Henry Aleck is in his 2nd season with the Los Angeles Angels organization, recently serving as the Double-A Affiliate Strength & Conditioning Coach with the Rocket City Trash Pandas and previously in the same role with High-A Tri-City. He spent time in the Philadelphia Phillies organization, has worked at the University of Texas as a graduate Strength & Conditioning Coach, and as an intern at UCLA with Olympic Sports.
Topics covered in this episode:
- Training the cheer team and how it has helped in professional baseball
- His best professional baseball story
- Being named a SCOTY and finding success
Quotes:
- “If the preparation sucks for what we’re giving then the product’s gonna suck” (9:49)
- “I think if we as the coaches don’t care about what we do then obviously the athlete’s not gonna care” (10:05)
- “Getting guys to compete a little bit on a regular basis I think within the weightroom is just as important in-season as it is in the off-season” (13:03)
If you would like to learn more from Henry, you can follow him on social media:
Instagram: @henry_aleck22 Twitter: @Henry_Aleck