ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power founder and NFL~Zebra Technologies Consultant Ted Lambrinides was a guest on The Rocky Boiman show last night and explained the tracking analytics that are being used by the National Football League and now, several big colleges,too.
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ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power made the visit to Columbia, South Carolina this summer to check in on their new director of Football Strength & Conditioning Jeff Dillman. After we caught a quick breakfast sandwich at Bojangles, we headed over to the University of South Carolina's Brice-Williams Stadium, a towering place that's typical of the huge stadiums encountered in SEC Football. The Gamecocks' football strength training center is located at the north end, just a few yards from the palm trees and a line of Cockabooses that are a huge hit with the tailgating crowd on gameday.
It was warming up outside that day as the mercury cruised up toward 99 degrees! But the heat didn't affect Coach Dillman…nor the Gamecocks as the session began within the spacious football strength complex . The players filed in and before long the strength staff had it all at full tilt as the players hit their stations and the training began. Meanwhile, the nutrition staff prepped workout recovery drinks, vitamins and hydration options for this SEC squad that opens up at Vanderbilt University in just a few weeks.
After the workout, Coach Dillman and I slipped into his strength office, which I had turned into a makeshift recording studio, for this candid interview. I was also able to snag a few pieces of bubble gum that's piled high in an official South Carolina Gamecocks bucket. We discus that and the training that has been going on at South Carolina Football:
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Tailgate!
USC Indoor Facility
Plenty of bubble gum in Coach Dillman’s office!
Zebra Technologies Consultant Ted Lambrinides talking football data with Coach Dillman
Director of Football Strength & Conditioning Jeff Dillman stressing technique adjustments
Gamecock recovery nutrition….. tart cherry juice included
Great looking nutrition center with helpful staff
Non stop teaching and coaching in this training center!
Coach David Feeley is a great addition to the Gamecocks’ Strength Staff
USC neck work! Machines, barbells, bands….. all good! Obviously working!
There it is! The bucket of bubble gum
Football Nutrition
Vitamin jello-cups
ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power finally got to Atlanta to see the new and upgraded facilities at Georgia State University Football. The Head Strength & Conditioning Coach, Scott Holsopple, is quite pleased with the way things turned out and has nothing but positive vibes about how the Panthers are progressing as they make their way toward their opening game against Ball State.
Georgia State University is located right in the heart of downtown Atlanta and is home to around 50,000 students! So by enrollment numbers, it's the largest college in Georgia. The athletics program is a member of the Sunbelt Conference and the Panther Football squad won their first bowl game last year after only 6 years of existence. Not bad. And with Coach Holsopple, the Panthers won't find a more dedicated coach. In fact, he stations himself in a loft apartment just a mile or two away from the facility….an easy jaunt for he and his Alaskan Husky. And he already has a grasp on the dining scene in downtown. Let's start with his great suggestion of catching brunch at Ria's Bluebird…where The New York Times Review rated their pancakes as "world's finest"…… They were! I am already planning a trip back for more.
Coach Holsopple joined us a few months ago for an ASAP Podcast that was recorded at the Hammer Strength Clinic Battleground Academy Tennessee. In this fresh podcast, Scott discusses his background, what's going on at Georgia State Football, their brand new strength training center, the conditioning workout that we observed , and the progress the team has made as they prep for the 2016 season. By the way, the weather that day was typical Atlanta, Georgia summer hot. HOT. And Holsopple was sporting a heavy duty Georgia State hoodie along with just as thick sweat pants. With the athletes sweating profusely all around, and myself, from time to time, ducking into the facility for a cold drink a quick hit of air conditioning, the coach never wavered. But that's Coach Holsopple!
The Ohio State Buckeyes' Ass't A.D. for Football Sports Performance, Mickey Marotti…..known around the Woody Hayes Athletic Center as "Coach Mick"… is preparing to hand over the "keys", both figuratively and literally, of the OSU Buckeye Machine to his head Coach Urban Meyer The Buckeyes check in to fall camp on Sunday as the off-season grind comes to a halt and the equipment managers start issuing shoulder pads, helmets and the rest of the gear to protect the players. The team is ranked 5th in the coaches preseason poll, so you'd think that they have a ton of players returning. However, there are only a handful of starters that will take the field against the Bowling Green State Falcons on September 3rd over in the giant horseshoe Ohio Stadium.
Pre-season respect like that is a tribute to great recruiting and great preparation. Ohio State brings in some great players, but that's only part of the equation when you're making runs at national championships. Preparation is also a huge piece of the pie and Coach Marotti has the experience to help guide these elite athletes to a higher level.
Check out our ASAP exclusive behind the scenes photos and videos of the Ohio State Buckeyes in training!
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the new sleds sit in the forefront of the new Georgia State strength & conditioning facility
Rapid transit and downtown Atlanta in the near distance
Coach Scott Holsopple readies the team for a conditioning workout.
