Welcome back on SPORT VITAMINS for episode 43!

Today's guest is coach Zack Zillner.

Coach ZIllner has a vast amount of experience at four NCAA Division I institutions, Kansas University, University of Illinois, University of South Mississipi.

Currently he is in his sixth season as women's basketball sports performance coach for the Long Horns.

Coach Zillner develops, implements and supervises the training regimen for the Texas women’s basketball team in the areas of speed, strength, agility, conditioning and flexibility.
He also works hand in hand with the areas of sports medicine and performance nutrition. 

Some of the topics we touched on re :

1:00 Background
2:30 Adapting the work based on assessments
5:00 Communicating with the coaching staff during practice
7:00 Wearables
8.10 Biggest challenges at the collegiate level
10:00 How to get the buy-in of freshmen
12:00 Having a Head Coach that believes in what you do
14:22 Coaching philosophy
16:00 Unilateral vs Bilateral
17:30 Slowing athletes down in the weight room
21:17 Typical in-season session
24:00 Warming up athletes in the weight room for games/practices
25:30 Post-game lifts
28:30 Rapid fire questions

Find Coach Zillner:
https://www.instagram.com/zack_zillner/

Find me:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/roberto-iezzi/
https://www.instagram.com/roberto_iezzi34/

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