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Episode Details In the first episode of Tea with Dr.G and Coach C, we had the privilege of chatting with Dr. William (Bill) Sands. In this episode we discuss Dr. Sands’ experience in sport, coach education in the United States (or the lack thereof), certifying bodies for S&C/sport science and the general quality of athlete development in the US and internationally. There are plenty of juicy bits in this one to kick off the show! Our guest Our guest for this show is Dr. William Sands. If you don’t know Dr. Sands, shame on you! You can follow Dr. Sands on ResearchGate. Dr. Sands was born, raised, and educated in Wisconsin. His involvement in gymnastics spans more than 50 years. He has served as a coach for about a half-dozen Olympians and World Championship Team members and owned a gym in a northern Chicago suburb that produced numerous state, regional, and national champions. He has also coached internationally for the U.S. and served as the assistant coach for the 1979 World Championships. Dr. Sands attended graduate school (exercise physiology) at the University of Utah and served as an assistant coach to the University of Utah (many time NCAA National Champions). After his masters and doctorate, he went on to a professorship at Utah, tenure, and adjunct appointments in bioengineering and physical therapy. Later, his career led him to serve as the Senior Physiologist at the Lake Placid Olympic Training Center, followed by Head of Biomechanics and Engineering and Director of the newly formed Recovery Center at the Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center. More recently, he was director of the Monfort Family Human Performance Laboratory at Colorado Mesa University, Director of Education for the National Strength and Conditioning Association, and professor in Exercise and Sport Science at East Tennessee State University. During his coaching career and after, Dr. Sands served as an officer and chair of the U.S. Elite Coaches Association for Women’s Gymnastics (USECA) for over 30 years. He is currently a Sport Technologist with U.S. Ski and Snowboard in Park City, Utah. Writing is one of his passions leading to authoring and coauthoring 12 books, 47 book chapters, over 100 peer reviewed academic journal articles, and over 250 gymnastics and coaching articles. He has given 95 international presentations and over 200 national presentations. Dr. Sands and his wife Linda live in Salt Lake City, Utah. Their daughter Hailey is a mental health counselor in Durango, CO.

Episode Details It is sometimes assumed and has been argued, albeit not very well, that investigators are biased against including females in exercise science research. What evidence is there of this bias? Sure, there are identifiable sex differences in participation rates, but does this suggest something nefarious? Or, is there something(s) more benign that may explain the disparity between male and female participation? These are a few of the areas we discuss on episode 11 with Dr. Jim Nuzzo. Our Guest Jim Nuzzo is Head of Exercise Science Research at Vitruvian and Adjunct Lecturer in the School of Medical and Health Science at Edith Cowan University in Perth, Western Australia. He can be followed on Twitter @JamesLNuzzo. Personal website: www.jameslnuzzo.com Episode Resources Links to papers discussed https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00336297.2020.1760900 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00336297.2021.1875248 Link to the preliminary results from the survey research I conducted https://www.delegate-reg.co.uk/malepsychology2021/agenda

Episode Details In recent years there has been a reinvigorated and growing interest in the investigation and use of potentiation complexes in strength and conditioning. In this episode we chat with Dr. Hugh Lamont to discuss the possible upsides and downsides of potentiation (or depression), mechanisms of postactivation potentiation (PAP) and strategies to consider when using potentiation complexes. This is a must listen for practitioners interested in or already using potentiation strategies! Our Guest Our guest for this episode is Dr. Hugh Lamont. He also happens to be one of our favorite people on the planet! You can follow Dr. Hugh Lamont on Researchgate https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hugh_Lamont. Dr Hugh Lamont is an Associate Professor within the Department of Kinesiology at Coastal Carolina University where he teaches classes in Strength and Conditioning, Exercise Physiology and Functional Anatomy. He received his Phd In Exercise Physiology from the University of Oklahoma under Dr. Mike Bemben in 2006 before taking an Assistant Professor position at Ole Miss. After 4 years he took a position at ETSU working within their Sport Physiology and Performance Doctoral and MS program. He current works with undergraduates on research projects looking at PAP as well as kinetic and kinematic characteristics of striking.

