Episode 41 - Jacob Tilghman, former Florida Gators LS

Taylor Bertolet and Dan Lundy sit down to discuss:

• The highs and lows of kicking professionally
• Sports psychology and kicking
• Total specialist development: technique, mindset, & sports performance
• Training philosophies for specialists and coaches

Luke Jackson and Dan Lundy sit down to discuss:

• How to mentally approach on and off field training, both in season and off season
• Bigger is not always better when it comes to training
• Finding the proper balance between training your mind and your body
• Mental conditioning tools athletes can use to improving training regimens

Mark Koesterer and Dan Lundy sit down to discuss:

• Defining Name, Image, & Likeness (NIL)
• The importance of NIL for today's athletes
• NIL's relevancy to every athlete
• The Players NIL, what is it & who does it benefit?

Trey Triplette and Dan Lundy sit down to discuss:

• Hydration vs drinking water
• Why water isn't enough?
• Bloodwork, & using results to adjust training plans
• What bloodwork shows us, how it works, & its benefits
• Gut health affects digestion, cognitive function, immunity, & physical development
• Ways to improve gut health
• Personalized nutrition programs

Dan LaForest and Dan Lundy sit down to discuss:

• NIL, its purpose and direction
• The evolution of college football
• The transfer portal, what we've learned
• Recruiting do's & don'ts
• Communication, & its importance in football
• Identifying opportunities

Ben Fentress and Dan Lundy sit down to discuss:

• Recruiting, an especially tough business for specialists
• The current state of CFB recruiting
• A timeline for recruiting
• The transfer portal, what we've learned
• Recruiting do's and don'ts
• Communicating with coaches effectively
• Being realistic in recruiting

Simon Mathiesen and Dan Lundy sit down to discuss:

• Trackman, an unprecedented technology providing real-time data to athletes
• Taking subjectivity out of training
• The most overlooked variables in a specialists’ process
• Coaching philosophies
• Using data/metrics to manage your on/off training and coaching

Chris Bowen and Dan Lundy sit down to discuss:

• The inception of Michigan Kicking Academy
• The value in evaluation camps vs. instructional camps
• Preparing specialists to be football players
• Coaching philosophies
• Mindset, handling adversity
• 'End in mind' mentality

Shane McDonough and Dan Lundy sit down to discuss:

• HS experiences that prepared Shane for his success as a collegiate specialist
• Strategies for specialists; managing your short and long term plans (on and off the field)
• Pro day preparation, and the power of a positive mindset
• Recruiting, an in depth recount of Shane's career punting for 3 universities in 5 years

Jace Riley and Dan Lundy sit down to discuss:

• The inception of 6am Practice, and the motivation to create it
• 5 habits of success for student-athletes
• Hardest habits for young people to adopt
• A parents role in the life of a student-athlete
• Grades, the recruiting gate key for student-athletes
• Distractions and their effects on performance