The Tom Broback Podcast

The Art & Science of Sports Performance. From high school football coaches to sports physical therapists to hall of fame track coaches, Tom Broback sits down with the best and brightest in the world of sports performance. #letsgo Host - Tom Broback IG: @tombroback Twitter: @tombroback CoachTube Courses and Presentations

Hello friends, welcome to the show. My name is Tom Broback and my guest today is Austin Hershberger. Austin is a basketball coach and strength and conditioning coach at Davis High School in California. We reminisce today about the NBA in the early 2000s, how to continue learning as a coach and why the weight room is a great place for basketball players. I had some technical difficulties with this...

Hello friends, welcome to the show. My name is Tom Broback and my guest today is Meredith Chaput. Meredith is a Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy and PhD student studying neuromechanics. She is passionate about bridging the gap between neurologic and orthopedic rehabilitation interventions in musculoskeletal rehabilitation. We talk about a lot of fun things today, incl...

Hello friends, welcome to the show. I’m Tom Broback and my guest today is Nick Lovas. Nick has been the head track and field coach for over a dozen years at Hopkins High School in Minnesota. He coined the moniker TrackTownMN for Hopkins because he believes so much in his mission to help athletes of all ages to develop a love for track and field. Even after winning multiple state championships and...

Hello friends, welcome to the show. I’m Tom Broback and my guest today is Mike Boyle. Mike agreed to come back on the podcast to talk about a variety of topics, including personal finance which I did not expect but certainly enjoyed and appreciated. In this episode, you will learn what traits have led to the success Mike experienced as a coach and business owner. I can never thank him enough for s...

Hello friends, welcome to the show. My name is Tom Broback and my guest today is Mason Hays. Mason coaches at APEC in Fort Worth, Texas, where he implements effective and fun workouts with kids, athletes and adults. Mason draws on the habits from his playing career at Texas State into developing from a good coach to a great coach. I know you will like this episode. Please take time to answer the Q...

Hello friends, welcome to the show. My name is Tom Broback and my guest today is Ryan Thompson. Ryan coaches athletes out of his gym in Mill Hall, Pennsylvania, where he incorporates Square1 with strength training. Ryan shares some pretty incredible stories he has experienced using Square1, and how a neuro lens is necessary for peak human performance. Thanks for listening to the episode, I hope yo...

Hello friends, welcome to the show. I’m Tom Broback and my guest today is Matthew Duff. Matthew is a physical therapist with a strength and conditioning background at Pivot Physical Therapy in Roanoke, Virginia. As you can tell from the episode, Matthew and I have a lot of similarities, from being college football to being part of the Mike Boyle fan club to providing patients with autonomy in thei...

Hello friends, welcome to the show. I’m Tom Broback and today I’m bringing my good friend Tyler Germain back on the show. Tyler has taken over the head coaching role Kalamazoo Central HS in Michigan. Tyler is also the founder of the Virtual Speed and Performance Clinic, an absolute success last winter. If you have time, make sure you check out the show notes to access the link to this recorded cli...

Hello friends, welcome to the show. My name is Tom Broback and my guest today is Nate Huot. Nate and I work at the same facility for the past couple months and I’m stocked to have him on the pod. Nate is sports performance coach for Training Haus in Edina, MN. He works with athletes of all sports, mostly basketball and lacrosse this past summer, and of all ages, from middle school kids working out...

Today I talk about my new favorite analogy: Red vs. Blue Gatorade. (Hint: Blue is better) In this episode, I relate this analogy to our risk:reward analysis and decision making model in training and rehab. Want to learn more? Connect with me on social media: Host - Tom Broback IG: @tombroback Twitter: @tombroback CoachTube Courses and Presentations

Hello friends, welcome to the show. My name is Tom Broback and my guest today is Taylor Nelson-Cook. Taylor coaches at APEC in Fort Worth, Texas, where he works with athletes of all ages, from elementary school kids learning how to run and jump to elite professional athletes refining their craft. I think Taylor has some unique insights into developing his training philosophy and coaching skills. M...

Hello friends, welcome to the show. My name is Tom Broback and my guest today is Austin Jochum. Austin is the owner of Jochum Strength and is an awesome follow on Instagram. His podcast brings to light his insights and conversations with many of the best coaches in the sports performance realm. Austin talks about the meaning behind chopping wood, how one text message changed his life and the value...

