The Lion's Mane Podcast

This is a foot-friendly podcast!!! For most of us, our feet play major roles in how we play our sport. So... how do we treat them like they are important? Luckily, Conor Harris is here to save the day (again) and share his expert movement science knowledge about the function of the feet, tips for training them, picking the right shoes, common issues, and the role of the foot in sprinting, weightlifting, and ball striking. Come get some brain candy; you won't regret it! Find Conor on Instagram, Twitter, or via his Website! Check out his awesome Beginner Biomechanics Course here!

Josh Smith works as a strength & conditioning coach and, well, pretty much everything else to professional athletes in Adelaide, Australia. He is also a performance consultant for professional teams and owns all things Mitise Fitness & Health, his own training facility. Josh joins us today to talk load management: what it is, why it is a vital part of planning, how to measure it, the menstrual cycle's role in load management, and how to communicate better, whether as a coach with your athletes or as an athlete with your coaching staff - for YOUR benefit! Josh can be found on Twitter and on Instagram. You can find his Podcast, The Murph & Mitise Show, on Apple Pod, Spotify, and Youtube.

Let's talk about periods!!! Jan Schröder ist Physiotherapeut und Athletiktrainer bei TCP Concept und Team Canada Snowboarding. Dieses Gespräch geht um das Thema Belastungssteuerung und ob/wie Athlete Monitoring für weibliche Athletinnen anders und angepasst sein soll.  My apologies for my terrible audio! Jan ist auf Instagram und Online zu finden. FitrWoman App (kostenfrei) und Online

Let's talk about Shiny New Object Syndrome and why we love that NEWNEW because it saves us time or energy. Coach Joe Aratari gives us some tips on how to detect what's real and what's just great marketing around an average idea (or service). Let's go! Follow Joe on Twitter and Instagram!

Today our key words are "specificity" and "transfer", and soccer strength coach Josel Mateo tells us exactly what those mean in training, in sport, and in life. This episode is packed with actionable steps to help you execute toward becoming a high performer - on the pitch and beyond. Follow Josel on Instagram and Twitter! Follow Krank Sports Performance!

Noch eine deutsche Folge! Ja, ich kann es auch nicht glauben, aber here we are. Heute kam Stefan Dall, Physiotherapeut und Athletiktrainer aus Göttingen, vorbei und zeigt uns, wieviel wir falsch verstanden haben! Es geht um das Thema Mythen in der Physiotherapie und Gesundheits-/Sportbranche. Was ist die Wahrheit?? Stefan Online: Instagram Blog

Samuel J. Cook III is a track coach, FitPro, Oly weightlifter, and extremely passionate about criminal justice reform. He joins us on the show today, rounding out 2020 with one last episode, to discuss how politics belongs in sports because athletes are people who do sports, and how to mirror our values and use our voices on our platforms for what we believe in. This episode is bomb, so grab your pen and paper, because you'll need it! Follow Sam on Twitter! Thank you, TLMP Community, for the amazing year - with you guys, there is no Lion's Mane. Enjoy the holidays (responsibly), stay healthy, and we will see you back in 2021. Thanks for making this year memorable and for listening!

This week, Alex Ng, CSCS joins us to talk about fatigue, true recovery, the balancing act of college sport, and how to develop trust in the coach-athlete relationship in a healthy and meaningful way. He is currently the assistant coach of Indiana's Women's Soccer program, as well as a club coach, strength and conditioning coach, and council member of the NSCA Soccer SIG on the side. Connect with Alex on Twitter or Instagram or join the NSCA Soccer SIG on Facebook.

Today, registered dietician Jaimee Cooper joins us to bust all the nutrition myths we thought were real and actually hinder our performance. She helps soccer players fuel themselves properly, upgrade their confidence, and boost their performance and their lives through better relationships with food. This is such a good episode - grab a pen and get ready! Find Jaimee on Instagram.

