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Episode 124: Last month I shared that I helped co-author a book called, There’s More Than 1 Way to Skin A Cat.  We’ve got 2 NBA, 3 Division 1 and  5 European Basketball performance coaches contributing to chapters on mobility, stability, power, agility, periodization and recovery.  I received my copies of the book last month and they turned out awesome.  For anyone wanting to buy a copy, make sure you reach out to @silk_man on Instagram, and Luka will take care of you.   

And so Today’s episode is another sneak peak into our book, where I interview the 9 coaches and ask, “what’s your thought process on reducing ankle sprains.”  And then you get to hear exactly how the Chicago Bulls, Denver Nuggets, Kansas Jayhawks and Louisville Cardinals do it here in the states.  And you’ll also get to hear how professional teams in Istanbul, Brescia, Jerusalem, Slovan and Maccabi do it in the European Leagues.  My goal for this episode is to prove that there really is more than one way to train & condition basketball players. Here's a list of contributors: 

Luka Svilar has a PhD in Sport Science with a master’s in Kinesiology and brings a wealth of experience from working with esteemed teams such as Bayern, Baskonia, Turk Telekom and Croatia’s NTs.

Ramsey Nijem is the Director of Performance for the University of Kansas Men’s Basketball Program.  He holds a Doctorate of Science in Human and Sport Performance and a Master of Science in Kinesiology.  Before joining the Jayhawks, he spent 5 season s with the NBA’s Sacramento Kings. 

Jure Drakslar is the Head Strength & Conditioning coach and rehabilitation specialist at BC Zenit Saint Petersburg.  He has over two decades of experience in professional basketball and hold’s a masters degree in sports science.   He’s also a personal off-season strength & conditioning coach for many top-level basketball players, including my son’s favorite NBA player, Luka Doncic, who he worked with for 3 off-seasons. 

Matt Comer is currently working on his PhD in Health & Human Performance while holding a master’s degree in biomechanics and a bachelors in athletic training.  He began his basketball  strength & conditioning career working in the G-League before getting promoted to the NBA. 

Roberto Iezzi holds a master’s degree in sport science and has almost 20 years of experience in basketball.  He’s currently the head of performance at Brescia Basketball, responsible for the players performance and rehabilitation. 

Kostas Chatzichristos is the Head of Performance at Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul,  He holds a masters degree from the University of Texas at Austin and is a current PhD candidate at Democritus University.  Kostas also serves as the director of the Euroleague Strength & conditioning Coaches association. 

Adam Petway is the Director of Strength & Conditioning at Louisville basketball and leverages extensive NBA experience with the 76ers and wizards.  He holds an MBA in sport management and earned bachelors and PhD degrees in Sport Science. 

Reggie Fanan is a graduate of the Zinman School of Coaches at Wingate and has served as Maccabi’s Head Strength & Conditioning coach for over a decade.  He is a former Euroleague player, which gives him a unique perspective as a basketball performance coach.

Claus Souza, He holds a master’s degree in applied sciences, a bachelors degree in physical education, and is an NBA championship with the Denver Nuggets.   He has over 15 years of strength & conditioning experience, working with the NCAA, WNBA and private sector.   

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Episode 123: Today’s episode is a sneak peak into our new book, There Is More Than One Way To Skin A Cat, where I interview nine basketball strength coaches and ask, “What’s your approach to testing and what’s the most common test you use?  And then you get to hear exactly how the Chicago Bulls, Denver Nuggets, Kansas Jayhawks and Louisville Cardinals do it here in the states.  And you’ll also get to hear how professional teams in Istanbul, Brescia, Jerusalem, Slovan and Maccabi do it in the European Leagues. 

My goal for this episode is to prove that there really is more than one way to train & condition a basketball player.  Here's an overview of the nine basketball performance coaches I interviewed:

Luka Svilar has a PhD in Sport Science with a master’s degree in Kinesiology.  He brings a wealth of experience from working with esteemed teams such as Bayern, Baskonia, Turk Telekom, Unics and Croatia’s NTs. 

Ramsey Nijem is the Director of Performance for the University of Kansas Men’s Basketball Program.  He holds a Doctorate of Science in Human and Sport Performance and a Master of Science in Kinesiology.  Before joining the Jayhawks, he spent 5 seasons with the NBA’s Sacramento Kings. 