Episode Details Equal pay for equal work right? Not so fast! As the U.S. women’s soccer team doubles down on their demands for equal pay by calling out FIFA and suing U.S. Soccer, they highlight economic ignorance that has plagued us for some time. Of course, U.S. women’s soccer is not the only example of the trouble with demanding equal pay for men and women in sport. In this episode we chat with John Phelan about women’s pay in sport, economic fallacies and the impact these efforts may have on women’s professional sport. Our Guest John Phelan can be found on Twitter at @Minnesotanomics and at www.theamericanexperiment.com where he writes on a variety of topics. John is a graduate of Birkbeck College, University of London, where he earned a BSc in Economics, and of the London School of Economics where he earned an MSc. He worked in finance for ten years before becoming a professional economist. He worked at Capital Economics in London, where he wrote reports ranging from the impact of Brexit on the British economy to the effect of government regulation on cell phone coverage. John has written for City Am in London and for the Wall Street Journal in both Europe and the US. He has also been published in the journal Economic Affairs.

Episode Details Should you need a license to work as a strength and conditioning coach, sport scientist or sport coach? Unfortunately, those beating the drum for licensure simply assume that licensure improves the licensed profession. Perhaps more accurately, those calling for licensure have not for a second, considered what the current evidence suggests about licensure. So much for being evidenced based! In this episode we chat with Dr. Dick Carpenter about licensure, and the impact licensure generally has on quality, safety, and costs. Our Guest Dick CarpenterOur guest for this episode is Dr. Dick Carpenter. Dr. Carpenter serves as a director of strategic research for the Institute for Justice and you can follow his work at the Institute for Justice https://ij.org/staff/dick-m-carpenter-ii-ph-d/. His work has been featured in academic venues such as Urban Studies, Economic Development Quarterly, Regulation and Governance, Fordham Urban Law Journal, Independent Review, Journal of Advanced Academics, Journal of Applied Business and Economics, Journal of Education Finance, Assessment for Effective Intervention, Peabody Journal of Education, Journal of Special Education, The Forum, Education and Urban Society, Journal of School Choice, and Leadership and magazines, such as Regulation, Phi Delta Kappan and the American School Board Journal. Moreover, the results of his research are used by state education officials in accountability reporting, have been influential in crafting policy in state legislatures, and cited in briefs to various state and federal courts, including the United States Supreme Court. Dr. Carpenter has served as an expert witness in several federal lawsuits and has been quoted in newspapers such as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Denver Post, Los Angeles Times, Detroit Free Press, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Chronicle of Higher Education, Dallas Morning News, Miami Herald, Baltimore Sun, Education Week, and the Washington Times, among others.

Episode Details Should college athletes get paid? If someone or some school is willing to do so, we sure think they should be! In this episode we chat with Andy Schwarz about paying college athletes, the college cartel the NCAA presides over, and the history of how we got here. This is an excellent episode and we hope to have Andy back soon. Our Guest Andy SchwarzOur guest for this episode is Andy Schwarz. You can follow Andy on Twitter and his blog www.Sportgeekonomics. Andy Schwarz is an antitrust economist with a subspecialty in sports economics. Notably, Andy was the case manager for the NFL’s economic expert in L.A. Raiders v. NFL and for Plaintiffs’ economic experts in O’Bannon v. NCAA and the economic expert for the Keller v. NCAA settlement class. He has testified to the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Education and the Workforce, participated on another U.S. Congressional panel on college sports, and has served as an economic expert in a wide variety of state and federal litigation. Andy is one of the co-founders of OSKR and served as President/Managing Partner for the firm’s first three years. Andy is also a Co-Founder of the HBL and serves as the Chief Innovation Officer. Andy assists with innovative decision-making, strategic planning, and setting the League’s strategic priorities. Andy has been featured on ESPN, in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Sports Illustrated, Bloomberg News, Sports on Earth, and USA Today. He is a frequent contributor to Vice Sports and Deadspin and has written for Slate, Forbes.com, 538.com, and ESPN.com. He is featured in Indentured: The Inside Story of the Rebellion Against the NCAA by Joe Nocera and Ben Strauss. Andy’s academic papers have analyzed secondary ticket markets, law and economics topics, the antitrust questions inherent in NCAA bylaws, and the economics of virtual goods. He has co-authored a chapter in the Oxford Handbook of Sports Economics and in the forthcoming College Athletes’ Rights and Well-Being: Critical Perspectives on Policy and Practice. Andy holds an M.B.A. from the Anderson School of Management at UCLA, an A.B. in history from Stanford University, and an M.A. in history from Johns Hopkins.

