Men’s Basketball Announces Two Staff Additions
Nick Robinson joins as Director of Operations, Randy Towner as Strength Coach
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Two new additions to Men's staff
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Townes sounds like he has a great resume..
Although, the Bucks did deal with quite a few injuries the last few years, especially this year lol. Probably not a real issue, though.
Although, the Bucks did deal with quite a few injuries the last few years, especially this year lol. Probably not a real issue, though.
I feel like this board gets excited every time we get a new strength and conditioning coach and it's all pretty much the same.
The hype on this board for Scott Holsopple back in 2006 was messianic.
Name from the past. I had to look him up again and remembered he came from Marquette. Holsopple, Rock Oliver, Rob Harris, Brady Welsh and now Towner. All legends!
Lol yeah it has always made me chuckle. People don't understand that when a new strength coach is hired it isn't going to necessarily lead to greater physical abilities or all of a sudden having a stronger team. 95 percent of it is determined by the individual and how bad he/she wants to improve their conditioning. The coach can show you some good exercises but at the end of the day the players are responsible for how seriously they take it and how well they perform each rep. There are no secret formulas to getting strong it takes a lot of hard work.
It's easier to add strength and endurance when you are 23 than when you are 18. Any competent guy with the enthusiasm of someone who is new and needs to prove himself ought to do well with this crew. Just keep them focused and disciplined.
Good deal.Men’s Basketball Announces Two Staff Additions
Nick Robinson joins as Director of Operations, Randy Towner as Strength Coach
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Of course! The dude’s name is Rock. We seemed to all assume that after three months of working with the team that the entire roster would be built like The Rock.
Maybe this team we'll get a little less of this avoiding contact crap:
And more of this:
As long as he has a good track record with ankles I’m happy to have him.
Hire the S&C coach who morphed Jordan & Pippen from scrawny dudes to chiseled men, and then I’ll get excited.
As long as he doesn’t get into public scuffles at girls basketball games he should do fine. Being a strength and conditioning coach for a bunch of a division 1 athletes has to be one of the easiest jobs in the world. I’m a little jealous.
Maybe but some are better than others.
I like his educational background along with the fact he's worked with NBA players.
Seems to be a basketball only guy where Rock was mainly a football guy who took a stab at working with the basketball program.
I don’t disagree. I think the best ones have a lot of knowledge on nutrition and do the exercises with the people they’re leading. Anyone can google workout routines but being able to tailor a nutrition plan to athletes based on their individual needs is tougher. And personally, I lose respect for anyone who tells me to do something that they aren’t capable of doing themselves (this is in regards to a trainer leading the exercise personally).
Oh, and being able to effectively and reliably reduce injury and muscle fatigue is a big one. But that may be more on the trainer side than strength and conditioning side.
Actually there is a secret formula for getting strong but the NCAA drug testing doesn't permit usage 😏
Lol I remember when we hired the guy from Purdue. Brady I think. Yeah, didn't help. All those ''injuries'' (most of em) were just players sitting out due to BS.
Whoever was S&C when Azubuike came in probably got an extra year or two of street cred just off kids guns.
Hard not to get excited about a strength coach named "Rock".
All of that hype and Harris ends up at Austin Peay?
I’m not sure I can point to one programs strength & conditioning coach and feel like he is head & shoulders above others.
I do remember Huggins UC teams of the late 90’s & early 2000’s. They always seemed jacked! Might have been more of a recruiting type than the weight room?
I do remember Huggins UC teams of the late 90’s & early 2000’s. They always seemed jacked! Might have been more of a recruiting type than the weight room?
In the fitness world, a lot of fake gurus try to connect themselves to high level athletes and then promote themselves as cutting edge when they actually don’t know what they’re talking about.
Our strength coaches on the football side seem really good and use a proven approach.
Remember this coach who worked with NBA players and was the strength coach at Memphis: Frank Matrisciano
Our strength coaches on the football side seem really good and use a proven approach.
Remember this coach who worked with NBA players and was the strength coach at Memphis: Frank Matrisciano
Protest. Ralphdaltonfan already alluded to him prolonging it. His Dad wasn't pleased with how he was used.
I fed him ice cream in an ice cream eating contest in my youth at GD Ritzys if anyone remembers those in Lexington.
You're off to a splendid start with another sock account.
Even Calipari alluded to it.
So, I guess the guy who started his account yesterday had all the connections to Kal's staff. Do tell us more.
RDF is connected to someone who is a close friend of the UK program. But ok bro.
Kansas players seem to be always fit but that might be the penitentiary meal plan prepping and mop bucket workouts they do.
I'm sure some are much better than others, but I don't thinkt here's any way for us to separate the variables of team performance. I'm sure some completely ass S+C coaches have been covered by high end talent for years and visa versa.
I don’t believe so. If Ulis joins it will be as a GA. I don’t think that happens but the spot is still open.
