Podcast appearances and mentions of kurt hester

Part 2 with Hall of Famer, Kurt Hester! Kurt is a legend in the S&C field, hes been in the field since 1995 and has worked at the top levels in the collegiate and private sector. Currently Kurt works at Lousiana Tech as a Director of Football Sports Performance where he has been for the last 11 years. Prior to that Kurt opened a private training facility working with up to 500 clients per day as well as stints at LSU and Tulane University. A wealth of knowledge from a guy thats been there, done it and got a few t-shirts! If you missed it, check out Part 1 00:00 Tracking Data & Quantifying the Job 05:55 How to organise the complexities in top level College Football 07:50 Tackling drills 10:25 Using tempo variations to train mechanics of movement 16:45 Coaches eye - best way to measure? 20:25 Reaction based drills 24:55 Kurts conversation with Bondarchuk 28:15 Where was Kurt happiest? 34:25 The best job in College S&C?!

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This episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast sees engaging in a fascinating conversation with Kurt Hester, Head of Sports Performance for Football at Tulane University. This episode delves deep into the ever-evolving world of athletic development, offering valuable takeaways for coaches. Kurt emphasizes the importance of adaptation in training, steering away from rigid approaches and instead focusing on the individual needs of athletes. He challenges the prevalent obsession with strength numbers and highlights the significance of a more comprehensive athlete-centered approach to preparation. Drawing from his expertise, Kurt shares his innovative incorporation of sports science, particularly the transformative impact of breathing techniques on performance. By embracing this aspect of training, he explains how it optimizes recovery, enhances focus, and prepares athletes for the rigors of their sport. Throughout the episode, the discussion revolves around striking a balance between data-driven methodologies and intuitive coaching. Kurt advocates for coaches to spend time observing athletes in action, creating a meaningful correlation between data and on-field performance. If you are a coach seeking new insights to elevate your athletes' performance or a sports enthusiast curious about the future of American football training, this episode is a must-listen. Main talking points: Reassessing our obsession with strength Impact of absolute strength on output Challenging conventional conditioning approaches Kurt's biggest frustrations with strength and conditioning The biggest thing he has added to his programme in the last 12 months The biggest thing he has removed from his programme in the last 12 months Breathing techniques to enhance athletic performance Balancing sports science and observation

As Tulane Football gets ready for the Cotton Bowl, Assistant Director of Bands, Dylan Koester, is prepping his team as well. The Tulane alum sits down with Corey to break down how TU Marching Bands puts their performances together, and what it means to be leading this band to Arlington.Then, Director of Strength and Conditioning, Kurt Hester, swings by to discuss what he implemented for Tulane football this year, and why many around the program have called him the first reason for the Wave's success in 2022.Join us for the Tulane Sports Network from LEARFIELD's exclusive coverage on the 2023 Cotton Bowl Game on January 2nd from Arlington, Texas. Live coverage begins at 11a CT!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Kurt comes on the show to discuss our favorite topic... Quarterbacks!  Kurt has been in the Strength and Conditioning world for over 20 years and worked with several elite college and professional quarterbacks. Topics today include:  - NIL? How does it impact the Strength Staff? - The secret recruiting piece that is always overlooked... The Strength Staff! - New position at Tulane, how do you get buy in from your athletes? - Expectations of the quarterback in the weight room.  - This off-season at Tulane. - Relationship with the head coach ( Coach Fritz) - Cognitive development, KPI's, and Vertical Test? ( Tune in for this one!)  We could not have been more excited to sit down with Coach Hester!  Also, quarterbacks, parents, and coaches!! Come to Nashville on May 7th and join the Quarterback Convention! The link is below, make sure you sign up today!  Quarterback Coaching Convention! QB Docs Email - dusty@theqbdocs.com.  

