Contact Strong: Preparing a D1 Football Program & Taking Inspiration from Rugby | Alec Olson
Update: 2025-03-29
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Alec Olson is the Strength & Conditioning Coach for Portland State Vikings football, a D1 program in the Big Sky Conference. We discussed preparing his football athletes for the unique demands of contact & collisions, how Alec has been implementing ideas & principles from rugby league & rugby union, as well as the differences & similarities in physical demands between all three sports. Alec is an outspoken coach with a ton of great ideas - enjoy the conversation!
You can follow him on Instagram @alecolson_strength_coach
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