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In this episode of the Sports Performance Leadership Podcast, hosted by Pete McKnight, we speak with Perry Stewart, Head of Academy Performance at Arsenal Football Club, and a highly respected leader in elite sport. With over a decade of experience across high-performance environments, Perry brings a unique blend of practical coaching expertise, strategic leadership, and a deep focus on developing high-trust, high-performing teams. Perry holds an MSc in Strength & Conditioning, is pursuing a PhD at Loughborough University focusing on performance support teams, and is accredited by both the UKSCA and BASES. He was also named UKSCA Strength & Conditioning Coach of the Year for Youth Sport, recognizing his outstanding work in athlete development. Topics Discussed: Unconventional path to leadership – From community fitness roles to elite sport Transitioning from practitioner to strategic leader at Arsenal The importance of people over process in high-performance environments How to build high-trust teams through empowerment and collaboration Learning leadership through experience and reflection, not just formal training Influences from organisational psychology and practical leadership frameworks The enduring impact of classic leadership models like The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People This episode provides powerful insights for anyone interested in building culture, leading teams, and elevating athlete development within elite sport. - Where you can find Perry: • LinkedIn • Instagram • X - Sponsors Hytro: The world's leading Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) wearable, designed to accelerate recovery and maximise athletic potential using Hytro BFR for Professional Sport. Remaker: The Portable Strength Tracking Ecosystem. Remaker provides real-time insights to optimise your performance, making even the smallest improvements in your strength training visible in an engaging and powerful format. Remakers integrate seamlessly with the exercise equipment you already use, and the app provides meaningful metrics for every rep, of every set, of every exercise. VALD: makers of the Nordbord, Forceframe, ForeDecks and HumanTrak. VALD Performance systems are built with the high-performance practitioner in mind, translating traditionally lab-based technologies into engaging, quick, easy-to-use tools for daily testing, monitoring and training. - Where to Find Us Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following Inform Performance on: Instagram Twitter Our Website - Our Team Andy McDonald Ben Ashworth Alistair McKenzie Dylan Carmody Steve Barrett Pete McKnight
Weightlifting in climbing. It's one of the most debated topics in the sport, and we're diving into it with the people who coach the best in the world.In this two-part conversation-style series, host Ollie Torr is joined by an expert panel of performance coaches and elite athletes to explore the evolving role of weightlifting in climbing, looking at strength, injury prevention, mindset, and longevity in the sport.We're talking to:Steve Thompson – Lecturer and Head of Strength and Conditioning at Sheffield Hallam University. UKSCA-accredited coach with research expertise in resistance training, periodisation and performance. Steve also works with GB Diving and professional football teams.Dave Mason – Former GB team athlete and IFSC World Cup competitor, now elite outdoor climber and coach. Dave has worked with climbers from youth squads to elite performers, blending strength training with movement and mindset.Jemma Powell – Lattice coach and former GB climber. Jemma supports recreational and performance climbers, specialising in injury prevention, strength training and postpartum coaching.Jesse Firestone – US-based coach and founder of JFire Climbing. Jesse offers personalised, sustainable coaching for climbers of all levels, including elite competitive and outdoor climbers, focusing on holistic progress and long-term development.You'll also hear real-life experiences from athletes at the top of the sport:Aidan Roberts breaks down how he stays strong on the road with portable training and why specificity beats max effort. Will Bosi shares why he's not lifting right now—but might again soon. Drew Ruana gives insight into his use of lifting for power, endurance, and competition prep.In Part 1, we explore how climbers and coaches are rethinking lifting—moving beyond outdated fears of bulking and into smarter, tailored training for every phase of the season.We'll cover:Why climbers are finally embracing strength work (and who needs it most)How top-level athletes integrate lifting without compromising performanceWhat female climbers should consider with hormones, pregnancy, and strength trainingPortable solutions: what athletes like Aidan use while travelling full-timeThe compound lifts that actually carry over to climbing, and how to use themWhy “doing less” might be the smartest thing for your climbingWhether you're curious about hypertrophy, looking to prevent injuries, or trying to train sustainably, this episode offers insight for climbers of every level.
