In this episode, I have a conversation with one of my longtime mentors, Coach Meg Ritchie Stone. Coach Stone is a twotime Olympian, world record holder, and multiple NCAA DI champion in the discus and shot put. She was also the first female strength and conditioning coach and has helped pave the road not only for better female representation in coaching but for the strength and conditioning profession at large. She is also married to Dr. Michael Stone and together they still direct the sport science doctoral program at ETSU and run the Center of Excellence for Sport Science and Coaching Education. I hope that you'll enjoy this first episode of The Sport Science Education Podcast.

Note: the audio didn't come across great during the interview. I'll keep refining my setup for future episodes!

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction and the "why" behind this new podcast
04:58 Meg's athletic journey, Olympic aspirations, and the importance of PE instructors and talent ID
08:08 Competing against East German athletes and the lessons they taught her in physical prep & training
10:35 Coach & early sport scientist Frank Dick and implementing periodization, weightlifting
13:14 Faina Melnik (discuss WR holder) & Nadezhda Chizhova (shot WR holder) bench press display
14:37 Meg's best strength numbers in the squat, bench, and clean
17:01 Meg's proudest sporting achievements
17:51 The impact of gender expectations on sport performance
19:59 Being inducted into the Mt. SAC Hall of Fame
21:36 Meg's transition from athlete to coach
24:02 The impact of the atmosphere at Arizona State University on Meg's performance
25:03 Remote coaching before the internet
26:07 How Meg became the first female S&C coach at the DI level
31:52 The challenges of being the first female S&C coach
36:44 The MOST concerning aspect of the strength and conditioning profession
39:30 The key to improving sport coach education
43:10 "You're changing their physiology"
45:09 ETSU's unique sport science program
50:17 Meg's advice for the next generation of S&C professionals
51:07 Sponsors

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