True North Strong: A Sports Performance Podcast

Episode 30 of True North Strong: A Sports Performance Podcast. Join me this episode as I catch up with Emma Jack. Emma is a Physiotherapist and Performance Coach for Clinicians and Healthcare Entrepreneurs, based in London, Ontario. We dig into Emma’s journey into the physiotherapy field and entrepreneurship through Press Play with Emma and get to know her through the “rapid fire” portion of the s...

Episode 29 of True North Strong: A Sports Performance Podcast. Join me this episode as I catch up with Dante Martella who is the Co-Owner and Strength and Conditioning Coach at Kinetic Haus which is a training facility in Toronto, Ontario. We dig into Donte’s journey into the performance field and get to know him through the “rapid fire” portion of the show. We discuss how he and the Kinetic Huas...

Episode 28 of True North Strong: A Sports Performance Podcast. Join me this episode as I catch up with Aubrey Landry who is the Head High Performance, Strength and Conditioning Coach at Cape Breton University in Sydney, Nova Scotia. We dig into Aubrey’s journey into the performance field and get to know him through the “rapid fire” portion of the show. We discuss how he programs for the multiple t...

Join me this episode as I catch up with Taylor Evernden who is one of the Co-Oweners and the Director of Performance at Orka Performance in Calgary, Alberta.  We dig into Taylor’s journey into the performance field and get to know him through the “rapid fire” portion of the show. We discuss how coaches can develop a system to efficiently and effectively return athletes and clients to performance a...

Welcome to Episode 26 of True North Strong: A Sports Performance Podcast Join me this episode as I catch up with Sam Eyles-Frayne who is the Coordinator High Performance, Strength & Conditioning at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario. We dig into Sam's journey into the Strength & Conditioning field and get to know her through the “rapid fire” portion of the show. We discuss...

Welcome to Episode 25 of True North Strong: A Sports Performance Podcast. Join me this episode as I catch up with Brayden Miller who is the Sports Science/Strength & Conditioning Coordinator of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Canadian Football League. We dig into Brayden's journey into the Strength & Conditioning field and his role with the Blue Bombers. We discuss the training schedu...

Welcome to Episode 24 of True North Strong: A Sports Performance Podcast. Join me this episode as I catch up with Jennifer, Love who is the Head Athletic Therapist of the Sarnia Sting Hockey Club in the Ontario Hockey League. We dig into Jennifer's journey into the Athletic Therapy field and her role with the Sting. We discuss some of the performance gaps that she has seen in her 3 years with...

Welcome to Episode 23 of True North Strong: A Sports Performance Podcast. Join me this episode as I catch up with Tanner Care, who is the Director of Performance: Head of Strength & Conditioning of the Vancouver Bandits as well as the Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia. We dig into Tanner's journey in the sports performance field...

Welcome to Episode 22 of True North Strong: A Sports Performance Podcast. Join me this episode as I catch up with Sheldon Persad, who is a Strength & Conditioning Coach and Co-Owner of Personal Best Health & Performance which provides comprehensive health, wellness and high performance services to corporations and individual clients. Sheldon is also the Senior Advisor, Business Performance...

Welcome to Episode 21 of True North Strong: A Sports Performance Podcast. Join me this episode as I catch up with Danielle Rancourt, who is the CEO/Lead Dietitian at Pivot Nutrition Coaching. Danielle is originally from Sudbury, Ontario but now calls Grand Forks, North Dakota (USA) home. We dig into Danielle's journey into the nutrition coaching field, how her personal experiences as a former...

Welcome to Episode 20 of True North Strong: A Sports Performance Podcast. Join me this episode as I catch up with Carmen Bott, who is the Founder/Sports Performance Coach at Coach Bott Consulting Services, as well as a Full-Time Lecturer of Kinesiology at Simon Fraser University. Coach Bott is based out of beautiful Coquitlam, British Columbia.  We dig into Carmen's journey in the the perform...

Episode 19 of True North Strong: A Sports Performance Podcast. Join me this episode as I catch up with Scott Willgress who is the Physiology/Strength and Conditioning Lead at the Canadian Sports Institute (CSI) Atlantic based in Halifax, Nova Scotia.  We dig into Scott's journey in the performance coaching field, what lead him to his position at CSI-Atlantic, what athletes and programs he wor...

