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Welcome to sports performance at Forest Hill
We are located inside of The Baseball Warehouse. We offer sports performance services for athletes seeking to improve their athletic ability. Comprehensive strength and conditioning programs are available to help athletes improve speed, agility, power, strength, flexibility, and coordination. Whether you are ready to get back in the game after a prior injury or want to take your skills to the next level, we have a program for you.
MedStar Sports Medicine coaches are certified through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Fitness programs for adult athletes or individuals looking to improve their overall health are also available.
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Our providers
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Mitchell Zajicek, CSCS
Mitchell is from Pittsburgh, PA. He studied exercise science at Grove City College in Pennsylvania, where he also played football for the Wolverines and was an assistant strength coach. Before coming to MedStar Health, Mitchell served as Graduate Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at Cumberland University, Head Strength Coach at Widener University, Assistant Strength Coach at Utah Tech University, and Head Strength Coach at Indiana University of PA (IUP). Most recently, Mitchell was the strength coach for the 1st Brigade Combat Team of the 101st Airborne Division in Kentucky.
In his free time, Mitchell enjoys cooking and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, a martial art which focuses grappling, ground fighting, and submission holds.
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Clare Ingersoll, MS, CSCS
Clare formerly coached at Virginia Tech, Coppin State University, and Washington College. She completed her Master's degree in Exercise and Sport Studies at Smith College, where she was a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach. Over the course of her career, she has worked with a wide range of athletes, including lacrosse, basketball, field hockey, volleyball, swimming and diving, tennis, wrestling, baseball, and softball. While at Washington College, she majored in Psychology and played field hockey.
Podcasts
Jay has been a prominent name in the Lacrosse world for many, many years. We’re happy to host him on our podcast to gain the perspective from a strength and conditioning coach on how to best train lacrosse athletes, and truly any athlete, which we dive into in the episode.
Jay shares his insight on the importance of relationship building, and tools he uses to build relationships with athletes to help them in the weight room and ultimately translates that into being a strong athlete on the field and in life.
Strength and Conditioning Coach, Alex Milton, joins us for our FINAL episode of the year!!!
He takes us on a journey of what it’s like to be a strength and conditioning coach for youth athletes up to the professional level. We discuss various treatment modalities and the challenges and rewards that come with working in various settings and different athletes.
Alex briefly touches on social media and the problems that may arise from this medium when it comes to forming optimal movement patterns in athletes and maintaining safety.
Alex is a wealth of knowledge and we’re grateful to have him join us to close out Season One of our podcast.
Welcome to our running medicine podcast featuring Strength and Conditioning coach, Dave Vargo! Our goal is to discuss why strength training is so important for runners, as well as provide tips on how to incorporate it into your routine.
We’ll be talking about the benefits of strength training, such as improved running form, increased resiliency, and reduced risk of injury. We’ll also cover topics like what exercises are best for runners, how often you should do them, and how to fit strength training into your running season schedule. Join us for this episode as we explore the importance of strength training in a runner's life!
Please be sure to follow us on Instagram @medstarhealthpt and email: PTPodcast@medstar.net with any questions or podcast ideas! Thank you for listening!
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