He knows if you’re been sleeping…
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Ah, Twitter.
It brings athletes closer to each other and their fans, and allows us insight into their day-to-day lives. Dustin Keller likes steaks! David Clowney likes Lil’ Wayne! Jay Feely actually seems to enjoy spending time with his family!
But what about if one of the Jets were to tweet, “Just woke up, too hungover to work out. Eating a tub of ice cream.”
That’s the kind of think that Jets head strength and conditioning coach Sal Alosi might find… interesting.
Alosi is following the team’s tweeters to see if they are following the routines that he has written out for them, and he’s prepared to make house calls if necessary. Even though the players are technically off until they report to training camp on July 30, Alosi’s job is to make sure they arrive in shape.
So sometimes he checks in on Twitter. Which probably means he’s not the only one. The medium has definitely given fans a window on athletes’ lives, but it also offers a way for employers to keep track of them as well.
Oh and by the way, I’m janesports and I’m about to eat a tub of ice cream. But I don’t think my editor will mind.
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Hey Jane hook us non-Tweeters up with a link to Sal’s account. Hey I just viewed what Dustin Keller had for breakfast, not for nuthin’ but who eats turkey omelets?
It would be interesting to see Sal’s spin on Pace’s supplement issue. What he and his assistant Kyle Thorne do as far as education, controls.If you can get something over the counter, I would think that Sal would be very pro active in this area, or maybe he should be…
Too bad the players can’t tweet the supplements they’re taking.
Not to go off topic, but RIP steve McNair…don’t know what happened there, but always had so much respect for that guy. He seemed to carry himself with a an exceptional level of class and toughness.
[...] to know that the Jets’ strength and conditiong coach won’t let that happen… and he’s using an interesting way to keep track of his players. Twitter. But what about if one of the Jets were to tweet, “Just woke up, too hungover to work [...]
David,
I agree. I don’t recall ever hearing a bad word about the guy, who was a model of team-play, toughness, courage, determination, and smarts. A sad loss.
Alex,
I don’t think anyone could have said it better, Steve McNair RIP.
1. Lost in this tragedy is that a 20 tear old girl died, for me the tragedy is larger at 20 than 40.
2. Nashville, I don’t think of this as crime central. Too many guns in this country and too easy to get.
3. If your black , famous and have a lot of money, does that make you a bigger target ?
4. Having more money than God is not enough. Does the NFL do enough for players that leave the game ? They have a rookie symposiam, but what type of support do veterans get ?
5. I’m in agreement with Alex, but the question is whether McNairs Public persona matched the Steve in his private life.
6. There seems to be some evidence, that Steve was stepping out on his wife, without judging, there is a lot of risk on several fronts with that choice…
The Questions I want to ask Sal Alosi:
1. Whats your thoughts on Kareem Browns physical transformation ? your role ?
2. Your thoughts on Rick Lyle ? Kyle Thorne ?
3. What do you do to prevent Hamstring Injuries ?
4. How do you keep veteran lineman healthy ?
5.Who is in the best physical shape on offensive ?
Who is in the best Physical shape on defense ?
The Most improved ?
New guy this Year ?
Which coach is in great physical shape for his age ?
6. What can happen in these six weeks ?
7. Differance working for Mangini versus Ryan ?
8. What unique training regimens have you instituted in the last two years ?
9. Is the physical training for a Mangini defense different than the physical training for a Rex Ryan defense ?
10. What type of feedback to you get from the players ?
I think it’s going to be interesting to see how this investigation unfolds. Obviously the nature of the relationship suggests that he wasn’t a flawless individual (then again, I’ve yet to meet a flawless human), but by all accounts he was very respected off the football field. Certainly a tragic event for the families and communities of all involved.
David and JetOrange,
I agree with you both that we shouldn’t judge him; much can go on in a marriage that outsiders wouldn’t know anything about and couldn’t begin to understand. We’d have to walk a mile in his shoes.
I never said he was without flaws. I just said that I’d never heard a bad word about him. David is right also about McNair’s public image off the field: he did a lot of good, there’s no doubt about it, as the t.v. video clips have been repeatedly showing. “Tragic” is the right word, David, and every tragic hero has his fatal flaw, right? To qualify for tragic status, there has to be a lot of greatness there to begin with so that the hero’s loss really means something. McNair had that greatness, which, a la Dan Marino, is not always measured in rings.
[...] to know that the Jets’ strength and conditiong coach won’t let that happen… and he’s using an interesting way to keep track of his players. Twitter. But what about if one of the Jets were to tweet, “Just woke up, too hungover to work [...]
Excellent post, Alex…very good points and perfect tie-in to a sort of modern Greek Tragedy.
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