Coach Erskine Baker joins us today from Essen, Germany to talk all things sprinting, endurance, and long-term athletic development. This is an episode that has been asked for by our community quite often, so get out your notebooks and pens! Erskine Online: Website Instagram

Move well! That's the topic of the day. Everything about movement: how to do it, when to do it, why we need to get better at it, why we maybe aren't as good at it as we think, how playing multiple sports and training in the gym can help us learn movement, and why movement professionals like to fight with each other. Michelle is an athletic trainer in Florida and breaks it all down for us. Connect with Michelle on Instagram.

Welcome back! As Halloween is, like, tomorrow, let's do some bust some ghosts and myths of strength coaches passed... out with the old ideas and in with the new! Coach Kendall Green takes on some of the Fake News of strength and conditioning, from "lifting is bad" to "only lift heavy", to "do more conditioning to get faster" to "no days off squad". Tune in and enjoy some Fact Checking! Connect with Koach on Twitter and Instagram.

Sportwissenschaft trifft Neurowissenschaft! Pat Preilowski ist SpoWi + Doktorand an der Universität zu Köln, auch selbständig mit OutOfTheBox unterwegs. Heute erklärt er uns, wie Schmerzen im Gehirn wirken und warum das Nervensystem für die Rehabilitation wichtig ist. Egal, ob du Athlet*in, Trainer*in oder Physio bist - zuhören! Pat Online: Instagram Website/OX Campus

Let's talk about how to recover without paying tons of money for all of the massages and compression boots and therapy guns!! Do you really need needles in your neck? Do you really need that spiked roller? Arianna Hoffman clears up the basics of recovery for us in this episode and, she says, the best things in recovery and life are F R E E! Let's get into it. Find Arianna on IG.

Guys! Most of us are post-lockdown, as gyms begin to open up and sport organizations make clear that competitions will start again now or soon. So how do we return to play? How should we train, after having literal months of limited workouts and resources? Let's discuss. Online Off-Season Camp (starts 22 June): https://whitelionperformance.com/store/off-season-camp-2020-4wks

If you have been living under a rock or hesitating about "getting involved", remember that this is not a time for silence and indifference. For those of us involved in sport, we have been called to a unique table, to which we need to bring the issue of racial biases and the system of suppression. Anti-racism does not happen overnight, and it requires White people to listen to Black people, learn, begin dismantling whiteness, and advocating loudly for equality, safety, and the end of white supremacy and privilege. Please note: this episode is addressing White people involved in sport as coaches, practitioners, and management specifically. This episode originated as a blog article (linked below) and is a summary taken from the many action steps from Black activists and educators (listed below) who have already provided these resources to the public. I simply apply them to the sport context. Recommended Resources: Chrissy King Jennifer Hutton, DPT Rachel Cargle Tarana Burke Austin Channing Brown Brittany Packnett Cunningham TransformHarm Blog article: https://whitelionperformance.com/blog/2020/6/10/antiracism-in-sport

How should athletes fuel themselves? We discuss this often in more critical terms, talking about "diets" and "food as fuel". But is nutrition supposed to be approached with the same "just-do-it", data-based attitude as training and performance? Bri Collette (IG: @nutritionist.bri) is a registered dietician and volleyball player. She walks us through how athletes can introduce intuitive eating that benefits the psyche and performance in this really mind-blowing, action-oriented episode. Connect with Bri: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nutritionist.bri/ Website: https://www.briannecollettenutrition.com/

What training and rehab myths do you believe? You might not even know - so you'd better listen! Dr. Rena Eleázar, a physical therapist based in New York, breaks down what things we "need to let go" and gives us the whole truth based in science. And then we talk about music! Find Rena: On Instagram MatchFit Performance Instagram

Another solo podcast! Let's talk about neuroscience and sport psychology, and how we can build a toolbox full of mental skills, even in times of pandemic. Announcements mentioned in episode: - Mission:Off-Season Program: https://whitelionperformance.com/store/mission-off-season-a-6-week-physical-preparation-protocol-for-soccer-players -Online Training Application: https://whitelionperformance.com/apply

Nach Monaten gibt es endlich wieder eine Folge auf Deutsch! Heute erklärt Simon Gavanda (Doktorand an der DSHS Köln & IST Düsseldorf, IG: @Saimen93) warum Deloading wichtig ist, was ist Detraining, Erholung, wann und wie man Kraft und Schnelligkeit verliert und wie man Detraining vermeiden kann.

