Brian Harrington is the owner and head performance coach of Harrington Sports Performance located in New York. Brian was a nominee for COACH OF THE YEAR by the National Sports Performance Association (NSPA). Brian first caught my attention when I saw how he was able to modify his program during the pandemic and put out great training sessions without access to a gym. This is only possible because Brian has developed such a great model for developing Linear and Multidirection Speed. That’s exactl...
Oct 28, 2020•59 min•Ep. 15
Few coaches challenge you and make you really question what you are doing with your athletes like Adarian Barr. Adarian has a background in track, but his thoughts and methods can be applied to all types of movement. Adarian challenges the conventional thought of how we train our athletes and what we, as coaches, should be really be teaching our athletes. IG: @barrunning www.barruning.com
Oct 23, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 14
Jay Dyer is the strength coach for Johns Hopkins University Men’s Lacrosse team as well as being the strength and conditioning coordinator for the United States’ men’s and women’s senior and U-19 lacrosse teams. Lacrosse is a dynamic sport that requires a combination of developing speed, power, strength, and conditioning. Jay makes some great points on how he likes to develop each of these components for elite athletes as well as the college freshman. Social Media: @coachjaydyer...
Oct 21, 2020•51 min•Ep. 13
Jack Anderson is a performance coach and host of the Upper Left Performance Podcast. Jack has been doing some really interesting breath work so we wanted to get him on the show to discuss his breath work. Jack was a great guest and shared some really cool concepts coaches should apply to their training. IG: @jack_andersoniii Twitter: @jackandersoniii Upper Left Performance Podcast- https://anchor.fm/jack-anderson74...
Oct 14, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 12
Physical Therapist and performance coach Trevor Rappa came on the show to talk about how being a performance coach has helped him as a physical therapist and vice versa. Truly understanding the demands of each sport and what an athlete can physically expect when they return to play is what has led Trevor to be a top notch physical therapist. This show is great for both performance coaches and physical therapists. https://www.resilientperformance.com/ Movement Foundations Course: https://www.resi...
Oct 07, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 11
Quintin Torres is a Speed of Sport affiliate specializing in nervous system training. Quintin talks about how nervous system training should be a priority for athletes, the origins of this type of training, and his thoughts on why this isn’t a more popularized model. Facebook: Quintin Torres Sports Performance Instagram: @qsportsperformance YouTube: Quintin Torres Sports Performance
Sep 30, 2020•51 min•Ep. 10
Ty Terrell is the strength coach of the Atlanta Hawks. In this episode Ty talks about his model, and how to pair exercises in the gym to enhance the position and force of speed training with athletes. Ty is an expert at watching the athlete move and figuring out the limiting factors, and addressing those limitations through exercise. There is so much great information in this podcast, be sure to listen to it twice.
Sep 23, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 9
Since we started this podcast Ryan and I have hinted at some of the things we like to do with our speed and power training. We decided it was time to get out an episode where we go into an overview of how we develop speed and power for our athletes. On Instagram: @speedandpowerpodcast @jasonfeairheller @ryan_heickert_ www.functionandstrength.net/videos
Sep 18, 2020•33 min•Ep. 8
Eric Marriott is physical therapist based out of Vancouver, Canada. We had Eric on the show to talk about his expertise and understanding of the foot and ankle complex. This shows has tons of great information I’m sure you’ll enjoy.
Sep 16, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 7
Justin is the head performance coach at Parabolic Performance and Rehab. Justin’s expertise lies in understanding and manipulating how the body creates strategies for movement based off of positioning and internal pressure. We had a great conversation with Justin, and really went in depth on all things multidirectional speed. Instagram: @jmsb_strengthtraining https://goparabolic.com/
Sep 09, 2020•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 6
Ryan Hopkins is the owner of the elite training facility, Soho Strength Lab. This episode was fantastic. Ryan provided a ton of practical information to immediately improve linear and change of direction speed in athletes. www.sohostrengthlab.com YouTube: Strength Lab Training Instagram: @sslryan
Sep 02, 2020•59 min•Ep. 5
Mike is currently the Football Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at Villanova University.We covered a range of topics in this podcast including why all strength coaches need to have a good understanding of linear sprint mechanics, the force-velocity curve in relation to power development, and progressing change of direction drills to agility drills. The one thing that sticks out in this podcast is Mike’s education and understanding of how he applies research to develop programs for his athl...
Aug 28, 2020•51 min•Ep. 4
This episode with Mark was awesome. We intended to talk a lot about speed development for hockey but we took a turn in the beginning and we stuck with it. Mark talked about the importance of “buy in” and how “we are in the business of helping people”. There are so many great points Mark made during this podcast. Make sure you are ready to take notes.
Aug 25, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 3
Michelle was a great guest to have on the show. In this episode we discussed the importance of creating a system, creating principles, and how to organize your coaching philosophy. We also talked about Michelle's mentorship group and how helpful it is to have another coach guide you, hold you accountable, and help you structure your thoughts. Strategy Course Group Classroom Waitlist: https://michelle-boland-training.mykajabi.com/group-classroom-waitlist Work with me: https://michelle-boland-trai...
Aug 19, 2020•51 min•Ep. 2
In this episode with Lee we talk about the concept of "speed is a skill". This concept is multifaceted, and we spoke a lot about how understanding multidirectional speed is not utilized enough in our profession. This was an awesome talk with Lee and I hope you all enjoy it.
Aug 13, 2020•47 min•Ep. 1
