David VanDyke, Rutgers University Assistant Athletics Director – Strength & Conditioning
1:20 Motivation
2:30 Chris Bach podcast
3:50 The role of strength coaches within the team
7:40 The YouTube psychology degree
10:00 Building a department vs entering an established department
12:20 Glenn Cain & Frank Quartucci
13:00 Figure out how to get the most out of the people you have
14:50 Listening and asking for opinions – giving them something to care about
20:00 Technology used at Rutgers
25:30 Showing that you can add value for the Sport Coach
33:00 Dostoevsky & suffering
40:30 Man’s Search for Meaning, Viktor Frankl
42:30 Ordinary People
46:50 Introducing new opinions & overcoming resistance
49:00 Progressing in the field
51:00 Being an introvert & being okay with uncomfortable situations
56:00 Malort moment
58:15 Pregame process
1:03:10 Keep technology inconspicuous - Make it so the guys don’t realize they have technology on
1:06:20 Athlete mindset vs the coaching perspective
1:09:35 Playing cards at the Van Dyke house
Music: DFA1979 ‘If We Don’t Make It We’ll Fake It
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