Helloooo! It's Solo Episode Time!! Let's talk about how soccer players (and competitive athletes) should be training at home/in self-isolation right now in order to prepare for a (hopefully) post-Corona season. What should we do in the meantime? Let me lay it out for you.

This week, goalkeeper coach Jesse Goleman (IG: @goleline) joins us to discuss the strength and conditioning qualities needed to be an elite keeper. We talk about what kind of conditioning is appropriate for keepers, how to train mobility, strength, and speed appropriately, when and how to get faster, and how to train at home during Quarantine.

Today we are joined by Ramon Diaz, a soon-to-be clinical sport psychologist, to talk about mental health concerns (athlete identity, coping mechanisms, perfectionism, self-efficacy) in sport and the outlook of youth and collegiate sport in 10 years time. He also provides some valuable insight into what to do as an athlete if you feel you are struggling mentally or emotionally (side note: you are NOT alone!), or as a coach or parent if you see your player struggling. Twitter: twitter.com/sportissecond

Let's talk about brain trauma. Jessica Coenen is a sport scientist and sports medicine doctoral candidate at the University of Paderborn, Germany, where she studies the neuroscience behind concussion. She tells us about concussions, CTE (not the same!), symptoms, protocols, returning to play, and what you should do if you think you have a concussion. Instagram: @jessica.ann.msc

Dr. Nicole Surdyka (pronounced Surdih-kuh!, IG: @dr.nicolept) is a sports physical therapist based in Los Angeles area, California. She is what I call the queen of rehabbing knees & ankles! In Part Two of this episode, she breaks down the ins and outs of returning to play, from the moment an athlete gets injured until they step back into a match again. If you are curious about rehab and returning to sport, or in the process of doing it yourself, this episode is for you! If you haven't listened to Part One with Dr. Nicole, make sure to catch that episode as well. Twitter: https://twitter.com/nsurdykaphysio Website: https://www.nicolesurdykaphysio.com/

Paul Schlütter (IG: @fundamentalkraft), powerlifting coach and sport psychologist from Leipzig, joins us to talk about mindfulness, meditation, acceptance, and attention, and how practicing those components contribute to improving sport performance AND life. Paul's Mindfulness eBook (German): https://www.fundamentalkraft.de/produktseite/mac-mindfulness-acceptance-commitment-trainingsprogramm-f%C3%BCr-athleten

Welcome to Mane Meditation #9, a daily dose of guided mindfulness meditation to get us through the COVID-19 Quarantine period. I invite you to relax, sit back, and practice the skill of attention, non-judgement, and awareness with me for five minutes a day.

Welcome to Mane Meditation #8, a daily dose of guided mindfulness meditation to get us through the COVID-19 Quarantine period. I invite you to relax, sit back, and practice the skill of attention, non-judgement, and awareness with me for five minutes a day.

Welcome to Mane Meditation #7, a daily dose of guided mindfulness meditation to get us through the COVID-19 Quarantine period. I invite you to relax, sit back, and practice the skill of attention, non-judgement, and awareness with me for five minutes a day.

Welcome to Mane Meditation #6, a daily dose of guided mindfulness meditation to get us through the COVID-19 Quarantine period. I invite you to relax, sit back, and practice the skill of attention, non-judgement, and awareness with me for five minutes a day.

