The Team Behind the Team

Host Donnie Maib discusses coaching technique and theory with fellow coaches around the country.

The Team Behind the Team

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E 31 | Craig Moore: Building Trust and Tackling Food Insecurities

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E 31 | Craig Moore: Building Trust and Tackling Food Insecurities
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Craig Moore joins us in the studio to talk about his career as a Dietician in the collegiate setting. Craig spent time with us explaining the importance of “Buy-In” with athletes and coaches. This helped him engage with athletes on a more personal level and in turn, allowed him to prescribe in-depth nutrition strategies. Lastly, we discuss an important research thesis Craig completed on Food Insecurities, and how it affected athletes at home over the COVID pandemic.

Craig has recently accepted the position of Performance Nutritionist at the Red Bull Athletic Performance Center LA (APLCA) in Santa Monica, CA. Over the past three years he was the Head Football Dietician at the University of Texas. Craig received bachelor’s degrees in both Medical Dietetics and Nutrition & Exercise Physiology from the University of Missouri, graduating Summa Cum Laude. He completed his master’s degree from the University of Utah in Nutrition and Integrative Physiology. To contact Craig, go to @craigmoorerd on Instagram or email him at Craigmoorenutrition@gmail.com

E30 | Kylie Lahey: Conquering Mental Health Hurdles for the Elite Athlete

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E30 | Kylie Lahey: Conquering Mental Health Hurdles for the Elite Athlete
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Kylie Lahey came down to the studio to record a fantastic episode on some of the mental obstacles that athletes and young adults alike face on a daily basis. Kylie comes from both a Psychology and Athletic background as both a Behavioral Health Professional and a former Swim Coach. Kylie helps us clear up one of the most misunderstood topics in the difference between Mental Health and Mental Illness. Additionally, we tackle anxiety and depression and how we can help athletes as professionals in athletic performance with motivation tactics. Tune in to another episode that strongly focuses on the ever so complex human brain.

Kylie Lahey is a Social Worker in the Behavioral Health Department at the University of Texas. Lahey relocated to Austin from Denver, Colorado to pursue her master’s degree in Social Work at UT’s Steve Hicks School of Social Work. Prior to her role at UT Athletics, Lahey worked as a Behavioral Health Counselor at an eating disorder treatment hospital for both adolescent and adult clients. Lahey is also a former club swim coach (2009-2012) and collegiate club swimmer (2010-2011).

E27 | Adam Pecina: Leadership in Athletic Training

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E27 | Adam Pecina: Leadership in Athletic Training
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Assistant Athletic Director of Sports Medicine at the University of Texas, Adam Pecina joins us to discuss his career and some of his experiences that have affected him as both a leader and Athletic Trainer. From mentoring young, up and coming Athletic Trainers to working closely with Head Coaches in some of the most demanding positions in the country, Adam walks us through his mindset and daily approach. Additionally, Joe Krawczyk, the new co-host is introduced to the show. Tune in and enjoy!

Adam Pecina is the Assistant Director of Sports Medicine at the University of Texas, where he currently works directly with Men’s and Women’s Golf. Additionally, Adam helps oversee all other Olympic sports as well. Prior to Texas, Pecina worked as the Director of Sport Medicine at the United States Naval Academy from 2015-18 While at the Naval Academy he oversaw all aspects of medical care for 33 varsity sports with primary coverage of Men’s Basketball.

E26 | Anna Craig & Clint Martin: Practical Approaches and Experiences in the College-Setting

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E26 | Anna Craig & Clint Martin: Practical Approaches and Experiences in the College-Setting
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Texas coaches, Anna Craig and Clint Martin, make their way out of the weight room and into the recording studio to share their thoughts, experiences, and ideas within Athletic Performance. Each spoke to the power and strategy of building relationships, their experience as a minority in Strength & Conditioning, and how they address specific demands to their respective sports. Their transparent perspectives and practical experiences shared culminate to one of our most powerful episodes yet!

