PODCAST: Maximizing Athletic Performance, Plus Pirates Prospects with Tim Williams
By Matt Gajtka
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Gike’s Got Game is back for yet another week on The River’s Edge radio network!
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I opened Episode 9 with a discussion on the rigors of travel in sports, and how teams and athletes are getting better at mitigating those effects. I also get into the benefits of mental health as it relates to sports performance.
At the 23-minute mark, Tim Williams of the comprehensive website Pirates Prospects joined me on the guest line to talk about the organization’s minor-league system and how they go about making the most of the baseball players they draft and sign.
Finally, I talk a little local soccer, as the Riverhounds head into the USL season’s final month, and then I address the Steelers’ giving Mike Vick a chance:
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