Episode 178: In this episode of the Athletic Shoulder Podcast, Ben Ashworth sits down with Danny Wilson, a UKSCA accredited Strength & Conditioning Coach with extensive experience in the world of boxing. Danny has worked with hundreds of boxers, ranging from junior amateurs to world champions, and developed the Boxing Science strength and conditioning program. His innovative approach has reached over 10,000 customers worldwide, making a significant impact in the world of combat sports. During this conversation, Danny shares his insights on the critical role of strength and conditioning in boxing, with a particular focus on shoulder health and performance. From the importance of the kinetic chain in delivering powerful punches to addressing the prevalence of shoulder injuries among boxers, Danny dives deep into the essential aspects of conditioning for combat sports. - Topics Discussed The critical role of strength and conditioning in boxing, focusing on shoulder health and performance Danny's journey into the world of boxing and the importance of the kinetic chain in delivering powerful punches The prevalence of shoulder injuries among boxers The need for individualized testing and training to address specific weaknesses and improve overall performance The intricacies of shoulder-specific training for boxers, with an emphasis on stability and strength Innovative testing methods for assessing punch power The critical role of core strength in enhancing boxing performance The importance of individualized training approaches and future exploration in the field - Where you can find Danny: LinkedIn X (Twitter) Instagram Website - Sponsors VALD Performance, makers of the Nordbord, Forceframe, ForeDecks and HumanTrak. VALD Performance systems are built with the high-performance practitioner in mind, translating traditionally lab-based technologies into engaging, quick, easy-to-use tools for daily testing, monitoring and training Hytro: The world's leading Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) wearable, designed to accelerate recovery and maximise athletic potential using Hytro BFR for Professional Sport. Output: is a faster, cheaper and more efficient way to test, analyze, report and program athletic performance - all in a single platform and sensor. Provide comprehensive performance evaluations with 200+ assessments spanning VBT, strength, power and movement. Validated by 10+ years of scientific research. - Where to Find Us Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following Inform Performance on: Instagram Twitter Our Website - Our Team Andy McDonald Ben Ashworth Alistair McKenzie Dylan Carmody Steve Barrett Pete McKnight
Ryan is currently the Sports Science and Sports Medicine Lead at Aquatics GB. Ryan has also worked at many presitgious organisations including Kitmanlabs: the FA; UK Sports Institute, UKSCA, Scottish Institute of Sport and he has also been a Sports Science Lecturer. As well as his full time role at Aquatics GB, Ryan is also engaged in his PhD specializing in Multidisciplinary Team Problem Solving. And this is why I'm excited to bring you this conversation with Ryan. He is breaking down the true facets of what makes teams of people come together to make a real impact in the areas they focus on - well away from the limitations of relying solely on technical dogma. Talking Points: The problem of being trained as a practitioner to stay within “lane” Achieving and outcomes of success Failure is a catalyst for change - yet we're all scared of it Stepping out of competency beyond it to make transitions Management vs leadership - taking people on a journey to MDT solutions Clinical governance vs personal perspective Changing thinking from depth of knowledge into transfer of knowledge Importance of metacognitive skills The importance of transcending transactions about your own gain and power If you enjoy this episode please leave a review on iTunes or Spotify platforms, and by doing this you will actively help spread this content to the practitioners that need it. Resources Register for OPEN DAY Practitioner Project 20/20 The Coach Toolbox The Creative Act Stealing Fire Recapture the Rapture Connect with Ryan: LinkedIn Blended Intelligence
Steffan Jones is the CEO and Director of Pace Labs, as well as the High Performance Fast Bowling coach for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL as well as consulting for individual fast bowlers, javelin throwers and pitchers around the world. Steffan is in a unique position having played the sport, being the last dual professional sportsman in the United Kingdom having played 3 years professional rugby and 20 years professional cricket. He is the former Director of Sport Performance at a private school in England. Steffan is also the High-Performance Director for Gosport overseeing the Olympic preparation for various athletes across multiple sports and the brand ambassador and expert for various companies including 1080 Sprint, Lila Movement and Exsurgo Technology He is a qualified sports scientist, a UKSCA qualified strength and conditioning coach and also as a level 3 qualified technical coach. His methods are innovative and heavily based on sports science. Steffan has developed a reputation as an ‘outside the box' thinker in all overhead throwing sports and is the go-to man when an increase in bowling velocity is required. Links: https://pacelabglobal.com/about-2/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steffanjones105/?hl=en Twitter/X: https://x.com/steffanjones105
Paul Comfort is a Professor of Strength and Conditioning at the University of Salford (UK) and an adjunct professor at Edith Cowan University (Australia). Paul is a founder member and accredited member of the UKSCA and was a board member of the NSCA from 2020-2023. He regularly consults with numerous team sports and has authored / co-authored >150 peer reviewed journal articles. His research focuses on training methods to enhance sports performance and the assessment of force production characteristics to monitor acute and chronic changes in neuromuscular function. Paul is also co-editor of the textbooks, ‘Advanced Strength and Conditioning: an evidence-based approach', ‘Performance Assessment for strength and Conditioning', ‘Laboratory Manual for Strength and Conditioning' and recently edited the 2nd edition of the ‘Developing Power' for the NSCA QUOTES “So one of the things we need to know is not just the what's the maximum force generating capacity, but how quickly can you produce that?” “Normally we do some form of maximal isometric test and we'd also do a ballistic test, something like a counter movement jump, and then a reactive or rebound type test, whether that's a 10-5 test, a drop jump, counter movement rebound jump. They've all got some limitations with them, but we'll do some form of plyometric and reactive tests so that we've really tested across that breadth of force production capabilities that people might get within sport” “If you've got velocity at take-off, that determines your jump height so you don't need to report velocity at take-off if you're got jump height” “Power doesn't determine jump height. It only explains around about 50 to 60% of jump height and it can change. You can actually have a decrease in power with an increase in jump height, which sounds really counterintuitive.” “Look at the published data but also then make sure, right, did they use the same force plates? Did they use the same software that you're using? With the software set up have they analysed the data in the same way?” “Biggest thing is make sure that whatever you're doing, you're standardising what you're doing and you're trying to compare to data, which is as close to what you do in terms of your testing protocols, so how you cue the athlete, how you coach the athlete, but also how the data is analysed” SHOWNOTES 1) Paul's background in strength and conditioning and update since last episode 2) The basics of measuring force production in athletes 3) Upper body options for force production assessment including the ASH Test 4) Paul's preference of the more common lower body force plate assessments like the IMTP or IsoSquat 5) The best metrics to use across isometric, ballistic and reactive force production assessments and the importance of understanding net vs absolute force 6) Considerations around contact/contraction time in different jump assessments 7) Paul's thoughts on the use of force production tests for fatigue and readiness to train measures 8) The importance of starting simple and basic with testing and monitoring PEOPLE MENTIONED Greg Haff Tudor Bompa
