The Game Speed Podcast

Zach Dechant is the Senior Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning at TCU. He oversees the development of Baseball, as well as the quarterback development for Football. Zach is also the author of the book, Movement Over Maxes. In this episode we really got into the subject of sport specific training and where the line is for strength coaches when training athletes. The further we went in this episode the more evident it was just how much Zach knows about the mechanics specifically of throwing and how much that helps him figure out what exactly he can do off the field to improve mechanics, and strengthen the movement. IG: @zachdechant

Keir Wenham-Flatt is a strength and conditioning coach and consultant. Keir is most known for working with elite level rugby players and teams in the UK, Argentina, Australia, China, and Japan. Keir has been on numerous podcasts and written an article for Simplifaster on the state of the Strength and Conditioning Industry. We talked about this as well as some practical information related to speed development and what really is sport specific training. @rugby_strength_coach https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/

Ryan Harrison has been helping athletes improve visual performance since 1999. He has worked with many MLB teams and players, as well as pro athletes in the NFL, NHL, PGA, MMA, and the WTA. Vision is often overlooked by strength coaches but it's one of the areas we can have the most impact on sport. IG: @slowthegamedown https://www.slowthegamedown.com/ https://neurodynamicvision.org/

Sam Portland is one of the UK's most experienced S&C coaches for elite level athletes. Along with training Sam also mentors coaches on how to not only get the best out of their athletes, but also out of themselves. This is one of our favorite podcasts we've done and we dive into a variety of topics. This is a must listen. https://coachsportland.co.uk/ Use Coupon Code "SpeedPower" 15% off manuals IG: @coach_sportland

Dr. Jarred Boyd currently works for the NBA franchise, Memphis Grizzlies, as a Performance Physical Therapist. Prior to joining the Grizzlies, Jarred was on staff at R2P at the Frederick facility. Jarred still contributes to R2P Academy by providing continuing education. Dr. Jarred Boyd's goal is to facilitate return to activity and enhance patients potential by identifying opportunities to improve function and empowering patients with the tools to live better. IG: @dr.jfitboyd www.Rehab2Perform.com

Matt Cooper is a nutrition consultant, strength & conditioning coach, and sport scientist from California. What makes Coop's training so interesting is he is able to combine proprioception and plyometric training using the Marinovich methods, along with taking inspiration from David Weck, Functional Patterns, and others to optimize athleticism and robustness with his athletes. Coop is on the cutting edge of truly developing better athletes. This was a great episode with some great information. @rewireperformance Check out his articles on simplifaster.com and justflysports.com

Brian Harrington is the owner and head performance coach of Harrington Sports Performance located in New York. Brian was a nominee for COACH OF THE YEAR by the National Sports Performance Association (NSPA). Brian first caught my attention when I saw how he was able to modify his program during the pandemic and put out great training sessions without access to a gym. This is only possible because Brian has developed such a great model for developing Linear and Multidirection Speed. That's exactly what we got into during this episode. https://www.harringtonsportsperformance.com/ IG: @ Harrington_performance Email: Brian@harringtonsportsperformance.com

Few coaches challenge you and make you really question what you are doing with your athletes like Adarian Barr. Adarian has a background in track, but his thoughts and methods can be applied to all types of movement. Adarian challenges the conventional thought of how we train our athletes and what we, as coaches, should be really be teaching our athletes. IG: @barrunning www.barruning.com

Jay Dyer is the strength coach for Johns Hopkins University Men's Lacrosse team as well as being the strength and conditioning coordinator for the United States' men's and women's senior and U-19 lacrosse teams. Lacrosse is a dynamic sport that requires a combination of developing speed, power, strength, and conditioning. Jay makes some great points on how he likes to develop each of these components for elite athletes as well as the college freshman. Social Media: @coachjaydyer

Jack Anderson is a performance coach and host of the Upper Left Performance Podcast. Jack has been doing some really interesting breath work so we wanted to get him on the show to discuss his breath work. Jack was a great guest and shared some really cool concepts coaches should apply to their training. IG: @jack_andersoniii Twitter: @jackandersoniii Upper Left Performance Podcast-https://anchor.fm/jack-anderson74