Today's show is with performance coach, Kurt Hester.  Kurt is currently the Head of Football Preparation at the University of Tulane, and was previously the head strength coach at Lousiana Tech University from 2013 to 2021.  He has decades of experience coaching in both the collegiate, and private sectors, and is the author of the book: ”Rants of a Strength and Conditioning Madman”. When it comes to the results we get out of a training program (or the experience an athlete has in a sport organization), we usually think on the level of sets, reps and exercises.  What we typically don't consider as much, is how an athlete perceives the training from an emotional and sub-conscious, perspective, and how important building the right relationship is to the holistic success of the program. Kurt Hester is the kind of strength coach I wish I had when I was a young athlete.  When we talk about what it means to be a coach, and to be a servant-leader, Kurt is one of the first individuals that comes to mind.  He not only has been studying and living the art of physical training for almost half a century, but he also has a focused sense of how to train individuals on both the athlete, and human levels. On the show today, Kurt talks about how he connects with his athletes on the “human” level, to help improve their total experience as an athlete, gain trust, and improve the quality of training sessions.  He'll talk about how he uses games and fun activities to improve, not only the emotional content of the training sessions, but also the total effort level of the athletes.  Finally, Kurt digs into some details around the sports performance industry itself, what he considers “mental toughness” to truly be, and gives his advice on developmental practices in leadership and communication. Today's episode is brought to you by SimpliFaster and Lost Empire Herbs. For 15% off your Lost Empire Herbs order, head to lostempireherbs.com/justfly. View more podcast episodes at the podcast homepage. Timestamps and Main Points: 5:31 – How Kurt started to survey his athletes to learn more about them, and how this helped him to connect with athletes on a stronger level 10:14 – How to command a room in a coaching setting, while still getting to know athletes on a more personal level 13:27 – How players at Kurt's former university rated the importance of the “strength coach” so high, in regards to why they attended the school 17:432 – Why Kurt uses games as a critical portion of his physical preparation program, as well as the injury prevention benefits of using game-based agility training 29:17 – Kurt's learnings in his training with elite track and field athletes in the 1980's and how many “modern” training methods have been around for a long time 32:14 – How strength coaches should have good all-around GPP, and be able to play games, do dynamic warmups, and demonstrate sprinting 40:15 – What Kurt would re-brand the field of sports performance 48:53 – What Kurt considers “mental strength” and “toughness” to truly be, in light of sports performance training 58:32 – Kurt's advice on helping coaches to be able to understand athletes and lead them on a better level “You can't serve who you don't know” “The athletes who trusted me, and I had the best relationship with, those were the ones who excelled the most… the closer I had a relationship with them that was not about (sports) where they trusted me at a very high level, they developed at a faster rate than an athlete I wasn't close to” “A lot of strength and football coaches think that, if you have fun, that you are not working hard or at a proficient, high level, and I never wanted to be in this field, to not have fun” “Most athletes don't like to train, and that's what most strength coaches don't get… 99% of strength coaches do not understand that fact, they are not you! So that's always in the back of my mind,

For today’s Coach and Coordinator podcast, Louisiana Tech strength and conditioning coach Kurt Hester joins coach Keith Grabowski to go over his role with the Bulldogs, in and outside of the weight room. Hester also addresses in-season strength training as well as incorporating “Fast Friday” and “No Sweat Thursday” into each teams’ weekly schedule from a scientific perspective. Hester has been in his role at LA Tech since 2013, while also formerly holding the position of National Director of Training for the D1 Sports Training Center (Nashville, Tenn.) and having worked with athletes from the NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL, including Peyton Manning and Phillip Rivers. Show Notes: 1:16 Coach Hester’s out-of-weight-room involvement 4:20 Why old school conditioning is out of date 9:22 Use of technology versus eyes in practice 11:42 Why weight room numbers won’t necessarily reflect on-field play 14:57 Tips to prepare for conditioning during week one and beyond 17:11 In-season strength training 18:51 Proper footwear to maintain health throughout the season 20:19 Using “Fast Friday” in weekly practice routine 22:45 Pregame schedule for multi-position players 23:40 The scientific approach of light practice leading into games 25:54 Coach Hester’s best tip going into the 2019 season Related Content: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/strength-and-conditioning-with-sandbags-lane-kirkland-head-coach-carey-high-school-idaho https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/game-plan-in-season-sc-with-jim-arthur-miami-dolphins-strength-and-conditioning-coach https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/micah-kurtz-strength-and-conditioning-coach https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/training-camp-georgia-special-teams-coordinator-scott-fountain-shares-his-camp-plan

