CVASPS The Podcast

In this edition of The Podcast I get to sit down and talk with Rett Larson. Rett’s resume is absolutely mind blowing, and among other things, now is working with the defending World Cup Champion Chinese Women’s Volleyball Team preparing them for Rio. In the 40 minute talk we go over his voyage from Richmond, VA to China, and working with the World Cup Championship Volleyball team. We then get into...

In this edition of The Podcast I sit down and talk training with sprint coach Hakan Andersson. After a brief bio we discuss where his desire to research training methods began. This leads us to CNS fatigue, and discussing the theories and his thoughts on the premise. Hakan then shares the impact working in athletics has had on his work in other sports (soccer, swimming, and hockey), and where stre...

Today we sit down and talk with 2016 Presenter and University of Oklahoma's Performance Manager Sam Coad. Sam and I discuss his role at Oklahoma starting with the conception of his position, through the summer, and into the season. Sam dives into his role in both the training program and practice monitoring, and how they've made adjustments to the training, and what the goals of these adjustments...

In this episode of The Podcast we discuss force plates with Wake Forrest's Ryan Horn, Inside Tracker's Carl Valle, and Sparta Sport Science's Mike Hoffmann. In the 75 minute talk we go over jumping and how it impacts programming, return to play and fatigue monitoring and where force plates can help with these, using force plates to build your athlete profile, and how the force plate can help in im...

This week I sit down and talk with University of Texas Basketball Strength Coach Daniel Roose. Coach Roose, in my opinion, is the absolute best out there at building a team and establishing a culture from the weight room out to the realm of competition. In the 35 minute talk Coach Roose shares how they handle being in a new location, what they've learned along the way that has helped improve how t...

In this edition of The Podcast, I sit down with USA Field Hockey's Director of Performance Science, David Hamilton. We discuss David's approach and how it differs between the men's and women's side. We then discuss what he's looking for when prescribing training and how he defines work capacity. Next he goes into how he build robustness in these high level athletes, how their evaluations (both pre...

In this edition of The Podcast I sit down and talk athlete profiling with Dutch sprint coach Henk Kraaijenhof. Henk discusses what he feels are the three most important things to look at when profiling athletes, the importance of identifying fiber type, why understanding the learning style of the athlete is so important, and the role of genetic testing in profiling athletes. ENJOY THE CONTENT? THE...

Today we sit down and talk monitoring with Omegawave's Customer Experience Manager, Tim Rusbasan. Tim and I discuss the importance of having a plan when implementing a monitoring program, how vital communication is, making alterations to programming, normalizing the data, and the cost of adaptation. ENJOY THE CONTENT? THEN YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT THE STRENGTH COACH NETWORK! You can find sensational c...

In this episode of The Podcast we sit down with University of Missouri's Dr. Bryan Mann. Dr. Mann discusses individualization of training and reminds us to start with the middle 70% and make changes from there. We then discuss how it's ok to refer out for help when we are out of our wheel house. We then get into discussing how you can get people in your community involved to help you develop your...

In this episode of The Podcast we sit down with University of Texas Sport Scientist Dr. Chris Morris joins us to discuss fluid periodization. Dr. Morris reviews his dissertation from where the idea came from, to the methods, and results. He then dives into communication and it's role in the entire monitoring process, and we finish with a great back and fourth on how we have utilized this method of...

In this Episode of The Podcast we sit down with Cal’s Joel Smith and discuss training individual sport athletes. Joel’s views come from a coach who was first a track coach, and he discusses how that has impacted his coaching career. We discuss building from general to specific, exercises that he has seen carry over from, and MAT. Be sure to check that out along with his site: www.just-fly-sports.c...

In this edition of The Podcast, Robert Morris University's Todd Hamer talks about knowing your strengths and weaknesses, how to contact coaches, understanding what you know and who is better at things than you are, developing relationships with local coaches, and communication. ENJOY THE CONTENT? THEN YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT THE STRENGTH COACH NETWORK! You can find sensational content just like this...