James is currently the Head of Talent Identification & Athlete Development at Elite Sport UAE and a Visiting Fellow at Northumbria University. James brings a unique blend of skills and experience as an accredited S&C coach, physical education teacher, sport scientist and researcher. His current research is focused on the effect of growth and maturation on performance in youth track and field. Previously he worked at the Aspire Academy in Doha, Qatar as the Head of Talent Identification and Development, a senior strength and conditioning coach and performance support lead for Track and Field during his time there. In 2020, he was awarded the ASCA Senior Research Award on behalf of the Aspire Academy research team and James was also awarded the UKSCA's S&C Coach of the Year Award for Youth Sport in 2017 for his work in the school setting. QUOTES “When I used to speak to the athletics coaches about maturation, I'd say, yeah, he's an early maturer and they were like, so what? How much difference does that make?” “The mean maximum velocity for the approaching peak height velocity (PHV) group is 7.1m/s and the max velocity for the post-PHV group is 8.5m/s… So, in those situations, when you put them on the track, you can imagine how that extrapolates out over 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 meters” “So 87-88% of predicted adult height is typically the takeoff point for the growth spurt and we start to see a big increase in growth with the peak of growth being typically between 91-92% of predicted adult height.” “The best approach is to keep as many athletes as possible in your (TID) programs for as long as possible” “If we're applying these correction procedures to athletes, we're still talking about early maturing athletes that are running 7.5s for 60. They're still not world beaters at this point. They all still need support, but it's not to say we should exclude the early maturer either. We need to keep the people in the pipeline, keep giving them what they need in terms of strength and conditioning, and great coaching.” “Actually, being an early maturer for girls can be a disadvantage because of the fat mass gains that occur post-PHV versus a girl who is pre-PHV who's still relatively lean, not carrying fat. And in my experience, most of the girls will jump their highest CMJs pre-PHV and then it all flat lines” “There's certain sports where if you haven't accumulated training by a certain age, then, you know, the really skill -based sports, it's probably going to be harder to get there to an elite level” SHOWNOTES 1) James' background in both strength & conditioning and PE teaching and his journey to talent identification in elite sport in the Middle East 2) Why interpreting performance through a lens of maturation is important and how to track physical performance metrics around peak height velocity (PHV) 3) The continuum of maturation in young athletes from pre-pubertal to post-PHV 4) Different methods of predicting adult height in youth athletes and their respective strengths and weaknesses 5) Optimizing talent ID programs to enhance retention and the psychosocial aspects of these programs 6) Correcting track & field performance based on maturation to get closer to be able to compare youth athletes of the same age but different maturation levels 7) Potential differences between boys' and girls' physical performance measures around PHV 8) Strategies for working with sports coaches in the TID space to allow for maturation-based evaluation and adjustments for open skill sports 9) Managing training around PHV to help reduce injury risk and the typical pattern of growth and injury site location in youth athletes PEOPLE MENTIONED Ed Archer Alex Natera Amanda Johnson Marco Cardinale Phil Kearney Craig Pickering Shaun Abbott Stephen Cobley Tom Maher Matt Jordan Mike Young Jeremy Sheppard Dan Baker Boo Schexnayder
Ian Jeffreys PhD, FNSCA, FUKSCA, RSCC*E, PGCE, CSCS*D, ASCC, NSCA-CPT*D.Ian is an internationally renowned and award winning coach, educator and author and is regarded as a world authority in the development of speed & agility and conditioning for team sports, where his unique Gamespeed system and RAMP warm-up protocols have been adopted by a wide range of coaches and organisations. He is currently the Academic Director of Setanta College a world-renowned sports education provider based in Ireland and the owner of All-Pro Performance based in Brecon Wales. He is an Emeritus Professor in strength and conditoning and consults extensively with several professional sports organisations. Ian has worked with athletes, clubs and sports organisations in over 20 countries around the world.Ian is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), and Certified Personal Trainer (NSCA-CPT) with the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and has been re-certified with Distinction (*D) in both categories. He is an Emeritus Registered Strength and Conditioning Coach (RSCC*E). He was the NSCA's High School Professional of the Year in 2006, the first time the award had ever been presented to a coach working outside the United States. This was awarded for his pioneering work in developing a Performance Academy for youth athletes which produced numerous international performers and championship teams. In July 2009 Ian was awarded a Fellowship by the NSCA, for his outstanding contributions to the industry. He was on the Board of Directors of the NSCA between 2016 and 2019 and was the organisation's Vice President between 2018 and 2019.Ian is a Founder member of the United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning Association and was a member of the Board of Directors from the organisation's inception in 2004 through to 2013 being Vice Chairman for part of that time. He was made a fellow of the UKSCA in recognition of his services to the organisation and is also an Accredited Strength and Conditioning Coach (ASCC), an assessor and a tutor for the UKSCA. He is on the advisory board to the Korean Strength and Conditioning Association, the Polish Strength and Conditioning Association and the Shanghai Sports Institute. Ian has authored ten books Total Soccer Fitness, A Coaches Guide to Enhancing Recovery - The Performance Lifestyle, Gamespeed first and second editions, Developing Speed, Soccer Speed, Strength and Conditioning for Sports Performance first and second editions, the Warm-Up and Effective Coaching in Strength and Conditioning. He has authored over 25 book chapters and numerous strength and conditioning articles which have featured in the leading international Journals. He is the Editor of the UKSCA Journal, “Professional Strength and Conditioning” and is on the Editorial Board for the NSCA's Strength and Conditioning Journal, and the Journal of Australian Strength and Conditioning. Ian is a much sought-after Conference Presenter and has given keynote presentations and hosted high performance workshops at a host of major conferences around the world.
