Sam Sahl Podcast

A conversation overviewing the roles, expectations, and shortcomings of today's S&C coach.

Thomas Smalley CSCS, USAW is an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, NH. In addition to S&C, Tsmalls is a Lead Advocate for the IOCDF (International Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Foundation. We discussed the ways in which to not only navigate mental illness in the weight room, but also the importance of being vulnerable to our athletes. Thomas is an inspiring individual who I am sure is adding value to those that he coaches. I am lucky to call him a friend. He can be reached on Instagram @irontsmalls Episodes and updates of the 'Cast can found on instagram @sam.sahl

Matthew Hyde MS, CSCS is an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at Trinity College, Hartford, CT. On this episode Matt discusses his perspective on the current educational system in place for strength coaches and how we can begin to make some changes. **Warming, some explicit language**

Walter Grandez MS, CSCS, RSCC, is the Academy Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Philadelphia Union (MLS). Previously, he spent time as a strength and conditioning coach at the U.S. Olympic Training Center, Philadelphia Phillies L.A. Galaxy, and USA Rugby. It was a pleasure to hear his story and approaches he utilizes with a variety of age groups. He can be reached on Twitter @walter_grandez and Instagram @walter.grandez

Dr. Adam Naylor EDD, CMPC is a practicing sports psychology consultant who has worked with individuals from professional athletes to top executives at Fortune 500 companies. He has worked with various universities and is currently a professor at Merrimack College in North Andover, MA. We discuss sport psych's role in the weight room, his take on “flow” state, and his favorite pizza. Thank you again to Dr. Naylor for coming onto the show!

Michelle Hart-Miller ATC-L, CSCS is the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach and the Head Athletic Trainer at Londonderry High School (Londonderry, NH). She has represented the Lancers for the last 26 years, creating an S&C environment not often seen at public high schools. She has been able to combine her knowledge of the field and care for others into an environment that produces not only high caliber athletes, but high caliber individuals. She was the 2019 NHSSCA (National High School Strength and Conditioning Association) New Hampshire Coach of the year. She can be reached on Instagram: @lancer_power

Coach Lyndie Kelley RSCC, CSCS, NSCA-CPT, is the coordinator of Strength & Conditioning at the University of New England. She is also the Maine State Director and someone that I feel fortunate enough to call my friend. Today we discussed her story into her position, programming for basketball, and females' pivotal role in transforming the athletic landscape. She can be reached on Instagram @noreaster_strength

Sam MacNicoll CSCS is the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Catholic Memorial High School in West Roxbury, MA. Today we discussed training athletes during the pandemic, supplementation, and a myriad of avenues to tackle buy-in. If you are here for a chuckle, then we describe my poor running mechanics near the end. For continued updates, follow on Instagram: @sam.sahl

Michael Donnellan CSCS, FRC, FRA is a Graduate Assistant Strength and Conditioning at Merrimack College in North Andover, MA. Previously, he spent the last ten years at Beverly Athletics where he also spent some time serving as the Director of Fitness. In this episode we explore the culture of private sector, Functional Range Conditioning, and some of Sahl's questionable metaphors.