oh how i wish for the season to begin lolololol...........we are gonna be fine as always, CNS is large and in charge..............roll tide
Scott Cochran is Leaving for Georgia
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Coach Ballou seems to have the pedigree we can use. Wonder what their injury history has been since his arrival there. We've certainly been in a league on our own for the last few years on injuries. Come on down, coach and get this mess back on track.
I'm going to guess Coach Saban wants someone who is on the cutting edge but with a little more experience than Feld. Feld is also a "personality" and Coach may be actively trying to avoid that. This is all speculation on my part.
From the article- “In 2015 and ’16, Ballou was head football strength and conditioning coach at powerhouse program IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. At IMG, he also worked with college players training for the NFL Draft.â€Â
It has a recruiting angle too. Always good to make another inroad at IMG.
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The IMG connection is very interesting. I'm also interested in what an "athletic performance coach" does. Anyone with insight please feel free to update me.
hearing they accepted unless they get cold feet the hire should be made public by mid week
I talked to Shane Lee the other night, and the S&C staff hasn't given them any slack since Cochran left.
really hope he drops 10-15 pounds and see what we have
yes they are a package deal and this is the best you can get period. No disrespect to SC but this is like hiring Nick Saban of Strength Coaches
Eleven players earned All-Big Ten honors as the 2019 Hoosiers went 8-5 and punched a ticket to the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, the program’s first Florida bowl game.
• Indiana’s eight wins were its most since 1993.
• Four IU standouts have moved on to the NFL under Ballou, including Washington Redskins fourth-round pick Wes Martin. He has now trained 31 NFL Draft picks in his career.
• Spent 2017 as the University of Notre Dame’s co-director of football strength and conditioning after a 14-year stint as the head strength and conditioning coach at Avon High School (Ind.).
• In Ballou’s lone campaign in South Bend, the Fighting Irish went 10-3 with a victory over LSU in the Citrus Bowl. ND posted a 4-8 record prior to his arrival. He helped develop the recipients of the Joe Moore Award, honoring the best offensive line in the country.
• Two of those linemen, guard Quenton Nelson (6) and tackle Mike McGlinchey (9), were drafted in the Top 10 of the 2018 NFL Draft. Four players were selected overall.
• Prior to his arrival at Notre Dame, Ballou worked as the head football strength and conditioning coach at IMG Academy, where the program made huge strides in speed and injury preventions.
• The 2015 team went undefeated (9-0) and ranked No. 4 in the country (USA Today). IMG also went unblemished (12-0) in 2016 and rated No. 1 nationally (MaxPreps).
• In 2016, seven IMG players were laser-timed at under 4.5 seconds in the 40-yard dash one year after having no players achieve that benchmark. Twenty-one of the 22 season-opening starters also started in the final game of the season.
• A part of the 2016 and 2017 NFL Combine Training at IMG, where he trained 26 players that were drafted into the NFL.
• During Ballou’s tenure at Avon (2002-14), teams won six state championships in multiple sports and seven others were finalists. He assisted in the development of 80 NCAA Division I athletes.
• Finalist for the 2014 NSCA National High School Strength Coach of the Year Award. He has held the credential as a certified strength and conditioning specialist (with distinction) since 2001.
• Graduated in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from Indiana and earned his master’s degree in 2009 in human movement from A.T. Still University.
David Ballou - Football Coach - Indiana University Athletics
• David Ballou is in his third season as Indiana football’s director of athletic performance. • A former IU fullback, Ballou lettered in 1997, 1998 and 1999,...
DR. MATT RHEA
Dr. Matt Rhea joined the Hoosiers staff as an athletic performance coach on Jan. 9, 2018.
• Head of sport science at IMG Academy in 2016 and 2017, where he contributed to the optimal development of athletes through innovative athlete assessments and advanced strength and conditioning.
• Launched a consulting company in 2001, providing direction in areas of athlete development, speed training, injury prevention and performance optimization to clients in the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, International Olympic programs and top collegiate athletic departments.
• Advanced to full professor of kinesiology at A.T. Still University, based in Mesa, Ariz., where he taught courses in sports conditioning and exercise physiology.
• Published nearly 100 studies in performance enhancement and lectured in seven different countries.
• Played football for three years at UNLV and Southern Utah University, and he has worked as a football strength and conditioning coach for 13 years – combine training (5 years), high school (5 years) and college (3 years).
• Received his bachelor of science degree in physical education from Southern Utah in 1998, a master of science in exercise science and physical education from Arizona State University in 2001, and a master of science in sports management from American Public University in 2016.
• Earned his doctorate of philosophy in 2004 from Arizona State with an exercise and sport science academic focus and an athletic performance enhancement research focus.
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Dr. Matt Rhea joined the Hoosiers staff as an athletic performance coach on Jan. 9, 2018.
• Head of sport science at IMG Academy in 2016 and 2017, where he contributed to the optimal development of athletes through innovative athlete assessments and advanced strength and conditioning.
• Launched a consulting company in 2001, providing direction in areas of athlete development, speed training, injury prevention and performance optimization to clients in the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, International Olympic programs and top collegiate athletic departments.
• Advanced to full professor of kinesiology at A.T. Still University, based in Mesa, Ariz., where he taught courses in sports conditioning and exercise physiology.
• Published nearly 100 studies in performance enhancement and lectured in seven different countries.
• Played football for three years at UNLV and Southern Utah University, and he has worked as a football strength and conditioning coach for 13 years – combine training (5 years), high school (5 years) and college (3 years).
• Received his bachelor of science degree in physical education from Southern Utah in 1998, a master of science in exercise science and physical education from Arizona State University in 2001, and a master of science in sports management from American Public University in 2016.
• Earned his doctorate of philosophy in 2004 from Arizona State with an exercise and sport science academic focus and an athletic performance enhancement research focus.
Dr. Matt Rhea - Football Coach - Indiana University Athletics
• Dr. Matt Rhea joined the Hoosiers staff as an athletic performance coach on Jan. 9, 2018. • Head of sport science at IMG Academy in 2016 and 2017, where he...
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