ATHLETIC STRENGTH AND POWER

Ohio State Football: Gatorade Fuel Bar Tour w/ Sports Dietitian Sarah Wick

When Urban Meyer arrived in Columbus, Ohio....the newly signed Ohio State Buckeyes' Head Football Coach set out to arrange his first hire... a strength coach named Mickey Marotti. Yet, Meyer wanted more than a strength coach this go round. He had a vision for Marotti to become an all encompassing element to the Buckeye machine. Meyer and Marotti had previous ties at the University of Florida.... Notre Dame and other circumstances, too.

Now, Coach Mick would become Ohio State's Asst AD for Football Sports Performance and take on a huge role that groups under one umbrella: OSU Sports Medicine, OSU equipment, strength training, conditioning, speed training, psychology of training, and an aspect that had to a degree been somewhat overlooked.... sports nutrition. (And besides all that... on game day, he even conducts a new tradition that brings the Ohio State crowd, students, players and alumni together for a "warm-up activity" called "Quick Cals.")

Enter Ohio State Football Sports Dietitian Sarah Wick. She can be seen practically everywhere at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center, a sprawling crown jewel that is the training center home to the Buckeye football squad..... that is, when they are not playing in front of 104,000 fans at Ohio Stadium which is just down the street on the banks of the Olentangy River. She's there, too, on game day.... walking the sidelines during both pre-game activities and the actual contest....making sure that the players are fueled properly for optimal performance. Sarah plans the meals, the snacks, the recovery nutrition, the smoothies...the proteins. In our video, Wick gives ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power a tour of the new Gatorade Fuel Bar. It's a state of the art nutritional center that will propel Ohio State's football program to higher levels. She also takes time and demonstrates how to make a hydration drink that can help Buckeye football stars or any athlete to replenish body weight, electrolytes and add some anti-inflammatory properties for any athlete in training. Somewhere, Coach Hayes is smiling!

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Front Squat Coaching Points with Ohio State Asst Strength Coach Anthony Schlegel

There's a right way to train...so, we went to one of the premier training centers in the world and of course, all of college football. That would be the Ohio State University football strength training complex at The Woody Hayes Athletic Center. When Head Football Coach Urban Meyer got to town, he immediately summoned his long time colleague, Strength & Conditioning Coach Mickey Marotti to take on the task of training the Buckeyes to make competitive runs at national championships. Marotti had done it at Florida twice with Coach Meyer.... so they set out to accomplish championships at Ohio State University. Their first season garnered a perfect 12-0 season. Not a bad start! Marotti assembled a strength training staff with a wide array of talents, expertise and motivational techniques. Jeff Uhlenhake is a a former Buckeye All-American and 10 year NFL star. Kenny Parker has Florida Gator roots and knows how to extract the right intensity from the players during workouts. Rick Court is non-stop energy from 5am till 5pm.

And, in this video another former OSU star, Anthony Schlegel talks Front Squat technique. Schlegel was a 3rd rounder himself in the NFL 2006 Draft (NY Jets) and had stint with the Cincinnati Bengals, too. Anthony was a popular player at Ohio State where he was a 2005 All Big Ten selection. Interestingly, he also owns a few powerlifting world records!

 

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Ohio State Football: "Quick Cals" led by Mickey Marotti

College football games have a special quality that can't be matched by the pro game. Many programs, such as the one at the Ohio State University, have over 100 years of traditions. A marching band that "dots the 'i'", singing the alma mater at the game's end, tailgating and reminiscing about the college years...it's all good!
This year at Ohio State is somewhat different. There's a new head coach, Urban Meyer, and he's tweaked a few things here and there to put his fingerprints on the program. For one, he immediately brought in his "most important hire to the staff", Mickey Marotti. Coach Marotti became the Assistant Athletic Director for Football Sports Performance at Ohio State in January, 2012 and hit the ground running.....and so did the Buckeyes! Early morning training sessions, toughness drills, sports nutrition guidance and physically demanding strength training became the norm around the Woody Hayes Athletic Center.
Marotti understands traditions. He's built his coaching resume at West Virginia, Cincinnati, Notre Dame and Florida...where he was instrumental in helping Urban Meyer construct two National Championships football squads. On gameday, he's responsible for much of the pre-game prep involved in getting the team ready for the contest. He also leads this new "tradition" at twenty-three minutes til kick-off that involves the players, the students and the fans called "QUICK CALS." Go Bucks! 

blogpost by Ed Cicale  Sept 2012 www.athleticstrengthandpower.c

QUICK CALS
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ASAP Field Level at Ohio Stadium

Photos from field level at Ohio Stadium: OSU Buckeyes vs University of California Golden Bears. The Buckeyes, under new Head Football Coach Urban Meyer, came from behind in the fourth quarter to win 35-28.
Coach Meyer brought in a new strength & conditioning staff.... Asst. AD for FB Sports Performance Mickey Marotti, Rick Court, Kenny Parker, Jeff Uhlenhake and Anthony Schlegel.

