Elitefts SPP: Fred Eaves Interview

Fred Eaves Director of Wellness and Athletic Performance Battle Ground Academy Topics in this Podcast Topics Covered in this Podcast How Coach Eaves got started in the profession Taking over a New Program Assessing the situation Identifying roadblocks Exceed expectations Under-promise over-deliver The Multi-Sport Athlete Over-specialized and under-generalized The correlation between the number of sports played and injury rates The throwback kid: physicality, menta lity , and resiliency The benefits of competing in other sports year round Assessments Block Zero (Wildcat) assessments The Dynamic Movement Screen Relative strength Movement quality Scheduling 8-period rotating schedule Tier System for everyone Regressing non-athletes in class Wildcat, white, grey, gold, blue programs Technique then Velocity then Load Counter-culture what the world tells us D o more of what they are not getting In-Season Adjustments with the Tier System M anipulating sessions, volume, and intensity In-season: keep high intensity and control the volume Empowering older athletes RPE scales and HS athletes Programming Rotating schedules for athletes 30 minute sessions during school hours MWF = Strength training, TH = Movement and Restoration Complex for the strength coach = simple for the kids and coaches Mixed gender versus b oys and girls only Go to Exercises/ Drills Trap Bar DL OlympicLifts Every situation is unique Overhead Squat Swiss Bar Presses Exercise selection for stress management Baseline with 3 regressions and 3 progressions Monitoring/ feedback Why monitor if we can't do the basics Be the best you that you can be APRE numbers for tracking Can't be numbers driven If you are only looking at the end number, you are not getting the whole picture Fighting against the Culture Mentoring/ Character Development The most important aspect of the job Model the behavior Be accessible Transactional versus transformational All you leave behind is how you effect, Trickle down, cyclical Set the legacy Perception is reality Put accountability back on the player Advice for young coaches Differentiate yourself Humility It is a unique field.. Sacrifice Bringing others down to build your up Stay in the Eye of the Storm How to contact you/ social media The Fred Eaves File Fred Eaves is currently the Director of Wellness and Athletic Performance at Battle Ground Academy in Franklin, TN. He has 16 years of experience in the field that includes stops at UT-Chattanooga, the University of Tennessee, and Louisiana State University as well as multiple high schools in the state of Tennessee. Eaves was voted the 2013 Samson Equipment and American Football Monthly Central Region High School Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year. Battle Ground Academy’s Athletic Program has had tremendous success in the last year with state championships in men’s basketball, men’s soccer, Final Four appearances from baseball, women’s soccer, and a State Quarterfinal appearance from the football team. Eaves holds degrees from UT-Chattanooga, Tennessee Tech University, Lincoln Memorial University, and the University of Missouri. He currently serves as the Tennessee State Director for the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). Coach Fred Eaves is entering his second season as the Defensive Line Coach for the Wildcats. This is also Coach Eaves 16th year coaching overall. Coach Eaves coached three State Championship football teams and 1 state championship weightlifting team before coming to BGA. In addition to coaching, Coach Eaves is the Wellness and Athletic Performance Coordinator for all BGA students and athletic teams. Coach Eaves has trained 32 NFL Draft picks as well as 10 NCAA All-Americans. Among these players are Jerod Mayo, Arian Foster, and Randall Cobb. Coach Eaves has also been a featured author for American Football Monthly and Gridiron Strategies. He is also a featured speaker at the Hammer Strength clinic series. Coach Eaves has been a strength coach collegiately at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, The University of Tennessee, and Louisiana State University. He is married to Kristy Eaves and has two step children: Savanna and Grant Allen. - Battle Ground Academy

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Elitefts SPP: Fred Eaves Interview is an episode from Elitefts Sports Performance Podcast by Dave Tate.

This episode is 49:06 long.

This episode was published on Jul 16, 2015.

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