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Welcome to sports performance at Cockeysville
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.
Visiting sports performance at Cockeysville
Our providers
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Jay Dyer, CSCS
Jay Dyer is a certified strength and conditioning specialist and director of sports performance for MedStar Health. Jay serves as the Strength and Conditioning Coach for the U.S. National Team, as well as John Hopkin’s lacrosse teams. 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 his program to improve performance.
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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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Dave Vargo, CSCS
Dave earned his bachelor's degree in sport management from California University of Pennsylvania. He is a certified strength and conditioning specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), as well as a Certified Level 1 Coach through Precision Nutrition.
In his 10 years in the industry, Dave has worked with a wide range of clientele from high school athlete to senior populations. Prior to joining MedStar in 2021, Dave was the head trainer of a personal training studio where he created and oversaw programming for more than 130 clients.
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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