Current practice when assessing athlete readiness, positives and negatives with Devan McConnell (UMAS Lowell) & Justin Roethlingshoefer (San Diego Gulls)

Head of Hockey Performance at UMASS Lowell, Devan McConnell and Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at San Diego Gull, Justin Roethlingshoefer come on the podcast as a double act after the release of their new book, INTENT. I really enjoyed chatting with these guys and although very ill at the time (as you will hear), these guys do an amazing job of taking a snapshot of the industry from their perspective and delivering their message in terms of athlete monitoring with their INTENT system. Enjoy!

In this episode, you will learn -

• Who is Devan McConnell & Justin Roethlingshoefer (background, education and current role)
• Current practice when assessing athlete readiness
  • Positives
  • Negatives
• INTENT system
  • What it is
  • Improvement on current methods/protocols
• The book
  • Why was it written?
  • Gap in the market?
• Most influenctial books
  • The Happiness Project - Gretchen Rubin
  • Legacy - James Kerr
  • Start with Why - Simon Sinek

Justin can be found on Twitter @jroethstrong

Devan can be found on Twitter @DMcConnell29

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Enjoy

PP