Welcome to Mane Meditation #5, a daily dose of guided mindfulness meditation to get us through the COVID-19 Quarantine period. I invite you to relax, sit back, and practice the skill of attention, non-judgement, and awareness with me for five minutes a day.

Welcome to Mane Meditation #4, a daily dose of guided mindfulness meditation to get us through the COVID-19 Quarantine period. I invite you to relax, sit back, and practice the skill of attention, non-judgement, and awareness with me for five minutes a day.

Welcome to Mane Meditation #3, a daily dose of guided mindfulness meditation to get us through the COVID-19 Quarantine period. I invite you to relax, sit back, and practice the skill of attention, non-judgement, and awareness with me for five minutes a day.

Coach Colton Bryant (Twitter: @CoachColton) is the program director and head coach of Columbia State Women's Soccer in Tennessee, and he joins us today to talk about team culture, individual values, questions to ask when you are being recruited, qualities that coaches/programs look for in players, why JUCO is a great option, and how everything in life is "the next right step". You won't want to miss this!

Welcome to Mane Meditation #2, a daily dose of guided mindfulness meditation to get us through the COVID-19 Quarantine period. I invite you to relax, sit back, and practice the skill of attention, non-judgement, and awareness with me for five minutes a day.

Welcome to Mane Meditation #1, a daily dose of guided mindfulness meditation to get us through the COVID-19 Quarantine period. I invite you to relax, sit back, and practice the skill of attention, non-judgement, and awareness with me for five minutes a day.

Dr. Nicole Surdyka (pronounced Surdih-kuh!, IG: @dr.nicolept) is a sports physical therapist based in Los Angeles area, California. She is what I call the queen of rehabbing knees & ankles! In this episode and the Part Two to follow, she breaks down the ins and outs of returning to play, from the moment an athlete gets injured until they step back into a match again. If you are curious about rehab and returning to sport, or in the process of doing it yourself, this episode is for you! Twitter: https://twitter.com/nsurdykaphysio Website: https://www.nicolesurdykaphysio.com/

Coach Ivi Casagrande of the Orlando Pride (NWSL, USA) joins us today to explain how the pros train. What is their annual schedule?What is it like to train half of the USWNT every day? How do they train in the off-season? What is the biggest difference between college and pro ball? What about mental health and stuff? What is it like to troll Marta? She answers all of those questions here and more. Be sure to follow her on social media for more of her knowledge bombs! Instagram: @ivicasagrande Twitter: @ivicasagrande

Welcome back - Season 2 & the first TLMP episode of 2020! Today we wrap up our round-table with Part Two on youth soccer training. If you haven't heard that episode yet, go check it out (Ep 21).  Coaches Dave Gleason (IG: @CoachDaveGleason) and Erica Suter (@FitSoccerQueen) hop on to lay out the blueprint for training youth athletes and answer some burning questions about early specialization, soccer burnout, parents, commoditization of young players, strength and conditioning, speed, coordination, and more. Stay tuned for Part Two! If you haven't listened to Erica or Dave's earlier episodes, those are good places to start. Erica, ep 2: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2-whats-difference-between-high-potentials-high-performers/id1360916087?i=1000445913785 Dave, ep 10: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/10-what-is-youth-soccer-strength-conditioning-w-dave/id1360916087?i=1000451403225 Erica, eps 14 & 16: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/14-how-should-we-train-year-round-part-one-w-erica-suter/id1360916087?i=1000454848233 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/16-how-should-we-train-year-round-part-two-w-erica-suter/id1360916087?i=1000456221555

