Episode #43: The Curriculum: Brad McCaslin - XA App

On this episode of The Curriculum the University at Buffalo Football strength staff discusses our industries role in increasing of field sport performance.  Coach Gildersleeve leads the discussion with thought provoking questions on transfer of training and measuring that outcome.  Hopefully, at the conclusion of this episode the content has sparked some thoughts for you and has you asking yourself these same questions about your own program. Music: bensound.com

On this episode of The Curriculum we have a conversation with Brad McCaslin about the XA App.  The conversation is centered around getting the know the ins and outs of your athletes to better foster and understand their performance.  XA app is a tool we’ve been using to improve athletic performance for our athletes here at Buffalo this off- season. It has been to tremendous to not share. So if you’re interested in a tool that will help monitor athlete sleep, soreness, feeling, body weight, and help bridge the gap into the minds of your athletes, give this a listen. Thanks to CEO, founder and creator of the XA App Brad McCaslin (Bmccaslin@xa1972) for joining us. @xascore

On this episode of The Curriculum we host Jake Cox.  Cox is the former associate director of athletics performance for Baylor University Football.  As mentioned early in the episode Cox is highly capable of discussing all things strength and conditioning, however we brought him on for a different area of expertise, financial advice for young strength and conditioning professionals.  We discuss topics from starting your first savings account with little income to creating passive income throughout your career.  A little bit different then our normal episode, hope you all enjoy! Music: Bensound.com

On this episode of The Curriculum we visit with Mike Tucker, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for Villanova Football.  Coach Tucker is in his third year for Villanova Football and is building quite a program.  We discuss programming, specifically sprint work and on field programming. Other topics include high/low sequencing and understanding context. Music: Bensound.com

This Coaches vs Covid19 episode features Molly Binetti from University of South Carolina, Casey Glass a tactical strength coach, Rebekah Gold from University of North Texas, and Ashley Jackson from University of Michigan. Each of these coaches comes from a different avenue of our field and provide great insight on their time within the strength and conditioning career path. This round table discussion reviews challenges faced by young coaches and trials within the field, but also addresses solutions to build a more solid foundation for the next generation of coaches. As you enjoy this series continue to make donations at https://www.coachesvscovid19.com/ Episode brought to you by https://www.bridgeathletic.com/ Music: Bensound.com

Episode 4 of 8 for the Coaches vs Covid19 Series features Dr. Tiffany Jones. Dr. Jones is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant at X-Factor Performance Consulting. In this conversation Dr. Jones speaks on culture and whose responsibility that is to create and maintain. We also discuss zones of arousal and how to manipulate and train those skills. As you enjoy this series continue to make donations at https://www.coachesvscovid19.com/ Episode brought to you by https://www.bridgeathletic.com/ Music: Bensound.com

This episode of The Curriculum features guest Max Schmarzo. Max is the Director of Sports Science at Resilience Code in Englewood, CO. We discuss a broad spectrum of topics related to athletic performance. Some of these topics include implementing iterate feedback loops, a company performance model, and using data to create a universal language throughout a program. As you enjoy this series continue to make donations at https://www.coachesvscovid19.com/ Episode brought to you by https://www.bridgeathletic.com/ Music: Bensound.com

On this episode of the Curriculum we have Liane Blyn (Arizona State University), Stephanie Mock (Mississippi State University), Kelly Powers (University of Cincinnati), Veronica Tearney (Syracuse University), and Candice Walls (University of Louisiana Lafayette). This panel of Directors discuss all things related to returning our student-athletes to campus post COvid19. From communicating with sport coaches to mental health of the student-athletes to advice to young coaches on how to continue their path of growth. As you enjoy this series continue to make donations at https://www.coachesvscovid19.com/ Episode brought to you by https://www.bridgeathletic.com/ Music: Bensound.com

This episode of The Curriculum is the first in a series of eight episodes that will continue to support the Coaches vs Covid19 initiative.  Our guests are Ben Watson, CEO of Hawkins Dynamic and Eric Renaghan, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the St. Louis Blues.  Coach Gildersleeve, Eric and Ben discuss all things force plates, from entry level 101 to applying the technology in athletic performance. As you enjoy this series continue to make donations at https://www.coachesvscovid19.com/ Episode brought to you by https://www.bridgeathletic.com/ Music: bensound.com

In this episode of The Curriculum we have Josh Medler, Director of Strength and Conditioning at Wofford College.  With Coach Medler we discuss a broad spectrum of topics from Summer Programming to the importance being yourself as a coach.