Research in Coaching and Human Performance

Ed Archer and I discuss the history of fitness education, the birth and landscape of S&C and a future direction for education. 

I chat with Ben Cartwright from the Football Fitness Federation about his path from S&C coach in professional football to owning multiple business and running the FFF. 

Owen and I chat about his career progession from his 10 years leading one of the UK's biggest sports academies to working with corporate health clients.  

I sit and chat with Dr Chris Bishop and Mark Bennett about their perspectives on RSI and how useful it is. Does the fact that its a ratio make it much less useful for us? Are we better with different test variables and areas of focus?   

Dave and I talk about his transition from being an S&C in professional Rugby to becoming a Private Gym owner  Find Dave on Twitter @CrippsDave    

Gary and I chat about his progression from an Undergraduate and Postgraduate student to his new role working with the Canadian Sports Institute Atlantic. Gary reflects on decisions, learning moments, the perceived gulf between university and employment and future career plans. Reach out to Gary on Twitter: @Gary_Peps    

John was a senior lecturer in sports coaching at the University of Central Lancashire from 2010–2021. Before that, he was a coach development manager at the Professional Golfers' Association. He received his PhD in 2015, which focuses on social learning and critical reflection. John has published 30+ research papers, is a senior fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and is forever trying to improve his golf game. John and I discuss philosophy, careers and critical thinking relevant for coaches at all stages of their life. Starter Articles: https://bigthink.com/thinking/sartre-bad-faith-authenticity/ https://medium.com/the-philosophers-stone/sartre-on-living-in-bad-faith-e7fc28314dcd Johns Content: https://bio.link/johnstoszkowski Find John on Twitter: @JohnStoszkowski  

In this episode I am joined by Stu McMillan who is the CEO of ALTIS and has trained over 70 Olympic athletes throughout his career. Stu recently spoke about a model he is using with an acronym: PCATS Potential Capacity Ability Technique Skill He and I discuss this model and how it relates to both speed development and to coaching more broadly. Connect with Stu here: Twitter

Dan Howells joins me on the podcast to talk about his passion for non-technical skills and what practitioners need to know regarless if you are starting out or running a departement.

In this episode I chat with Tim Kettenring about the role of aerobic conditioning in team sports. Tim is a S&C coach from New Orleans, USA and has worked with a broad range of athletes over his career. He and I discuss the role of the aerobic base, training parameters and managing intensity.

Ryan has a wealth of experience managing performance departments across team sports and institutes. He currently works with Kitman Labs helping them support clubs with their performance problems all over the world. In this episode we discuss Ryan's take on problem solving and developing knowledge to navigate the challenges in team sports. 

In this episode I am joined by Mike Ashford. Mike is a PhD student at Leed Beckett University investigating Decision Making in Team Sports, is a Rugby Coach for Harrowgate RFC and Leeds University. Mike talks us through some key theories in decision making and helps us simplify the varied terminoogy and differences of opinion found throughout the area. Mike applies these different theories to practice and outlines his unified conceptual framework for player decision-making in invasion team sports.

In this episode I am joined by James Wild. James is the Technical Lead for Performance at Surrey Sports Park and a Teaching Fellow in Sport and Exercise Science at the University of Surry. In addition he works as a Speed and Agility Coach with Harlequins Rugby and is Head of Perforance with England Lacrosse. Throughout this episode James outlines key characteristics of initial sprint acceleration in both sprinters and team sport athletes and some of the research he has completed as part of his PhD.

In this episode, Ed and I explore how principles of Neuro-Rehab can be applied to non-rehab performance settings. Ed is currently a lecturer in Strength and Conditioning at the University of Gloucestershire after having previously worked with Wheelchair Rugby for the EIS and a Neuro-Rehab clinic.

In this episode Louis and I discuss his resarch around the impact of dorsiflexion range of motion and movement solutions in different tasks. We cover its importance, the screening process and intervention types. Louis is a Lecturer in Sports Therapy at Edge Hill University and is currently completing his PhD.

In this episode Tom Dos'Santos and I discuss a range of change of direction concepts including the performance and injury conflict. Tom is a Technical Demonstrator at The University of Salford and has just completed his PhD titled 'Biomechanical Determinants of Performance and Injury Risk in Change of Direction'. Tom has a range of useful publications available through his Research Gate page

In this episode Harjiv Singh and I discuss the role of language in optimising the motor learning process. Harjiv is currently a PhD student at the University of Las Vegas under the supervision of Dr Gabriele Wulf and is interested in motor learning for a range of populations. He shares lots of his thoughts via twitter and on rebelmovement.org.

In this episode Shyam Chavda and I discuss key performance indicators and the technical model associated with weightlifting performance. Shyam is the technical tutor for sport science at Middlesex University, London. He teaches across multiple degree programmes and acts at the universities head weightlifting coach, plus he is currently a performance scientist for British Weightlifting.

