Samson Strength Coach Collective

Hayden Baillio joins Jake Labhart on this episode of the Strength Coach Collective.  Hayden is a Highland Games Competitor and Former Track Start turned strength coach.  Inspired b his collegiate coach, he entered the kinesiology program during his years at the University of Texas and has never looked back.  

Erich Anthony, Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Performance, of the University of Tulsa joins Justin Schwind and Darius Ducre on this episode of the Collective.  Coach Anthony discusses the positive impact of a great mentor and internship experience can propel your future career in the strength and conditioning profession. 

Carlos Gonzalez, strength and conditioning coach for the Tampa Bay Rays Organization sits down with Tony Nash for the first episode of 2021! 

Legendary Coach Bill Foran of the Miami Heat sits down with Justin Schwind to talk about his journey, lessons, and principles of coaching. 

Coach Gary Calcagno is the Assistant DIrector of Strength and Conditioning for Oklahoma State University Football program and heads up the strength and conditioning program for the OSU wrestling team.  Justin Schwind, Darius Ducre, and Joseph Boyd sit down to dig into coach Calcagno's career and philosophy. 

Matt Tometz hosts Coach Nick Zostautas, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at the University of Illinois at Chicago.  Nick's journey is the epitome of trusting the process and making the most of every opportunity he is given. Tune in now!

Sean Swetnam hosts Hall of Fame Strength Coach Johnny Parker.  Coach Parker has been a pioneer for our industry, tune in now for some timeless lessons and an extremely valuable chat. 

Sean Swetnam interviews Coach Connor Gettemy, Director of Sport Performance for Flagler College. 

This episode features Director of Sport Performance for CSU Bakersfield, Brendon Ziegler.  Previously Recorded early on in 2020, He sits down with former colleague Nate Barry to discuss his journey, the intangibles of coaching and return to play protocols due to COVID 19 pandemic. Tune in now

Darius Ducre sits down with Legendary strength coach Dana LeDuc!  

Nick O'Brien is an Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at Fresno State University who is responsible for the Bulldogs’ Baseball, Wrestling, and Women’s Lacrosse teams, in addition to overseeing the strength & conditioning department’s internship program.

Dr. Nijem discusses his move from the Sacramento Kings to his new position as the Director of Sports Performance for men's basketball at the University of Kansas. 

Three awesome coaches in one episode! Host, Anthony Grasso, dives into coaching with JD Mehlhorn and JC Hull on the latest episode of the Samson Strength Coach Collective. 

Jamie Pasqiun of Monmouth University drops in to chat with Anthony Grasso and they dive deep into the philosophical side of coaching. This is episode is jam-packed with great knowledge! 

Director of Sports Performance for Women's Basketball at Wake Forest, Jena Ready, shares her journey to becoming a strength coach. 

In Extremis Performance founder, Jake Labahrt, talks all things tactical performance with Justin Schwind in this weeks episode! http://www.inextremis.us/ https://www.instagram.com/inextperformance/

Clete McLoud has coached in the Ohio Valley, Missouri Valley, Pac-12, and the Big Ten conferences and shares his knowledge of nearly 20 years in the strength & conditioning industry on this weeks episode! 

Southeastern University's new Head of Strength & Conditioning sits down with Justin Schwind to talk about the path that led him to Lakeland, Florida!

Mike Sanders is a Human Performance & Wellness Coordinator for Army Special Forces. He drops in to discuss his view on a holistic approach to preparing operators and what strength & conditioning coaches coming into the tactical field should prepare for!

For the entire month of September, the Samson Strength Coach Collective will be highlighting coaches in the tactical community. To kick things off we have Flo, a US Special Forces Advanced Skills Instructor at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. He and Justin Schwind discuss his journey into the military and why he chose to become a Green Beret. 

We wrap up our series of female leaders in strength & conditioning with Darien Pyka! Coach Pyka is an Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach for the University of Southern California working with men's & women's swimming, men's & women's diving, men's & women's golf and women's tennis.

We feature Kelly Murphy, the Assistant Director of Strength & Conditioning for Olympic Sports at Virginia Tech University. Because of her start as a Registered Dietitian, Kelly brings in a unique perspective to Hokie Athletics.

This episode of The Samson Strength Coach Collective features the Associate Head Coach of Strength & Conditioning at Princeton University, Angie Brambley-Moyer! 

Continuing our highlight of women in strength & conditioning, this episode features Director of Strength & Conditioning at Bethune-Cookman University, Corliss Fingers. She is joined by her Assistant Strength Coach, James Whitener.

We are taking the month of August to highlight the woman of the strength and conditioning industry. This weeks episode features Sarah Ramey, Director of Athletic Performance at West Texas A&M University.