The Game Speed Podcast

Kris Borthwick is the Head of Sports Performance at Bromley Regional Performance Center. Kris is an elite level coach most notably in the sport of tennis, where his teams have won 2 National Championships. In this episode with Kris we talk about why it's important to develop testing and KPIs that matches the dynamics of sport. Kris brings a ton of knowledge and information to this podcast. https://www.instagram.com/krisborthwick/ Tennis Repeat Sprint Test Presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ0fVQTcdwA&feature=youtu.be

Zach Even-Esh is author, educator, coach, and founder of The Underground Strength Gym located in New Jersey. Zach is one of the most well known and well respected coaches in the industry. This episode was a lot of fun as Zach shared so much coaching wisdom with us. https://www.instagram.com/zevenesh/ https://www.instagram.com/undergroundstrengthgym/ https://www.undergroundstrengthcoach.com/

Ryan is a strength coach from the Philadelphia area specializing in speed development for middle school and high school athletes. In this episode we go over his program and why he focuses particularly on linear speed development. https://www.instagram.com/coachrconnor/ https://www.takeoversp.com/

Antonio Squillante is the author of the book "Power: The Training of Champions". Currently Antonio is conducting research at the Clinical Exercise Research Center at USC. Antonio research has led him to a great understanding of all things power and strength development. We went into specifics about a lot of different training methodologies and modalities. Purchase Antonio's Book: POWER. The Training Of Champions https://www.instagram.com/antonio_squillantecscs/?hl=en

Dr. Andy Galpin joins us on the show this week. Andy is a professor at Cal State Fullerton. Along with being a professor Andy also trains professional athletes. In particular he trains several professional MMA fighters. In this podcast Andy shows us how he is able to combine everything he's studied and learned to the actual training of his athletes. https://www.instagram.com/drandygalpin/ http://www.andygalpin.com/

Grant Fowler is the owner of Fowler Fitness. Grant's approach has resulted in his athletes greatly increasing strength and power. In addition to Grant's programming we also talked quite a bit about motivating athletes, and how motivation, or lack thereof, has a huge effect on the capabilities of the athlete. https://www.instagram.com/fowler_fitness_spt/ https://linktr.ee/fowler_fitness_spt

Erik Huddleston is the Director of Performance at IFAST. In this episode of the show Erik talks about how he uses various constraints, speeds, and positions to strengthen change of directions movement patterns. Despite a high volume of clients, Erik's extensive knowledge on change of direction allows him to individualize movement solutions so his clients can achieve optimal results. Instagram: @eph.24

Jeff Moyer is the owner of Dynamic Correspondence Sports Training in Pittsburgh, PA. Through Jeff's passion for athletic development he has created a total holistic approach to training. In this episode we spoke a lot about training vision, and how it can not only help improve perception but also improve strength and mobility. We also talked about the 1x20 approach to strength training and other topics. http://www.dcsportstraining.com/ Instagram: @dcsportstraining

Nick DiMarco is the Director of Strength and Conditioning at Elon University. Nick has appeared on various podcasts because he has such a wealth of knowledge on all topics of S&C. In this episode we covered a lot of topics ranging from 8 Vector Plyometrics, progressing agility drills, conditioning, and surrounding yourself with a good staff. Instagram: @elonperformance @dimarco.w.nick

Joel Smith is a strength coach, and also host of the Just Fly Performance Podcast. After speaking with so many great strength coaches over the years Joel has a wealth of knowledge about so many different topics related to strength and conditioning. In this episode we talked about evolving as a strength coach and then we talked specifically about the role of the foot in change of direction. https://www.just-fly-sports.com/ @justflysports