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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Friday Sep 08, 2023
Friday Sep 08, 2023
Talkin’ Pitt Episode Nineteen Coach Young is back again to be this episode’s guest host. This week’s guest is Coach Marcus Williams, the Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Performance at Umass Lowell. Early in the episode, Coach Williams and Young discover how much their career path overlaps, spending time at Umass Lowell and having the opportunity to work and be mentored under Keith Vinci. Coach Williams explains how valuable it is to have strength and conditioning coaches with our vast knowledge base and problem-solving skills in athletic director positions. Coach Williams goes on to discuss how his staff has been able to add more value to the athletic department outside the weight room. The episode finishes with Coach Williams explaining what he learned from leading his staff through a tragedy, after the passing of former Assistant AD for Sports Performance Keith Vinci. We appreciate Coach Williams for coming on the podcast. We hope you all enjoy the podcast and HAIL 2 PITT.
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Marcus Williams Contact
Email- Marcus_Williams@uml.edu
Instagram- @mwilliams_sportsperformance
@umasslowellstrength
Music Credit
Music Unlimited, “The Podcast Intro.”
Friday Aug 25, 2023
Friday Aug 25, 2023
Talkin’ Pitt Episode Eighteen Coach Young comes back to be this episode’s guest host. This week’s guest is Coach Frances Stephenson; Coach Stephenson is the Assistant Director of Sports Performance at University of Colorado Boulder. In this episode Coach Young gets to caught up with a friend and past co-worker from his North Carolina A&T days. The conversation opens up with a discussion around the high-performance model has grown during her time in the profession. Coach Stephenson has been to a wide range of schools and has seen many different high-performance departments. In a later part of the episode Coach Stephenson goes into some detail of data she has been collecting to then individualize programs for her female athletes (THIS IS A MUST LISTEN). Thank you, Coach Stephenson, for coming on the podcast. We hope you all enjoy the podcast and HAIL 2 PITT.
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@pitt_sportsperformance
Pitt Sports Performance Twitter
@pitt_science
Frances Stephenson Contact
Email- Frances.Stephenson@colorado.edu
Instagram- @fstep_
Music Credit
Music Unlimited, “The Podcast Intro.”
Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
Talkin’ Pitt Episode Seventeen Coach Duvall comes back to be this episode’s guest host. This week’s guest is Reuben Burch; Reuben works at Mississippi State. Reuben’s title at Mississippi State is the Associate Vice President for Research out of the Office of Research and Economic Development. He is also an Associate Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering, the Jack Hatcher Endowed Chair for Engineering Entrepreneurship, the Associate Director of Athlete Engineering at the Center for Advanced Vehicular Center (CAVS), and the founder of Athlete Engineering at Mississippi State University. Coach Duvall and Reuben chat about the current work that Reuben is doing with wearable technology and how it can benefit athletes and athletic departments. Later in the episode, Coach Duvall and Reuben dive into a little of the work they did together back when Coach Duvall was at Mississippi State. It was a pleasure to have Reuben on the podcast, and excited to get him back on for a part two in the future. We hope you all enjoy the podcast and HAIL 2 PITT.
Pitt Sports Performance Instagram
@pitt_sportsperformance
Pitt Sports Performance Twitter
@pitt_science
Reuben Burch Contact
Email- burch@research.msstate.edu
Music Credit
Music Unlimited, “The Podcast Intro.”
Monday Jun 19, 2023
Monday Jun 19, 2023
Talkin’ Pitt Episode Sixteen Coach Mock hosts a special episode with Jonas Dodoo of Speedworks Training. Jonas is the Head Coach and founder of Speedworks Training. In this episode, Jonas gives a presentation on using the coaching eye to help you while coaches with their speed coaching. Along with the regular podcast, this episode is also on YouTube where you can get all the information Jonas has in his presentation. Jonas also details a new project that Ryan Grubbs and himself are working on. Having Jonas on was a pleasure, and we look forward to having him on again. We hope you all enjoy the podcast and HAIL 2 PITT.
Pitt Sports Performance Instagram
@pitt_sportsperformance
Pitt Sports Performance Twitter
@pitt_science
Jonas Dodoo Contact
Twitter- @EatSleepTrian_
Twitter- @speed_works_
Instagram- @speedworks.training
Email- info@speedworks.training
Music Credit
Music Unlimited, “The Podcast Intro.”
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.
Pitt Sports Performance Instagram
@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”.