STRONG Life Podcast ep. 247 with Kurt Hester. WOW, what an awesome episode with Kurt who is in his late 50s and crushing it as a Coach. He is improving every day and has had decades and decades of experience at both the collegiate level and the private sector. Almost 2 hours of awesomeness. Prepare to be fired UP! Resources: https://twitter.com/thekurthester/ http://ZachStrength.com http://UndergroundStrengthCert.com https://UndergroundStrengthCoach.com  

WE SAT DOWN WITH THE KURTICUS himself to talk about old school strength and conditioning and now what he gets to do while training his athletes at LA Tech. An absolute firestorm of information from Coach Hester! Make sure to get all your equipment needs from STRAY DOG STRENGTH. www.straydogstrength.com PROMO CODE: CWL2020 for 10%!

This week's guest is the MadMan himself, Kurt Hester. Kurt is the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for Louisiana Tech Football. Check out his book, Rants of a Strength and Conditioning Madman, at the link below!https://www.amazon.com/Rants-Strength-Conditioning-MadMan-Hester/dp/1096791722Make sure to head over to https://www.sprint-jump-throw.com/ and sign up for access to our exclusive Sprint Jump Throw Thorne Store. 25% off of all products!!

Today on the Coach and Coordinator podcast we welcome in the head strength and conditioning coach at Louisiana Tech University, Kurt Hester. Coach Hester has worked with athletes in the NFL, NBA, MLB, and the NHL during his time as the National Director of Training for the D1 Sports Training Center. Now at Louisiana Tech, Coach Hester believes that coaches around the country can put their trust in their strength coaches to help become semi-assistant coaches. Learn how your strength coach can become an asset and not just a "get back guy." Also hear tips for how your players can workout at home during this shutdown. 4:00 Importance of strength staff 8:49 Skills that a strength coach can use for your team 10:34 Working with your coaching staff 13:24 Establishing relationship with your strength coach 14:49 Being a semi-position coach 16:08 Best practices moving forward 19:51 Helping our players workout at home You can follow Coach Hester on Twitter here: @TheKurtHester Related Content: - Training Camp-La Tech’s Kurt Hester shares knowledge on strength, conditioning, movement + practice: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/training-camp-new-systems-for-lifting-and-conditioning-in-season-w-la-tech-st-coach-kurt-hester Coach and Coordinator Podcast Main Show Links: - Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/tracks - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/usa-football-coach-and-coordinator-podcast/id1216363733 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2FMkGaDAACBdFKWXY9WfGs?si=HmE_FNIWQtqOgIDdIWginw - Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/usa-football-coach-and-coordinator-podcast - Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/usa-football-coach-and-coordinator-podcast/PC:13373 - iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-usa-football-coach-and-coo-43065252/ - Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Ilnxsiopbvaqqu4p3v77g4soope Check out our systems for skill development in blocking, defeating blocks and tackling at footballdevelopment.com. Follow us daily on Twitter for content and interaction @FBDevCoach and be sure to check out X's and O's analysis at blogs.usafootball.com.

*SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END*Season 2 and 2020 of Muscles and Management starts with a bang as Louisiana Tech Football Strength Coach Kurt Hester stops by fresh off an Independence Bowl win over University of Miami AND a mini rant by Gerry on the combination of technology and the basics of strength and conditioning.To start, Gerry reads off a tweet of Kurt's regarding professionalism, and how the lack thereof can be problematic for the field as a whole. Kurt discusses the importance of bringing energy and enthusiasm to the field, but also maintains the position that there is a fine line between energy and maintaining professionalism, or losing it. The two discuss how theatrical coaches can negatively impact the perception of strength coaches, and how the ultimate goal of a coach should be developing athletes, not seeking attention.From there, the conversation shifts to a full discussion of the "high performance model," an organizational structure that is starting to make its way to college and professional sports. Kurt gives a breakdown of what it is, and how having a position that directly oversees hiring and firing performance staff can make for an environment of continuity, collaboration and ultimate performance.To finish, Gerry does a brief Q&A on volume guidelines for sprinting and gives a breakdown on the differences between his assessments of individual athletes vs. large teams (and what goes into both).All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!Timestamps:00:43 - Please Keep Jeff Leach (@CoachJeffLeach) in Your Thoughts and Prayers04:48 - Year in Review11:30 - Tweet Rant of The Week (Mastering The Basics AND Utilizing Technology)19:14 - Episode 53 Outline22:40 - Chris Doyle27:20 - The Landscape of Strength Coaches & Motivations30:35 - Balancing High Energy and Professionalism34:35 - High-Performance Model39:40 - Old Dog, New Tricks47:16 - The Problem with Being Stuck in Your Ways48:56 - Kurt Hester’s Influences in His Career52:52 - How Many Sprints is too Many?58:38 - How to Assess Different ClientsSupport the show (http://www.challengerstrength.com)

Coach Kurt Hester joined the Louisiana Tech Family after serving as a National Director of Training for the D1 Sports Training Center in Nashville, Tenn. since 2008. He worked with training several professional athletes from leagues such as the National Football League (NFL), Major League Baseball (MLB), National Basketball Association (NBA), Major League Soccer (MLB), National Hockey League (NHL) and the NFL Combine classes. From 1997-2008, Hester was the owner and Director of Performance at HS2 Athletic Performance in Mandeville. He developed and mentored area coaches for college and professional coaching careers with several going on to BCS-level schools and NFL teams. Over 500 athletes he worked with received collegiate scholarships during that time as he oversaw the development of over 400 junior and senior high students per day. Hester was an assistant strength coach at LSU from 1995-98, working with the speed development program for then-football coach Gerry Dinardo and worked primarily with the LSU baseball team as it won two national championships under legendary coach Skip Bertman. Hester also worked with the men's basketball, women's soccer and women's golf programs as well as with the varsity cheerleaders. He graduated from Tulane University in 1995 with a Bachelors of Science degree in exercise physiology. He also served as a graduate strength coach at Tulane for two years. Hester has certifications as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) from the National Strength & Conditioning Association and also has his Speed Agility & Conditioning certification as well as his Level 1 certification from the United States Weightlifting Association. Coach Hester Contact Info Email - khester@latech.edu Instagram - hesterkurt Twitter - TheKurtHester Book - "Rants of a S&C Madman" - https://www.amazon.com/Rants-Strength-Conditioning-MadMan-Hester/dp/1096791722 "Crush Cancer!" and the #REPSFORRILEY Challenge - 67 workouts, 67 days in a row - Follow Gage Rosier on instagram (g.rosier) or twitter (gdrosier) for the workout schedule - Buy your copy of "Crush Cancer!" today if you want to participate! BUY THE EBOOK NOW - crushcancerbook.com  TeamBuildr Thank you TeamBuildr for sponsoring today's episode. Teambuildr is the leading software for high schools and colleges by providing coaches the ability to write programs online, generate over 13 reports and even train athletes remotely for side-income. Right now, if you sign up with code BigTime, you will receive a free APRE programming template which works automatically within TeamBuildr. No more spreadsheets and workout cards to track training maxes that change day by day. Automate your programming without outsourcing your programming with TeamBuildr." af.tbldr.co/BigTime Power Lift Power Lift is the leading manufacturer and distributor of heavy duty strength training equipment for Collegiate and High School athletic performance centers around the world. Power Lift brings over 20 years of experience to the strength and conditioning world. All products are manufactured in their state of the art manufacturing facility in Jefferson, IA.  Power Lift is proud to support all coaches making it the Big Time where they are at. Mike Richardson - mrichardson@power-lift.com Big Time Strength Contact Info Email: bigtimestrength@gmail.comTwitter: @BigTime_SC, @gdrosier, @CoachPedersenMV Instagram: bigtimestrength, g.rosier, mvmustangstrength Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed the episode please subscribe, like, share, or leave a comment.

