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October 29, 2023 61 mins

This episode see's the return of Joel Smith from Just Fly Sports.  Joel Smith, MS, CSCS is a NCAA Division I Strength Coach working in the PAC12 conference.  He has been a track and field jumper and javelin thrower, track coach, strength coach, personal trainer, researcher, writer and lecturer in his 8 years in the professional field.  His degrees in exercise science have been earned from Cedarville University in 2006 (BA) and Wisconsin LaCrosse (MS) in 2008.  Prior to California, Joel was a track coach, strength coach and lecturer at Wilmington College of Ohio.  During Joel’s coaching tenure at Wilmington, he guided 8 athletes to NCAA All-American performances including a national champion in the women’s 55m dash.  In 2011, Joel started Just Fly Sports with Jake Clark in an effort to bring relevant training information to the everyday coach and athlete.  Aside from the NSCA, Joel is certified through USA Track and Field and his hope is to bridge the gap between understandable theory and current coaching practices. On this episode Joel and I discuss:

  • Joel's thoughts on skill acquisition 
  • Joel's influences

This was a great discussion with Joel and I hope you guys really enjoy it.

Stay Strong, RB

 

Show Notes:

Twitter - @JustFlySports

Facebook - Joel Smith

Instagram - justflysports

 

Podcasts Mentioned:

The Robbie Bourke Podcast - Episode 268: Joel Smith - Evolution of a training system

 

Articles mentioned:

Training the foot to improve performance in sprinting, jumping and change of direction

 

People and Resources Mentioned:

DB Hammer (No one knows who this person really was)

Jay Schroeder

Dan Fichter

Chris Korfist

Adarian Barr

Cal Dietz

Gary Ward

Christian Thibaudeau

Michael Zweifel

Jeremy Frisch 

James "The Thinker" Smith

Fergus Connolly 

Rocky Balboa

George Box

Bill Hartman

Karl Lewis

Andre deGrasse

Buddy Morris

Emily Splichal

Marv Marinovich

Edythe Heus

Katie St. Clair

James Wild

Chong Xie

Frans Bosch


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