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EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE PHILOSOPHY
The Athletic Performance Department at Eastern Washington University believes that providing a positive and educational atmosphere will encourage the maturation of high-performance student-athletes as well as high-character individuals. The philosophy of the Athletic Performance Department is to increase athletic performance while developing robust student-athletes through personalized, comprehensive training programs that emphasize the following:
 
Performance Training
  • Dynamic flexibility and mobility
  • Rehabilitation and prehabilitation
  • Healthy tissue quality
  • Performance-based core training
  • Strength and power through Olympic and Powerlifting variations
  • Movement efficiency
  • Reactive and ballistic training
  • Acceleration, transitional and maximal speed mechanics
  • Energy system development
  • Recovery modalities
 
Gallery: (9-11-2024) 2024 Weight Room Upgrades
 
 
ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE STAFF
 
TJ Conley, MS, CSCS, CMPC
Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Performance
Sports Covered: Men's & Women's Basketball
(509) 359-6984
tconley1@ewu.edu
 
Perez headshot
Ryan Groneman, CSCS Laura Asimakis, CSCS Mike Perez, MS, CSCS
Director of Football Athletic Performance Assistant Director of Athletic Performance Associate Director of Football, Speed and Performance
Sports Covered: Football Sports Covered: Volleyball, Pole Vault, Track & Field Sports Covered: Football, Soccer,
Cross Country
(509) 359-6182 lasimakis@ewu.edu mperez14@ewu.edu
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Ahmad Ambon, CSCS
Graduate Assistant for Athletic Performance
Sports Covered: Men's and Women's Tennis, Golf, Football
aambon1@ewu.edu
 

Performance Nutrition
Gallery: (4-10-2025) Gatorade Fuel Station

Performance Mental Skills
  1. The Performance Mental Skill Class (PHED 396) offered to all EWU freshman and transfer athletes. The class is taught by Certified Mental Performance Consultant, Coach T.J. Conley, who earned his (CMPC) and is now well qualified to provide mental skills coaching to Eastern's student-athletes.
Extra Mile Institute
 
  1. Team Step Back Session brought to us by Extra Mile Institute and facilitated by all five of Athletic Performance Staff members.
    • The Step Back Sessions are efficient, value-driven discussions integrated into existing team workout routines, for both in and out of season. Utilizing EMI’s digital platform and framework, the Athletic Performance staff integrates Step Back Sessions directly into their routines and workflows, achieving sustainable and scalable impact. Actionable tools that EMI provides gives measurable improvements in performance and mental wellness through the sessions instruction. A critical outcome that has been documented is an increased satisfaction and engagement from the student-athletes through the team-focused, well-being-driven conversations with staff members.
 
  1. Individual Mental Skills training available through EWU and local practitioners. The local practitioners include Dr. Michael Ochi, Ryan Sawyer, Brandon Davis, and Ashlee Bradshaw. These training sessions will expand the knowledge base for student-athletes and build off of the lessons taught from the Performance Mental Skill Classes and Team Step Back Sessions.Â