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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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.

E25 | Tyler Friedrich: Becoming a Director in Athletic Performance

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E25 | Tyler Friedrich: Becoming a Director in Athletic Performance
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Stanford coach, Tyler Friedrich, joins Donnie Maib and Anna Craig at the 40 Acres while away from The Farm. Tyler explains the benefit of working with a variety of sports and elaborates on qualities he looks for in hiring coaches. He dives into how he’s utilized technology and the skill of presenting data to coaches. Tune in for more!


Tyler Friedrich is the Director of Olympic Sports Performance at Stanford University, where he currently works with Women’s Volleyball, Beach Volleyball, Rowing, and Men’s Gymnastics. Prior to Stanford, Friedrich coached at Arizona State where he played a large role in integrating sport technology in the sport performance department.

This episode of The Team Behind the Team was mixed and mastered by Morgan Honaker

E24 | Nicolai Morris: Exploring Movement through Gymnastics

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E24 | Nicolai Morris: Exploring Movement through Gymnastics
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From across the world, Coach Nicolai Morris makes time in the midst of the Olympics to share her lens on training a variety of sports. She expounds on her use of gymnastics as a training strategy, the benefits of a multidisciplinary approach, and her joint founding of ‘Women in Sport’. 

Nicolai Morris is a Strength & Conditioning Specialist with High Performance Sport New Zealand. She coaches the New Zealand Women’s Field Hockey team, and has worked with a variety of sports including rowing, swimming, rugby, track & field, and more. Most recently, an athlete she coaches won the Silver Medal in the Women’s High Jump at the 2021 Olympics.

This episode of The Team Behind the Team was mixed and mastered by Kaia Daniel and Sofia Salter.

E20 | Tracy Fober: Bridging the Gap between Sport Medicine and Performance

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E20 | Tracy Fober: Bridging the Gap between Sport Medicine and Performance
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Tracy Fober has a unique perspective in performance after having served as a physical therapist and strength & conditioning coach. She visits with Donnie Maib and Mike Hanson to share her thoughts on a variety of topics including how proximity breeds collaboration, gaps in returning athletes to training, the importance of leadership in high performance, as well as problems and solutions for discrepancies between men’s and women’s sports.

Tracy Fober is a performance coach, physical therapist, and owner of Iron Maven Performance Health in Park City. She previously worked with US Ski & Snowboard leading into the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. For the past two decades she has coached and assisted athletes of various levels.

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

E 14 | Dr. James Bray: Sport Physician

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E 14 | Dr. James Bray: Sport Physician
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We welcome the perspective and thoughts of our very own team physician at Texas Athletics, Dr. James Bray. Dr. Bray shares his day-to-day as a team physician in college athletics as well as his role in the performance team model.  He discusses how to build trust with student-athletes, why his job is fulfilling, how he maintains a healthy work-life balance, and more!

Dr. James Bray is entering his ninth year as the head team physician for Texas Athletics. Prior to Texas, Dr. Bray spent 10 years in clinical medicine working in primary care and non-surgical orthopedics. Additionally, he has been elected to the Clinical Staff Organization of Scott & White, served as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at Texas A&M Medical School, and is currently Affiliate Faculty at Dell Medical School in Austin, Texas.

E12 | Zach Even-Esh: Strength & Conditioning

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E12 | Zach Even-Esh: Strength & Conditioning
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Well renowned coach, Zach Even-Esh, joins Donnie Maib and Mike Hanson to dive into Zach’s perspective as a veteran coach. Key topics discussed include coaching the modern athlete, the impact of training in different environments, the benefits of being a multifaceted coach, and a lot more. As always, Coach Even-Esh will leave you fired up with plenty of takeaways!

Zach Even-Esh is the founder of The Underground Strength Gym and creator of The Underground Strength Coach Certification. He has served in both the collegiate setting and private setting, working with hundreds of athletes from a number of sports. He is the author of The Encyclopedia of Underground Strength & Conditioning, and continues to provide many training resources on his website and speak to coaches around the country.

E11 | Andrea Hudy & Phil Wagner: Strength & Conditioning

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E11 | Andrea Hudy & Phil Wagner: Strength & Conditioning
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Coach Andrea Hudy and Dr. Phil Wagner hop in the booth to discuss their paths that led them to working in sport, the role of data in performance and insight that data can provide, gaining coaching experience, diagnosing needs of athletes, what makes a good coaching candidate, and much more.

Andrea Hudy is entering her second season as the Head Strength & Conditioning Coach for Men’s Basketball at the University of Texas. Prior to Texas, Coach Hudy served as the Assistant Athletics Director for Sport Performance at the University of Kansas, and also served as a performance coach at the University of Connecticut, spanning 25 years in the industry working primarily with Basketball. In 2013 she earned NSCA Coach of the Year honors while coaching at Kansas.

Dr. Phil Wagner is the founder of Sparta Science, a data management platform for athletic development. Additionally, Wagner has served as a performance coach at the University of California Berkeley and the University of California Los Angeles, as well as coaching Rugby in New Zealand and Australia.

E7 | Sheri Walters: Sport Medicine

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E7 | Sheri Walters: Sport Medicine



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This month, Sheri Walters joins Donnie Maib to discuss a performance model from the lens of sport medicine. Sheri shares her professional journey that has led her to Texas A&M and how her philosophy has evolved over the years.  She dives into topics relating to performance versus safety, recovery modalities, return-to-play strategies, collaborating with sport coaches and strength coaches, and continued education.

Dr. Sheri Walters most recently served as an assistant professor at A.T. Still University in the Department of Kinesiology while concurrently serving as a consultant for USA Women’s Ice Hockey. Sheri has served for a variety of companies and teams over the years including for US Paralympic Track and Field, EXOS, Indiana State University, the Detroit Shock, and more.

E6 | Brett Bartholomew: Strength & Conditioning

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E6 | Brett Bartholomew: Strength & Conditioning



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Brett Bartholomew stops by the booth to talk shop with Donnie Maib. Brett dives into a plethora of topics that expand the role of performance coaches. He revisits the intricacies and importance of building buy-in, having transparent communication, and having skin in the game. Other subjects that Brett shares his thoughts on include his influencers, the process of writing a book, the governing bodies of certification, marketing in strength & conditioning, adding value to yourself and others, and career evolution. It’s imperative to note that Brett’s principles can be applied far beyond strength & conditioning!

Brett wears many hats as a strength & conditioning coach, best-selling author, philanthropist, and more. His experience includes coaching athletes in the private sector, collegiate field, and in the U.S. Special Forces. Altogether, Brett has coached a wide-range of athletes from youth athletes to Olympians across 23 sports. For more information, visit artofcoaching.com.