Dr John Radnor works in Wales at Cardiff Metropolitan University where he is a Lecturer in Strength and Conditioning, the Programme Lead for their Masters in Youth Athletic Development, and the Research and Innovation Lead for their Youth Physical Development Centre. In 2023, John was awarded the Youth Strength and Conditioning Coach of the year award from the UKSCA. Over his 15 years as a coach, he has worked with many sports, including football, rugby, and rowing. John is currently using his research in talent identification and development to assist in the structures of academy pathways.In this chat, we dig into John's coaching philosophy, what he believes every youth strength and conditioning coach needs to know to deliver a developmentally appropriate experience, his current focus of research, and much more. If you enjoy the chat, please support the show by sharing it with your mates. Enjoy!Sign up for Craig's newsletter (Beyond the Game) at athletedevelopmentproject.com/newsletterGet Craig to speak at your club or school here. Connect with Craig:Instagram: instagram.com/drcraigharrison/Facebook: facebook.com/drcraigharrisonTwitter: twitter.com/drcraigharrisonSupport the Show.
Dr John Radnor works in Wales at Cardiff Metropolitan University where he is a Lecturer in Strength and Conditioning, the Programme Lead for their Masters in Youth Athletic Development, and the Research and Innovation Lead for their Youth Physical Development Centre. In 2023, John was awarded the Youth Strength and Conditioning Coach of the year award from the UKSCA. Over his 15 years as a coach, he has worked with many sports, including football, rugby, and rowing. John is currently using his research in talent identification and development to assist in the structures of academy pathways.In this chat, we dig into John's coaching philosophy, what he believes every youth strength and conditioning coach needs to know to deliver a developmentally appropriate experience, his current focus of research, and much more. If you enjoy the chat, please support the show by sharing it with your mates. Enjoy!Sign up for Craig's newsletter (Beyond the Game) at athletedevelopmentproject.com/newsletterGet Craig to speak at your club or school here. Connect with Craig:Instagram: instagram.com/drcraigharrison/Facebook: facebook.com/drcraigharrisonTwitter: twitter.com/drcraigharrisonSupport the Show.
In episode 226 Tom Green, Head of Athletic Development at St Peters RC High School, joins us. Specifically Tom will be looking at: How PE and S&C differ for schools Barriers to implementing S&C in schools How to use S&C to complement PE and improve athletic developement About Tom Green "Tom Green is currently the Head of Athletic Development at St Peters RC High School in England. Tom has extensive experience in a range of sports at varied levels. He holds a BSc and MSc in Strength and Conditioning, is a qualified teacher, and sits on the UKSCA board for S&C in Schools." Nominate future podcast guests here! If you want to hear from a particular person on a particular topic, let us know! Hit the link below and we'll see what we can whip up for you. https://www.scienceforsport.com/nominate/ FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: https://bit.ly/sfsepisode226 JOIN THE SCIENCE FOR SPORT TEAM: https://www.scienceforsport.com/join-our-team/ Learn Quicker & More Effectively, Freeing Up Time To Spend With Friends And Family Optimise Your Athletes' Recovery Position Yourself As An Expert To Your Athletes And Naturally Improve Buy-In Reduce Your Athletes' Injury Ratese Save 100's Of Dollars A Year That Would Otherwise Be Spent On Books, Courses And More Improve Your Athletes' Performance Advance Forward In Your Career, Allowing You To Earn More Money And Work With Elite-Level Athletes Save Yourself The Stress & Worry Of Constantly Trying To Stay Up-To-Date With Sports Science Research
Dan is an Accredited Strength & Conditioning Coach with the UKSCA. His experiences spans Professional, Olympic and Paralympic sports in both the UK and the USA, working in sports such as Rugby Union, Rugby 7s, and Major League Baseball. His work with the Team GB Rugby 7s teams took him to Rio in 2016 where the team placed Silver, and Tokyo in 2021 where the team placed 4th. Between these Olympics, he worked for the Houston Astros where he was part of the staff that went on to win the American League. In recent years, Dan has founded Collaborate Sports, which aims to provide practitioners personal development and mentorship opportunities as well as consultancy services to clubs and organizations. Dan currently works with around 60 coaches across the world to help target their personal development, provide network opportunities with other practitioners and mentor them through their careers. Dan is also a senior lecturer at the University of Brighton. QUOTES “As an industry we seem to be a big S and a little c… and this is probably an indication of where our S&C industry is at right now" “Energy system development is very specific to adaptation but general to task, whereas conditioning is the use of energy systems within a task, very specific to task but general to adaptation" “I would want my athletes to earn their seat at the table in terms of basic aerobic physical qualities, much like strength qualities” "Energy system development doesn't necessarily help us in the task, it also helps us just as much between tasks, especially with aerobic qualities” “There is a double bang for buck with aerobic work especially if you take it off feet, we know it has little to know cost off feet and it can also promote some recovery as well” “Sometimes we can't get an athlete where the need to be in any given season and we need to be comfortable with that" SHOWNOTES 1) Dan's journey and update since our last episode (#72) 2) The differences between fitness, energy system development and conditioning 3) How to establish training residuals for strength and endurance with your athletes 4) Key principles for energy systems development and the importance of developing a general base 5) The periodisation of energy system development and an example from Team GB 7s 6) Modifications in energy system work based on individual abilities, anaerobic speed reserve considerations and return on training investment 7) Direct and indirect benefits of energy system work and comparison between energy system assessments and sports performance 8) Task specificity in around energy system development, limitations in oxygen uptake versus oxygen muscle saturation and future research in near infrared spectrometry 9) The benefits of understanding how to visualize data and pedagogy for S&C coaches PEOPLE MENTIONED Nathan Heaney Gareth Sanford Andrew Usher