Michigan Tech's Matt Thome discusses the relationship between the theory of dynamic correspondence and injury prevention in athletes. This is a follow up discussion from his article on the topic that can be found here: http://cvasps.com/dynamic-correspondence-as-a-means-of-injury-prevention-a-guest-post-by-matt-thome-of-michigan-tech/ ENJOY THE CONTENT? THEN YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT THE STRENGTH COACH...

In this weeks episode of The Podcast, DC Sports Training's Jeff Moyer discusses how he implements vision training with his athletes in Pittsburgh in a follow up discussion to his article. http://cvasps.com/lessons-learned-from-the-eye-guys-a-guest-post-from-dc-sports-trainings-jeff-moyer/ ENJOY THE CONTENT? THEN YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT THE STRENGTH COACH NETWORK! You can find sensational content just...

Wake Forest University's Director of Athletic Performance sits down to discuss monitoring and building a monitoring program. We discuss his journey and how it progressed from each of the three institutions he has been at, the growing pains that came along the way, and what it has done to assist and change his programming. ENJOY THE CONTENT? THEN YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT THE STRENGTH COACH NETWORK! You...

In this episode of The Podcast Ultimate Athlete Concepts' Yosef Johnson sits down to discuss the latest from UAC. We discuss the updates to the site, how Yosef hopes to expand the information they put out as blog posts, podcasts, and with a forum and Q and A, and what really matters to Yosef in the coaching world. ENJOY THE CONTENT? THEN YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT THE STRENGTH COACH NETWORK! You can fin...

In this episode of The Podcast, GW Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach discusses his use of Dr. Dan Baker's Maximal Aerobic Speed concept in his training programs for soccer and lacrosse athletes. Dan discusses the method and mean's utilized, what worked and what didn't with his student athlete's, changes he made to accommodate to their level's of preparedness, and what he will change going...

In this edition of The Podcast Matt Thome of Michigan Tech sits down to talk about program management. Matt and I discuss what the "optimal dose" is and how it fits in programming, the progression fromGPP to SPP, and how we look at handling newer athletes. ENJOY THE CONTENT? THEN YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT THE STRENGTH COACH NETWORK! You can find sensational content just like this in The Strength Coach...

Arizona State's Head of High Performance Services for Aquatic Sports Keenan Robinson sits down and talks training swimmers in this edition of the podcast. Keenan discusses training swimmers of all levels (youth, to college, to the Olympics), building a training culture that complements the training in the water, the importance of the aerobic system in swimming, and the future of training for the s...

In this episode of The Podcast Carl Valle of Inside Tracker and I talk technology and where it's going in sport performance training. He gives his predictions of where technology is going, what technology is available now that is game changing, and where technology is changing coaching today. ENJOY THE CONTENT? THEN YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT THE STRENGTH COACH NETWORK! You can find sensational content...

In this episode of The Podcast Keir Wenham-Flatt holds no punches in discussing the preparation program with UAR. He talks about building the program, how he designs his SST exercises, and some innovative ways he monitors readiness of his athletes. ENJOY THE CONTENT? THEN YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT THE STRENGTH COACH NETWORK! You can find sensational content just like this in The Strength Coach Network....

In this episode Kevin Dawidowicz of Coach Me Plus and I discuss athlete monitoring. Kevin gives some great insight on ways to start monitoring athletes, questions you need to ask yourself, and strategies to utilize. ENJOY THE CONTENT? THEN YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT THE STRENGTH COACH NETWORK! You can find sensational content just like this in The Strength Coach Network. As a member of The Strength Coac...

In this episode of The Podcast DC Sports Training's Jeff Moyer discusses the misconceptions of the 1x20 program. ENJOY THE CONTENT? THEN YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT THE STRENGTH COACH NETWORK! You can find sensational content just like this in The Strength Coach Network. As a member of The Strength Coach Networks, you can access over 200 hours of the highest-level lecture content just like this one for 4...