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Welcome to sports performance at Hunt Valley
We are ready to strengthen and condition athletes who have completed their physical therapy and been released to activity. We work in conjunction with your physical therapist to bridge the gap from PT to playing your sport and the demands required to complete a practice or competition.
Fitness Programs
We also offer a wide range of fitness programs for adult athletes or individuals looking to improve their overall health.
Visiting Sports Performance at Hunt Valley
Hours of operation:
By appointment only
Our providers
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Alex Milton, M.Ed., CSCS, ELDOA 1&2, FRCms, PES
Alex is a certified strength and conditioning specialist for MedStar Health. He specializes in rehab performance and oversees the return-to-play program. Alex works closely with physical therapists to train athletes who are coming back from injuries. He works with a wide range of sports and ages, from middle school athletes to professional level players in the NFL and NBA. Outside of this program, he trains high school teams and college athletes, providing education to properly sprint and lift effectively for their respective sports.
Before coming to MedStar Health, Alex worked at eight different Division I universities, including University of North Carolina, Wake Forest University, and University of Kentucky. He oversaw their training protocols and GPS systems, where he tracked and monitored player data and metrics. This provides an elevated insight into the teams’ adaption to training and stress tolerance.
In his free time, Alex enjoys traveling and scuba diving and has a passion for photography.
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Jay Dyer, CSCS
Jay Dyer is a certified strength and conditioning specialist and director of sports performance for MedStar Union Memorial Sports Medicine. Outside of the sport of lacrosse, Jay has trained Division I and Division III athletes in football, basketball, baseball, soccer, and field hockey. Athletes from the National Football League, National Basketball Association, and Major League Baseball have utilized the program to improve performance.
In September 2013, Johns Hopkins Women's Lacrosse team began training with Jay Dyer at Strength and Conditioning. In 2014 the team broke the school record for wins in a season and qualified for the NCAA playoffs. The team returned to the NCAAs in 2015 and 2016.
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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.
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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.
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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