Matt Tometz Performance Podcast

Matt Tometz

"Sharing stories from sports performance." Tune in to hear about the anecdotes, insights, lessons, and journeys from all around the world of sports performance you can't hear anywhere else. Helping athletes and coaches take control of their sports story. Hosted by Matt Tometz Instagram and Twitter: @CoachBigToe YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/matttometz

  1. 07/11/2025

    195. Stories from Mike Sullivan 4.0, a co-podcast interviewing each other with 3 random questions each on our coaching journeys

    Mike Sullivan, Strength and Conditioning Coach for the San Diego Gulls (AHL), makes his 4th appearance on the podcast. As my former coworker and roommate, we've spent years asking each other these kind of deep questions that lead to awesome conversations. This time, we did it live and recorded, not knowing what each other was going to ask. 4:11 Matt to Mike: What 20% of stuff has made 80% of the impact in his career? 10:42 Mike to Matt: What are the common qualities of the most dynamic coaches that I've interacted with? 15:57 Matt to Mike: Where has creating content and the Move the Needle brand helped benefit himself both personally and professionally? 26:56 Mike to Matt: What have been the most significant fork in the road moments so far? 32:19 Matt to Mike: Any advice for making the coaching career sustainable, amidst the highs/lows/relocations/etc? 39:16 Mike to Matt: What's the future of performance and my role within it? Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UgYLPhKifIk Move the Needle: https://www.mtnperform.com/ Mike on social media: IG CoachMikeSully, X CoachMikeSully1 And a thank you to this show's sponsors: Samson Equipment | 1080 Motion

    52 min

  2. 06/22/2025

    194. Stories from Matt Price's 20 Years in Coaching, LA Kings Director of Strength and Performance Science

    Matt Price, Director of Strength and Performance Science for the LA Kings, shares some of the coolest moments from his 20+ years in the field. From sitting next to President Obama, to manifest working for Team Canada, to the lessons from weather delays on the side of a mountain, you won't want to miss this. 9:23 As one of the original users of the 1080 Sprint 1 on ice, the story of when the line blew up and became a "bird's nest" mid-testing session 16:16 Coolest/craziest story from his career thus far 21:19 How the Stanley Cup mindset works as a Performance Staff member 27:28 The biggest lessons from his 20 years of coaching, broken into chunks 36:29 As a former pro hockey player, what is was like finally making it to the NHL 41:07 The key to a perfect off-day in any city Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mj7Ucj8Vrgc Instagram and X: @MattPrice_hp Vector Hockey: https://www.vectorhockey.com/ A thank you to this show's sponsors: Samson Equipment | 1080 Motion

    47 min

  3. 04/27/2025

    192. 3 Lessons from 10 Years of Content Creation, Personal Branding, and Marketing

    Having a personal brand and understanding the world of content creation is almost a non-negotiable these days, regardless of how invested in it you are or not. After literally creating thousands of hours of content and thousands of individuals posts, tune in to learn 3 reflections that you can apply to your own personal brand and content creation. 1:45 Lesson 1: What all content comes back to 5:08 Lesson 2: It requires reasoning, not logic 9:35 Lesson 3: Make what you'll actually make 12:57 Closing thoughts YouTube: https://youtu.be/rmYa1DnlJBk A thank you to this show's sponsors: 1080 Motion | FYTT | Samson Equipment

    18 min

  4. 03/31/2025

    191. High Performance Training Simplified in 5 Words

    When pursing the next-level of training for your athletes, determining the most valuable and effective methods, it's important to have a few big connecting themes. This brings clarity into defining what to pursue and what avoid in training. As the main training qualities (strength, speed, etc.) are all more similar than dissimilar, we need all facets of the training program working together. Common themes bring alignment to all decisions from executing individual training sessions, to planning recovery days, to weekly, monthly, and even annual periodization. Tune in learn how all athletes and coaches can use these 5 words to increase the effectiveness of their high performance training to get even better results. (plus a 9-word bonus) Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TTbozNVHVTg A thank you to this show's sponsors: Samson Equipment | Isophit

