Talkin' Pitt by Pitt Sports Performance
The Strength and Conditioning and Sports Science staff at the University of Pittsburgh sit down to discuss the evolution of sports performance
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Episodes
Friday Jun 02, 2023
Friday Jun 02, 2023
Talkin’ Pitt Episode fifteen we have a special guest host, Dr. Felix Proessl has a great conversation with Dave Tenney. Dave Tenney is the High-Performance Director of Austin FC. In this episode, Dr. Proessl dives into the evolution of the high-performance model in sports. How the environment or league you work in can influence the working structure of the high-performance model. Finally, how Austin FC is operating under a high-performance model. It was a pleasure having Dave Tenney on Talkin’ Pitt. We hope you all enjoy the podcast and HAIL 2 PITT.
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@pitt_sportsperformance
Pitt Sports Performance Twitter
@pitt_science
Dave Tenny Contact
Twitter- @DaveTenney
Music Credit
Music Unlimited, “The Podcast Intro”.
Friday May 19, 2023
Friday May 19, 2023
Talkin’ Pitt Episode Fourteen. Director of Olympic Strength & Conditioning Aaron Duvall comes back to host this episode of the Podcast. On this week’s episode, we have the pleasure of having Trey North on. Trey is the Assistant Director of Strength & Conditioning at Virginia Tech. Coach Duvall and Coach North kick the episode off by chatting about their time working together at Mississippi State University. After a short trip down memory lane, Coach North goes into how he is using wearables to track progress in his athletes and how it has grown from his different spots. Finally, Coach North goes into some of the current projects he is working on. We want to thank Coach North for coming on the show. We hope you all enjoy the podcast and HAIL 2 PITT.
Pitt Sports Performance Instagram
@pitt_sportsperformance
Pitt Sports Performance Twitter
@pitt_science
Contacts
Trey North- treyn@vt.edy
Music Credit
Music Unlimited, “The Podcast Intro”.
Friday May 12, 2023
Friday May 12, 2023
Talkin’ Pitt Episode Thirteen. Has a special guest host, Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach Devin Young. In this episode, Coach Young sits down with Pitt’s Senior Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach Brenna MacDonald and Director of Sports Science, Dr. Felix Proessl to talk all things internships. At Pitt, we have a hybrid internship where the s&c and Sports Science interns work together on assigned teams. Included in the internship is a collaborative program both interns work on together. Coach Young dives into how each internship is set up to give interns the most specific education and how Pitt has been able to blend the two to fit the high-performance model. It is all a great time when Dr. Felix and Coach MacDonald come on the podcast. Thank you again for sharing this week’s episode. We hope you all enjoy the podcast and HAIL 2 PITT.
Pitt Sports Performance Instagram
@pitt_sportsperformance
Pitt Sports Performance Twitter
@pitt_science
Contacts
Brenna MacDonald – bmacdonald@athletics.pitt.edu
Dr. Felix Proessl – fproessl@athletics.pitt.edu
Music Credit
Music Unlimited, “The Podcast Intro”.
Friday May 05, 2023
Friday May 05, 2023
Talkin’ Pitt Episode Twelve, Coach Mock has guest Dr. Ted Lambrinides on. Dr. Ted is a Sports Science Consultant that has worked with NFL and MLB teams. Coach Mock and Dr. Ted dive into all things sports science. Coach Mock starts that show by getting the background story on Dr. Ted and how he ended up where is he now. From there we get the insight of how Dr. Ted organizes and puts out his monthly Sports Science Research newsletter. One of the big rocks that Dr. Ted goes into is his perspective/definition of what is High Performance. It was a pleasure having Dr. Ted on the show. We hope you all enjoy the podcast and HAIL 2 PITT.
Pitt Sports Performance Instagram
@pitt_sportsperformance
Pitt Sports Performance Twitter
@pitt_science
Dr. Ted Lambrinides Contact
T_lambrinides@yahoo.com
Music Credit
Music Unlimited, “The Podcast Intro”.
Friday Apr 28, 2023
Friday Apr 28, 2023
Talkin’ Pitt Episode Eleven, Coach Mock has guest Tim Suchomel on. Tim is the Associate Professor in the Department of Movement Sciences at Carroll University and the Director of Sports Physiology and Performance Coaching. With Tim’s many responsibilities at Carroll University, this episode is filled with gems that Tim shares with us. The episode starts with Tim diving into his article “Defining the Sports Scientist,” which is available in the NSCA Strength & Conditioning Journal. While later in the episode, Tim gives his perspective on how sports science is growing in the US. It was a pleasure having Tim on the podcast. We hope you all enjoy the podcast and HAIL 2 PITT.