Episode Details Scroll through social media, open the paper or drone through the nightly news and you will probably see mention of equality/inequality or social justice. Unfortunately, this theme has crept into narratives from exercise and sport science related organizations and initiatives. In this episode we chat with Dr. Jim Nuzzo about his recent critique(s) of the equity in health and physical activity initiative from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). Our Guest Jim Nuzzo is a postdoctoral fellow at Neuroscience Research Australia in Sydney, Australia. He holds a PhD in Physiology from the University of New South Wales, a Master’s degree in Exercise Science from Appalachian State University, and a Bachelor’s degrees in Exercise Science from Slippery Rock University. His research examines how resistance training alters the neural connections between the brain and muscles, and he has recently published critiques of the idea of equity in physical activity participation. He can be followed on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesLNuzzo. You can also follow Dr. Nuzzo’s research on ResearchGate https://www.researchgate.net/profile/James_Nuzzo.

Episode Details This episode is part 2 of 2 of our discussion with Dr. Tim Suchomel. In this episode we continue our discussion of Olympic derivatives with more of a lightning round of questions we have heard from practitioners over the years. Enjoy! Our Guest Our guest for this episode is Dr. Tim Suchomel. Twitter is the best place to keep up with Dr. Tim Suchomel. You can also follow his research over at ResearchGate. Dr. Tim Suchomel earned his PhD in Sport Physiology and Performance from East Tennessee State University and is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Movement Sciences at Carroll University. Tim has also written and contributed to a number of book chapters and published an every growing list of peer reviewed articles.

Episode Details This episode is part 1 of 2 of our discussion with Dr. Tim Suchomel. In this episode we discuss Olympic derivatives, exercise selection, loading and programming strategies. All three of us attended East Tennessee State University, so it was nice to catch up and talk a little sport science! Our Guest Our guest for this episode is Dr. Tim Suchomel. Twitter is the best place to keep up with Dr. Tim Suchomel. You can also follow his research over at ResearchGate. Dr. Tim Suchomel earned his PhD in Sport Physiology and Performance from East Tennessee State University and is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Movement Sciences at Carroll University. Tim has also written and contributed to a number of book chapters and published an every growing list of peer reviewed articles.

Episode Details Over the last couple years, several authors (PhD types) have asserted that hypertrophy and strength are not related. Yeah we think it is pretty ridiculous too. In this episode we talk with Dr. Mike Israetel about this absurd assertion. You don’t want to miss this episode! Our Guest Our guest for this episode is Dr. Mike Israetel. You can follow Dr. Mike Israetel on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. A cofounder of Renaissance Periodization, Dr. Mike Israetel​ holds a PhD in Sport Physiology from East Tennessee State University. Formerly a professor of Exercise and Sport Science in the School of Public Health at Temple University in Philadelphia, Mike has taught several courses, including Nutrition for Public Health, Advanced Sports Nutrition and Exercise, and Nutrition and Behavior. Originally from Moscow, Russia, he has worked as a consultant on sports nutrition to the U.S. Olympic Training Site in Johnson City, TN, and has been an invited speaker at numerous scientific and performance/health conferences worldwide, including nutritional seminars at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, NY. Mike has coached numerous athletes and busy professionals in both diet and weight training, and is himself a competitive bodybuilder and professional Brazilian Jiu Jitsu grappler.