Click on the big photo of Andrew Norwell for the rest of the pics.
 
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Ohio State Buckeyes: Woody Hayes Athletic Center April 2012

Strength coaches, fitness enthusiasts, and weightroom aficianados will be able to appreciate the accompanying video with this blogpost. I recently visited the Ohio State University and Les Wexnar Football Complex located at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. That's where the Buckeye Football program is going through its big transition phase. Head Coach Urban Meyer didn't hesitate to make Mickey Marotti his first hire to his coaching staff. Marotti was a GA at Ohio State once, an assistant strength coach at West Virginia, strength coached the Bearcats at Cincinnati.....Notre Dame's Fighting Irish and of course, the Florida Gators . Now, like Urban Meyer, he has gone full circle, returning to his alma mater. Marotti takes on added roles in Columbus now, becoming an Assistant Athletic Director for Football Sports Performance. 

Once Mickey arrived in C-bus, he assembled a staff made up of Associate Director Rick Court, and  strength staff Kenny Parker, Jeff Uhlenhake and Anthony Schlegel. From there, the change was on! They made some adjustments by adding the necessary tools to the toolbox, some Rogers Athletic Pendulum Equipment....Hammer Strength, Shuttle MVPs, and some Pit Belt Squat devices. More changes are in store, but for now, the football squad is priority one. The first drastic change that I noticed from years past is that the offensive linemen had made huge advances in physical appearance. Gone were the wide girths.... these guys look fit and are becoming a strong bunch. The winter conditioning program has already paid dividends and the rest of the team is quite excited about the new strength and conditioning  program and the results that thay have seen. The two scrimmage sessions that I watched were enough to surmise that superior conditioning is a must at OSU. Coach Meyer's offense and practices are fast and furious and demand being in great shape. 

So, join Coach Rick Court and I as we take a quick tour around their facility where one of the more storied programs in all of college football completes their training. 
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Detroit Lions Strength Training & Conditioning Clinic 2012

The Detroit Lions Strength Staff has pinpointed Saturday, March 3rd 2012 for their 2nd Annual Strength & Conditioning Clinic. Head Strength Coach Jason Aropoff and Assistant Ted Rath are doing the behind-the-scenes prep work for this clinic. If this one is anything like last year's clinic, it is sure to be a great professional development event and a chance to network with professional colleagues.

Participants will hear three quality 50-minute breakout sessions on topics such as Strength Training, Conditioning, and Sports Nutrition (Making Sense of Supplements), will receive a copy of the clinic DVD, a handbook with the speakers’ notes and handouts, a sponsor gift bag, a tour of the Lions Training Facility, participate in a raffle give away, and new in 2012, a question & answer session with several current Detroit Lions players. There will be a great speaker line up that includes Ohio State Strength Coach Mickey Marotti and Kentucky Strength Coach Ted Lambrinides

To dowload the Clinic Flyer or for further information, just click on the Detroit Lions Logo.
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Strength Coach Updates: Aaron Hillmann: Illinois Fighting Illini & Mickey Marotti: Ohio State Buckeyes + Others

University of Michigan Assistant Strength Coach Aaron Hillmann is heading to the University of Illinois to lead The Fighting Illini Strength & Conditioning Program. He had a previous role as head strength coach at Bowling Green State University prior to his short stint with the Wolverines under Aaron Wellman.  New  Football Coach Tim Beckman has selected Hillmann for this key position. Hillmann has worked with OSU Coach Mickey Marotti in the past. Here's an ASAP Podcast from the past with Coach Hillman.

Also, heading on board with Hillmann will be Dave Andrews who has been Director of Olympic Sports Strength Training at the University of Cincinnati as depicted in this must see ASAP Training Video .
PHOTO: Coach Hillmann prior to kick-off Michigan at Michigan State

As noted a few weeks ago, congratulations also to Mickey Marotti, who leaves the University of Florida Gators program to become Assistant Athletic Director for Football Sports Performance at The Ohio State University. Marotti was once a graduate assistant with the Buckeyes in 1987 and now comes full circle ,as does new Head Coach Urban Meyer.  PHOTO: Marotti prior to kick-off Florida Gators at Kentucky Wildcats. 