Jure Drakslar is the Head S&C Coach and Rehabilitation Specialist at BC Zenit Saint Petersburg and has over two decades of experience in professional basketball.  He hold’s a masters degree in sports science and has got to train my son’s favorite NBA player, Luka Doncic, for 3 off-seasons. 

Matt Comer is currently working on his PhD in Health & Human Performance while holding a master’s degree in biomechanics and a bachelors in athletic training.  He began his basketball  strength & conditioning career working in the G-League before getting promoted to the NBA. 

Roberto Iezzi holds a master’s degree in sport science and has almost 20 years of experience in basketball.  He’s currently the head of performance at Brescia Basketball, responsible for the players performance and rehabilitation.

Kostas Chatzichristos is the Head of Performance at Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul.  He holds a masters degree from the University of Texas at Austin and is a current PhD candidate at Democritus University of Thrace.  Kostas also serves as the director of the Euroleague Strength & conditioning Coaches association.   

Adam Petway is the Director of Strength & Conditioning at Louisville basketball and leverages extensive NBA experience with the 76ers and wizards.  He holds an MBA in sport management and earned bachelors and PhD degrees in Sport Science.  He’s also author to the latest book I’m reading right now titled, Basketball Mechanics. 

Reggie Fanan is a graduate of the Zinman School of Coaches at Wingate and has served as Maccabi’s Head Strength & Conditioning coach for over a decade.  Reggie is a former Euroleague player, which gives him a unique perspective as a basketball performance coach. 

Claus Souza holds a master’s degree in applied sciences, a bachelors degree in physical education, and  is an NBA championship with the Denver Nuggets.   He has over 15 years of strength & conditioning experience, working with the NCAA, WNBA and private sector. 

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Episode 114: This is part 2 with Dr. David Tiberio and he spends the entire episode talking about proprioceptors… what they are, where they’re located, how they communicate with the body, and how we can tweak exercises to improve  performance on the court.  You’re going to love learning the science behind activating specific proprioceptors by training in different ranges, at different speeds, and in different environments. 

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Episode 024: Today's I get to interview the Director of Strength & Conditioning for Men's Basketball at Liberty University, Henry Barrera.

Before working at Liberty, Henry was a Performance Training Specialist at Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton. While at Nike, he was instrumental in designing training content for multiple projects including Jordan Brand's Terminal 23 in New York and The Hangar in Los Angeles.

He continues to consult with many training companies including Nike Basketball, the Jordan Brand, Nike N7, Shoot 360 and multiple others.

As a basketball player, Barrera began his college career with Leon Rice at Yakima Valley Community College helping rebuild a dormant program and eventually becoming league co-champs in 1996-97.

After two years at Yakima Valley Community College Henry moved onto Multnomah University where he had a stellar career, averaging close to 20.0 ppg and dishing out almost 8.0 apg. Barrera was rewarded for his hard work and dedication by being named a three-time All-American and was ultimately honored with the 1999-2000 NCCAA Pete Maravich National Player of the Year award.

After receiving his bachelor's degree, Barrera played one season of professional basketball in Sweden before beginning his coaching and performance training career 14 years ago.

Along the way, Barrera made a stop at Concordia University, serving as the men's basketball strength and conditioning coach for four years, where he received a Master's degree. In addition, Barrera has spent the last decade serving in multiple capacities at the high school level, including the last seven years at West Linn High School where he helped build the Lions into one of the top programs in the country, winning three straight Oregon state championships.

Henry and I became friends back in 1995 while playing on a European tour team.  We connected on the podcast to discuss how to be a significant coach in & out of the weight room.  Check out this week's podcast and learn...

• What it means to coach for development vs coaching for performance
• How to create ant-like strong and cat-like quick athletes
• When to add barefoot training into your program
• How to move past season-ending injuries

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Episode 023: Dustan Lang is a Physical Therapist of twenty plus years and has experience with athletes from all levels (local, national, international, professional) in various sports.  More and more Dustan is treating young adolescent athletes with chronic sport injuries. These injuries can lead to mental health struggles, self destructive behaviors, and an unhealthy perception of exercise. Sadly, these type of injuries could be avoided.

Dustan has a vision the Champion’s Triangle will foster an empowering relationship between the athlete and sport that lasts a lifetime through remodeling the philosophy of practice.

