SMARTER Team Training

Todd Gongwer is a Husband, Father, Entrepreneur, Best Selling Author, and former college basketball Coach who is passionate about helping others discover their purpose in leadership and in life! He has spent over twenty years developing his expertise in the areas of leadership and team dynamics through a wide range of experiences spanning the world of business and athletics. He has held executive level positions in companies ranging from entrepreneurial start-up to public entity. In addition, Todd served as an assistant college basketball coach for one of the most successful programs in the country during the 1990’s. Since writing Lead…for God’s Sake! Todd has become a sought after speaker, teacher, and coach on the subject of leadership throughout the nation. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://sttpodcast.com . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.

Brian Cain is one of the worlds most sought after mental conditioning and peak performance coaches.  He is also one of the top young motivational speakers and a #1 best selling inspirational author.  An educational leader who has worked with and mentored some of the best athletic programs at the college and high school level as well as world champion coaches and athletes, Cain will give you the mental skills necessary to perform at your best when it means the most. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://sttpodcast.com . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.

Brian Cain is one of the worlds most sought after mental conditioning and peak performance coaches.  He is also one of the top young motivational speakers and a #1 best selling inspirational author.  An educational leader who has worked with and mentored some of the best athletic programs at the college and high school level as well as world champion coaches and athletes, Cain will give you the mental skills necessary to perform at your best when it means the most. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://sttpodcast.com . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.

Brian Cain is one of the worlds most sought after mental conditioning and peak performance coaches.  He is also one of the top young motivational speakers and a #1 best selling inspirational author.  An educational leader who has worked with and mentored some of the best athletic programs at the college and high school level as well as world champion coaches and athletes, Cain will give you the mental skills necessary to perform at your best when it means the most. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://sttpodcast.com . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.

Danielle LaFata is a Registered Dietitian who earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration from Central Michigan University. She then went on to earn her Master’s degree in nutrition and food science from Wayne State University in Detroit, MI and is a board certified specialist in sports dietetics. Danielle is the Director of Performance Nutrition for Athletes’ Performance. She leads the AP Nutrition Department in developing and implementing nutrition programming for the professional & tactical athlete, various sports teams, college and youth athletes as well as for the general population. She also works closely with the education team to develop and deliver sports nutrition education not just to the athletes, but personal trainers, strength & conditioning coaches and other health industry professionals from around the world. Providing nutrition education and programming to groups and individuals is a primary focus in her work. She is a member of the American Academy of Dietetics (AND), the Sports Cardiovascluar and Wellness Nutritionists (SCAN) as well as the Collegiate Professional and Sports Dietetics Association (CPSDA) organizations.  She is also past President of the Arizona Dietetic Association-Central District. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://sttpodcast.com . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.

Danielle LaFata is a Registered Dietitian who earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration from Central Michigan University. She then went on to earn her Master’s degree in nutrition and food science from Wayne State University in Detroit, MI and is a board certified specialist in sports dietetics. Danielle is the Director of Performance Nutrition for Athletes’ Performance. She leads the AP Nutrition Department in developing and implementing nutrition programming for the professional & tactical athlete, various sports teams, college and youth athletes as well as for the general population. She also works closely with the education team to develop and deliver sports nutrition education not just to the athletes, but personal trainers, strength & conditioning coaches and other health industry professionals from around the world. Providing nutrition education and programming to groups and individuals is a primary focus in her work. She is a member of the American Academy of Dietetics (AND), the Sports Cardiovascluar and Wellness Nutritionists (SCAN) as well as the Collegiate Professional and Sports Dietetics Association (CPSDA) organizations.  She is also past President of the Arizona Dietetic Association-Central District. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://sttpodcast.com . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.

Danielle LaFata is a Registered Dietitian who earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration from Central Michigan University. She then went on to earn her Master’s degree in nutrition and food science from Wayne State University in Detroit, MI and is a board certified specialist in sports dietetics. Danielle is the Director of Performance Nutrition for Athletes’ Performance. She leads the AP Nutrition Department in developing and implementing nutrition programming for the professional & tactical athlete, various sports teams, college and youth athletes as well as for the general population. She also works closely with the education team to develop and deliver sports nutrition education not just to the athletes, but personal trainers, strength & conditioning coaches and other health industry professionals from around the world. Providing nutrition education and programming to groups and individuals is a primary focus in her work. She is a member of the American Academy of Dietetics (AND), the Sports Cardiovascluar and Wellness Nutritionists (SCAN) as well as the Collegiate Professional and Sports Dietetics Association (CPSDA) organizations.  She is also past President of the Arizona Dietetic Association-Central District. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://sttpodcast.com . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.

Zach Even - Esh has a passion for old school strength, which is the way people trained back in the 1960’s and prior. Zach’s training information began cultivating back in 1989 in his older brother’s room where a 90 lb. sand filled Joe Weider weight set and an adjustable Weider Bench were all Zach had. Through many years in hard core bodybuilding and wrestling, Zach learned the ins and outs of what worked and what didn’t work. The days of training in his brother’s room led to the outdoors at beat up, thugged out playgrounds, dingy basements, crappy garages and finally, Zach’s very own Underground Strength Gym, a hardcore athletic trianing facility located in Edison, NJ. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://sttpodcast.com . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.