Tons of new racks, machines, barbells, and weights
Zebra Technologies and sport science consultant Ted Lambrinides sharing some recent training info with Coach Scott Holsopple
This ASAP Podcast with Guest Dan John was recorded in Ann Arbor, Michigan at the 2014 University of Michigan Strength & Conditioning Clinic. In this 166th ASAP Podcast Episode, Dan discussed his training and coaching background along with large group training methodolgy with ASAP Podcaster Ed Cicale.
Dan John has spent his life with one foot in the world of lifting and throwing, and the other foot in academia. An All-American discus thrower, Dan has also competed at the highest levels of Olympic lifting, Highland Games and the Weight Pentathlon, an event in which he holds the American record. He spends his work life blending weekly workshops and lectures with full-time writing, His books, on weightlifting, include Intervention, Never Let Go, Mass Made Simple and Easy Strength, written with Pavel Tsatsouline.
Discover more information about Dan John at his website
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Ohio State has canceled this 2014 Clinic.
The Ohio State Football Strength Staff has canceled the date and seminar agenda for their 2014 Strength and Conditioning Clinic to be held on February 1, 2014. The clinic, to be held at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center, will be an excellent way for any coach, whether professional, collegiate or high school…. to increase their knowledge about the intricate training that's involved with preparing football players for competition. The clinic also promises to be a great learning experience for anyone involved with the training and conditioning of athletes.
Longtime strength professional, Mickey Marotti, is now the Asst. AD for Football Sports Performance for the Buckeyes and has coached a multitude of athletes to championship levels at all of the stops along his coaching path. And, of course, that includes preparing football squads that won two NCAA Football National Championships. Coach Marotti's staff will take the time to explain the program. Rick Court, Jeff Uhlenhake, Kenny Parker, and Anthony Schlegel are all true professionals and enjoy teaching, coaching and sharing ideas with the strength coaching community. Former Buckeye, Bobby Carpenter will also be a speaker and share his experience of all his training.
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When Urban Meyer arrived in Columbus, Ohio….the newly signed Ohio State Buckeyes' Head Football Coach set out to arrange his first hire… a strength coach named Mickey Marotti. Yet, Meyer wanted more than a strength coach this go round. He had a vision for Marotti to become an all encompassing element to the Buckeye machine. Meyer and Marotti had previous ties at the University of Florida…. Notre Dame and other circumstances, too.
Now, Coach Mick would become Ohio State's Asst AD for Football Sports Performance and take on a huge role that groups under one umbrella: OSU Sports Medicine, OSU equipment, strength training, conditioning, speed training, psychology of training, and an aspect that had to a degree been somewhat overlooked…. sports nutrition. (And besides all that… on game day, he even conducts a new tradition that brings the Ohio State crowd, students, players and alumni together for a "warm-up activity" called "Quick Cals.")
Enter Ohio State Football Sports Dietitian Sarah Wick. She can be seen practically everywhere at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center, a sprawling crown jewel that is the training center home to the Buckeye football squad….. that is, when they are not playing in front of 104,000 fans at Ohio Stadium which is just down the street on the banks of the Olentangy River. She's there, too, on game day…. walking the sidelines during both pre-game activities and the actual contest….making sure that the players are fueled properly for optimal performance. Sarah plans the meals, the snacks, the recovery nutrition, the smoothies…the proteins. In our video, Wick gives ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power a tour of the new Gatorade Fuel Bar. It's a state of the art nutritional center that will propel Ohio State's football program to higher levels. She also takes time and demonstrates how to make a hydration drink that can help Buckeye football stars or any athlete to replenish body weight, electrolytes and add some anti-inflammatory properties for any athlete in training. Somewhere, Coach Hayes is smiling!
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Strength Coach Rick Court gets the squad warmed up
Buckeye QB Braxton Miller warm up tosses
Wisconsin Badgers’ Strength Coach Evan Simon
Sunset at the giant horse shoe stadium in Columbus, Ohio
A 6’4 250 lb back up QB, Cardale Jones fires a strike
Buckeye Quarterback Kenny Guiton launches a rainbow pass that dropped into the receiver’s hands forty five yards later. Incredibly, Guiton, the second stringer, holds two Ohio State Football records. Not bad!
Coach Meyer takes in the Buckeye student section….
Buckeyes’ call to action
Coach Mick Marotti leads the squad thru his “QUICK CALS” Routine….. a team and student pump up!
One of college football’s proud traditions…OSU Marching Band
Special edition uniforms….. check!
College Football!
Bucky Badger
Buckeye Class Reunion! Coach John Cooper inducted into College Football Hall of Fame
The Shoe!
Hang on Sloopy
Ohio State scores a touchdown with one seconf remaining in first half
Special edition helmets came out for this game
Thirst Quencher
Coach Mickey Marotti.… Ohio State’s Asst AD for Football Sports Performance. An ever present role with Urban Meyer’s Buckeyes
A grim faced urban Meyer realizes ther severity of his injured senior captain. A season ending broken ankle on the second to last play of the game.
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