Episode 136: Dr Andy McDonald chats to Dan Howells founder of Collaborate Sports. Dan is a high performance coach, with a career spanning over 15 years of work in elite sport, both in the UK and the USA. Dan is a certified Strength & Conditioning coach with the UKSCA aad NSCA, and has worked with Olympic and Paralympic Programmes, The US and GB Ski Teams, The English Institute of Sport, Wasps Rugby Club, England Rugby 7s, Team GB Rugby 7s (2016 and 2020) and the Houston Astros MLB Club. As well as focusing on creating impact and success within performance sport organisations, Dan is passionate about creating real world learning opportunities for developing coaches and practitioners. Coaching coaches is something he is heavily invested in. If you are looking for personal development, the opportunities provided across the Collaborate Sports platform are unique and will be able to provide development for you in varied and exciting ways. Todays conversation between Andy and Dan is focussed on the grey area between Physiotherapy & Strength & Conditioning and how practitioners can work with other disciplines effectively. . Topics Discussed Outcome led & principle based rehab Creating an environment for teamwork Co-planning rehab Athlete perspective in rehab - REHAB SIMPLIFIED GROUP MENTORSHIP PROGRAMME - Where you can find Dan: Instagram LinkedIn X Collaborate Sports - Sponsors VALD Performance, makers of the Nordbord, Forceframe, ForeDecks and HumanTrak. VALD Performance systems are built with the high-performance practitioner in mind, translating traditionally lab-based technologies into engaging, quick, easy-to-use tools for daily testing, monitoring and training - Where to Find Us Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following Inform Performance on: Instagram Twitter Our Website - Our Team Andy McDonald Ben Ashworth Alistair McKenzie Dylan Carmody
Des is one of the leading youth coaches and performance managers in sport and a world-renowned practitioner and speaker in the field of youth athletic development. In joining Setanta College, Des contributes to the College's mission to deliver industry defining Education, application and insight to communities at a local and global level. Des joined Setanta as Director of Coaching & Athletic Development, from his position as Head of Sport Medicine & Athletic Development at Arsenal Football Club Academy, which he has held for over 8 years and where he has re-shaped the concept of player development within the world of football. He has previously served as Head of S&C at Connacht Rugby, S&C to Ireland and as Fitness Education Manager within the IRFU, where he spent over 13 years developing the IRFU's coach and player development system. u Over the years Des has presented at the UKSCA, ASCA and the NSCA conferences as well as many other conferences around the world. He also has worked as a consultant to World Rugby and the National Cricket academy in India. Des has a Masters in Strength and Conditioning and is also an Accredited Strength and Conditioning coach with the UKSCA. He also has achieved the High Performance Sports Accreditation from the British Association of Sports and Exercise Science and is a chartered scientist. QUOTES “What brings it all together is the performance plan and if I step into any environment, it should be apparent” “That language (of your performance pillars) should live and breathe in all the different departments” “We always get caught up in the negatives but we should also focus on what is good?!” “In a meeting, it is important to ask what does the group feel and is this a journey we are going to go on together?” “Apparently the science behind it is flawed, but I saw benefits from personality profiling with our players and staff” SHOWNOTES 1) Des' journey in brief and update since our last episode including his latest work with Setanta College 2) How to approach management structures for performance teams including setting up your Vision, Mission, Objectives and Strategy (VMOS) and Performance Pillars 3) Refining the VMOS & making it as effective and efficient as possible 4) Maximising inter-disciplinary staff meetings and interventions with players 5) The power of staff ownership in department projects 6) Making performance development reviews/plans useful for staff and are you as good as Nic Gill? 7) Managing staff members that might disrupt group dynamic or are troublesome 8) The benefits of personality profiling for staff and player interaction, especially around communication preferences 9) The cornerstones of Des' management philosophy PEOPLE MENTIONED Liam Hennessy Nic Gill Dan Baker Philip Morrow Aled Walters Steve Nabo Bob Tisdall
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Sam Boylett-Long has been an accredited S&C coach with the UKSCA since 2012. Since completing his MSc in Human Performance in 2015, Sam has worked with a number of Women's Football internationals during his 4 year spell with Reading Women.In January 2020 Sam began working with the GB Rowing team providing S&C and sport science support, leading various projects including warm up strategies - maximising physical readiness & developing objective diagnostics for Fmax assessment. In this episode Sam discusses: His winding road into full-time S&C Coaching. His time at Reading FC Women's team at the start of the Super League. A baptism of fire in Namibia with British Rowing during Covid. The various components that make up elite rowing performance. You can keep up to date with Sam via his Twitter: Sam Boylett_Long and his Instagram: @Sam_boylettlong . To learn more about the LTAD Network check out www.ltadnetwork.com or follow on Instagram: @ltadnetwork or Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ltadnetwork . You can keep up to date with Athletic Evolution via our www.athleticevolution.co.uk , Instagram: @athleticevouk and Twitter: @athleticevouk .
