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Part 2 with Nick DiMarco. Nick is the Assistant Athletic Director in Sports Performance at Elon University. In this role he leads S&C staff for all 16 sports teams. Prior to his time at Elon Nick worked as Assistant S&C at Iowa Hawkeyes after playing for the team as an outside linebacker. He also played at the New York Jets and Baltimore Ravens. DiMarco has every certification you could want in this field, earned his Masters degree and is about to complete his PhD in Health & Human Performance. A great episode with a great dude! We hope you enjoy! 00:00 Best Timing Gates for Sprinting 04:00 Short to Long protocol 08:30 Low day work/rest ratios 10:40 Protocols specific to Football vs pure speed development 18:45 Coaching team at Elon Football 20:00 Ground contact time 29:20 Making the biggest impact rather than getting lost in the weeds 35:20 Why unilateral? 38:20 Evaluating hamstring risk profiles