Descrizione dell’episodio
Welcome back on SPORT VITAMINS for episode 42!Today’s guest is coach James Davis III, Doctor of Physical Therapy and strength and conditioning coach with more than 15 years of experience at many levels, including the NBA.Currently he is the Head Performance Coach at Overtime Elite, an Atlanta-based basketball league aimed at offering "the world’s most talented young basketball players a better pathway to becoming professional athletes”The league recruits high school juniors and seniors, as well as "post-grad" players up to the age of 20 years old. Many stars and NBA players has invested into the league, including Devin Booker, Klay Thompson and Trae YoungSome of the topics we touched on are :1:20 Background3:30 Being a performance coach6:45 Working in the NBA9:00 Biggest challenges in the NBA10:30 Being ready to be “like water”11:00 Overtime Elite Basketball13.30 Day-to-day duties at OTE15:30 Weekly meeting19:00 Philosophy25:30 Stress management27:30 How to hold young athletes accountable30:00 Rapid Fire QuestionsFind James:https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-h-davis-iii-pt-dpt-ms-cscs-rscc-pes-ces-smtc-ab43b859/Find me:https://www.linkedin.com/in/roberto-iezzi/https://www.instagram.com/roberto_iezzi34/Find SPORT VITAMINS:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/60wOP7cCFBnRWwDAfJVEPc?si=63b31c72124b4216Apple Podcast :https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sport-vitamins/id1483319202