We have Jim Davis from the Good Athlete Project. He was a collegiate football player who also played arena football and european football. After his football career he went on to get a degree at Harvard, and then the Good Athlete project was born. Here is from their website:
Have you ever shown up to a biology class shaking with excitement? because that will happen every Friday night this fall as High School football players prepare for their games. The platform of athletics is undeniably powerful, and we are on a mission to be sure it is used to its full potential. Through the lens of cognitive neuroscience and social theory, we capitalize on one's desire to be Good Players to ensure they become a Good People.
We use research-based methods to teach for those things in life that truly matter: character, leadership, grit, growth mindset, conscientiousness, and yes, kindness. Contact us to find out how we can support your team!
This week we have Ron McKeefery. He is internationally recognized as a leader in sports development and twice been names collegiate Strength and Conditioning coach of the year.
We talk about the difference between passion and emotion. He has a very open mind and a few decades of coaching under his belt. We also talk about the human element and getting our athletes to commit to a program.
This week we are recapping the Spartan Super we did in Asheville, North Carolina. Jerred and Joe met up with a bunch of our athletes to tackle this 9 mile, 25+ obstacle up a mountain.
We talk about our take aways from this race. Our top 3 tips and tricks for future obstacle course races. We tell you what our favorite and least favorite obstacles were for the race and just recap the whole race experience.
If you do spartan races or thought about doing an obstacle course race check this one out. AND if you were wanting to join us for our next one, because there WILL be another one, stay tuned we'd love to have you. Those who came got free shirts and stuff from us.
This week we have Dr Bret Scher, a certified cardiologist who have a very different outlook than others in his field. He is trying to help prevent a lot of problems and unhealthy situation verses just treating them when somebody is in a bad situation. He is thinkings several steps ahead before there is a problem
We cover a lot of topics and i ask him everything I could even think of. If you want more information after this he has his own podcast and a lot of great information.