    15 min

  5. 03/03/2025

    190. Stories from Ola Eriksrud, 20+ years in sport science and helping create 1080 Motion

    A Norwegian Sport Scientist who's taught all over the world, Ola Eriksrud shares his favorite moments and the origin story with 1080 Motion. Recounting all the biggest stops along the way, including his creation of the 1080 MAP (Movement Assessment Profile), you won't want to miss this. 4:49 Coolest/craziest stories: a poorly planned 24-hour trip to speak in Beijing, Larry Bird using the treadmill next to him, and humbling experiences working with the special forces in the US 12:20 What the listener can learn from Ola's experience using the 1080 Syncro for over a decade 24:59 Comparing and contrasting working with athletes in Norway vs the US 30:35 Ola's origin story with 1080 Motion Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/srpZ00--YrQ Ola's links: IG @OlaEriksrud @Athletic1080 | Athletic1080.com | LinkedIn A thank you to this show's sponsors: ⁠1080 Motion⁠ | ⁠FYTT⁠ | ⁠Samson Equipment⁠ | ⁠Isophit⁠

    52 min

  6. 02/04/2025

    189. Stories from Zach Reding from interning to the Major Leagues, Houston Astros, MiLB Strength and Conditioning Coordinator

    Going on year 7 with the Houston Astros, Zach Reding has seen it all (...besides AA...) working his way up from literally an internship to the Major Leagues as a Strength and Conditioning Coach. Tune in to hear all the crazy stories and stops along the way. 2:32 Winning the 2022 World Series, as the AAA strength coach getting to travel and work with the taxi squad players throughout the playoffs 6:29 Thoughts on growing deep with 1 organization over 7 years vs growing wide with multiple organizations 16:31 The key to good cross-department communication 23:30 Comparing/contrasting the training and lifestyle differences between the minor and major leagues, both for players and staff 27:52 Zach's "welcome to the Show" moment, Opening Day 29:53 Something Zach thinks the players wish fans knew about what it's actually like being an MLB player 33:15 Traits that players have get them to and/or keep them in the MLB 35:48 Tech Zach couldn't live without and tech that's (humbly) probably not worth the squeeze 37:53 Zach's top force plate metrics Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xw3UbaRpSD0 Zach on Instagram: @ZachReding A thank you to this show's sponsors: Samson Equipment | 1080 Motion | FYTT | Isophit

    42 min

  7. 01/28/2025

    188. Using Technology to Accelerate Coaching Philosophy Development

    Using technology is not a philosophy, but technology can help you develop your own philosophy and become the best coach you can be. And there's a process and mindset that comes with doing so. Tune in for real-life stories and examples of how you can use technology to accelerate the development your personal coaching philosophy. 2:22 2 ways to think about what a philosophy is and the definition of a philosophy 5:05 How technology helps confirm, deny, or modify hunches you have as a coach 9:44 The scientific mindset and step-by-step process 12:51 My journey of using the 1080 Sprint to develop part of my speed training philosophy 20:50 Example: philosophy, principles, and specifics of individualized strength training 24:06 Example: philosophy, principles, and specifics of individualized speed training 27:27 Closing thoughts and action items for "hunches, anecdata, apply the truth" Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/YOkqgjpwxnw A thank you to this show's sponsors: FYTT | Samson Equipment | Isophit

    31 min

  8. 01/15/2025

    187. Stories from Boo Schexnayder on return to play, specificity and variation, and +40 years in coaching track and field

    Finally, the world knows why Boo Schexnayder is called Boo... From coaching track and field, to strength and conditioning, to variation vs specificity, and return to play, Boo has the stories to teach some powerful lessons from his +40 years in the field. 4:14 Coolest story: being perfectly content coaching high school football, rejecting multiple college football offers, then a bad principal inspired him to leave and accept a college track coaching offer and the rest is history 9:14 Biggest lessons from being mentored by Dan Pfaff and shadowing him at LSU 18:32 How Boo got into return to play and reflecting on "the level of intensity you achieve is the level of performance you can expect" 40:33 Variation vs specificity, learning motor control from Dr. Richard McGill, and reflecting on "variation increases transfer but decreases performance" and "the struggle to attain mastery is what makes improvement" 55:06 What about current training technology has both exceeded and disappointed his expectations Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ufXrcmqxMAI Where to find Boo: @BooSchex (Twitter), https://www.sacspeed.com/wp/ , https://www.ascenttrackclinics.com/ A thank you to this show's sponsors: FYTT | Samson Equipment | 1080 Motion | Isophit

    1h 4m
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"Sharing stories from sports performance." Tune in to hear about the anecdotes, insights, lessons, and journeys from all around the world of sports performance you can't hear anywhere else. Helping athletes and coaches take control of their sports story. Hosted by Matt Tometz Instagram and Twitter: @CoachBigToe YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/matttometz

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