In episode 167 Danny Wilson, Co-founder of Boxing Science, joins us. Specifically Danny will be looking at: Importance of punching power Physiology underpinning punching power How to train to improve punching power About Danny: "Danny Wilson is the co-founder of Boxing Science, an organisation dedicated to sport science consultancy, research and education in Amateur and Professional Boxing. Danny is a UKSCA accredited strength and conditioning coach with a wealth of world level experience. He has coached 100's of boxers, from World Champion professional to junior amateur boxers. Danny has an MSc in Sport and Exercise Science, and developed the Boxing Science strength and conditioning program." Instagram: @boxingscience @wilson_boxingscience Youtube - BoxingScience Website Link: https://boxingscience.co.uk/ Nominate future podcast guests here! If you want to hear from a particular person on a particular topic, let us know! Hit the link below and we'll see what we can whip up for you. https://www.scienceforsport.com/nominate/ FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: https://bit.ly/sfsepisode167 JOIN THE SCIENCE FOR SPORT TEAM: https://www.scienceforsport.com/join-our-team/ Learn Quicker & More Effectively, Freeing Up Time To Spend With Friends And Family Optimise Your Athletes' Recovery Position Yourself As An Expert To Your Athletes And Naturally Improve Buy-In Reduce Your Athletes' Injury Ratese Save 100's Of Dollars A Year That Would Otherwise Be Spent On Books, Courses And More Improve Your Athletes' Performance Advance Forward In Your Career, Allowing You To Earn More Money And Work With Elite-Level Athletes Save Yourself The Stress & Worry Of Constantly Trying To Stay Up-To-Date With Sports Science Research
Episode 115: Dr Andy McDonald chats to Dan Howells founder of Collaborate Sports. Dan is a high performance coach, with a career spanning over 15 years of work in elite sport, both in the UK and the USA. Dan is a certified Strength & Conditioning coach with the UKSCA aad NSCA, and has worked with Olympic and Paralympic Programmes, The US and GB Ski Teams, The English Institute of Sport, Wasps Rugby Club, England Rugby 7s, Team GB Rugby 7s (2016 and 2020) and the Houston Astros MLB Club. As well as focusing on creating impact and success within performance sport organisations, Dan is passionate about creating real world learning opportunities for developing coaches and practitioners. Coaching coaches is something he is heavily invested in. If you are looking for personal development, the opportunities provided across the Collaborate Sports platform are unique and will be able to provide development for you in varied and exciting ways. Topics Discussed Professional pathway to elite sport What is Collaborate Sports Identifying needs and wants in your career Career periodisation Where you can find Dan Instagram Group mentorship Collaborate Sports Twitter LinkedIn Sponsors VALD Performance, makers of the Nordbord, Forceframe, ForeDecks and HumanTrak. VALD Performance systems are built with the high-performance practitioner in mind, translating traditionally lab-based technologies into engaging, quick, easy-to-use tools for daily testing, monitoring and training HUMAC NORM by CSMI - A solution for measuring and improving human performance in the clinic, athletic training room, and research laboratory. In one machine, you'll get 22 isolated-joint movement patterns, 4 resistance modes (isokinetic, isotonic, isometric, and passive), and numerous reports to meet the measurement and exercise needs of today's clinicians and researchers. Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following Inform Performance on: Instagram Twitter Our Website Our Team Andy McDonald Ben Ashworth Alistair McKenzie
Tom Green is the Head of Athletic Development at St Peters RC High School and holds an undergraduate and postgraduate degree in Strength and Conditioning (S&C) as well as being a qualified teacher. Outside of his role at the school, Tom works with the UKSCA to support the delivery of S&C within schools and for Catapult as the Youth Research Reviewer for Science for Sport. Tom has an extensive background in delivering quality S&C with over ten years of practice at elite, University and school levels. In this episode Tom discusses: His role at St Peters RC High School. Some of the limitations in his role at the School. How he influenced the delivery of PE/Sport at the School. Why he decided to undertake teacher training. How teacher training opened his eyes to some weaknesses in his coaching. What he believes S&C Coaches can learn from teachers. You can follow Tom's work via his Twitter account: @ThomasGreen1 . Join us in Edinburgh, Scotland for the LTAD Workshop on February 25th & 26th, where Rob Anderson and Jared Deacon will be covering all things adolescent training including the development of strength, power, speed and agility. Get your tickets now here:https://bookwhen.com/ltadnetwork/e/ev-sbt0-20230225000000 To learn more about the LTAD Network check out www.ltadnetwork.com or follow on Instagram: @ltadnetwork or Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ltadnetwork . You can keep up to date with Athletic Evolution via our www.athleticevolution.co.uk , Instagram: @athleticevouk and Twitter: @athleticevouk .