Zach Even - Esh has a passion for old school strength, which is the way people trained back in the 1960’s and prior. Zach’s training information began cultivating back in 1989 in his older brother’s room where a 90 lb. sand filled Joe Weider weight set and an adjustable Weider Bench were all Zach had. Through many years in hard core bodybuilding and wrestling, Zach learned the ins and outs of what worked and what didn’t work. The days of training in his brother’s room led to the outdoors at beat up, thugged out playgrounds, dingy basements, crappy garages and finally, Zach’s very own Underground Strength Gym, a hardcore athletic trianing facility located in Edison, NJ. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://sttpodcast.com . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.

Zach Even - Esh has a passion for old school strength, which is the way people trained back in the 1960’s and prior. Zach’s training information began cultivating back in 1989 in his older brother’s room where a 90 lb. sand filled Joe Weider weight set and an adjustable Weider Bench were all Zach had. Through many years in hard core bodybuilding and wrestling, Zach learned the ins and outs of what worked and what didn’t work. The days of training in his brother’s room led to the outdoors at beat up, thugged out playgrounds, dingy basements, crappy garages and finally, Zach’s very own Underground Strength Gym, a hardcore athletic trianing facility located in Edison, NJ. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://sttpodcast.com . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.

Tavis Piattoly, MS, RD, LDN is the Sports Dietitian and Nutrition Consultant for the New Orleans Saints, New Orleans Hornets, and the Tulane University Athletic Department where he coordinates nutritional assessments, provides nutrition education, and develops individual meal plans for athletes to improve their health, performance, and recovery. In addition, he consults for numerous high schools athletic programs throughout the state of Louisiana. Futhermore, Tavis worked closely with Roy Jones Jr. and Bernard Hopkins to help them retain their boxing titles and has been working with Lance Berkman since 2011. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://sttpodcast.com . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.

Tavis Piattoly, MS, RD, LDN is the Sports Dietitian and Nutrition Consultant for the New Orleans Saints, New Orleans Hornets, and the Tulane University Athletic Department where he coordinates nutritional assessments, provides nutrition education, and develops individual meal plans for athletes to improve their health, performance, and recovery. In addition, he consults for numerous high schools athletic programs throughout the state of Louisiana. Futhermore, Tavis worked closely with Roy Jones Jr. and Bernard Hopkins to help them retain their boxing titles and has been working with Lance Berkman since 2011. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://sttpodcast.com . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.

Tavis Piattoly, MS, RD, LDN is the Sports Dietitian and Nutrition Consultant for the New Orleans Saints, New Orleans Hornets, and the Tulane University Athletic Department where he coordinates nutritional assessments, provides nutrition education, and develops individual meal plans for athletes to improve their health, performance, and recovery. In addition, he consults for numerous high schools athletic programs throughout the state of Louisiana. Futhermore, Tavis worked closely with Roy Jones Jr. and Bernard Hopkins to help them retain their boxing titles and has been working with Lance Berkman since 2011. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://sttpodcast.com . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.

Recently named as one of the 65 Most Influential Strength Coaches of All Time, Leo Totten works with athletes in a variety of sports and at all levels.  As owner of Totten Training Systems, LLC, he continues to spread the word about proper training methods via clinics, certifications, conferences and consulting. He brings over 30 years of experience and background in the world of strength and conditioning and education.  A Senior International Coach for USA Weightlifting (Level 5), his weightlifters have attained notoriety as being some of the best in the country.  His team, East Coast Gold, is the largest in the U.S. and has won the Men’s Team title at Nationals the past 8 years in a row and his Women’s Team has won nationals the 6 out of 9 years.  He has coached many champions over the years, ranging from local to national and international elite lifters.  This background has led to head or assistant coach positions at 2 Olympic Games, 3 Pan Am Games, 5 World Championships and numerous other international competitions. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://sttpodcast.com . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.

Recently named as one of the 65 Most Influential Strength Coaches of All Time, Leo Totten works with athletes in a variety of sports and at all levels.  As owner of Totten Training Systems, LLC, he continues to spread the word about proper training methods via clinics, certifications, conferences and consulting. He brings over 30 years of experience and background in the world of strength and conditioning and education.  A Senior International Coach for USA Weightlifting (Level 5), his weightlifters have attained notoriety as being some of the best in the country.  His team, East Coast Gold, is the largest in the U.S. and has won the Men’s Team title at Nationals the past 8 years in a row and his Women’s Team has won nationals the 6 out of 9 years.  He has coached many champions over the years, ranging from local to national and international elite lifters.  This background has led to head or assistant coach positions at 2 Olympic Games, 3 Pan Am Games, 5 World Championships and numerous other international competitions. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://sttpodcast.com . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.