Big Rocks and Programming Buckets with Paul Valukas

The High Performance Hockey Podcast

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

KPIs to measure athletic performance and different training methods.

Why data can only take you so far as a strength and conditioning coach.

The current landscape of strength and conditioning in college hockey.

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Show Notes:

In this episode, we're joined by Assistant Director of Olympic strength and conditioning at the University of Wisconsin, Paul Valukas. Paul joined the Wisconsin Olympic strength and conditioning staff in 2021 as an assistant strength and conditioning coach, and currently oversees the Badgers women's hockey program. Paul joined the Badgers after most recently serving as the head strength and conditioning coach in the Ontario reign of the American Hockey League. Working with the LA Kings strength and conditioning staff, Paul created and implemented the reins off a strength and conditioning programming return to play protocols and rehab programs for injured players. We talk about a day in the life of Wisconsin Badgers strength conditioning staff specifically for ice hockey KPIs he uses for his programming, how he buckets, his programs and the current landscape of Strength and Conditioning for college hockey.

04:15 Coaching hockey with a focus on personalized training and leadership.

11:00 Training and retaining interns in sports performance.

16:15 What does the team look like for sports performance training for women's hockey at Wisconsin?

27:00 Measuring athletic performance and training methods.

31:00 Why does data analysis in sports performance only take you so far?

36:15 Categorizing athletes based on performance metrics.

40:45 Training programs for athletes based on movement and intensity.

46:30 An inside look at college hockey coaching challenges and bonuses.

54:00 The value of education in strength conditioning.

57:30 How do you want to be remembered as a coach?