In this episode Erik Meira and I discuss the role of the quad in ACL rehabilitation and injury. Erik is a Physical Therapist from Portland, USA who runs his own clinic while supporting/consulting with a range of teams. Erik also hosts the PT Inquest podcast and runs educational CPD on knee and hip injuries around the world https://thesciencept.com/courses/.

In this episode Ibrahim Akubat and I discuss internal training load from a historical perspective and how to optimise the use of TRIMP. Iby is currently the course leader for the BSc sport and exercise science course at Newham University and also plays an active role in BASES as the CPD representative for the Sport & Performance Division. Iby runs a useful website on training impulse with lots of useful resources http://www.trainingimpulse.com/.

In this episode Dr Chris Szedlak and I discuss psychosocial skills for strength and conditioning coaches. Chris is currently lead strength and conditioning coach at the University of Southampton and recently completed his PhD titled: Exploring and Developing Effective Behaviours and Characteristics of Strength and Conditioning Coaches.

In this episode Damian Harper and I discuss some of his PhD looking at ‘Determinants of Proficient Deceleration’. Damian is currently a Senior Lecturer in Exercise Physiology and Performance Conditioning at York St John University.

In this episode Dr Bruce Williams and I discuss the foot, the ankle and the shoe-surface interactions effect on injury risk and performance. Bruce is a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine and currently provides consultation services for different companies and clubs. Fine more about Bruce on his website: breakthroughsportsperformance.com

In this episode Jason and I discuss concussion and its affect on future injury risk. Jason is currently a PhD Student at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas researching Sports-Concussion and ACL Injury risk. Jason is involved with running the blog: https://rebelmovement.org/ where he and colleagues share their thoughts on training and research.

In this episode Simon Brearley and I discuss transfer of training, training specificity and S&C for golf. Simon is a Consultant Strength & Conditioning Coach with the PGA European Tour Performance Institute and England Golf, as well as Head of Strength & Conditioning at Cranleigh School in Surrey, UK. Our discussion is mainly structured around his recent review article in the Strength and Conditioning Journal.

In this episode Dr Neil Welch and I discuss performance rehabilitation in change of direction. Dr Welch recently completed his PhD titled ‘The Role of Maximal Strength, Explosive Strength, Reactive Strength and Deceleration in Rehabilitation and Performance’. Neil works as the Head of Rehab at the Sports Surgery Clinic, Dublin.

In this episode Dr Richard Blagrove and I discuss the role of strength training in endurance running performance. Dr Blagrove recently completed his PhD from Northumbria University.  Rich continues to work with athletes with a range of ages and has also published a book with The Crowood Press entitled 'Strength and Conditioning for Endurance Runners'. Available here: https://amzn.to/2ZG9i8j

In this episode Dr Sean Maloney and I discuss stiffness and its associations with performance and injury risk. Sean is Strength and Conditioning coach for a range of athletes including Badminton England Juniors and a part time lecturer at the University of Bedfordshire and Middlesex University. Sean received his PhD from the University of Bedfordshire in the field of biomechanics.  

This episode Dr Jonathan Hughes and I discuss what implications muscle damage has on subsequent performance and monitoring. Jon is currently a senior lecturer in Sport and Exercise at the University of Gloucestershire. He completed his PhD in 2011 from Massey University, NZ with a thesis titled ‘Metabolic Alterations in Skeletal Muscle Following Eccentric Exercise Induced Damage’

In this episode, Greg Lehman and I discuss spine biomechanics and considerations for lifting kinematics. Greg is a Physiotherapist, Chiropractor and Strength and Conditioning Specialist from Canada who runs educational courses around the world. You can read more about him, see some more of his thoughts and view his course schedule on his website.

This episode Jay Salter and I speak about his PhD in Training Load and Maturation in Academy Football. Jay is currently a lecturer in Coaching Science at York St John University, UK. Jay has lots of useful and easily digestible presentations on Research Gate which are worth a look. He will have much more work coming out as he progresses through his PhD.

In this episode Dr Lee Moore and I discuss the impact of stress on performance. Lee is a lecturer in Sports Psychology at Bath University who specializes in psychophysiological responses to stress and perceptual-cognitive expertise. He and I discuss the biopsychosocial model, the effect of stress on performance, areas for further research and the practical application for coaches.  

This episode Chris Bishop and I speak about his PhD and literature around the effect of asymmetries on performance. An area that is full of complexity but has lots of scope to impact practice in a range of sports. Chris is Currently the Programme Leader for the MSc Strength & Conditioning degree at the London Sports Institute, Middlesex University, London, UK. He is also the Chairman of the UK Strength & Conditioning Association.

In this episode I introduce who I am, what I do, my own research/areas of interest and the rationale for the podcast.

This episode Dr Anthony Turner and I discuss evidence-based practice, building high performance models for sport and the limitations to both experience and data. Anthony is an associate professor and director of postgraduate programmes in sport at Middlesex University.