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Christopher Zinn – Nutrition & Sleep: Helping Athletes to Perform Better & Avoid Injuries (7/25/19)

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🏈State Champion HS FB Coach.🏆@nhssca MD Coach of the Year 🏋🏼‍♂️CSCS*D & @nscaofficial MD State Director. 💼Businessman. 🎤Respected Speaker. ✝️Disciple

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#wednesdaywisdom Start and stay consistent. @penandpaperstrengthapp #strengthtraining #strong #consistent

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I am here with Calvert Hall Head Basketball Coach Jason Hasson @coachhasson at the 2019 Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation Tip Off on October 25, 2019. This event celebrating college basketball serves as a major fundraiser for the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation @calripkensrfdn to do its work to build character and teach life lessons to at-risk youth living in distressed communities. Thanks to Coach Francis X. Kelly III for the tickets.

I am excited for the opportunity to coach Calvert Hall Basketball and play a small role in rebuilding a storied program. Tryouts start this week!

#basketball #basketballcoach #strengthandconditioning #strengthcoach

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It was great to see my PT Strength quarterback trainee Cameron Myers last Saturday at his 8th grade football game. Cameron has been training with me since 2017 and is a highly rated dual threat quarterback and defensive back for the YFL Cardinals. He is drawing interest from several private and public high schools in the Baltimore area. Mr. Myers has learned very well and is putting his knowledge into practice.

#americanfootball #footballcoach #strengthcoach #strengthandconditioning

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I am here with my freshman football team captains. We play our season finale today at home at 4:00pm.
#americanfootball #highschoolfootball #footballcoach

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I am here with my freshman offensive and defensive lines. We play our season finale tomorrow at home at 4:00pm.
#americanfootball #footballcoach

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This is Houston, TX as I remember it, as it should be, and as it needs to be. As the World Series begin, here is a friendly reminder as to where I am from. #TakeItBack #houston #texas #htown

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I will be speaking at Calvert Hall’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes meeting on Thursday, October 24th at 7:30am in Keelty Hall 108. My theme is “The Eternal Championship.” I hope to see all my student-athletes, parents, faculty, @marylandfca staff, and FCA supporters in the building! ✝️ http://www.philtran22.com/2019/10/21/chc-fca-meeting-10-24-19/

#americanfootball #footballcoach #strengthandconditioning #strengthcoach #speaking #christian #catholic #christiancoach #christianathlete

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I am here with Maryland’s 2nd all-time winningest high school head football coach Chuck Markiewicz. Coach Markiewicz, an Anne Arundel County legend and Salisbury University football letterwinner, compiled a record of 243-99 as the Head Football Coach at Chesapeake HS, Meade HS, North County HS, and at his alma mater Arundel HS. He won a State Championship as the Head Football Coach at North County HS in 1994 and his teams are perennial championship contenders. In 2014, Coach Markiewicz was inducted into the Anne Arundel County Sports Hall of Fame in recognition of the positive influence he had on the boys and girls he mentored throughout his illustrious coaching career.

Coach Markiewicz is currently the Offensive Line Coach at Calvert Hall’s rival, the national powerhouse Archbishop Spalding High School. He jokes that he was smart enough to step down from being a Head Football Coach before he registered his 100th loss!

I always enjoy catching up with Coach Markiewicz at AFCA @weareafca Conventions, at Baltimore Touchdown Club events, and as we encounter each other scouting each other’s nonconflicting games (Nothing personal, just business!). It is a pleasure to share the same field with a coaching legend and compete against the best.

Calvert Hall earned a victory against a high quality and high class opponent last Friday night.

Fun Fact: You could say that Coach Markiewicz and I come from the same coaching tree because we both had the honor and privilege of working with the best Athletic Trainer ever, Kelley Crowe @kelley.elizabeth3 !

#americanfootball #footballcoach

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It is a great day for college football.
Franklin & Marshall College vs. Johns Hopkins University

I have fond memories of Homewood Field at Johns Hopkins University. This was the site of the first ever high school football state championship game I had the privilege to coach.

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I have been donning a suit on the sidelines for freshman football games with the cooler temperatures. My coaching idol as a kid was the stoic, cerebral, and always dapper Hall of Famer Tom Landry of the Dallas Cowboys from 1960 to 1989. I intend to approach this game with honor and dignity like Coach Landry and mix it with my childlike joy and approach to football, ultimately a kids’ game. This is how I have fun!

