The Ohio State Football Strength and Conditioning Clinic is intended for coaches and fitness professionals who are interested in learning about strength and athletic performance training that is exclusively geared to football players. The fee for this clinic is $75 and includes one single day parking pass. CEUs will also be given during the clinic. The clinic is open to all coaches ages 18 and older. College students who are studying strength training or who are interested in a strength training career may also attend. The fee for college students is $25 and proof of a student ID is required. High school students are NOT permitted to attend this clinic. Full payment is required at the time of registration. You may register here:
Date: Saturday, February 18, 2023 Who: Open to coaches and fitness professionals at all levels who are 18 & Older (Grade School, College, Professional, Private Sector) interested in learning about strength and athletic performance training exclusively for football players. Location: Woody Hayes Athletic Center (Weight Room and Team Meeting Room) Clinic Staff: Clinic will be hosted by the Ohio State Football Strength and Conditioning Staff
Check-in: 8-9am Instruction: 9:00am-3:00pm
CEUs: Yes
Meals and Housing
Breakfast and lunch will be provided. The Football Strength and Conditioning Clinic is a day clinic only and no overnight accommodations will be provided. Participants are responsible for providing their own overnight accommodations if needed. Hotel information can be provided upon request.
The Michigan State Spartans, ranked #25 in the AP Top 25 Poll came into Ohio Stadium with one thought in mind. Knock off the #4 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes. MSU Coach Mark Dantonio knows how it can be done. He and his MSU squad had done it before and certainly believed it could be done again. And, with only a three point deficit after the first quarter, Michigan State, with their much vaunted and respected defense, had to feel that they could keep things tight. Then, Ohio State stumbled on capitalizing on turnovers. Third down conversions didn't gel. Michigan State played their patented tough-as-nails Spartan "D". However, the Spartan offense struggled to get a foothold against a Buckeye defense that is extremely stingy in their own right. In fact, OSU defensive line coach Larry Johnson has been cranking out a ton of talent lately. Past stars Joey Bosa, Nick Bosa Sam Hubbard, and now Chase Young are all members or former members of Johnson's "rushmen" crew. If you can't find ways to score on these guys, it's just a matter of time before the Ohio State offense, loaded with the speed and size that can strike at almost anytime, will put up enough points to win the contest. Following the game, Buckeye Head Coach Ryan Day presented the Buckeyes' head strength and conditioning Coach Mickey Marotti with the game ball stating that "he's the guy this whole thing is built upon. He's the backbone.... the blood that runs through this whole program. And to say that we're tough, it's because of him and his strength staff and all the work that they put in with these (Buckeyes)". Congratulations to Coach Mick on this honor!
Asst. A.D. for Football Sports Performance Mickey Marotti was awarded the game from Head Football Coach Ryan Day.
Ohio State flexed their muscles a bit at Ohio Stadium as they played host to the Cincinnati Bearcats. and with that, the Buckeyes' Asst AD for Football Sports Performance, Coach Mickey Marotti, definitely had to be pleased with what's been #developedhere in Columbus. Interestingly, Mickey Marotti was Cincinnati’s strength and conditioning coach for nearly nine years, from 1990-98. and Brady Collins, Cincinnati's Director of Football Performance, worked for Coach Mick as an Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach with Ohio State Football. Head Football Coach Luke Fickell served as interim Head Football Coach for the Buckeyes. With their 42-0 win, Ohio State maintained their spot among college football's elite in the 2019 season, moving their record to 2-0. The Bearcats make their trip back to Cincinnati and prep for another in-state rival, the Miami Redhawks, a team that they've been playing since 1888.... 1888!
Cincinnati vs Ohio State Official Game Program and ASAP~All Access Credential
Ohio State Strength Staff Coach Steve Bliss & Asst Coach Ted Lambrinides were recognized with the 1979 Big Ten Championship commemoration
The venerable Ohio State Coach Woody Hayes hired Coach Steve Bliss (left) as the Buckeyes' first head strength coach. Ted Lambrinides served as assistant coach. The #1 ranked Buckeyes lost to USC in the 1980 Rose bowl 17-16 and with that their hold on that year's National Championship
It was PRO-Day at Ohio State last month, an orchestrated event directed by the Ohio State AD for Football Sports Performance, Mickey Marotti where scouts and coaches from throughout the National Football League swarm into the OSU Buckeyes' much heralded Woody Hayes Athletic Center to get an up-close and personal look at some of the NFL Draft eligible Buckeye football stars. It's not quite the stress of the NFL Combine that's conducted in Indianapolis every winter, but the players have another opportunity to display their skills, speed and strengths. However, this time, it's in the players' comfy confines right there in Columbus, Ohio and every NFL team sends representation. In many cases, it's the team's head coach who wants another look.
Last month's Ohio State was a definite success as the college sports powerhouse opened up the doors to their brand new Gene Smith Strength & Conditioning Center for the 2019 edition of their strength and conditioning clinic. Strength Coach and Clinic Director Jeff Uhlenhake was quite pleased with the turnout of 165 coaches, trainers and therapists in attendance. With Ohio State personnel, clinic speakers, vendors and of course ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power all in attendance, over two-hundred people were able to take in the strength training atmosphere where the Buckeyes hone their crafts. Here's the complete photo update and some more videos, too
Coach Mickey Marotti, the Asst.A.D. for Football Sport Performance, gets the clinic into kick-off mode, while clinic attendees absorb the ambience of Ohio State Football team meeting room.
