Mark Kovacs, PhD, FACSM, CTPS, MTPS, CSCS*D, USPTA, PTR
Dr. Mark Kovacs is a performance physiologist, researcher, professor, author, speaker and coach with an extensive background training and researching elite athletes. He currently runs a consulting firm focused on optimizing human performance by the practical application of cutting edge science. He formerly directed the Sport Science, Strength & Conditioning and Coaching Education departments for the United States Tennis Association (USTA) and was the Director of the Gatorade Sport Science Institute. He currently serves as the Executive Director of the International Tennis Performance Association (iTPA); Dr. Kovacs is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). He was an All-American and NCAA doubles champion in tennis at Auburn University and earned his PhD from the University of Alabama. He is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), Certified Tennis Performance Specialist (CTPS) and Master Tennis Performance Specialist (MTPS) through the iTPA, and in 2012 he was the youngest ever recipient of the International Tennis Hall of Fame Educational Merit Award. He has worked with hundreds of elite athletes in dozens of sports providing high performance sport science services in the lab, on the court, field, pitch, track and ring. He now travels the world speaking at conferences and to corporations and universities, in addition to video shoots and interviews.
Click below to view a radio interview Mark recently gave to SMARTER team training, and also a link to a recent interview with Global Sportcoach. http://www.globalsportcoach.com/dr-mark-kovacs-diet-education-training-overload-performance-expectations-and-recovery/
Click below to view a radio interview Mark recently gave to SMARTER team training, and also a link to a recent interview with Global Sportcoach. http://www.globalsportcoach.com/dr-mark-kovacs-diet-education-training-overload-performance-expectations-and-recovery/
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Dr. Mark Kovacs was just included in #STACK “Top 31 Fitness Professionals To Follow in 2015”. This is a great honor to be included on such a prestigious list with the leading minds in fitness, strength & conditioning, sports performance and athletic research. Each year this is one of the most coveted lists that are produced to find high quality information on the web. Check out Dr. Kovacs and the other experts at the link.
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A Selection Of Tennis Players Mark Has Worked With:
Keynote Presentations on 5 Continents
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Mark with the 2010 Fed Cup Team After Win Over Russia
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Dr. Mark Kovacs along with Dr. Brian Hainline (Chief Medical Officer, NCAA), Chris Snyder (Head of Coaching & Education at the US Olympic Committee, USOC) and Dr. John Parsons (Director, NCAA Sport Science Institute and moderator) presented at the 2015 National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) Annual Meeting on the topic of "The Continuum of Early Specialization, Lack of Periodization, and Overuse Injuries." Over 12,000 athletic trainers attended the 2015 meeting. The major focus was on changing the paradigm of youth sport focused on a pathway of early initiation to sport, with early diversification (multiple sports) moving into appropriate specialization later in an athlete’s career if the elite level is the focus.
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