{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Elitefts SPP: Cory Schlesinger Interview","description":"Cory Schlesinger\r\nAssistant Director of Sports Enhancement for men's basketball \r\nUniversity of Alabama-Birmingham\r\nTopics Covered in this Podcast\r\n\r\n&amp;nbsp;The Nautilus Checklist\r\nA Strength Coach at age 19\r\nIntern to Director\r\nThe advantage of being an assistant\r\nGeneral and Foundational Strength\r\nNoon ball to a new job\r\nThe Coyote Kettlebell Club with Dan John\r\nPrimal Movements - Motor Skills\r\nMovement for Body Awareness\r\nComplexes for multiple modalities\r\nAssessments for basketball players\r\nJoint by Joint from the ground up\r\nDon't need to be a genius to see dysfunction\r\nModifications by height\r\nOlympic Lifting Variations for taller players\r\nMultiple squat variations\r\nthe Wingspan Phenomena; Training Spiders\r\nOff-Season = Should be most variation\r\nChanges in the culture of Basketball\r\nPhysicality can dictate the way players play\r\nThe beauty of the younger sport coach\r\nThe Southern culture in basketball\r\nPlayers are not education and it's not their fault\r\nTechnology in sports performance\r\nTechnology reinforces what you already know\r\nHow weight training can turn into regeneration\r\nExperience beats technology\r\nPerceived maxes based on velocity: Fast and Smooth\r\nProgramming&amp;nbsp; strength training in-season\r\nOff-Season Training\r\nLinear periodization using RPE\r\nOlympic Complex\r\nConditioning throw extensive complexes and sled work\r\nKey to communications need to be transparent\r\nFind the universal language\r\nMentoring\r\nLearning how to learn\r\nIdentify how others learn\r\nFeel to replicate\r\nGive credit where credit is due\r\nHow to reach Cory.\r\n\r\nThe Cory Schlesinger File\r\nCory Schlesinger is an Assistant Director of Sports Enhancement to work with the Blazers' men's basketball program along with the men's golf program.\r\n&quot;Coming to UAB is a dream job and it is a destination,&quot; Schlesinger said. &quot;Mainly because I get to work specifically with Coach Jerod Haase. I believe in Coach Haase, and I believe that he will win and win at a high level.&quot;\r\nSchlesinger served a pair of internships at the University of North Carolina, in 2008 and 2009, while Haase was an assistant coach on Roy Williams' staff with the Tar Heels.\r\n&amp;ldquo;Cory&amp;rsquo;s knowledge for strength and conditioning is something that I love,&amp;rdquo; Haase said. &amp;ldquo;He is always trying to learn and grow as a coach, but what he brings with his knowledge is what already really sets him apart from others. He is young and energetic like the rest of our staff and will fit right in.&amp;nbsp; We have a chance to be really good in a lot of different ways and I think strength and conditioning is in good shape.&amp;rdquo;\r\nSchlesinger plans to not only get the Blazers' men's basketball players in best possible shape for the upcoming 2013-14 campaign, but also have their bodies ready for the long, grueling season.\r\n&quot;One of my major goals is to impact the team in the offseason but also in season, when traveling with the team on the road,&quot; Schlesinger said. &quot;Whether it be training, nutrition, supplementation or regeneration sessions, I want the guys recovered and ready for the next game.&quot;\r\nSchlesinger, a native of Hillsville, Va., spent the last three years as Director of Strength and Conditioning at Santa Clara University, working with student-athletes on the men's and women's basketball teams.\r\nPrior to joining the staff at Santa Clara, Schlesinger spent time at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. In addition, he was a sports nutritionist for the San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) along with being a certified strength and conditioning specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and also earned certification in United States Weightlifting.\r\nSchlesinger earned his master's degree in education with a concentration in exercise science at Campbell University in 2011. During his time as a graduate assistant, he worked with the volleyball, men's soccer, swimming and diving, golf and tennis programs, while also assisting with football.\r\nA former basketball player at Berea College in Berea, Ky., Schlesinger graduated with a bachelor of arts in physical education with a concentration in exercise science and sports medicine in 2009. During his time as an undergraduate, Schlesinger completed a pair of internships at Wake Forest in 2007 under strength coach Ethan Reeve and a pair of internships at North Carolina in 2008 and 2009.\r\nAt UNC he worked under strength coach Jonas Sahratian where he helped train the men's basketball team.\r\n&quot;None of my experiences and I would not be where I am at today without Coach Jonas Sahratian,&quot; Schlesinger said. &quot;He's my mentor and biggest influence and I owe everything to him for helping and guiding me.&quot;\r\nwww.elitefts.com","author_name":"Elitefts Sports Performance Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/eliteftssportsperformance.libsyn.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/3528214\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/8905366"}