Today I am joined by two incredible coaches to break down the topic of youth soccer training, making this TLMP's first round-table episode! Coaches Dave Gleason (IG: @CoachDaveGleason) and Erica Suter (@FitSoccerQueen) hop on to lay out the blueprint for training youth athletes and answer some burning questions about early specialization, soccer burnout, parents, commoditization of young players, strength and conditioning, speed, coordination, and more. Stay tuned for Part Two! If you haven't listened to Erica or Dave's earlier episodes, those are good places to start. Erica, ep 2: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2-whats-difference-between-high-potentials-high-performers/id1360916087?i=1000445913785 Dave, ep 10: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/10-what-is-youth-soccer-strength-conditioning-w-dave/id1360916087?i=1000451403225 Erica, eps 14 & 16: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/14-how-should-we-train-year-round-part-one-w-erica-suter/id1360916087?i=1000454848233 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/16-how-should-we-train-year-round-part-two-w-erica-suter/id1360916087?i=1000456221555

Gina Kappes (IG: @g.r.i.t._athletics) is a performance coach based out of Mannheim, Germany. She breaks down for us applied neurology and the integration of the brain and the nervous system into performance training, and why things like our eyes matter. As Gina says, "look beyond the ordinary"!

Kaylan Marckese (IG: @kaylan_marckese) is a technical goalkeeping coaching at The Keeper Institute in NJ. Having played at the collegiate, professional, and youth national team levels, she shares with us in this episode how habits change as an athlete develops and climbs the competitive ladder, how to set and change habits, the influence of coaches and community on habit-setting, and what habits set the high performers away from high potentials.

Henry Delaney (IG: @trainnorthwest) is a strength and speed coach in Coos Bay, Oregon. He's the owner and head coach of Northwest Fitness, a sports performance facility that consults with NCAA athletes/programs, MLB & NFL teams, and more. He breaks down the components of speed in soccer, including his thoughts on using technology and coach development. Henry Online: www.trainnw.com

Today we are joined by Christiana Ogunsami (IG: @ludacris32), a technical goalkeeper coach at The Keeper Institute, to talk about mental skills training. We dive into the psychology of fear and stress, the physiology of breathing and mindfulness, and practical tools for managing fear, stress, mistakes, and more. Don't forget; mental training requires as much work and repetition as ball skills, and practice makes permanent!

Reminder: we post one episode per month in German. If you're not German or trying to learn it, don't worry - we'll be back to English by Friday! Björn Muser (IG: @Bjoern.Muser) ist seit 2017 Athletiktrainer bei VfL Wolfsburg und für die U15-U17 Mannschaften zuständig. Er erklärt uns die Planung bzw. Ablauf einer Trainingswoche während der Saison und wie man die individueller Trainingspläne strukturieren kann.

This week, we wrap up Part TWo of our Annual Training Cycle series with Erica Suter to break down programming and physical preparedness during the in-season phase. Let's go! Find Erica online! IG/Tw: @fitsoccerqueen, www.ericasuter.com

Sport Psychology Coach Paul Schlütter, MA (IG: @fundamentalkraft) joins us today to discuss the psychology of injury and how to mentally handle the return-to-play process, from the moment of injury and diagnosis until you step on the field again. We also talk about reinjury and what to do (physically AND mentally) when you're in an injury streak. Paul systematically breaks down the mental monotony of the return-to-play process with practical tasks that athletes can use to stay positive, connected to their team, and as ready as possible when it's time to play again. Paul Online: fundamentalkraft.de

We're joined again this week by Erica Suter to break down programming and physical preparedness within the the annual cycle - off-season and pre-season here in Part 1 and in-season training in Part 2 (coming in a few weeks). Find Erica online! IG/Tw: @fitsoccerqueen, www.ericasuter.com

Today we are joined by Andy Seraphin (Twitter: @TheAndySeraphin, IG: @TheFutbolPhysios) from Duke University's Physical Therapy program to talk all things (P)Rehab: injury reduction, the meaning of (p)rehab, and rehabilitation that reduces the risk of reinjury. I won't spoil the rest, be sure not to miss this absolute gift of an episode!