Learn more about Dustan at LangPhysio.com

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Episode 022:  Known to most simply as “The Speed Guy”, Lee Taft is highly respected as one of the top athletic movement specialist in the world. The last 30 years he has devoted the majority of his time training multi-directional speed to all ages and ability.

He has spent much of this time teaching his multi-directional speed methods to top performance coaches and fitness professionals all over the world. Lee has also dedicated countless hours mentoring up and coming sports performance trainers, many who have gone into the profession and made a big impact themselves.

Since 1989, Lee has taught foundation movement to beginning youngsters and helped young amateur athletes to professional athletes become quicker, faster and stronger. Lee’s entire philosophy is based off one of his most notable quote, “Learning athletic movement correctly from the start is the foundation for athletic success.”

Lee brought to light the importance and fine points of the “Plyo Step”, “Hip Turn”, “Directional Crossover Step” and athletic stance. According to Lee, “Speed and agility done right is about making sure we marry the natural movements athletes have with effective and efficient body control to maximize speed and quickness”.

In addition, Lee has written several eBooks specifically on movement techniques and speed development. Lee and his wife Jenn have 3 children, Jae, Bailee and Brennen and currently reside in Indiana.

In today's episode, Lee & I discussed basketball speed training and how to design basketball-specific training programs.  Check out this week's podcast and learn...

• Lee's 3-tier reaction system
• How to transfer exercises in the weight room to success on the court
• What core strength really means
• When you should train speed and when you should train quickness
• Why every program should include 3-dimensional exercises

Here's where you can find out more about Lee:
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Episode 021: Adam Bradley is an entrepreneur, entrepreneur, speaker & coach.  Adam is one of the original founders of the Hardwood Hustle platform and has spent the past 3-years utilizing the podcast and it’s reach to pour into coaches & players across the country.

In 2015 Adam launched the nationally recognized leadership program Lead ‘Em Up, that provides coaches an engaging & cutting edge curriculum they can use with their players.

Having a heart to give back to his local community, Adam serves as a mentor to many youth programs & schools in the Baltimore/Washington market. 

Here's where you can find out more about Adam:
Hardwood Hustle Podcast
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Episode 020: Jon Gordon is a best selling author and keynote speaker who wrote one of my favorite books, The Energy Bus.

His principles have been put to the test by numerous Fortune 500 companies and professional sports teams, including the LA Clippers and Miami Heat.

He is the author of 18 books including multiple best-sellers: The Energy Bus, The Carpenter, Training Camp, You Win in the Locker Room First, The Power of Positive Leadership and The Power of a Positive Team.

His latest book is The Coffee Bean: A Simple Lesson to Create Positive Change.

I picked Jon's brain on how we can harness the power of positive energy for basketball.  Check out this week's podcast and learn:

• How to address negative teammates and coaches
• Why we can't be stressed and thankful at the same time
• That the physical world is an illusion because everything is energy
• The equation E + P = O
• Why commitments are more helpful than goals

If you want to learn more about Jon, you can find him:

Online: JonGordon.com
Podcast: Positive University Podcast
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Episode 19:  Max Schmarzo is the Director of Sport Science at Resilience Code, in Englewood, Colorado, the Chief Science Officer at Exsurgo Technologies and the founder of Strong by Science.

Max has authored three books, “Applied Principles of Power Development”, “Isometrics for Performance” and “Force is King.” He specializes in multidisciplinary care, sport science data solutions and athlete development. Acting as a consultant, he has worked with professional teams to help develop evidence based, data driven, sport science and training practices.

I picked Max's brain about the latest research on basketball performance and how we can implement the science into our training programs. Check out this week's podcast and learn the answers to these questions...

• How do I increase my vertical jump for basketball?
• What are the biggest injury risk factors?
• Is there a way to make a workout program basketball-specific?
• What are complex systems?
• Where does static stretching fit into a training program?

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Episode 18:  Luka Hocevar is an entrepreneur, author, strength/fitness/business coach, world traveler, life enjoyer and former pro-basketball player.  He co-wrote a national best seller, The Fit Formula, and self-published, The Fitness Business Mixtape.

He also runs a successful gym in Seattle, Vigor Ground Fitness.

Today we sat down and talked about the basketball lessons he's learned that have helped him become successful in business and life.

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