{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Elitefts SPP: Fred Eaves Interview","description":"Fred Eaves\r\nDirector of Wellness and Athletic Performance\r\nBattle Ground Academy\r\nTopics in this Podcast\r\nTopics Covered in this Podcast\r\nHow Coach Eaves got started in the profession\r\nTaking over a New Program\r\n\r\nAssessing the situation \r\nIdentifying roadblocks\r\nExceed expectations\r\nUnder-promise over-deliver\r\n\r\nThe Multi-Sport Athlete\r\n\r\nOver-specialized and under-generalized\r\nThe correlation between the number of sports played and injury rates\r\nThe throwback kid: physicality, mentality, and resiliency\r\nThe benefits of competing in other sports year round\r\n\r\nAssessments\r\n\r\nBlock Zero (Wildcat) assessments\r\nThe Dynamic Movement Screen\r\nRelative strength\r\nMovement quality\r\n\r\nScheduling\r\n\r\n8-period rotating schedule\r\nTier System for everyone\r\nRegressing non-athletes in class\r\nWildcat, white, grey, gold, blue programs\r\nTechnique then Velocity then Load\r\nCounter-culture what the world tells us\r\nDo more of what they are not getting\r\n\r\nIn-Season Adjustments with the Tier System\r\n\r\nManipulating sessions, volume, and intensity\r\nIn-season: keep high intensity and control the volume\r\nEmpowering older athletes\r\nRPE scales and HS athletes\r\n\r\nProgramming\r\n\r\nRotating schedules for athletes\r\n30 minute sessions during school hours\r\nMWF = Strength training, TH = Movement and Restoration\r\nComplex for the strength coach = simple for the kids and coaches\r\nMixed gender versus boys and girls only\r\n\r\nGo to Exercises\/ Drills\r\n\r\nTrap Bar DL\r\nOlympicLifts\r\nEvery situation is unique\r\nOverhead Squat\r\nSwiss Bar Presses\r\nExercise selection for stress management\r\nBaseline with 3 regressions and 3 progressions\r\n\r\nMonitoring\/ feedback\r\n\r\nWhy monitor if we can't do the basics\r\n Be the best you that you can be\r\nAPRE numbers for tracking\r\nCan't be numbers driven\r\nIf you are only looking at the end number, you are not getting the whole picture\r\nFighting against the Culture\r\n\r\nMentoring\/ Character Development\r\n\r\nThe most important aspect of the job\r\nModel the behavior\r\nBe accessible\r\nTransactional versus transformational\r\nAll you leave behind is how you effect, Trickle down, cyclical\r\nSet the legacy\r\nPerception is reality\r\nPut accountability back on the player\r\n\r\nAdvice for young coaches\r\n\r\nDifferentiate yourself\r\nHumility\r\nIt is a unique field.. Sacrifice\r\nBringing others down to build your up\r\nStay in the Eye of the Storm\r\n\r\nHow to contact you\/ social media\r\nThe Fred Eaves File\r\nFred 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).\r\nCoach 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.\r\n- Battle Ground Academy\r\nwww.elitefts.com","author_name":"Elitefts Sports Performance Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/eliteftssportsperformance.libsyn.com","html":"