Easton Miller - Head of Strength and Conditioning (KOVA Sports)
Episode 1 Season 5 is out with Easton Miller. Easton is currently the head of Strength and Conditioning at KOVA sports. KOVA is an inclusive baseball training center pertaining to Hitting and Throwing development while also focusing on overall athletic health. The overall goal of the facility is to help athletes reach their maximum potential.
KOVA is quickly becoming an influential facility located in Texas. KOVA has implemented an overall education system for the progression of innovative technology and concepts toward player development.
Easton started his career at KOVA as an intern while working under Grant Fowler. Fowler introduced overall French Contrast, Extreme Isometrics, and plyometric training. Easton goes on to explain KOVAs overall implementation of Strength & Conditioning. Easton talks about he programs his athletes within the weight room and pertains to his weekly progressions of athletes.
Easton has implemented a week-by-week programming style working with high school and college athletes. He talks about how to implement proper programs while taking into consideration what athletes are doing at their primary schools. His overall goal is to teach athletes to learn how to listen to their bodies and progress in their overall development holistically.
Timestamps;
- Intro (1:20)
- Background (2:15)
- What is KOVA (6:30)
- Start of KOVA (7:00)
- Start of Internship (9:00)
- Working with passionate owners (11:00)
- How the facility operates from the top down (13:00)
- Progression becoming Head of S&C (15:30)
- Progression of programming (18:00)
- Biggest learning curve towards becoming head of S&C (21:30)
- Program within High School athletes (23:30)
- How to get athletes to trust you (26:30)
- Teaching athletes to listen to their bodies (28:30)
- Programming Style (30:45)
- Using Non-Linear Periodization (34:30)
- Plyometrics (39:00)
- Why hanging is so important (44:00)
- Technology within KOVA (46:45)
- Facility interactions between coaches (53:35)
- Organization towards athletes (57:45)
- Player Development within the next 5 years (60:45)
- Closing (67:45)