Blake McCall, who has recently joined the coaching staff at Jacksonville State as the Gamecocks' Strength and Conditioning Coach. McCall comes to Jacksonville State from LSU, where he was an assistant strength and conditioning coach, working with the football, beach volleyball, and swimming and diving programs. He joined the LSU strength and conditioning staff in 2019 and helped the Tigers to a perfect 15-0 record, a Southeastern Conference title, and the National Championship. McCall played offensive line for one season at Jackson State University before transferring to West Florida, where he finished his career with the Argonauts. In 2017, McCall led the Argonauts to the NCAA Div. II National Championship Game and a No. 2 National ranking in just the second season for the upstart program. A native of Century, Fla., McCall played at Northview High School and received his bachelor's degree in physical education from UWF in 2017. The podcast will likely cover McCall's journey to becoming a strength and conditioning coach and his experiences working with LSU's successful programs.
Timestamps: 00:02:32 - What led you to field of S&C and who influenced you along the way?
00:10:00 - Time Blake spent on the nationally ranked LSU Beach Volleyball team and how he trained them
00:14:48 - How did your first year at Jacksonville St. go?
00:17:43 - Playing in the FBS and the FCS
00:18:34 - When the season was over, how much time did y'all take off before you started training?
00:23:27 - How do you use a basic strength and conditioning tool like a forceplate to train your team?
00:29:00 - Jump Strategy at Jacksonville St.
00:32:07 - Use of GPS in training
00:36:43 - What do you look at and how do you use the force plate, gps and monitoring system for load and velocity in the weight room?
00:41:02 - What are 3 or 4 things that you think are essential for developing fast, explosive, powerful players and why?
00:49:55 - Can you explain your tweet: "Ride the wave"?
00:53:28 - How much skill development are y'all doing in this time of the year? Techincal vs. Tactical
00:58:10 - Can you break down what your strength and conditioning schedule looks like for your team for each day of the week?
1:07:46 - What are some things that you feel are essential for in-season training and why?
1:16:14 - Can you talk about some strategies that you have developed and how you get that message across to your team?
1:22:41 - Any advice for young coaches?
1:23:32 - Books or podcast recommendations?
1:28:37 - Ask Coach Questions
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