Clint Martin serves as an Associate Director in Athletic Performance, coaching Track & Field, Men’s Swimming, and Women’s Golf. Prior to arriving at Texas in 2016, Martin coached Men’s Basketball at Nevada and Iowa State. He’s trained Olympians in Track & Field, Swimming, and Wrestling.

Anna Craig begins her 10th season on the 40 acres, serving as an Associate Director of Athletic Performance while training Women’s Tennis, Soccer, and Diving. During her tenure at Texas, she’s coached Football, Men’s Basketball, Soccer, Women’s Tennis, and Diving, including Olympic athletes in Diving and Soccer.

E23 | Zack Zillner: Anecdotes and Lessons in Sport Performance

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E23 | Zack Zillner: Anecdotes and Lessons in Sport Performance
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Zack Zillner joins us in the studio to share experiences and anecdotes from his career as a sport performance coach. Zack elaborates on characteristics of high performing teams, collaborating with sport coaches, the simplicity of specificity, KPIs for basketball players, and more. This episode is packed with coaching principles and lessons specific to strength and conditioning.

Coach Zack Zillner is starting his 5th season as the performance coach for Texas Women’s Basketball. Prior to Texas, he coached at Kansas, Illinois, and Southern Mississippi, working with a variety of sports that include women’s and men’s basketball, volleyball, women’s golf, and more.

This episode of The Team Behind the Team was mixed and mastered by Alejandra Arrazola.

E17 | Daniel Martinez: Multiple Perspectives to Performance

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E17 | Daniel Martinez: Multiple Perspectives to Performance
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This month we hear from Daniel Martinez as he displays his versatile background by sharing his experiences and views on a variety of performance topics. He shares his approach to coaching 17 teams, insight to force plate application, perspective on demands of court-athletes, and he discusses the practicality of sales as a coach. This episode is filled with examples of Daniel’s unique lens as a performance practitioner.

Coach Daniel Martinez is in his 4th year as the Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at Trinity University, where he works with 17 teams. In addition to coaching at Trinity, Daniel coordinates a Trinity conference on sport science and strength & conditioning. He has previously served as a consultant for ForceDecks where he worked with many teams at the collegiate, professional, and international level.

E10 | Amy Culp: Performance Nutrition

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E10 | Amy Culp: Performance Nutrition
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Nutrition is an important puzzle piece to performance which led to us to our next guest, University of Texas Director of Performance Nutrition, Amy Culp. Amy discusses her path to becoming a director in addition to establishing a nutrition department at UT. She gives insight into collaborating within the performance model, factors of fueling for performance, establishing buy-in from athletes, nutritional considerations for injured athletes, and addressing eating disorders.

Amy Culp is beginning her 9th year as a sport dietitian at the University of Texas. She is both a registered and licensed dietitian and is board certified in sports dietetics. She is an active member of the national and local chapters of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Collegiate and Professional Sports Dietitians Association (CPSDA), Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Dietetic Practice Group (SCAN), and serves on the board for CPSDA.

E9 | Dan Fichter: Strength & Conditioning

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E9 | Dan Fichter: Strength & Conditioning
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Coaches Donnie Maib and Mike Hanson received the privilege to pick the brain of one of the best innovators in sport performance, Coach Dan Fichter. Dan sheds light on his unique approach to training, how he trains the nervous system to improve motor control, strength, and performance. Tune in as he litters this episode with thought-provoking training gems and great pieces of advice!

Dan Fichter owns and operates Wannagetfast Power/Speed Training, a performance training business in the upstate New York area that offers training to elite athletes. Additionally he travels the country speaking to numerous coaches on speed training, strength training, and nervous system development and how to pull these elements into a comprehensive package that can substantially elevate an athlete’s speed and strength. Uniquely, Fichter’s system attacks the athlete at the individual specific level (SBN-Specific body needs) unlike most programs that offer a more standard approach.