SMARTER Team Training

Dr. Stuart McGill is a Professor of spine biomechanics at the University of Waterloo in Canada. He is the author of three textbooks and over 300 scientific publications that address the issues of low back function, injury mechanisms, development of evidence-based rehabilitation and performance exercise. As a consultant he sees difficult back cases and provides back performance enhancement in professional and top amateur athletes worldwide. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://tinyurl.com/sttonitunes . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.

Adam Davis is the Director of Athletic Performance at The University of Tulsa. Davis works directly with the Golden Hurricane football program and oversees all aspects of Tulsa's athletic performance program. Before coming to Tulsa, Davis spent five years as a member of the Baylor University Athletic Performance staff. During the his final four years at Baylor, Davis served as the Bears' associate director of athletic performance and before that was assistant strength & conditioning coach for one year. As associate director, Davis assisted with the football team, directed the training of volleyball, served as the Director of the Iron Bear Club, and oversaw Football's Sports Nutrition Department. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://tinyurl.com/sttonitunes . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.

Adam Davis is the Director of Athletic Performance at The University of Tulsa. Davis works directly with the Golden Hurricane football program and oversees all aspects of Tulsa's athletic performance program. Before coming to Tulsa, Davis spent five years as a member of the Baylor University Athletic Performance staff. During the his final four years at Baylor, Davis served as the Bears' associate director of athletic performance and before that was assistant strength & conditioning coach for one year. As associate director, Davis assisted with the football team, directed the training of volleyball, served as the Director of the Iron Bear Club, and oversaw Football's Sports Nutrition Department. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://tinyurl.com/sttonitunes . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.

Adam Davis is the Director of Athletic Performance at The University of Tulsa. Davis works directly with the Golden Hurricane football program and oversees all aspects of Tulsa's athletic performance program. Before coming to Tulsa, Davis spent five years as a member of the Baylor University Athletic Performance staff. During the his final four years at Baylor, Davis served as the Bears' associate director of athletic performance and before that was assistant strength & conditioning coach for one year. As associate director, Davis assisted with the football team, directed the training of volleyball, served as the Director of the Iron Bear Club, and oversaw Football's Sports Nutrition Department. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://tinyurl.com/sttonitunes . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.

After sustaining an injury playing professional basketball, Ganon Baker started his own business known today as Ganon Baker Basketball Services.  He travels the world reaching kids through teaching basketball. He is a Nike Skill Development Trainer and Workout Director.  He has worked with Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Amar’e Stoudemire, Chris Paul and Vince Carter. He trains the top 150 Girls in the country for Nike Basketball and Directs Skill Academies all over the world, including The Michael Jordan Brand Classics in Europe. In 2008 he was hired as Amare Stoudemire’s Personal Skill Development Coach and trained players such as Jarryd Bayless, Tyson Chandler and Sean Singletary. Coach Baker also has 45 Best Selling Instructional DVDs.  He trains over 3000 players per year and has worked with the best in business from Tim Grover, Del Harris, Kevin Eastman, Ivory Latta, Tamika Catchings and many more. Ganon speaks to thousands of players per year; he also does motivational speaking in schools and churches world wide. He focuses on 5 concepts; Intensity, Consistency, Persistence, Faith and Love. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://tinyurl.com/sttonitunes . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.

After sustaining an injury playing professional basketball, Ganon Baker started his own business known today as Ganon Baker Basketball Services.  He travels the world reaching kids through teaching basketball. He is a Nike Skill Development Trainer and Workout Director.  He has worked with Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Amar’e Stoudemire, Chris Paul and Vince Carter. He trains the top 150 Girls in the country for Nike Basketball and Directs Skill Academies all over the world, including The Michael Jordan Brand Classics in Europe. In 2008 he was hired as Amare Stoudemire’s Personal Skill Development Coach and trained players such as Jarryd Bayless, Tyson Chandler and Sean Singletary. Coach Baker also has 45 Best Selling Instructional DVDs.  He trains over 3000 players per year and has worked with the best in business from Tim Grover, Del Harris, Kevin Eastman, Ivory Latta, Tamika Catchings and many more. Ganon speaks to thousands of players per year; he also does motivational speaking in schools and churches world wide. He focuses on 5 concepts; Intensity, Consistency, Persistence, Faith and Love. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://tinyurl.com/sttonitunes . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.

After sustaining an injury playing professional basketball, Ganon Baker started his own business known today as Ganon Baker Basketball Services.  He travels the world reaching kids through teaching basketball. He is a Nike Skill Development Trainer and Workout Director.  He has worked with Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Amar’e Stoudemire, Chris Paul and Vince Carter. He trains the top 150 Girls in the country for Nike Basketball and Directs Skill Academies all over the world, including The Michael Jordan Brand Classics in Europe. In 2008 he was hired as Amare Stoudemire’s Personal Skill Development Coach and trained players such as Jarryd Bayless, Tyson Chandler and Sean Singletary. Coach Baker also has 45 Best Selling Instructional DVDs.  He trains over 3000 players per year and has worked with the best in business from Tim Grover, Del Harris, Kevin Eastman, Ivory Latta, Tamika Catchings and many more. Ganon speaks to thousands of players per year; he also does motivational speaking in schools and churches world wide. He focuses on 5 concepts; Intensity, Consistency, Persistence, Faith and Love. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://tinyurl.com/sttonitunes . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.

Todd Wright is the strength and conditioning coach for the men's basketball program at The University of Texas. Wright is widely recognized as one of the elite coaches nationally in his field. The Longhorns have made a school-record 13 consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament while posting a 322-123 (.724) record under Todd's watch. The 322 wins mark the most number of victories in a 13-year period in school history. UT also set a school record by recording its 12th straight 20-win season in 2010-11. Texas is one of just six programs to have advanced to each of the last 13 NCAA Tournaments, joining Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas, Michigan State and Wisconsin. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://tinyurl.com/sttonitunes . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.

Todd Wright is the strength and conditioning coach for the men's basketball program at The University of Texas. Wright is widely recognized as one of the elite coaches nationally in his field. The Longhorns have made a school-record 13 consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament while posting a 322-123 (.724) record under Todd's watch. The 322 wins mark the most number of victories in a 13-year period in school history. UT also set a school record by recording its 12th straight 20-win season in 2010-11. Texas is one of just six programs to have advanced to each of the last 13 NCAA Tournaments, joining Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas, Michigan State and Wisconsin. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://tinyurl.com/sttonitunes . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.

Todd Wright is the strength and conditioning coach for the men's basketball program at The University of Texas. Wright is widely recognized as one of the elite coaches nationally in his field. The Longhorns have made a school-record 13 consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament while posting a 322-123 (.724) record under Todd's watch. The 322 wins mark the most number of victories in a 13-year period in school history. UT also set a school record by recording its 12th straight 20-win season in 2010-11. Texas is one of just six programs to have advanced to each of the last 13 NCAA Tournaments, joining Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas, Michigan State and Wisconsin. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://tinyurl.com/sttonitunes . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.

Chris Ruf serves as the Director of Football - Athletic Performance for Baylor University. He additionally oversees the track and field/cross country programs, as well as organizing the Baylor Athletic Performance Clinic. Prior to Baylor, Ruf served as Assistant Strength Coach at South Florida (USF). While at USF, Ruf also worked at Rich Lansky's OPTI as a strength coach and assisted with Team Florida Gulf Coast Weightlifting. Prior to USF, Ruf spent eight seasons at Iowa State University as an Assistant Strength Coach with their football program. During that time, ISU went to five bowl games and won the first two bowl games in school history. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://tinyurl.com/sttonitunes . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.

Chris Ruf serves as the Director of Football - Athletic Performance for Baylor University. He additionally oversees the track and field/cross country programs, as well as organizing the Baylor Athletic Performance Clinic. Prior to Baylor, Ruf served as Assistant Strength Coach at South Florida (USF). While at USF, Ruf also worked at Rich Lansky's OPTI as a strength coach and assisted with Team Florida Gulf Coast Weightlifting. Prior to USF, Ruf spent eight seasons at Iowa State University as an Assistant Strength Coach with their football program. During that time, ISU went to five bowl games and won the first two bowl games in school history. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://tinyurl.com/sttonitunes . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.

Chris Ruf serves as the Director of Football - Athletic Performance for Baylor University. He additionally oversees the track and field/cross country programs, as well as organizing the Baylor Athletic Performance Clinic. Prior to Baylor, Ruf served as Assistant Strength Coach at South Florida (USF). While at USF, Ruf also worked at Rich Lansky's OPTI as a strength coach and assisted with Team Florida Gulf Coast Weightlifting. Prior to USF, Ruf spent eight seasons at Iowa State University as an Assistant Strength Coach with their football program. During that time, ISU went to five bowl games and won the first two bowl games in school history. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://tinyurl.com/sttonitunes . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.

Vincent Metzo is the Dean of Advanced Personal Training at the Swedish Institute and the Director of Education for Kettlebell Concepts in New York City. Vincent’s dance, theatre, and acrobatics background lead him to choose exercise science and education as a career. His passion for kettlebells and training grew out of his early training as a dancer and acrobat. During his time as an undergraduate at NYU Tisch School of the Arts studying acting Vincent’s interest in movement and acrobatics grew.  This led him to study acrobatics and tumbling and to work with a strength coach to improve his tumbling and acrobatics.  The results of a well-designed program led Vincent to decide to return to NYU to pursue a Master's Degree in Exercise Physiology and Fitness Management.  After a few years working in corporate fitness and receiving his Diploma and License as a Massage Therapist, he began teaching at the Swedish Institute where he developed and runs the Advanced Personal Training Program, the first personal training degree program in Manhattan. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://tinyurl.com/sttonitunes . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.

Vincent Metzo is the Dean of Advanced Personal Training at the Swedish Institute and the Director of Education for Kettlebell Concepts in New York City. Vincent’s dance, theatre, and acrobatics background lead him to choose exercise science and education as a career. His passion for kettlebells and training grew out of his early training as a dancer and acrobat. During his time as an undergraduate at NYU Tisch School of the Arts studying acting Vincent’s interest in movement and acrobatics grew.  This led him to study acrobatics and tumbling and to work with a strength coach to improve his tumbling and acrobatics.  The results of a well-designed program led Vincent to decide to return to NYU to pursue a Master's Degree in Exercise Physiology and Fitness Management.  After a few years working in corporate fitness and receiving his Diploma and License as a Massage Therapist, he began teaching at the Swedish Institute where he developed and runs the Advanced Personal Training Program, the first personal training degree program in Manhattan. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://tinyurl.com/sttonitunes . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.