Joel Smith: Training Philosophies for Acceleration, Deceleration, and Change of Direction

In this episode of the Brawn Body Health and Fitness
Podcast, Dan is joined by Joel Smith to discuss Training
Philosophies for Acceleration, Deceleration, and Change of
Direction. Joel Smith is the founder of Just Fly Sports and
trains athletes and clients in partnership with Evolutionary
Fitness in Cincinnati, Ohio. Joel hosts the Just Fly Performance
Podcast, has authored several books on athletic performance, and
trains numerous clients in the in-person and online space. Joel
was formerly a strength coach for 8 years at UC Berkeley, working
with the Swim teams and post-graduate professional swimmers, as
well as tennis, water polo, and track and field. A track coach of
11 years, Joel coached for the Diablo Valley Track and Field Club
for 7 years, and also has 6 years of experience coaching sprints,
jumps, hurdles, pole vault and multi-events on the collegiate
level, working at Wilmington College, and the University of
Wisconsin, LaCrosse. Joel has coached 2 national champions,
multiple All-Americans and school record holders in his time as a
track coach. In the realm of strength and conditioning, his
programs have assisted 5 athletes to Olympic berths that produced
9 medals and a world record performance at Rio in 2016. In 2011,
Joel began Just Fly Sports as a central platform to promote
information for athletes and coaches to reach their highest
potential. In 2016 the first episode of the “Just Fly Performance
Podcast” was released, now a leading source of education in the
sports performance field. The evolving mission of Just Fly Sports
is focused on teaching athletes to realize their true, innate
power, and achieve the highest joy in their training,
competition, and in the community. Joel has also spent several
years in the realms of college lecturing, personal training, and
thesis research. Joel’s certifications include Neurological and
Physical Typing from BATI, CSCS, MAT Jumpstart, and NKT level 1,
as well as USA Track and Field credentials. Joel is also
well-versed in the Be-Activated protocols as taught by Douglas
Heel, Foot training and biomechanical concepts from Gary Ward,
and has been extensively mentored by sprint and sport movement
coach Adarian Barr. For more on Joel and Just Fly Performance, be
sure to check out just-fly-sports.com & @justflysports





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