To complement my old school suited and booted sideline sartorial style, I played my mix of ‘50s, ‘60s, and ‘70s R&B grooves during pregame last week over the PA. This is how your grandparents got hyped back in the day!

#americanfootball #footballcoach #strengthcoach #christiancoach #christianathlete #oldschool #swag #swagger #style #bespoke #dapper #suit #suitedandbooted #fashion #mensfashion #fashionista

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I am here with my freshman defensive backs at last week's game. We play Archbishop Spalding's freshman football team at home this Thursday at 4:00pm.

#americanfootball #footballcoach #strengthcoach

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Congratulations to my friend and fellow National Strength and Conditioning Association @nscaofficial Maryland State Advisory Board Member Marisa Viola @coachmviola on her induction into the Stony Brook University Athletics @sbathletics Hall of Fame this month! Marisa was a legendary goalkeeper for the Stony Brook women’s soccer team @stonybrookwsoc . She holds the records for most ever shutouts in school history at 10 and lowest goals against average in school history at 0.72. Marisa has gone on to be a strength coach at Stony Brook and Rutgers University and she is now an internationally respected speaker and authority on strength and conditioning.

#strengthandconditioning #strengthcoach #soccer #halloffame #plaefamily #sciencexsweat #foundationofgreatness

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Late announcement with 25% of the freshman football season remaining, but this year, I am splitting time between varsity and freshman football teams for Calvert Hall. My Varsity HFC asked me to fill a vacancy late in the summer and I stepped up to the plate. I am the Freshman Offensive Coordinator and Defensive Backs Coach. I have always coached on the field on varsity since day one of my coaching career many years ago and this is my first experience with a freshman football team.

This freshman football season is one of the most fun experiences I have ever had coaching on the gridiron and I am sad that it is almost over. We play up a level on JV against squads carrying sophomores and juniors because there is only one other true freshman football team in the region due to the precipitous drop in football enrollment in MD. You can imagine how that turns out on the scoreboard.

However, if you are intentional about coaching athletes in sport and life far beyond the field and have clear vision, priority, and goals to that end, you can still have a very successful season. As a coordinator on the freshman level, I have been able to successfully implement many ideas I have for character development, Bible studies, and faith formation at a Catholic school for football players at a program-wide level that I would not have otherwise been able to implement on my own as one of many position coaches on varsity. It has been very rewarding to see my athletes gain a deeper understanding of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ through the game of football and I too have grown on this journey with them.

For assistant coaches of any sport, if you are very ambitious about coaching the culture and character of your program, elevating the foundation, exerting more influence, and preparing yourself to get a Head Varsity Coaching job elsewhere in the future, I recommend taking on additional responsibilities with the under squad. You can still be a varsity coach on Friday nights if you have unique skills to offer on game day.

Here is our team photo from our preseason scrimmage. That Offensive Coordinator / Defensive Backs Coach looks like he lifts heavy weight!

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Your friendly PA announcer and DJ at the Calvert Hall JV football game on September 26th was none other than yours truly. I acquired these skills and experiences in a past life and it was fun to put on a show impromptu in the booth again.

Pat Summerall’s voice was the soundtrack of my youth and his understated, dignified style and Southern gentility was present on my mind while I was on the mic. Pat Summerall had the “voice of God”, was the #1 play-by-play announcer for CBS (1970-1993) and Fox (1994-2001), and announced a record 16 Super Bowls. Summerall was previously a kicker and defensive end for the University of Arkansas, Detroit Lions, Chicago Cardinals, and New York Giants.
On the tracks, I played classic rock and country to set the tone in the first half. During halftime, I spun a mix of soulful, sophisticated, old school R&B jams that got those in the crowd with refined, exquisite taste dancing. Because we are at a Catholic school, I played contemporary Christian and gospel after the 3rd quarter during breaks to sing praise. Smooth jazz closed out the evening under the lights during postgame. I challenge anyone to compete against my music library on diversity!

I was also joined by three of my team leaders on the freshman football team in the press box.

#americanfootball #footballcoach #strengthcoach #christiancoach #christianathlete

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It was great to catch up with my old Gilman School colleague Marcus Wilson @marcmoney11 last Friday night when Calvert Hall played McDonogh. Coach Wilson and I were Assistant Football Coaches for the Gilman Greyhounds during the 2017 season when we made a Cinderella run to a title game appearance. We may now be opponents on the field, but “once a Hound, always a Hound!”

