As mentioned in the previous blog post I ‘m a performance coach for the best Quidditch team in all the land, literally. My job is to make them be as athletic as possible and reduce non-contact injuries so that when they run on the pitch, they actually look like they’re flying. In this segment I[…]
So….somehow I went from almost being a D1 track coach to coaching quidditch. And somehow, it’s one of the best thing to have happened to me this year. Yeah that’s what I said, I coach quidditch. And they get it in. If you have no idea what this sport even is, I’ve explained it at[…]
So, this summer I decided I wanted to learn how to do something new, and that is to play cricket. This spring semester I did a sport diplomacy project involving cricket in India as well as a hypothetical performance training protocol for an Indian professional cricket team. Even with that, the only time I’ve[…]
Hey everybody, I know it’s been awhile since I wrote, this internship has basically owned my life the last 9 weeks. I’ve only recently had a bit of a life outside of this, mainly via ultimate frisbee. Given that, I’ve been learning quite a bit about the art of coaching and have been getting[…]
So as of publishing this, I am 4 weeks into my internship with EXOS (formerly Athletes’ Performance). I have been wanting this internship for 2 years and finally got it! I’m going to describe briefly how this experience has been as it’s been rather interesting. From beating on NFL vets in ultimate Frisbee, to sharing[…]
So on Sunday I held a speed clinic (Takeoff Speed Clinic) in my hometown of Pittsburgh PA. I wanted to do something good for the community and also have means to pay my Austin Texas rent. The program was a hands on speed clinic to teach how to sprint and how to train to sprint. […]
Listen, you have no idea just how relieved I am right now. 3 hours ago (from when I started typing) I submitted my final project to close out my first year of graduate school at the University of Texas. The last 9 months have just been a roller coaster. From me feeling exhausted during my[…]
So this summer I just received my dream internship! I will be interning with EXOS, formerly known as Athlete’s Performance (they changed the name a couple years ago). I’ve been wanting to intern with them for over 2 years now but it wasn’t until I had to do the near unthinkable (what I thought was[…]
All around the world, athletes are plagued with this issue of iron deficiency. When I played school athletics, I’ve seen it, especially with girls in high school. With an athlete abroad I’m working with, deficiency seems to be a problem she’s dealing with, and I’m sure it’s no stranger to you in one capacity or[…]
Have you ever seen how Derrick Rose blows past defenders taking the ball in for a score, or Marshawn Lynch blazing through the line past opponents (and laying punishing hits on opponents) to quickly reach the end zone? One thing these athletes do very well is accelerate to gain speed and momentum quickly. Well, what[…]