Jason Broadwater (Twitter: SoccerCoachJB) is a high school soccer coach and host of On The Touchline Podcast. Today he joins us to break down the technical and tactical side of the game, and what it takes mentally and physically to build these skills. We also talk about being a good human, the impact of a coach, championing therapy and mental health, and what to do when your coach isn't "the coach" you need. I know you will get as much value from this as I do!

PSA: as an extra, we will post ONE podcast per month in German. If you're not German or trying to learn it, don't worry - we'll be back to English by Friday! Marius Herkommer (IG: @Sportlernahrung) ist bei Sportlernahrung sowie Eintracht Frankfurt als Ernährungsberater tätig. Die Unterstützung von Menschen ist seine Leidenschaft und in dieser Folge teilt er sein Wissen und Tipps über Ernährung im Profisport. Viel Spaß beim Hören! Marius Online: sportlernahrung-mh.de/wp/

Coach Corey Chapman (IG: @coach_chappy10) joins us today to discuss all things S&C for soccer: why it matters, how to implement it, what assessments and diagnostics are relevant to building a program, injury prevention versus injury reduction, and how to start adding S&C into your life as a player. Corey is a strength coach at VfB Stuttgart, as well as owner of CPS Performance in southern Germany. He's been on the Soccer Gain Train for a minute, so listen to what he says!

This week we are joined by youth soccer fitness coach, Coach Dave Gleason (IG: CoachDaveGleason). He walked us through all the myths we believe, like early specialization, that youth strength training is bad, and why kids have ALWAYS used strength and speed training... it was just outdoors and not in the gym. He also gives great applicable tips for how youth players can improve themselves in the gym as early as U10. Twitter: @YouthFitness Company: athletesaccelerationsouthshore.com

Today we are joined by Coach Shay Haddow (IG: @alphagirlsoccer) to talk all things college and recruiting! She gives us the rundown about what the process of being scouted and recruited looks like, what to do if you want to play in the NCAA but aren't sure where to start, how to pick a school and level, and what scouts and coaches look for when they recruit an athlete. For more information on Shay's recruiting program, check out her online resource, The Confident Recruit, at alphagirlsocceronline.com!

Today we are joined by Coach Reed Maltbie (Twitter: @Coach_Reed) to talk about (raising) excellence, mastery, values, team culture, and what youth athletes REALLY need from their coaches. Coach Reed not only has a wealth of knowledge and experience in soccer and work with people, but he has also reflected a lot on how we as a collective sport can move toward excellence. As a coach, I found this episode immensely valuable and know you will to. Coach Reed Online: www.raisetheirgame.com

Tori Corsaro, Technical Goalkeeping Coach at The Keeper Institute in New Jersey (IG: @CoachToriTKI), joins the show today to talk all things Keepers! She breaks down how GKs are evaluated, what systematic, long-term development of the position looks like, what it takes to make the pros, mental training, and how to train without a keeper coach. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did! Find Tori:  @thekeeperinstitute (IG), thekeeperinstitute.com

In this episode, Allison Tenney (IG: @allisontenney) joins us to discuss the Student-Athlete life and beyond; being a female athlete, her path to Division I college (Go Mason!), decision-making, planning for the future, and dealing with a new identity. We also discussed in depth the "darker" side that no one talks about; what Student-Athletes miss out on, the downsides of teamwork, body autonomy issues, how to build an identity, self-awareness and self-regulation, self-sabotage, and learning how to do the work. Allison's passion for sport, humans, and social justice is clear here and I hope you all benefit from this discussion as much I did! Allison online: www.allisontenneyfitness.com

This week we are joined by Hunter Charneski, MS, CSCS (IG: @hunter_charneski) of Charneski Power and Freak Faktory. He's a 260lb sprinter. More specifically, he's a football player turned powerlifter turned 260lb sprinter, but he's also a strength & speed coach. His mission is helping youth athletes build their confidence, stay healthy, and find their purpose. He's nothing if he's not honest, sincere, direct, and passionate about training. We unpack what it takes to get fast, conditioned, and resilient as a soccer player and how athletes can train sprints, even without a coach. Hunter online: charneskipower.com

