Welcome back on SPORT VITAMINS for Episode 39!
Today I am really happy to have Anthony Barry on the show. Anthony is the Head Athletic Performance Coach for the Motor City Cruise, the G-League team of the Detroit Pistons.
Anthony and I have been in contact for the past two years and finally we got the chance to talk shop on the show.
Some of the topics that we touched on are
- Importance of having a background as an athlete
- Differences between PRIVATE SECTOR and TEAM
- VBT
0:00 BACKGROUND
3.30 Importance of having a background as an athlete
5:25 Why Strength and Conditioning?
7:30 Differences between PRIVATE SECTOR and TEAM sector
9.30 Biggest challenge of a G-League season
11.15 Being adaptable
13:00 How to keep young athletes motivated
15:20 How to keep training motivating
17:20 VBT
19:00 Readiness
20:00 1st meeting with an athlete
24:00 Mentors and career turning point
29:00 pre-game/practice routines
33:30 Rapid fire questions
