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How to build a Power 5 Basketball Athlete

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Cheeky Mid Weeky
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Feb 4, 2026
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Summary

Logan Ogden, Director of Men's Basketball Athletic Performance at the University of Iowa, shares insights on transitioning from a multi-sport role to a specialized basketball-only program. He details the integration of sports science, nutrition, and Olympic lifting to develop elite Power 5 athletes.

Topics

  • Strength and Conditioning
  • Basketball Performance
  • Olympic Weightlifting
  • Sports Science
  • Athletic Development
  • Power 5 Athletics
  • Force Plate Training
  • Program Design

Highlights

  • Main idea: Transitioning to a basketball-only role allows for greater intimacy and precision in individual athlete monitoring
  • Practical takeaway: Use summer pre-testing and force plate data to establish baseline KPIs for seasonal programming
  • Practical takeaway: Implement a progressive Olympic lifting curriculum that shifts from full eccentric loads to barbell complexes to manage joint integrity
  • Failure mode: Avoid overwhelming athletes with too much new information; use the 80/20 rule to ensure buy-in through incremental learning
  • Main idea: High-level performance is maximized when strength, nutrition, and sports science departments operate as a unified, integrated team

Chapters

  1. 1:00 The Transition to Iowa: Reflections on moving from Utah to Iowa and the professional differences between managing multi-sport programs versus basketball-only roles.
  2. 7:00 Integrating Sports Science: How summer pre-testing and force plate data serve as the foundation for seasonal athletic development.
  3. 13:00 The Value of Specialization: Discussing the benefits of working within a specialized sports performance team including nutrition and athletic training.
  4. 19:00 Defining Impactful Coaching: Exploring what it means to be an impactful coach beyond wins, losses, and social media presence.
  5. 32:00 Programming for Buy-in: Strategies for introducing complex movements like Olympic lifts without overwhelming the athlete's capacity.
  6. 38:00 Olympic Lifting Progression: A deep dive into using cleans, snatches, and barbell complexes to build power while managing fatigue and joint stress.
  7. 1:09:00 Evolution of Support Services: Comparing the resource availability and specialized support staff at smaller colleges versus Power 5 programs.