Johnny Staats
Performance Coach | Emerging Tech for Athletic Optimization
About
Johnny Staats helps elite athletes and teams unlock their full potential. As founder of the Staats Performance Institute, he has spent over a decade developing cutting-edge training programs that leverage the latest advancements in sports science and technology.
Staats' insights have been featured in publications like Sports Illustrated and ESPN, and he has consulted with professional organizations across the NFL, NBA, and Premier League. His keynotes reveal how emerging tech like wearables, AI, and VR are transforming athlete monitoring, recovery, and skill development.
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A tribute to West Virginia coal miners
By day, Johnny Staats is a UPS package car driver. The rest of the time, he is a world-class bluegrass mandolin, guitar, and violin player. In this performance Staats, accompanied by Dave Vaugn on guitar, sings of the hardships faced by generations of coal miners working in West Virginia.
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