Paul Downes is the Head Of Athletic Performance and Pathways at Moana Pasifika Super Rugby Franchise in New Zealand. He is a PhD candidate at the University of Edinburgh and is an accredited Strength and Conditioning Coach with the UKSCA and ASCA. Within his 18 years applied coaching experience he has worked with developmental and elite athletes in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. QUOTES “We used screening to tell us what we could do, not what we couldn't do” “In Day 1 of every week at Moana Pasifika, we invested a lot of time in relationships… to connect and calibrate” “We used maximal velocity work as a prophylactic for injury” “Having a bigger bench or better clean from the floor form probably wasn't going to be a difference maker for us, our difference maker was more likely to be giving our players more movement vocabulary” “A cognitive apprenticeship is a teaching method that really focuses on authentic learning environments and putting the learner in an situation they are likely to experience in the workplace” SHOWNOTES 1) Paul's journey from the UK to NZ (and back!) in rugby union 2) Setting up a Super Rugby athletic performance department from scratch 3) Maximizing player availability in professional rugby union without a reserve grade or academy 4) Different screening options and a “typical” week in Moana Pasifika 5) Individualizing the preparation of rugby union players in-season and player-led different strength and conditioning options 6) Using the difference in times between COD and non-COD conditioning tests to inform training 7) How strong is strong enough in rugby union and downfalls of over-emphasizing strength and size in rugby 8) Paul's research on decision making process in S&C, the differences between different levels of experience in S&C and the “cognitive apprenticeship” approach 9) The value of the session preview, setting the intent and outcomes of a session and aligning S&C language to performance language
Julie has been a UKSCA accredited coach since 2009 and has led successful programmes within schools and universities for over 10 years. Julie frequently consults on the initiation of many schools S+C programmes, and advises on content, infrastructure and viability. Julie is a member of the UKSCA board of directors and is a lecturer at Uni of Chichester. In this episode, Julie discusses: The humble beginnings of the Queenswood with no equipment and basic facilities. How Julie recognised opportunities to add value to the school community. Why it's important to continually demonstrate value to justify investment and expenditure. How the program grew to justify an investment in a 1 million pound facility. Why Universities don't prepare coaches for working with youth athletes. Her new role as a Director on the UKSCA Board as well as influencing the University sector. You can follow Julie's work via her Instagram: @juliegooderick and her Twitter: @juliegooderick . To learn more about the LTAD Network check out www.ltadnetwork.com or follow on Instagram: @ltadnetwork or Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ltadnetwork . You can keep up to date with Athletic Evolution via our www.athleticevolution.co.uk , Instagram: @athleticevouk and Twitter: @athleticevouk .
Crofton Alexander has been an Accredited S&C coach with UKSCA since 2008 and L2 BWLA coach since 2006. He started his career at London Wasps Rugby Cub in 2006 and was responsible for the physical development of a number of the squad's up and coming talent such as Christian Wade, Sam Jones, Eliot Daley and Joe launchbury as well as leading the recovery protocols of the whole squad. Since then he has worked in tennis, cricket, motorsport and superbikes before turning his hand to academia. He also sat on the board as a director for the UKSCA between 2013 and 2019. He is also a workshop tutor and CPD panel member ensuring that accredited members maintain their ASCC status. He obtained a BSc (Hons) in Sports Science at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge and an MSc in Strength and Conditioning from St Mary's University in Twickenham. In this episode Crofton discusses: What it's like being an early career coach. How to approach continue profession development and reflection. How and why line managers should be protecting young coaches from burnout and over commitment. The key skills and conversations young coaches should be developing in their organisations. You can follow Crofton's work via his Twitter account: @croftonsport and Instagram: @croftonalexander . To learn more about the LTAD Network check out www.ltadnetwork.com or follow on Instagram: @ltadnetwork or Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ltadnetwork . You can keep up to date with Athletic Evolution via our www.athleticevolution.co.uk , Instagram: @athleticevouk and Twitter: @athleticevouk .
Wyjazd na coroczną konferencję UKSCA sam w sobie stanowi wartość, ale jednym z ważniejszych owoców tego wyjazdu było spotkanie z Łukaszem Kirszensteinem. Trenerem z Polski, który miał znaczący wpływ na świat przygotowania motorycznego w Irlandii. Łukasz to absolwent Poznańskiego AWF, pierwszy Polak, który otrzymał akredytację UKSCA (2010). Obecnie, koordynator przygotowania motorycznego w hrabstwie Galway ( Galway GAA). Do mistrzostwa doprowadził m.in. drużynę Tipperary GAA, Galway GAA. Twórca systemu monitorowania Actimet i zapewne dlatego kojarzony przez wielu z tematyką monitoringu w sporcie. Łukasz to praktyk z krwi i kości, którego każda wypowiedź nacechowana jest doświadczeniem. #56 odicnek podcastu PST stanowi świetne wprowadzenie do tematyki monitoringu w sporcie i pełni funkcję INTRO dla obszernego webinaru autorstwa Łukasza, który możecie zobaczyć na www.praktycznastronatreningu.pl Poniżej kilka pytań, które padną w odcinku: Jesteś specjalistą czy generalistą? Po co ten monitoring w sporcie? Jak budować swój tool box? Na ile istotna jest edukacja zawodnika/drużyny/sztabu w zbieraniu dobrego feedbacku? Jak ewoluowało podejście Łukasza do monitoringu? Co ma większy udział w jego decyzyjności. Subiektywny vs obiektywny monitoring?