Hello friends, welcome to the show. My name is Tom Broback and my guest today is my brother Sam. Sam and I both grew up sports fans and continue to cheer on our favorite Minnesota teams to this day. I didn’t appreciate Sam’s passion and love for sports until he was done with school and started coaching high school and middle school football. In this episode, we chat about the adversity he faced as...

Hello friends, welcome to the show. Hello friends, welcome to the show. I’m Tom Broback and my guest today is Joel Reinhardt. Joel is the assistant director of sports performance at the UMass where he works with the football, lacrosse and swim teams. Joel is a great follow on social media and brings excellent knowledge and experience to the show. A quick reminder tomorrow is the last day for 50% o...

What is the cross transfer principle? Listen to my latest episode to find out why you need to train both sides of your body after an injury. Download The Tom Broback podcast today to get all the latest information in the sports performance world. COUPON CODE: School50 for 50% off any of my online courses https://coachtube.com/users/tombroback Host - Tom Broback IG: @tombroback Twitter: @tombroback...

Hello friends, welcome to the show. My name is Tom Broback and my guest today is Tom Battaglia. Tom is currently a sports physical therapy resident at M Health Fairview in Minneapolis, MN. Tom works with athletes of all sports and ages to get them back on the field and court as quickly and safely as possible. A lifelong athlete himself, Tom and I talk about what skills it takes to give athletes th...

I've always wondered why some pain with exercise in therapy is okay but frowned upon with any exercise in the gym. Is there a simple answer to this? Find out in my latest Minute Monday episode! Download The Tom Broback podcast today to get all the latest information in the sports performance world. Host - Tom Broback IG: @tombroback Twitter: @tombroback Asthma Course 30 Day Recovery Challenge 30 D...

Hello friends, welcome to the show. I’m Tom Broback and my guest today is Tori Karsten. Tori is unique in that she is both a sports performance coach and a field hockey coach. I learned so much about the world of field hockey in this episode, and I hope you do as well. Tori is an inspiration to me in the way she attacks her day and helps her athletes overcome their perceived weaknesses and fears....

Today we revisit the basics. Sometimes doing the same thing over and over again isn't instanity, but actually necessary to achieve greatness. Download The Tom Broback podcast today to get all the latest information in the sports performance world. Host - Tom Broback IG: @tombroback Twitter: @tombroback Asthma Course 30 Day Recovery Challenge 30 Day Breathing Challenge SimpilFaster Aritcles FREE AC...

Hello friends, welcome to the show. My name is Tom Broback and my guest today is Nicodemus Christopher. I’m telling you, he is one of the nicest and most thoughtful people I have ever met. We spent most of this episode talking about what it means to be a good person and coach, with a couple of basketball questions sprinkled in at the end. Make sure you follow him on social media and cheer on Misso...

Struggling with complexity? Make sure you remember the KISS principle covered on today's podcast the next time you are working through a problem. Download The Tom Broback podcast today to get all the latest information in the sports performance world. Host - Tom Broback IG: @tombroback Twitter: @tombroback Asthma Course 30 Day Recovery Challenge 30 Day Breathing Challenge SimpilFaster Aritcles FRE...

Hello friends, welcome to the show. My name is Tom Broback and my guest today is Zach Dechant. Zach is one of my favorite follows on social media, both for his knowledge of sports performance but also for his humor and ability to relate to a wide variety of people. Zach works at TCU with their baseball team and the quarterbacks in their development of strength, speed and power. Zach is the author...

Should you do a trap bar deadlift or a barbell back squat? Besides the obvious answer (it depends), I give you my biased opinion on what I think is the better option! Disagree? DM me your comments on IG or Twitter @tombroback. Make sure you subscribe to the podcast to get all of my Minute Monday episodes! Host - Tom Broback IG: @tombroback Twitter: @tombroback Asthma Course 30 Day Recovery Challen...

Hello friends, welcome to the show. My name is Tom Broback and my guest today is Matt Hejl. Matt is a teacher and coach at Abbott ISD in Central Texas. He teaches all levels of PE and coaches volleyball, cross country, basketball and track and field. I talk to Matt how he sets up systems to be successful at a smaller school size and the lessons he has learned along the way in his coaching career....