Episode Details In this episode we talk with Dr. David Ridpath about the growth and future of college athletics, the sometimes perverse sources of funding in athletics and how the focus often has little to do with appropriately developing athletes. While we ran out of time at the end, Dr. Ridpath also provides a glimpse into some possible fixes and several options for developing alternatives to the system of college athletics we are familiar with today. Our Guest Our guest for this show is Dr. David Ridpath. You can follow Dr. Ridpath on Twitter at https://twitter.com/drridpath. Dr. B. David Ridpath, Ed.D, is beginning his second decade as a tenured faculty member with Ohio University and its prestigious Sports Administration Program. He is currently an Associate Professor and The Kahandas Nandola Professor of Sports Business. Prior to returning to Ohio where he received his master’s degree, Ridpath was an Assistant Professor of Sport Administration at Mississippi State University and also spent over 15 years working in intercollegiate athletics in various administrative and coaching capacities at Marshall University, Weber State University and Ohio University. Dr. Ridpath is often cited as a frequent critic and scholar on the NCAA and intercollegiate athletic matters due to his research and practical experience in the industry. He has been featured in such publications as The Washington Post, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. He is also a consistent guest on nationwide sports themed shows including The Paul Finebaum Show and ESPN Outside the Lines. His research interest is in intercollegiate athletic reform and he is currently President of The Drake Group, a consortium of faculty, staff, and concerned individuals concerned about the state of college athletics today. Dr. Ridpath has appeared before Congressional committees and has also served as an expert witness in numerous cases involving intercollegiate athletics and college athlete rights. His scholarly publications include peer-reviewed articles in the Journal of Law and Sports, The Entertainment and Sports Law Journal, and the Journal of Intercollegiate Athletics along with several professional presentations at the North American Society for Sociology in Sport (NASSS), The Sports and Recreation Law Association (SRLA), and The College Sports Research Institute (CSRI). He is a member of NASSS, SRLA, and the North American Society of Sport Management (NASSM). His current book Alternative Models of Sport Development in America: Solutions to a Crisis in Education and Public Health was published in February 2018. Dr. Ridpath spent over eleven years in the U.S. Army including six years as a commissioned officer. He received his BA is Speech Communication from Colorado State in 1990, a Masters of Sports Administration and Facility Management from Ohio University in 1995 and was conferred a Doctor of Education in Higher Education Administration from West Virginia University in May 2002. He and wife Jacqueline, a native of Eltmann, Germany, have one daughter, Chiara, and a son, Bradley David Ridpath, II.

Our guestEpisode Details In the first episode of Tea with Dr.G and Coach C, we had the privilege of chatting with Dr. William (Bill) Sands. In this episode we discuss Dr. Sands’ experience in sport, coach education in the United States (or the lack thereof), certifying bodies for S&C/sport science and the general quality of athlete development in the US and internationally. There are plenty of juicy bits in this one to kick off the show! Our guest Our guest for this show is Dr. William Sands. If you don’t know Dr. Sands, shame on you! You can follow Dr. Sands on ResearchGate. Dr. Sands was born, raised, and educated in Wisconsin. His involvement in gymnastics spans more than 50 years. He has served as a coach for about a half-dozen Olympians and World Championship Team members and owned a gym in a northern Chicago suburb that produced numerous state, regional, and national champions. He has also coached internationally for the U.S. and served as the assistant coach for the 1979 World Championships. Dr. Sands attended graduate school (exercise physiology) at the University of Utah and served as an assistant coach to the University of Utah (many time NCAA National Champions). After his masters and doctorate, he went on to a professorship at Utah, tenure, and adjunct appointments in bioengineering and physical therapy. Later, his career led him to serve as the Senior Physiologist at the Lake Placid Olympic Training Center, followed by Head of Biomechanics and Engineering and Director of the newly formed Recovery Center at the Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center. More recently, he was director of the Monfort Family Human Performance Laboratory at Colorado Mesa University, Director of Education for the National Strength and Conditioning Association, and professor in Exercise and Sport Science at East Tennessee State University. During his coaching career and after, Dr. Sands served as an officer and chair of the U.S. Elite Coaches Association for Women’s Gymnastics (USECA) for over 30 years. He is currently a Sport Technologist with U.S. Ski and Snowboard in Park City, Utah. Writing is one of his passions leading to authoring and coauthoring 12 books, 47 book chapters, over 100 peer reviewed academic journal articles, and over 250 gymnastics and coaching articles. He has given 95 international presentations and over 200 national presentations. Dr. Sands and his wife Linda live in Salt Lake City, Utah. Their daughter Hailey is a mental health counselor in Durango, CO. While your at it, pick up a copy Principles and Practice of Resistance Training which he co-authored with Dr. Mike Stone and Meg Stone.