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186. Stories from Ernie Rimer PhD on his +20 years of sport science, Director of Sport Science, University of Louisville
January 09, 2025 · 63 min

From catching passes from Peyton Manning to changing how US Ski & Snowboard trains athletes to building an elite athlete management system in FYTT, Ernie Rimer has some crazy stories. Tune in to hear about how the +20 years are all connected in leading him from one opportunity to the next and the biggest things he learned along the way.

2:59 Coolest/craziest story: a variety from the Indianapolis Colts, Northern Arizona, and the "Hodge Podge Kids" from US Ski & Snowboard

23:20 Deciding to "rock the boat" and train all athletes at the A, B, C, and D levels instead of only the top athletes

33:04 Utah Football playing Michigan and remoting advising the coach's on how to manage a weather delay

39:25 The journey of how FYTT came to be

Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XsrreOvyqHY

Ernie on Instagram and Twitter: @ErnieRimer

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