Today we are joined by Emily Pappas, MS, USAW. She's the founder of and head performance coach at Relentless Athletics (IG: @relentless_athletics_), an adjunct faculty at Temple University, and an all-around badass. We discussed nutrition for soccer, especially the needs of female athletes, and what we often get wrong about food as fuel. She broke down all the complicated chemistry for us and provided actionable steps of what any athlete can do to improve their nutrition starting right now. Relentless Online: relentlessathleticsllc.com

Today we are joined by journalist and author Jonathan Harding to discuss what it takes to develop both elite athletes and great human beings. The sport industry tends to commoditize athletes; how do we, as coaches and players ourselves, change that? Jonathan Harding is a sports writer for Deutsche Welle's football desk in Germany. In 2014, he accompanied Die Mannschaft on their World Cup win in Brazil and has been producing content on the German game ever since. Early in 2019, he published his book on coaching in German football called "Mensch: Beyond The Cones". Twitter/IG: https://twitter.com/JonBloggs66 Amazon "Mensch": https://www.amazon.com/Mensch-Beyond-Cones-Jonathan-Harding/dp/1910906182/ref=sr_1_1?crid=28RJKCXRUS0WO&keywords=mensch+beyond+the+cones&qid=1565043228&s=gateway&sprefix=mesnch+beyon%2Caps%2C233&sr=8-1

We're BACK and joined this week by Erica Suter to talk about High Potential Players vs. High Performing Players in soccer. What's the difference? Why does it matter? And how can a High Potential become a High Performer? Erica Suter, MS, CSCS is a Strength & Conditioning and Soccer Skills Coach based out of Baltimore, MD, USA. She played soccer at Johns Hopkins University, where she now works as a recruiter, as well as playing in the Brazilian women's league. She is an avid blogger and content creator, as well as a Dutch National Team fan. #Oranje  Find Erica online! IG/Tw: @fitsoccerqueen, www.ericasuter.com

Welcome (back) to The Lion's Mane Podcast!  This is a relaunch and a rebrand. In this new and improved version of TLMP, we're going to be talking exclusively about EVERYTHING soccer with some of the greatest in the industry, from players to coaches to scientists. More than anything, we're going to be aggressively normal human beings and make complicated themes as simple and realistic as possible.  Thanks for your patience, friends. Let's do this.

PILOT SEASON: Erica Suter (MS, CSCS, USSF-C) is a soccer skills and S&C coach based out of Baltimore, MD. She outlines how she makes off-season and pre-season programs work for her youth athletes, how she monitors load, the growing importance of addressing The ACL Problem and injury prevention, and how to coach better (without overcoaching). Instagram & Twitter: @FitSoccerQueen Website: www.ericasuter.com

PILOT SEASON: Paul is a sport psychology expert and powerlifting coach of national-level athletes. Now based in Leipzig, Germany, he has a diverse, international background, which brings a uniqueness to his outlook on mentality and sport. We dose you with all things psychological skills training, maximising longevity in powerlifting, and all things strength sport. Instagram: @holisticstrengthgermany

PILOT SEASON: Becca Gerdon is a lifelong athlete, graduating from UNC with an ExSci degree and then going off to the races in the growing sport of weightlifting. She joined Travis Mash's weightlifting team before moving onto MuscleDriver USA. She has competed on the national and international circuit for the last six years, even representing Team USA in Russia. Currently, Becca coaches CrossFit, GPP, and, of course, Weightlifting. She gives us the lowdown on all things coaching, cueing, common errors that prevent intermediate lifters from improving, overtraining, CrossFit as a tool and a community, remote coaching, female athlete nutrition, what happens behind the scenes at comps, and what it feels like to represent a country internationally. This was a blast, so I know you'll enjoy! Instagram: @rgerdon White Lion Online: whitelionperformance.com IG: @whitelionperformance FB: @whitelionperformance Twitter: @WhiteLionPride Youtube: White Lion Performance Group Email: info@whitelionperformance.com