Pitt Sports Performance Instagram
@pitt_sportsperformance
Pitt Sports Performance Twitter
@pitt_science
Tim Suchomel Contact
Instagram & Twitter- @drtsuchomel
Email- tsuchome@carrollu.edu
Music Credit
Music Unlimited, “The Podcast Intro”.
Friday Apr 14, 2023
Friday Apr 14, 2023
Talkin’ Pitt Episode Ten, Coach Duvall is joined by Connor Schoepp of Liberty University. Coach Schoepp is the Applied Performance Coordinator & Assistant Athletic Performance Coach (MSC). Coach Duvall and Coach Schoepp dive into how isometrics are being used as interventions for return to play. This topic goes into more detail than the Sportsmith article. We hope you all enjoy the podcast and HAIL 2 PITT.
Pitt Sports Performance Instagram
@pitt_sportsperformance
Pitt Sports Performance Twitter
@pitt_science
Connor Schoepp Contact
Instagram- @connorschoeppsc
Email- clschoepp@liberty.com
Sportsmith Article
https://www.sportsmith.co/articles/programming-isometrics-in-different-training-models/
Music Credit
Music Unlimited, “The Podcast Intro”.
Friday Mar 31, 2023
Friday Mar 31, 2023
Talkin’ Pitt Episode nine, in this episode Coach Mock Eric McMahon, is the Coaching and Sport Science Program Manager at the NSCA Headquarters in Colorado Springs. He joined the NSCA Staff in 2020 with over 15 years of coaching experience, including roles with the Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, and the MLB Europe Programs. Eric dives into how he works on professional development for strength and conditioning coaches through the NSCA. Lastly, Coach Mock gets more information on the new Certified performance and Sport Scientist Exam. It was a pleasure having Eric McMahon on the podcast, and we hope you all enjoy the podcast and HAIL 2 PITT.
Pitt Sports Performance Instagram
@pitt_sportsperformance
Pitt Sports Performance Twitter
@pitt_science
Eric McMahon Contact
Twitter & Instagram- @CoachGuyton
Email- Eric.mcmahon@nsca.com
Podcast/Books
NSCA Coach Podcast (Erica is the host)
PBSCCS Podcast
The Sports Gene- By David Epstein
Music Credit
Music Unlimited, “The Podcast Intro”.
Friday Mar 24, 2023
Friday Mar 24, 2023
Talkin’ Pitt Episode seven, Coach Mock gets to chat with Guy Hornsby. Guy is an Assistant Professor at West Virginia University in the Center for Applied Coaching and Sport Science. In this episode, Coach Mock gets an update on what has been happening at WVU since her time as an undergrad and how this department has changed over time. Guy gives some insight on an article that he wrote called “Are you really doing sports science.” Having Guy Hornsby on was a pleasure, and we hope you all enjoy the podcast and HAIL 2 PITT.
Pitt Sports Performance Instagram
@pitt_sportsperformance
Pitt Sports Performance Twitter
@pitt_science
Guy Hornsby Contact
Twitter- @CoachGuyton
Email- William.hornsby@mail.wvu.edu
Music Credit
Music Unlimited, “The Podcast Intro”.
Friday Mar 17, 2023
Friday Mar 17, 2023
Talkin’ Pitt Episode six has special guest Coach Brenna MacDonald talking with the University of Kentucky Director of Strength and Conditioning for Olympic Sports, John Spurlock, and Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning for Olympic Sports, Ryan Devriendt. Coach MacDonald gets to chat with two of her mentors that helped guide her and prepared her for the profession of strength and conditioning. It explains how Pitt and UK structure their internship programs to prepare future coaches. It was a pleasure to have Coach Spurlock and Coach Devriendt on hope you all enjoy the podcast and HAIL 2 PITT.
Pitt Sports Performance Instagram
@pitt_sportsperformance
Pitt Sports Performance Twitter
@pitt_science
University of Kentucky
Instagram- uk_oly_strength
Music Credit
Music Unlimited, “The Podcast Intro”.
Friday Mar 03, 2023
Friday Mar 03, 2023
Talkin’ Pitt Episode six has special guest Coach Brenna MacDonald talking with Performance Coach Ethan Quarles of the La Dodgers (Great Lakes Loons A+). It was a pleasure to have Coach Quarles on hope you all enjoy the podcast and HAIL 2 PITT.
Pitt Sports Performance Instagram
@pitt_sportsperformance
Coach Ethan Quarles
Instagram- @the_coach_q_22