Kurt Hester, Head of Sports Performance at Louisiana Tech University, talks to the NSCA Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Scott Caulfield, about his journey from weight lifting at 12 years old to training collegiate football athletes today. Topics under discussion include starting a business, pioneering strength and conditioning, and the interview process. Find Kurt on Twitter: @thekurthester or on Instagram: @hesterkurt | Find Scott on Instagram: @coachcaulfieldShow Notes“And you have to come to a point, as a man or a woman, and say, you know what? I want to do what’s right by my athletes. Over this undying loyalty to a sport coach.” 3:52 “My staff understands the emergency protocol of assessing the athlete of high-volume O2 if we have it down on the field, then immediately submerge in the ice mass, and then calling 9-1-1. So it’s an action plan that, if a young trainer gets, basically, shell-shocked and can’t move and can’t think, that we can go into action and help out.” 8:41 “You have to look at the heat index, how hot it is on turf versus how hot is it on the grass, the humidity level, your wind, your wind direction. There’s a lot of things that you have to utilize and understand, use that information, in taking your protocol, and either taking away reps or adding reps.” 9:59 “I like to bash my head into other humans. I love the physicalness of football. But I love the middle aspect of getting ready for the game. And that’s why I got into the—more, I got into the field. Not from the lifting aspect, because I love to train, but I loved what you had to do mentally to prepare to play a warrior sport.” 16:05 “That whole people side of things, relationship-building, is kind of the ‘X’ factor in this profession, right? You can have written the greatest program, but if you can’t get athletes to believe in what you’re selling and what you’re telling them is going to help them, then it doesn’t really matter anyway.” 28:05 “And if you’re in it for yourself, if you’re in it for your social media hits, and your tweets, and your likes, you’re in it for the wrong reason. This field is not about a coach, it is about the humans you do coach.” 29:03 “And that’s where you start learning more by interacting with other coaches and throwing around a ton of ideas.” 44:26 “It’s connected either at @thekurthester on Twitter, or it’s Hester Kurt on Instagram. Email khester@latech.edu.” 47:02 “We’re always looking for free interns. Being in Ruston, Louisiana, which is in north Louisiana, it’s not very big, it’s kind of hard to get help. So if you’re willing to learn and willing to work, I’ll take you in a heartbeat. If you’re breathing and you’re ambulatory, we’re good to go.” 47:46

For today’s Coach and Coordinator podcast, Louisiana Tech strength and conditioning coach Kurt Hester joins coach Keith Grabowski to go over his role with the Bulldogs, in and outside of the weight room. Hester also addresses in-season strength training as well as incorporating “Fast Friday” and “No Sweat Thursday” into each teams’ weekly schedule from a scientific perspective. Hester has been in his role at LA Tech since 2013, while also formerly holding the position of National Director of Training for the D1 Sports Training Center (Nashville, Tenn.) and having worked with athletes from the NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL, including Peyton Manning and Phillip Rivers. Show Notes: 1:16 Coach Hester’s out-of-weight-room involvement 4:20 Why old school conditioning is out of date 9:22 Use of technology versus eyes in practice 11:42 Why weight room numbers won’t necessarily reflect on-field play 14:57 Tips to prepare for conditioning during week one and beyond 17:11 In-season strength training 18:51 Proper footwear to maintain health throughout the season 20:19 Using “Fast Friday” in weekly practice routine 22:45 Pregame schedule for multi-position players 23:40 The scientific approach of light practice leading into games 25:54 Coach Hester’s best tip going into the 2019 season Related Content: https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/strength-and-conditioning-with-sandbags-lane-kirkland-head-coach-carey-high-school-idaho https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/game-plan-in-season-sc-with-jim-arthur-miami-dolphins-strength-and-conditioning-coach https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/micah-kurtz-strength-and-conditioning-coach https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/training-camp-georgia-special-teams-coordinator-scott-fountain-shares-his-camp-plan

We talk to the Head Strength Coach at Louisiana Tech, Kurt Hester, about how he got into football, advice he has to anyone getting into strength, and his new book!

