins

11:30 Where the heck is Santa Cruz?

13:45 Beginning personal training in 1992

15:00 Business owner and horrific training programs of the 90’s

18:30 Unlearning and relearning

21:00 Writing adventure sports conditioning books

23:00 Introduction to Perform Better

25:00 A story of two Garys

28:00 The first Anatomy in Motion course in the US

30:00 Developing the Return to Center Methodology and writing the book

34:00 Offering continuing education to Zelos guests and their teams

36:30 Offering education to gyms, PT clinics and more

37:30 Z Health educational courses

39:00 Triggering memories through movement

40:00 The podcast studio

43:00 Thank you to the listening audience

Rock talks with Bay FC's Sports Scientist, Gaby Smith, CPSS. Be sure to spread the word of Zelos to your friends and colleagues. They don't know what they're missing!

TIME STAMPS

1:20 Do Sports Scientist keep to themselves?

3:30 Framing sports science for Bay FC

5:45 Gaby Smith’s origin story

11:30 Transitioning through COVID

14:30 Heading to KC

17:00 Building Bay FC from scratch

19:00 Wellness questionnaire elements and analysis

21:30 Evaluating GPS data

23:00 Match day plus 1, minus 1

25:30 What Gaby looks at with GPS

27:30 What surprises Gaby

30:00 On Gaby’s Christmas list

32:00 Selective about data collection

33:30 What stakeholders need from Sports Science

38:30 Examples of player buy-in

41:00 Work place: Pay Pal Stadium

43:45 Rapid fire questions

GET TO KNOW GABY SMITH

LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabrielle-smith-638452107/

THE ORG: https://theorg.com/org/bay-fc/org-chart/gabrielle-smith

BAY FC: https://bayfc.com/

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Rock talks with Mental skills coach, Chase Kough, about his book and G.O.A.T. Mind program. Give a listen and click the subscribe button now. Don't miss new episodes every Monday at 9am EST / 6am PST.

TIME STAMPS

1:30 Chase Kough’s path to Mental Skills Coaching

6:00 I want to train Tyson Gay

9:00 Universal laws and principles

12:30 The G.O.A.T. Mind

16:00 Everything just is

20:00 Make your life up to what you want it to be

24:00 Words you do not say

28:30 Power words, training the unconscious

34:30 Reshaping your mindset

40:00 Working with Chase Kough

45:00 Chase’s wish list

GET TO KNOW CHASE KOUGH

LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chase-kough-9050bb324/

INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/chasekough/

GOAT MIND: https://www.thegoatmind.com/

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Rock talks with Angelo Gingerelli, Strength Coach for the Seton Hall Pirates and author of The Next Four Years. Give a listen and hit the subscribe button. Don't miss out on new weekly episodes every Monday at 9am EST / 6am PST.

TIME STAMPS

2:30 Angelo found a job that works best

4:30 The Next Four Years: Compete, Win & Thrive in College Sports

7:00 Preparing high school athletes for college sports life

11:00 The system is broken

16:00 Sport specialization and movement quality

22:00 Reaching out to incoming freshmen and transfers

26:00 Reinforcing the basics

28:30 Dividing up the teams

31:00 Recruitment organizations 

32:15 Nutritional guidance and support

35:30 Always, sometimes, and rarely

38:00 The surprises Angelo has to deal with

40:45 Managing your schedule

43:00 Headphones are not allowed

48:00 Reaching out to Angelo and getting his book

GET TO KNOW ANGELO GINGERELLI

LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelo-gingerelli-260b0a1b1/

INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/mr5thround/

ORDER NEXT FOUR YEARS: https://www.amazon.com/Next-Four-Years-Compete-College-ebook/dp/B0DHQQNSQQ?ref_=ast_author_dp

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Rock talks with Victor Cruz, Tampa Bay Rays Strength & Conditioning Coach. Listen in and hit the subscribe button. New episodes air weekly every Monday at 9am EST / 6am PST.

TIME STAMPS

1:45 Victor Cruz’s elevator pitch

5:00 Transitioning to Strength & Conditioning

7:30 The Latin American presence and buy-in

13:00 The Rookie League

14:30 Victor’s tools in his toolbox

23:00 Exercise selection biases

27:30 Progression/Regression and Stacking

32:45 Tampa Rays’ methodology

35:30 Creative license

40:00 Post season schedule

42:00 Licensed massage therapist training

46:30 CPSS and other things that spike interest

GET TO KNOW VICTOR CRUZ

LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victor-cruz-ms-cscs-rscc-b578b41bb/

INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/suave_strength/

TAMPA BAY RAYS: https://www.mlb.com/rays

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Rock talks with Cassidy Papa, Charlotte Hornets' physical therapist. Give a listen and click the subscribe button. New episodes air every Monday at 9am EST / 6am PST.

TIME STAMPS

1:00 Cassidy Papa’s career path

6:00 Determining a sport to follow

10:00 Gender issues?

12:00 Landing with the Charlotte Hornets

15:45 First experience with NBA Summer League

18:30 Learning beyond my doctorate 

22:45 Go-to’s for pre-game preparation

28:15 Nerding out and learning

30:30 Workload in the NBA

35:30 G League and NBA

37:00 Tapping into Sports Science

41:00 What’s in Cassidy Papa’s toolbox?

44:00 Isolated joint strength

46:30 Blending Eastern philosophies with the NBA

50:00 Working with other stakeholders

GET TO KNOW CASSIDY PAPA:

LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cassidypapa14/

INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/cassidypapa14/

CHARLOTTE HORNETS: https://www.nba.com/hornets/

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Rock talks with Premier Lacrosse League's Head of Rehabilitation, Nate Neff, all about lacrosse. Give a listen and hit the subscribe button.

Rock talks with UConn Women's Basketball, Director of Sports Performance, and legend in the field, Andrea Hudy. Give a listen and click that subscribe button!

TIME STAMPS

2:00 Andrea Hudy’s scholarly pursuits

3:00 Growing up as the youngest of 5

5:00 UConn, Springfield College, and Appalachian State

8:00 Time with the Kansas Jay Hawks and Texas Longhorns

12:00 Injuries lead to more injuries

13:30 How load affects balance and force output

16:00 Stunted development with COVID

18:45 Ankle inversion sprains snowball effect

20:00 Undoing the effects of injuries

21:30 Go to lifts

25:30 Maternal morphing

27:00 Highest rate of coaching development

30:30 Preparing for the 2024/25 season

34:15 The conundrum of the SAID Principle

43:30 Feel Good, Play Better - the Z Training Program

GET TO KNOW ANDREA HUDY

LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-hudy-b37b121a4/

INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/a_hudy/

UCONN BAKSETBALL: https://uconnhuskies.com/sports/womens-basketball

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Rock talks with the New York Yankees Director or Player Performance, Eric Cressey. Give a listen and click that subscribe button!