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It was good to support my private quarterback trainee Gavin Berger at the Crofton Football Club’s game last Saturday. Apparently, there are no rules on eligible and ineligible numbers at the 8th grade level here, hence a quarterback wearing #54, but he looks good under center! #americanfootball #quarterback #quarterbacktraining #strengthcoach Send a direct message for training inquiries.

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We had to wait until week 4, but we finally had our first home game last Friday night. We were victorious and remain undefeated at 4-0.

Also, I may be Maryland made 🦀, but I was Texas bred 🤠. Channelling my inner Tom Landry; Hall of Fame Head Coach of the Dallas Cowboys and the best dressed coach in NFL history; and my inner Bum Phillips; legendary Head Coach of the Houston Oilers and the flashiest coach in NFL history; I was dressed in my Friday night best and left no ambiguity as to my roots.🇺🇸 Swipe to the end for a history lesson.

#nfl100 #americanfootball #highschoolfootball #footballcoach #strengthcoach #fashion #style

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Last week, Calvert Hall College High School had the unique opportunity to play Saint Mary’s Ryken High School in a neutral site game at Cooper Field at Georgetown University. Georgetown has a Division I-FCS Patriot League football program and it is always a fun experience to step on a college field as a player or a coach and compete. We earned a victory against a gritty opponent to remain undefeated at 3-0.

Fun Fact: # 13 Georgetown played in the Orange Bowl after the 1940 college football season against # 9 Mississippi State on January 1, 1941. Mississippi State won 14-7.
#highschoolfootball #highschoolsports #strengthcoach #footballcoach

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Coaches, here is how you get kids to upgrade their nutrition.

This is Phil Tran, championship-winning high school football and strength coach, owner of PT Strength, and NHSSCA Maryland Coach of the Year.

Who is cooking the meals? We try to teach youth athletes and high school athletes proper nutrition, but at the end of the day, they are not the ones buying the groceries and cooking the meals. Parents and guardians are the ones responsible for feeding the children. Educate the parents.

Every girls and boys sport in the youth, middle school, and high school levels begins the competitive season by conducting a parent meeting to provide pertinent information and set expectations. Coaches should utilize this time to emphasize the importance of nutrition and offer basic nutritional guidelines within their scope of practice.

Simply speak to parents in a parent meeting and continue the conversation with them if you are a high school coach. If you are a private sector coach, you should already have a direct line to the parents of all your athletes so nutrition needs to be a regular topic of discussion.

I wanted to answer the question on how coaches can get kids to comply to a coach’s nutritional recommendations so I won’t get into the questions about what should be eaten right now. If you want to learn more about nutrition for athletes, I will refer you to three resources.

Follow my friends and favorite nutritionists Arianne Missimer @themovementparadigm and Wendi Irlbeck @nutrition_with_wendi online. Arianne Missimer is a doctor of physical therapy, registered dietitian, and fellow certified strength and conditioning specialist based in the Philadelphia area. Arianne has been named American Dietetic Association Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year.

Wendi Irlbeck is a registered dietitian nutritionist based in Lansing, Michigan. Wendi has worked as a dietitian and nutritionist representing a trade association, serving in the medical field, and at a prestigious SEC school fueling elite athletes to victory. I will attach their social media handles in the show notes. (Find the complete video and show notes in my Instagram bio link.)

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Here is how to keep kids engaged in sport for life.
1️⃣ Kids need to have fun.
2️⃣ Kids need to make friends.
3️⃣ Kids need to learn useful life skills and life lessons. “Sport, in and of itself, does not teach character. There is nothing inherent about throwing a football, hitting a baseball, perfecting a slap slot, running fast, swimming fast, or lifting heavy weight that will make you a better man or woman. If you are a morally deficient person, lifting heavier weight will just make you a physically stronger, still morally deficient person.

However, a coach who is intentional about character development and, for the ✝️ Christian schools where I have coached, faith formation, can effectively use sports as a conduit to teach character and faith in real life. In my experience, there is no better vehicle to teach character and faith than competitive youth athletics. This is provided that you have a coaching staff that is serious and intentional about teaching life as much as they are about coaching sport.” View the complete video and read the transcript by finding the link in my Instagram bio link.
#strengthandconditioning #strengthcoach #americanfootball #footballcoach #highschoolsports #youthsports #christianathlete #christiancoach

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