Today we are joined by Jason Stone on episode 47 of The Hawkin Podcast.

Jason Stone is currently the Applied Sports Science Coordinator of the Cincinnati Reds where he focuses on applying practical, technical, and tactical health, performance, and human movement skill enhancement protocols across the Reds organization, with a special focus on Minor League player development, that revolves around baseball’s key performance indicators. Prior to working with the Reds, Jason worked at West Virginia University as the Performance Specialist of the Men's Basketball Team, as well as being a Senior Research Specialist. Jason also worked at The Ohio State University as their Performance/Sports Scientist. Prior to his time at OSU, Jason spent three years with Texas Christian University (TCU), in their research department. All this after being an Assistant Researcher for the Air Force Research Laboratory. Jason is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Applied Sports Science from West Virginia University. He earned his Master's in Exercise Science from TCU and attended Miami University where he received his MS in Kinesiology and Exercise Science. Jason has a passion for developing athletes and has become excellent at it, take a listen...

Time Stamps for Today’s Episode:

• 00:07 Introduction to Jason Stone
• 01:03 Early career stages
• 05:36 Applied human performance research
• 10:10 Helping others understand the ‘Why’
• 17:49 What to do when the stars don’t align
• 23:04 Providing solutions

If you are interested in learning more about Jason Stone, he can be found on LinkedIn here, or on Instagram here.

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