Episode 57 – Rachel Balkovec: Riding the Wave of Strength & Conditioning
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For today’s episode we sit down with former Major League Baseball strength & conditioning coach Rachel Balkovec. Rachel had just completed her third season with the Houston Astros this fall before she relocated to Amsterdam, Netherlands to pursue her second master’s degree in research and biomechanics. Previous to working with the Astros, she was the Minor League Strength and Conditioning Coordinator for the St. Louis Cardinals for 2 seasons after working in various positions with EXOS (Formerly Athletes' Performance), Louisiana State University, The Chicago White Sox, Arizona State University and Los Tigres Del Licey Beisbol. She is a former NCAA Division I softball catcher and has special interest in organizational culture and behavioral psychology in relation to coaching.
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