Muscles and Management

Episode #108 Connecting all Areas Involved with Athlete Performance and Preparing Athletes for Sport with Tampa Bay Buccaneers Head of S&C Anthony Piroli

August 26, 2020 Gerry DeFilippo Season 2 Episode 108
Muscles and Management
Episode #108 Connecting all Areas Involved with Athlete Performance and Preparing Athletes for Sport with Tampa Bay Buccaneers Head of S&C Anthony Piroli
Show Notes

*SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END*

In this episode Gerry welcomes on Tampa Bay Buccaneers Head of Strength and Conditioning Anthony Piroli. Anthony is a veteran strength and conditioning/sports performance coach with a wealth of experience in preparing athletes and improving their physical attributes.

To start, Anthony discusses the impact of COVID-19 on relations and protocol with his work with players and things that have changed as a result. He then sheds some light on his background, philosophies and path to working with the Buccaneers.

From there, the conversation turns to the keys to communication and collaboration between strength and sports staffs as well as what coaches can do when considering pace of sport for conditioning protocol.

To finish, Gerry and Anthony discuss testing athletes, preparing them for the field and more!

All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!

Episode Timestamps:

 2:24 - Weekly Nutrition Tip with Julian

10:10 - Anthony’s Experience Dealing with Covid

12:34 - Balancing Player’s Freedoms

15:35 - Getting to Know Anthony Piroli

32:30 - Anthony’s Path to the Buccaneers

35:12 - Connection & Communication Between Strength Staffs and Performance Staffs

43:30 - Considering pace of Play as a Strength Coach and Simplifying Things for Yourself

50:37 - Testing Athletes

54:45 - Preparing Athletes for the Field

1:05:39 - Anthony’s Closing Thoughts

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