2014 University of Hawai’i Strength Clinic

This past weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the 2014 HAWAII STRENGTH COACHES CLINIC at the University of Hawai’i. The clinic is run by Tommy Heffernan, a member of the UH football and baseball teams from 1988 to 1991, who handles the overall operation of the strength and conditioning program at UH. David Woodward D.P.T., one of our physical therapists at F&L’s W.O.R.C. site, joined me for two days of lectures and presentations by some of the top strength and conditioning coaches in the U.S.

Speakers included Robert Dos Remedios (Oregon State), Gary Beamer (Hawaii), Henry Ruggeirio (Univ. of Washington), Brian Neal (Univ. of Mississipi St.), Kari Woodall (Univ. of Wisconsin), and Patrick Ivey (Missouri). Each of these strength coaches brought their expertise and unique experiences to this outstanding clinic by educating coaches, medical professionals and athletic trainers on how to improve performance, decrease injuries, and gain a greater understanding of the importance of strength and conditioning.

Also in attendance were Dr. Elizabeth Ignacio (IMUA Orthopedics) who spoke about injury prevention and Mike Skogg (Skogg Kettlebell) who talked about kettlebell training.

One of the highlights of the weekend listening the honorable Judge Kaulukukui Jr., who spoke about Hawaiian values and leadership. We were given the opportunity to meet him and we hope to get to know him better as we found out that he resides on the Windward side and also practices martial arts right next to our W.O.R.C. site at Kokokahi YWCA.

David and I look forward to implementing many of the concepts that we picked up this weekend and are already looking forward to attending next year’s clinic.