Elitefts SPP: Fred Eaves Interview Elitefts Sports Performance Podcast
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- Health & Fitness
Fred Eaves
Director of Wellness and Athletic Performance
Battle Ground Academy
Topics in this Podcast
Topics Covered in this Podcast
How Coach Eaves got started in the profession
Taking over a New Program
Assessing the situation
Identifying roadblocks
Exceed expectations
Under-promise over-deliver
The Multi-Sport Athlete
Over-specialized and under-generalized
The correlation between the number of sports played and injury rates
The throwback kid: physicality, mentality, and resiliency
The benefits of competing in other sports year round
Assessments
Block Zero (Wildcat) assessments
The Dynamic Movement Screen
Relative strength
Movement quality
Scheduling
8-period rotating schedule
Tier System for everyone
Regressing non-athletes in class
Wildcat, white, grey, gold, blue programs
Technique then Velocity then Load
Counter-culture what the world tells us
Do more of what they are not getting
In-Season Adjustments with the Tier System
Manipulating sessions, volume, and intensity
In-season: keep high intensity and control the volume
Empowering older athletes
RPE scales and HS athletes
Programming
Rotating schedules for athletes
30 minute sessions during school hours
MWF = Strength training, TH = Movement and Restoration
Complex for the strength coach = simple for the kids and coaches
Mixed gender versus boys and girls only
Go to Exercises/ Drills
Trap Bar DL
OlympicLifts
Every situation is unique
Overhead Squat
Swiss Bar Presses
Exercise selection for stress management
Baseline with 3 regressions and 3 progressions
Monitoring/ feedback
Why monitor if we can't do the basics
Be the best you that you can be
APRE numbers for tracking
Can't be numbers driven
If you are only looking at the end number, you are not getting the whole picture
Fighting against the Culture
Mentoring/ Character Development
The most important aspect of the job
Model the behavior
Be accessible
Transactional versus transformational
All you leave behind is how you effect, Trickle down, cyclical
Set the legacy
Perception is reality
Put accountability back on the player
Advice for young coaches
Differentiate yourself
Humility
It is a unique field.. Sacrifice
Bringing others down to build your up
Stay in the Eye of the Storm
How to contact you/ social media
The Fred Eaves File
Fred 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).
Coach 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
Fred Eaves
Director of Wellness and Athletic Performance
Battle Ground Academy
Topics in this Podcast
Topics Covered in this Podcast
How Coach Eaves got started in the profession
Taking over a New Program
Assessing the situation
Identifying roadblocks
Exceed expectations
Under-promise over-deliver
The Multi-Sport Athlete
Over-specialized and under-generalized
The correlation between the number of sports played and injury rates
The throwback kid: physicality, mentality, and resiliency
The benefits of competing in other sports year round
Assessments
Block Zero (Wildcat) assessments
The Dynamic Movement Screen
Relative strength
Movement quality
Scheduling
8-period rotating schedule
Tier System for everyone
Regressing non-athletes in class
Wildcat, white, grey, gold, blue programs
Technique then Velocity then Load
Counter-culture what the world tells us
Do more of what they are not getting
In-Season Adjustments with the Tier System
Manipulating sessions, volume, and intensity
In-season: keep high intensity and control the volume
Empowering older athletes
RPE scales and HS athletes
Programming
Rotating schedules for athletes
30 minute sessions during school hours
MWF = Strength training, TH = Movement and Restoration
Complex for the strength coach = simple for the kids and coaches
Mixed gender versus boys and girls only
Go to Exercises/ Drills
Trap Bar DL
OlympicLifts
Every situation is unique
Overhead Squat
Swiss Bar Presses
Exercise selection for stress management
Baseline with 3 regressions and 3 progressions
Monitoring/ feedback
Why monitor if we can't do the basics
Be the best you that you can be
APRE numbers for tracking
Can't be numbers driven
If you are only looking at the end number, you are not getting the whole picture
Fighting against the Culture
Mentoring/ Character Development
The most important aspect of the job
Model the behavior
Be accessible
Transactional versus transformational
All you leave behind is how you effect, Trickle down, cyclical
Set the legacy
Perception is reality
Put accountability back on the player
Advice for young coaches
Differentiate yourself
Humility
It is a unique field.. Sacrifice
Bringing others down to build your up
Stay in the Eye of the Storm
How to contact you/ social media
The Fred Eaves File
Fred 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).
Coach 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
49 min