Episode 18 of True North Strong: A Sports Performance Podcast. Join me this episode as I catch up with Callen McGibbon who is an Entrepreneur, CEO and Strength and Conditioning Coach. He is the Founder and Performance Director of Healthy Living Dynamic Fitness Centre as well as the Founder of REPerformance which is a Physical Education Platform/App for Physical & Health Education Teachers. Coa...

Episode 17 of True North Strong: A Sports Performance Podcast. Join me this episode as I catch up with Katie Mitchell who is a Physiotherapist, Athletic Therapist, Educator and PhD Candidate. Katie is the Founder of Thrive Neurosport Rehabilitation and Performance in Elmira, Ontario.  We dig into Katies's journey in the rehabilitation and performance coaching field, what Neurosport training i...

Episode 16 of True North Strong: A Sports Performance Podcast. Join me this episode as I catch up with Richard Sylvester who is the Owner of Essential Performance & Fitness, LTD Advisor with Sport For Life as well as a Newcomer Youth Leadership Coach in Winnipeg, Manitoba. We dig into Richard's journey in the performance coaching field, his PhD research titled "Sprint Characteristics in Youth Fema...

Episode 15 of True North Strong: A Sports Performance Podcast. Join me this episode as I catch up with Adrian Wellman who is the Founder, CEO and Head Lifestyle Coach at Priority Me who's purpose "is to support you in creating and sustaining healthy habits, create structure in your life for a sense of ease, and excel in reaching your goals." We dig into Adrian's journey in the performance and life...

Episode 14 of True North Strong: A Sports Performance Podcast. Join me this episode as I catch up with Roman (RJ) Kaszczij who is the Head Athletic Therapist with the Abbotsford Canucks of the American Hockey League (AHL Affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks), located in Abbotsford, British Columbia. We dig into RJ's journey in the athletic therapy field and path to the AHL, what a "day in the life"...

Episode 13 of True North Strong: A Sports Performance Podcast. Join me this episode as I catch up with Natasha McLaughlin-Chaisson who is a Sports and Performance Dietitian and the Owner of NMC Nutrition, located in Moncton, New Brunswick. Natasha provides education, training and hands-on support to recreational, competitive, Olympic and professional athletes and teams as well as RCMP, First Respo...

Episode 12 of True North Strong: A Sports Performance Podcast. Join me this episode as I catch up with Sean Holmes who is the Owner and Head Strength Coach at The Dynamic Athlete, located in the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre in Oakville, Ontario. Sean is also the Head Strength Coach for the Toronto Rock of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). We dig into Sean's journey in the sports performance fiel...

Episode 11 of True North Strong: A Sports Performance Podcast. Join me this episode as I catch up with Naomi James who is a Mental Performance Consultant who runs her own Mental Performance Consulting company based in Toronto, Ontario. Her mission is to "help performers overcome the mental barriers that hold them back from achieving their personal level of success."   We dig into what led Naomi in...

Welcome to Episode 10 of True North Strong: A Sports Performance Podcast. Join me this episode as I catch up with Becky Swan who is the Physical Health & Performance Team Supervisor within the Employee Wellness Unit at the Vancouver Police Department in Vancouver, British Columbia. Becky is also the Founder of Blueline Vitality, which provides various wellness information and resources specifi...

Welcome to Episode 9 of True North Strong: A Sports Performance Podcast. Join me this episode as I catch up with Josh Crouse who is the Head of Sports Performance at St. Francis Xavier in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. We dig into what led Josh into strength and conditioning, his path to St. FX, his area of study as he begins his Master’s Degree research as well as his time with Canada’s Women’s Softbal...

Welcome to Episode 8 of True North Strong: A Sports Performance Podcast. Join me this episode as I catch up with Alanna Coulson who is the Lead Coach - Fitness & Performance at the University of Toronto.  We dig into what led Alanna into strength and conditioning and her path to U of T, how they create learning opportunities for their Under-Graduate and Master's students and some of the t...

Welcome to Episode 7 of True North Strong: A Sports Performance Podcast. Join me this episode as I catch up with Vince Lucente who is the Owner/CEO and Sports Science Coordinator at Atlantic Sports Performance which has two facilities in Nova Scotia. Both the Dartmouth and Bridgewater facility's mission is "to motivate, educate, and inspire our members to be the best version of themselves every da...

Welcome to Episode 6 of True North Strong: A Sports Performance Podcast. Join me this episode as I catch up with Lens-Harly Louis, who is the Founder of a Montreal based recover technology company called Recover Vibe. Their mission is to "help the world recover faster and live a pain free lifestyle through the percussion therapy, compression therapy and more" We will dig into his path from a baske...