The Ohio State Buckeyes will be conducting their strength and conditioning clinic on February 16th (Saturday) 2019.The clinic will take place in the football weight room in the Les Wexner Football Complex at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center, one of the top collegiate athletic facilities in the country. The Buckeyes, led by their Asst. A.D. for Football Sports Performance Mickey Marotti, are settling into their winter workouts following a 13 win season and a big 28-23 Rose Bowl victory over the Washington Huskies in Pasadena, California. The Football Strength and Conditioning Clinic is intended for high school coaches who are interested in learning about strength training that is exclusively geared to football players. The fee for this clinic is $75 and includes one single day parking pass. CEU’s will also be given during the course of the clinic. The clinic is open to any and all high school coaches ages 18 and older. College students who are studying strength training or who are interested in a strength training career may also attend. The fee for college students is $25 and proof of a student ID is required. High school students are NOT permitted to attend this clinic. Full payment is required at the time of registration. You may register online by visiting OhioStateBuckeyes.com/camps.
Breakfast and lunch will be provided. The Football Strength and Conditioning Clinic is a day camp only and no overnight accommodations will be provided. Participants are responsible for providing their own overnight accommodations if needed. Hotel information can be provided upon request.
The Ohio State Football Strength & Conditioning Clinic Director Coach Jeff Uhlenhake [email protected]
Coach Uhlenhake starred at Newark (Ohio) Catholic High School GREENWAVE where he was the 1984 Ohio Lineman of the Year. He played in three state championship games there under coach J.D. Graham. Jeff was a four year starter for the Buckeyes and was a 1st Team All-America and team captain in 1988. He played 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints and Washington Redskins
Video clip from the previous Ohio State Strength & Conditioning Clinic
The Ohio State Buckeyes entered "The Game" as the nation's number two ranked total offense. The Michigan Wolverines were to counter those numbers as they represented the nation's number one defense that accompanyed their ten game winning streak.... Obviously, this was going to be a pretty B1G Ten deal with lots of bragging rights, as well as a trip to the Big Ten championship game on the line. 106,588 football fans took their places as these two college powerhouses squared off for the 107th time dating back to 1897. WOW!
The Ohio State Buckeye Strength Staff, once again, did a stellar job churning out practical training information for coaches and clinicians trying to further their knowledge of the complexities of strength training & conditioning for athletics. Ohio State's Asst A.D. for Football Sports Performance Mickey Marotti doesn't stand upon the mountaintop to proclaim that his way is the best way to achieve results. He encourages that coaches find what works for them and roll with it. Don't get too caught up in all the percentages schemes and numbers games that are out there. Take basic philosophies and develop your program around very hard work, effort and discipline. He purports that there are several ways to accomplish training... but to make sure that it's proper, safe and age appropriate. Marotti has been training championship caliber athletes for over 30 years. He's been able to take the sound approaches of the different training methodologies and combine that with proper nutrition and timely rest. Walking around the Woody Hayes Athletic Center and seeing his football athletes engaging in non-training activities and then seeing them in training as well, there's no question that "Coach Mick" has a handle on the situation and the guys look the part, too!
Coach Mickey Marotti:
"Building a Program"
Clinic Director Jeff Uhlenhake had all his assignments down big time. The registration and parking process was smooth. Plenty of coffee and bagels and spreads were available for all. Vendors and booths were easy to access product information for coaches. The big strength companies...Hammer Strength, Rogers Athletic were all represented. Power-Lift was there, too and all provided clinic materials and take home note sheets. Coach Uhlenhake also organized a Clinic Speaker Staff that laid down the practical stuff that coaches on hand can add to their training tool boxes. Coach Quinn Barham gave a polished talk on Developing & Maximizing the Posterior Chain. It couldn't be covered and explained more thoroughly than what Coach Barham put down! Explanations, the exercises and the demonstrations all easy to understand and follow. And he put new addition assistant strength coach Niko Palazeti through a few of the paces!
One of the other speakers, a quite familiar face at "The Woody", was Coach Brady Collins who covered the gamut of Alternative Training Methods. This talk covered all of the warm-ups, dynamic warm-up, neck training and upper & lower body training guidelines. Collins is now the Director of Football Sports Performance at The University of Cincinnati. Brady has been featured in several ASAP Videos from his previous strength coaching stops at Kentucky Wildcats, Mississippi State Bulldogs and Ohio State. His hyped up enthusiastic style is right out of the "Marotti-Court-Oliver & Lambrinides" Handbook. When Luke Fickell accepted the Cincinnati Bearcats head football coaching assignment, he grabbed Brady Collins for the ride down I-71. Booom!
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An interesting addition to this year's clinic was when Uhlenhake tabbed OSU physical Therapist Adam Stewart who gave a really interesting talk and explanation of the Buckeyes' approach to Functional Training. Again, practical information that one can take back home and use! Also, strength intern Jimmy Rodenberg, emerged as a very good demonstrator of proper form coach!
Coach Phil Matusz covered the psychological aspects of training with his "Mental Approach to Training Under the Bar" session. University of Toledo Rockets' Director of Football Strength & Conditioning discussed and explained some effective methods to overcome budget and staff restrictions. Just about everyone can use information like Brad described!