In this episode, I interview my mentor and strength coach who saved and helped me build my professional baseball career post rotator cuff surgery, Kurt Hester. Kurt Hester is the head strength and conditioning coach at Louisiana Tech and helped build the legacy of LSU baseball from the 1990s. He talks about his new book coming out and his latest invention to protect baseball players arms. We get into the truth about the poor education of player development and what needs to change to protect athletes from poor coaches. 

On Episode 10 I am joined by Louisiana Tech Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Kurt Hester. If you aren't familiar with Kurt, before taking the LA Tech job he was formerly the Head Coach of the Manning Passing Academy, as well as the owner of D1 in Nashville, TN. He is renowned for his no-nonsense approach to training and his contributions regarding the future of the S&C profession, but his biggest asset may be his ability to tell it how it is and paint a clear picture to athletes and sport coaches alike. That is exactly why I believed him to be the perfect guest for this episode- as it breaks down common motivational tactics, and issues we as coaches face from a stigma standpoint. Topics Covered On This Episode Are Kurt's love for hunting and career path Personality traits Kurt learned that helped him navigate his early career path What bothers Kurt about how we conduct ourselves as performance professionals Wrestling an alligator on a heavy squat day Compromising ethics and the importance of knowing when to stand up to sport coaches Intrinsic motivation vs extrinsic motivation How to evaluate a coaching staff Maturing from debating movement selection and programming to actually coaching Connect with Kurt Hester here Twitter | Instagram Also if you are interested I have a coaching seminar coming up this weekend. You can get more info here.

  Brent Porciau is nothing if not passionate. Brent took a catastrophic arm injury and a disastrous prognosis and turned it into an evolution of the training methodology that surrounds throwing a baseball. He used his own recovery, influenced by strength coach Kurt Hester, a lot of desperation, and a sprinkle of foolishness to stumble onto the most critically efficient and measurable system to train better throwing mechanics and create a healthier athlete. Brent is disrupting baseball so much that he has received death threats from the purists and is on the most wanted (to shut up) list of some of baseball's biggest outfits. This was a fun interview to conduct because Brent has so much passion. Have a listen and form an opinion of your own.   Brent Porciau can be found at: @topvelocity topvelocity.net   We can be found at: @activeliferx www.PerformanceCareRx.com www.youtube.com/theactivelife

Kurt Hester, one of the best Speed Coaches in the country. Throughout his career, Kurt has produced hundreds of champions ranging from the high school level to professional athletes in the NFL, MLB, NBA, and MLS. In this episode, we will be going over his work as the Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at Louisiana Tech, Speed Development, and what it means to be a great coach. Brute Hotline: (801) 449-0503 Want a chance to get featured in a future episode? Call in and leave us a voicemail with some questions regarding training, nutrition, mindset, etc. Topics of discussion: [3:20] Coaching History [11:56] Speed Development  [15:12] Recommended Resources [17:49] “Thugs of Steele” [19:50] Coaching characteristics [41:50] Working with LA Tech athletes [45:40] Thoughts on the Combine [62:20] Advice for young Strength Coaches      Books: Applied Sprinting Training  - Smith Extreme Ownership – Willink Legacy - Kerr Links: Brute Body Registration Reviews: If you LOVE this podcast, please click HERE to leave me a review. It energizes me to keep doing these as well as pushes us higher in the rankings. Thank you all for the support. Follow us on Instagram @brute.strength

Kurt Hester serves as D1’s director of training. In addition, he is an active strength and speed consultant for Florida State, Tennessee, Illinois, Ole Miss, Alabama, Nicholls State, Grambling State and Miami. Prior to D1, Hester ran and owned HS2 Athletic Performance in New Orleans, where he turned out more than 400 collegiate scholarship athletes and trained more than 50 NFL Draft picks. He also trained numerous MLB Draft picks, high school All-Americans, state championship teams and collegiate national track & field finalists. A graduate of Tulane University, Hester was inducted into the Strength Coach Hall of Fame, and he holds certifications from the National Strength and Conditioning Association, United States Weightlifting and the Speed, Agility and Conditioning Association. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://tinyurl.com/sttonitunes . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.