Odcinek to częściowe podsumowanie corocznej konferencji UKSCA w luźnej rozmowie 4 specjalistów. Nie ma możliwości, aby 30' komentarz w postaci podcastu zastąpił obecność na tak kompletnym wydarzeniu, ale mam nadzieję zachęci trenerów do uczestnictwa w przyszłych edycjach. Nauka, praktyka, doświadczenie i ludzie. Warto! Podcast Praktyczna Strona Treningu nagrywany jest z gośćmi „face to face”. Jednym z komentujących jest wyjątkowo doświadczony i zasłużony S&C Caoch Łukasz Kirszenstein. Od czasu lockdown miełem z Łukaszem zawieszoną rozmowę 1:1 przed mikrofonami. Nasze spotkanie na konferencji UKSCA wydało ten owoc Rozmowa będzie miała premierę już niebawem. Sukcesów i do usłyszenia! Artur Mohr Wraz z moimi gośćmi czynimy starania, aby popularyzować wiedzę związaną z utrzymaniem zdrowia, sprawności i pełni możliwości psychofizycznych naszego ciała. Jeżeli uważasz, że takie działania mają sens to udostępnij proszę ten materiał i polub nasze profile w mediach społecznościowych.
In episode 129, Steffan Jones, Fast Bowling Coach, joins us. Specifically Steffan will be looking at: The importance of speed How to train for throwing speed How he programs for fast bowlers About Steffan "Steffan Jones is the last dual professional sportsman in the United Kingdom having played 3 years professional rugby and 20 years professional cricket. Currently, he is Director of Sport Performance at a private school in England and a global fast bowling consultant. He is the fast bowling development coach for the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL as well as consulting for individual fast bowlers, javelin throwers and pitchers around the world. Steffan is in a unique position having played the sport, is a qualified sports scientist, a UKSCA qualified strength and conditioning coach and also as a level 3 qualified technical coach. His methods are innovative and heavily based on sports science. Steffan is also the only cricket coach to be qualified in teaching the Lila movement Exogen suit which he regards as the number 1 specific strength tool in the business. Steffan has developed a reputation as an ‘outside the box' thinker in all overhead throwing sports and is the go-to man when an increase in bowling velocity is required. His focus on specific strength including weighted ball bowling, the application of the Bondarchuk classification and the utilisation of Isometric training as part of his Skill-stability training' method has brought him plaudits from all around the world and continues to change and stabilise technique." Twitter/Instagram: @SteffanJones105 https://pacelabglobal.com/ FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: https://bit.ly/sfsepisode129 Learn Quicker & More Effectively, Freeing Up Time To Spend With Friends And Family Optimise Your Athletes' Recovery Position Yourself As An Expert To Your Athletes And Naturally Improve Buy-In Reduce Your Athletes' Injury Ratese Save 100's Of Dollars A Year That Would Otherwise Be Spent On Books, Courses And More Improve Your Athletes' Performance Advance Forward In Your Career, Allowing You To Earn More Money And Work With Elite-Level Athletes Save Yourself The Stress & Worry Of Constantly Trying To Stay Up-To-Date With Sports Science Research
In this episode director of coaching and performance at Setanta College Des Ryan joins Gordon MacLelland to discuss strength and conditioning for young athletes, how we can best support our children and dispels a few myths along the way.During the conversation they discuss amongst other things:The strength and conditioning minefield for parents of young athletesThe importance of regular activity (structured and unstructured)Early specialisation and a wider understanding of the debateBeing aware and managing training routines alongside growth spurtsStories of great practise and outcomes at Arsenal AcademyImproving speed and movement is possible for everyoneThe importance of individual values and disciplineHopes for the future for S & C coaches and how they may be able to benefit whole communitiesHere are a number of the links that Des recommended during the podcast.World Rugby Passport - Conditioning for RugbySetanta Academy Courses | Setanta College AcademyGrowth & Maturation | Player Development Insights Series #2 - YouTubeGrowth and maturity | FA Learning webinar - YouTubeDes Ryan works for Setanta College as Director of Coaching & Performance. Des is one of the leading youth coaches and performance managers in sport and a world-renowned practitioner and speaker in the field of youth athletic development. Des joined Setanta from his position as Head of Sport Medicine & Athletic Development at Arsenal Football Club Academy, a position he held for over 8 years where he re-shaped the concept of player development within the world of football. He has also previously worked as Head of S&C at Connacht Rugby, S&C to Ireland and as Fitness Education Manager within the IRFU, where he spent over 13 years developing the IRFU's coach and player development system.Des has a Masters in Strength and Conditioning and is also an Accredited Strength and Conditioning coach with the UKSCA. He also has achieved the High Performance Sports Accreditation from the British Association of Sports and Exercise Science and is a chartered scientist.
David Jackson is a Master Instructor with Oxygen Advantage as well as a UKSCA accredited Strength & Conditioning Coach. He played professional rugby for Nottingham until he suffered a season-ending brain injury in 2013. Through his recovery, David had to retrain his breathing mechanics and improve respiration. Now he helps others overcome their limitations improve their performance through breathwork. Follow David on Instagram Checkout David's Website Support the podcast by checking out AthleticGreens.com/Abe for a years supply of Vitamin D and 5 free travel packs with your first subscription. Books that changed my life: Deep by James Nestor Breath by James Nestor Oxygen Advantage by Patrick McKeown --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/abraham484/support
In episode 103, Josh Fletcher (Career Blueprint) and John Noonan (Noonan Performance), join us. