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Episode 76: Expert Roundtable: Shawn Myszka, Scott Salwasser and Michael Zweifel

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This episode is a roundtable discussion focused on agility training. The panel members chat about best training practices with Joel. They give us an in-depth look into how they create and implement training programs to help athletes of all ages become better reactive movers in their sport.

Shawn Myszka is the Pro Performance Director of Explosive Edge Athletics in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is a movement specialist working with many NFL athletes, and he has an extensive background in physical preparation. Known as the “Movement Miyagi,” Shawn is a sought-after speaker and leader in the fields of sport-specific power development, the transfer of training to sport performance, and developing mastery in athletic movement.

Scott Salwasser is the Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning for Football at the University of South Carolina. Scott came to South Carolina from Texas State, where he was the Head of Strength and Conditioning for Football.  Before that, Salwasser had a successful run as the Director of Speed and Power at Texas Tech University. Salwasser also served as Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at UC Berkeley in Santa Clara, California.

Michael Zweifel is the Owner and Head of Sports Performance for the Building Better Athletes performance center in Dubuque, Iowa. He’s also an industry leader in reactive training at the scholastic level. Michael is a CSCS and an IYCA-certified specialist. He won the 2011 Gagliardi Award (Division 3 Heisman Award) and is the All-Time NCAA Leading Receiver with 463 Receptions for the University of Dubuque. He played professionally for the Green Bay Packers (2012) and the Vienna Vikings​​ (2013).

This episode is a roundtable discussion focused on agility training. The panel members chat about best training practices with Joel. They give us an in-depth look into how they create and implement training programs to help athletes of all ages become better reactive movers in their sport.

In this podcast, the panel members and Joel discuss:

  • Teaching agility when sports-specific stimuli is not present.
  • Giving the athlete the ability to solve sports problems with specific movement.
  • Improving football-specific in-game agility without football plays.
  • Helping athletes use decision-making skills to improve sport performance.
  • Increasing athlete anxiety to perfect movement actions under fatigue.
  • Key performance indicators for agility and movement.

Podcast total run time is 1:07:37.

You can also find Shawn Myszka talking about movement coaching here and Michael Zweifel discussing agility training here.

Keywords: agility, movement patterns, football movement, speed

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  • Mark Hoover

    Mark Hoover works for SimpliFaster in a coaching and technical consulting capacity and is the Director of Athletic Performance at Metrolina Christian Academy in Indian Trail, North Carolina. Coach Hoover started his career coaching football at both the high school and NCAA levels. After spending nearly 20 years in the dual role of sport coach/strength coach (including 11 years as a head football coach), he made the transition to full-time strength and conditioning in 2015.

    Coach Hoover holds bachelor’s degrees in communications and physical education and is fully certified in K–12 social studies and physical education. He is currently pursuing an MS in Exercise Science. He is a USAW Level 1 and 2 Certified Advanced Sports Performance Coach, as well as an NASM Performance Enhancement Specialist.

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Episode 76: Expert Roundtable: Shawn Myszka, Scott Salwasser and Michael Zweifel

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Shawn Myszka is the Pro Performance Director of Explosive Edge Athletics in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is a movement specialist working with many NFL athletes, and he has an extensive background in physical preparation. Known as the “Movement Miyagi,” Shawn is a sought-after speaker and leader in the fields of sport-specific power development, the transfer of training to sport performance, and developing mastery in athletic movement.

Scott Salwasser is the Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning for Football at the University of South Carolina. Scott came to South Carolina from Texas State, where he was the Head of Strength and Conditioning for Football.  Before that, Salwasser had a successful run as the Director of Speed and Power at Texas Tech University. Salwasser also served as Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at UC Berkeley in Santa Clara, California.

Michael Zweifel is the Owner and Head of Sports Performance for the Building Better Athletes performance center in Dubuque, Iowa. He’s also an industry leader in reactive training at the scholastic level. Michael is a CSCS and an IYCA-certified specialist. He won the 2011 Gagliardi Award (Division 3 Heisman Award) and is the All-Time NCAA Leading Receiver with 463 Receptions for the University of Dubuque. He played professionally for the Green Bay Packers (2012) and the Vienna Vikings​​ (2013).

This episode is a roundtable discussion focused on agility training. The panel members chat about best training practices with Joel. They give us an in-depth look into how they create and implement training programs to help athletes of all ages become better reactive movers in their sport.

In this podcast, the panel members and Joel discuss:

  • Teaching agility when sports-specific stimuli is not present.
  • Giving the athlete the ability to solve sports problems with specific movement.
  • Improving football-specific in-game agility without football plays.
  • Helping athletes use decision-making skills to improve sport performance.
  • Increasing athlete anxiety to perfect movement actions under fatigue.
  • Key performance indicators for agility and movement.

Podcast total run time is 1:07:37.

You can also find Shawn Myszka talking about movement coaching here and Michael Zweifel discussing agility training here.

Keywords: agility, movement patterns, football movement, speed

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Author

  • Mark Hoover

    Mark Hoover works for SimpliFaster in a coaching and technical consulting capacity and is the Director of Athletic Performance at Metrolina Christian Academy in Indian Trail, North Carolina. Coach Hoover started his career coaching football at both the high school and NCAA levels. After spending nearly 20 years in the dual role of sport coach/strength coach (including 11 years as a head football coach), he made the transition to full-time strength and conditioning in 2015.

    Coach Hoover holds bachelor’s degrees in communications and physical education and is fully certified in K–12 social studies and physical education. He is currently pursuing an MS in Exercise Science. He is a USAW Level 1 and 2 Certified Advanced Sports Performance Coach, as well as an NASM Performance Enhancement Specialist.

    View all posts

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