Episode 138: Interview with Ben Chadwick (Part 1)

The PBSCCS Podcast

Ben Chadwick has served as a Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Boston Red Sox organization the past 8 years. He just completed his 2nd season in AAA with the Worcester Red Sox after splitting the previous 6 years between AA Portland, High-A Salem, and Rookie GCL Red Sox. In 2015, he served as the strength and conditioning coach for Leones del Caracas of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. Prior to his work in the Red Sox organization, he interned under former Red Sox strength and conditioning consultant Mike Boyle as well as with the University of South Carolina Gamecocks football team during the 2014 season. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts in 2013 with a degree in Kinesiology.

Topics covered in this episode:
-Best Professional Baseball story
-Personality Typing & Connecting with players
-Finding success & the extra layers of being a Strength and Conditioning Coach in professional baseball
Quotes:
-"I think the more you can learn people on a deeper level the better off you are" (7:05)
-"I think the more guys you can learn how to connect with the better you're gonna be as a coach" (14:07)
-"There's a lot of different personalities that end up being great strength coaches" (23:15)
If you would like to learn more from Ben, you can follow him on social media:
Instagram:
@bchadwic