  Other Buckeye moves of note have Rick Court (right) leaving San Diego State and on board with Marotti's program at Ohio State. Similarly, Murray State Defensive Line/Strength Kenny Parker (bottom), a former Florida Gator player will also be joining the strength & conditioning staff at OSU which has retained Jeff Uhlenhake and Anthony Schlegel.

And at the University of Kansas Jayhawks, Head Football Coach Charlie Weis has placed Scott Holsopple in charge of his important strength training and conditioning position. Scott held the assistant S&C at Florida under Marotti. Photo: Pre-Game warm-ups Florida Gators at Kentucky Wildcats

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ASAP Sports Performance Video: Mickey Marotti circa1993

ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power has dug into the archives to bring you this video. Circa 1993, and conducted by, then strength coach, Mickey Marotti at the University of Cincinnati Strength and Conditioning Clinic. Mickey now possesses two National Championship rings that were earned down in Gainesville, Florida training the Florida Gators.
 
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University of Florida Strength & Conditioning: Pregame Warm-ups Video

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Athletic Strength And Power heads to field level for this ASAP Educational Series Performance Video. Head Strength Coach Mickey Marotti prepares this top ranked University of Florida football squad for a game against the Vanderbilt Commodores. Coach Marotti got his start at the Ohio State University... back in the mid-eighties. There he worked as a G.A. for the strength training program devised by present day ASAP Program Director Ted Lambrinides and former Head Strength Coach Steve Bliss. Later, Marotti played an instrumental role at the University of Cincinnati, where he served as head strength coach there. He also helped propel the Bearcats Basketball teams back to national prominence. Marotti began training basketball coach Bob Huggin's hoops team as if they were football players! The intensity was incredible.... and it showed on the court, where UC players were dominate.... and also top ranked!

Then, Mickey moved on to Notre Dame and instilled his hard nosed work ethic there, too.  When Florida named Urban Meyer as their new football coach, Meyer sought out Marotti as the guy he "absolutely had to have" to train his Gators. Coach Marotti worked his trade at Florida...pushing his players, and demanding all out effort in the weight room. And, the system works. Two of college football's National Championships in three years.... and this season presently ranked #1 in the country. Congratulations Coach Marotti! Those championships were no accident.

On game day, along with his staff, Marotti becomes one of the top "get back" coaches in all the land. He is also an adviser to Coach Meyer as to the condition of players who have been dinged up during the game.This video depicts some behind the scenes looks at Coach Marotti at approximately 90 minutes prior to kick-off, as the Gators prepare.

ASAP at The University of Florida with Mickey Marotti Part Two from Coach C Video on Vimeo.

ASAP @ Florida Gators: Pre Game Chat with Mickey Marotti PART 1 of 3

ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power continues it's strength and conditioning educational video series. This episode is with Mickey Marotti Head Strength & Conditioning Coach of the National Champions Florida Gators Football team. Join ASAP Performance Video Director Ed Cicale on the sidelines from the Gators' game vs Vanderbilt University. This is Part One... the pregame chat. Part Two will be pregame stretches and dynamic warm-up. Part Three will show some game footage and sideline intensity. This video is brought to you by BiPro Protein. 

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ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power Video Interview with Florida Strength Coach Mickey Marotti

ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power took to the air last week for a road trip that covered Tampa Bay, then Sarasota to see Matt Krause and Bronson Arroyo at the Cincinnati Reds' spring training headquarters....and then on to Gainesville, Florida to attend the 4th Annual University of Florida Strength Clinic. First things first, if you find yourself in Gainesville, be sure to check out Ballyhoo Grill for dinner and too relax. More importantly, start your day off right with breakfast at the 43rd Street Deli. French Toast, Sweet Potato Pancakes.... traditional eggs and sausage..... you won't leave hungry!
From there, it's on to the clinic. Of course, it was hosted by the University of Florida's Director of Strength & Conditioning, Mickey Marotti who joined us for an ASAP Podcast back in '07..... and his strength staff, who found a way to keep nearly 275 coaches and fitness professionals comfortable during their two days at the clinic. There was plenty of room for all in the 25,000 square feet training complex used by the Florida Gators football squad. The facility is an amazing complex housed in the depths of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium... known as "The Swamp" to Gator fans. And ASAP plans to take you behind the scenes this fall when the defending National Champions take to the field for 2009.
Take a look at our exclusive ASAP Performance Video and hear direct from Coach Marotti and get a look  inside the Gator training center. Consider this video a "part One", as we'll  have more later.

Coach Mickey Marotti shows off his 25,000 square foot weight training complex to ASAP Program Director Ted Lambrinides. Professional colleagues for over 25 years!

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