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Episode 211: 211. Interview with Goldy Simmons (Part Three)

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Goldy Simmons is currently a Head Strength and Conditioning Coach in the NBA. Prior to joining the NBA, he worked his way through the ranks in professional baseball. He spent one year in the AZL with the Kansas City Royals organization before joining the Chicago White Sox organization. He worked multiple levels with the White Sox, including three years as the Director of Strength and Conditioning for the Major League club.
Topics covered in this episode:
-Training basketball players (areas of concern, management of programming, lines of communication)
-Advice for others and finding success as a strength and conditioning coach
-Continuing education resources
Quotes:
-"There's a lot of adjustments that are made on the fly for proper execution because these guys are working so long to execute something that would be considered predominantly simple" (7:01)
-"Define who they are as a human being first, and that'll ultimately help you drive the athlete that's inside of them" (17:32)
-"I feel like if I were to step back onto the diamond I'm gonna be so much better of a strength coach on so many different levels just because I understand a different sport" (21:31)
If you'd like to learn more from Goldy, you can find him on LinkedIn.

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Goldy Simmons is currently a Head Strength and Conditioning Coach in the NBA. Prior to joining the NBA, he worked his way through the ranks in professional baseball. He spent one year in the AZL with the Kansas City Royals organization before joining the Chicago White Sox organization. He worked multiple levels with the White Sox, including three years as the Director of Strength and Conditioning for the Major League club.
Topics covered in this episode:
-Training basketball players (areas of concern, management of programming, lines of communication)
-Advice for others and finding success as a strength and conditioning coach
-Continuing education resources
Quotes:
-"There's a lot of adjustments that are made on the fly for proper execution because these guys are working so long to execute something that would be considered predominantly simple" (7:01)
-"Define who they are as a human being first, and that'll ultimately help you drive the athlete that's inside of them" (17:32)
-"I feel like if I were to step back onto the diamond I'm gonna be so much better of a strength coach on so many different levels just because I understand a different sport" (21:31)
If you'd like to learn more from Goldy, you can find him on LinkedIn.

  continue reading

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