PILOT SEASON: Thanks for tuning in this week! Mitch Zandes (MS, RD, CSCS) is a clinical dietician in New York. He's also a lover of knowledge regarding all things food, fitness, and health science. He gives us a real look into life as a dietician who treats bodies riddled with diseases, but also those who want to become well. We talked about fad diets, how fitness professionals and allopathic doctors can do better with nutrition advice, the truth about carbs, plant-based habits, eating for performance and productivity, supplements, and how to beat disease with food. Mitch is so diplomatic and articulate with his education; if you have any confusion around food, I highly recommend you give this a listen! Follow Mitch! Instagram: @Fit_By_Mitch White Lion Online: whitelionperformance.com IG: @whitelionperformance FB: @whitelionperformance Twitter: @WhiteLionPride Email: info(at)whitelionperformance(dot)com

PILOT SEASON: Yo! This week we learn with Hunter Charneski (MS, CSCS) of Charneski Power and FreakFaktory. He is a coach, an athlete, a writer, a consultant, a leader, and an internationally-respected expert on sprinting. He breaks down for us what sprinting means in a physical, practical, spiritual, and mental sense. We also talked about mentorship, responsibility, owning a company, the state of the sports industry, hamstring rehab, and how we as coaches can do better. If you want to learn about practicing your "why" in coaching or how to become a student of sprinting, you'll want to listen to this bazooka of an episode. Thanks again, Hunter! P.S. Since we are letting you guys eavesdrop on our convo, there is some profanity in here. Find Hunter on the net: Instagram: @hunter_charneski Website: charneskipower.com - freakfaktory.com White Lion Online: whitelionperformance.com IG: @whitelionperformance FB: @whitelionperformance Twitter: @WhiteLionPride Email: info(at)whitelionperformance(dot)com

PILOT SEASON Call us the Transatlantic Soccer Sisters! Erica and I went in on this episode, talking shop about youth coaching, private-sector S&C, skills training, and being adaptable and realistic. We also discussed the state of international soccer, sport science, women in the industry, our mutual big love for Dawn Scott, World Cup 2018 predictions, and the future of analytics, assessment, and training. Also, wine. I had a great time talking shop with Erica, and I know you guys will love the fire she brought today! Please let us know what you thought via social. P.S. Since we are letting you guys eavesdrop on our conversation, there is some slight profanity sprinkled in here (just in case you are sensitive to it). Find Erica online! Website: ericasuter.com Twitter & Insta: @fitsoccerqueen White Lion Online: whitelionperformance.com IG: @whitelionperformance FB: @whitelionperformance Twitter: @WhiteLionPride Youtube: White Lion Performance Group Email: info@whitelionperformance.com

PILOT SEASON: I've been thinking about how versatile the job of an S&C coach really is. In this episode, we break down together the realities of having an expansive job description, the uniqueness of experiences as a "Jack of All Trades", and the implications of such a role on CEUs and training philosophy. Let's go!!

PILOT SEASON: Let's talk about what mentorship is, the difference between a mentor and a hero, why mentorship is important, why remote mentorship is a real option in the tech age, and how to go about finding what you need in one. Enjoy! White Lion Online: whitelionperformance.com IG: @whitelionperformance FB: @whitelionperformance Twitter: @WhiteLionPride Youtube: White Lion Performance Group Email: info@whitelionperformance.com

PILOT SEASON: In this introductory episode, let's start off with the purpose of the podcast, why podcasting, themes and topics, her background, and how long she procrastinated recording this episode. Enjoy! White Lion Online: whitelionperformance.com IG: @whitelionperformance FB: @whitelionperformance Twitter: @WhiteLionPride Youtube: White Lion Performance Group Email: info@whitelionperformance.com