Highly Educated Experienced Staff

 Nick Conte has been focused on sports medicine since 2008, first as an Athletic Trainer (ATC) and then going on to receive his Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 2014. As a former college and minor league baseball player with the SF Giants, Nick has been driven to maximize human performance at all levels through developing foundations in stability, mobility, and dynamic motion allowing his athletes and patients the ability to perform at their highest level.

Nick completed his undergraduate work in 2008 at St. Mary’s College in California achieving a B.A. degree in Kinesiology- Health and Human Performance. He then attended Fresno State and earned his B.S. in Athletic Training at Chapman University.  As an Athletic trainer, Nick worked with the LA Dodgers at the major league level for 2 seasons before returning to school to pursue his Doctorate of Physical Therapy. 

Following earning his Doctorate in Physical Therapy, Nick was hired as the Rehabilitation Coordinator and Minor League Medical Coordinator for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2014 and 2015.  During that time he focused on developing organizational protocols and researching evidence based applications of new technology for athlete monitoring, injury prevention, and rehabilitation.  Most recently research has been focused on identifying objective measures in combination with personal wellness and performance variables that can be used to identify increased risk in injury.

Nick has worked with professional and amateur runners, hockey, soccer, lacrosse, football, basketball, tennis, volleyball, swimming, crossfit and wrestlers, utilizing he diverse background and strong passions not only for sports but for helping all patients achieve their full functional potential. He has pursued advanced skills in Dry Needling, iASTM, Cupping, Performance Taping, Mobilization, Postural Restoration, Strength and Conditioning and Functional Movement.

Originally from Northern California, Luke’s first experience with sports medicine began at Modesto Junior College working as an intern under Bobby Boswell. His love for athletics flowed seamlessly with his passion for health and medicine, finding a profession that allowed him to help athletes reach their full potential. After Modesto, Luke continued his education by receiving his Bachelor’s in Athletic Training at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette. While at ULL, he had the opportunity to work with the Ragin’ Cajun Men’s Basketball and Football teams. Luke continued on to pursue his Master’s Degree in Kinesiology at San Jose State University. 

In addition to his education, Luke worked as a graduate assistant at Santa Clara University with the Baseball, Water Polo, and Tennis teams. He assisted in the development of a baseball-specialized sports medicine program while working alongside Stan Conte at Santa Clara. Following graduate school Luke returned to the junior college setting, working at Arizona Western College – a community college with a highly competitive athletic program located in Yuma, Arizona.  During his time with the Matadors, he helped four separate teams reach national championships and as well as a host of regional and conference champion titles.

Luke made the move from Yuma to Phoenix in September 2019. He enters his first year with Conte Sport Performance Therapy as a Certified Athletic Trainer and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. He is currently working towards finishing prerequisites before entering a doctoral program for physical therapy.

Robert McLean obtained a Sports Science (Kinesiology) degree from the University of New Brunswick in 1988 and immediately began work as a Head Equipment Manager at the American Hockey League level. In 1991 the role of Strength and Conditioning Coach was added to his title and he performed both roles during the remainder of his time in the AHL.

In 1995 he accepted the position of Head Equipment Manager for the Colorado Avalanche and was fortunate enough to win his first Stanley Cup that same year. He quickly went on to establish himself as one of the top skate technicians in the game and heavily influenced the application of scientific principles to the “art” of skate sharpening. In 1999 he sought to return to the strength and conditioning world by accepting a position with High Performance Specialists in Toronto but his skate technician services were soon requested again by the New Jersey Devils in 2000 so he returned to the NHL and won his second Stanley Cup that year.

After his short time in New Jersey Robert sought to gain business experience and assumed the role of ProShop Manager for Coyotes Ice Sports in Scottsdale Arizona. During this time Robert became heavily involved in skating biomechanics and skate design which lead to several of his ice skate/ blade designs being used when he joined Mission Hockey in 2001 as Manager of Advanced Concepts Design.

After the NHL lockout ended in 2004, Robert returned to the role of Head Equipment Manager for the Florida Panthers Hockey Club before finally leaving the skate technician role for good in 2008 to work as Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for BRS Sports, a high performance facility in Weston Florida. After quickly establishing himself as a successful strength coach with athletes from various sports in Florida, Robert was offered the position of Head Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Colorado Avalanche in 2010 and was again able to focus on ice hockey.

In 2012 Penn State University offered a dream position and Robert became the Head of Strength and Conditioning for Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey and was given the opportunity to design a cutting edge hockey specific training facility and create a hockey program from scratch as Penn State headed into their inaugural year as a member of NCAA Div hockey.

All of this experience has given Robert a unique ability to not only understand the motor patterns and predict imbalances within the body, but also to understand how the configuration of the skate and blade set up can affect the athlete’s performance. This is an advantage few strength coaches have. Add to this Robert’s extensive knowledge of sports nutrition and his corrective exercise background through the Postural Restoration Institute and somehow it all gets put together to create a comprehensive strategy to help athletes prevent injuries and achieve their best in the sport.

However, if you ask Robert what his speciality is , he’ll simply say,”Mentoring young players to believe in themselves. Make it fun, teach them mental skills to deal with adversity and show them that consistency and focus will always lead to success.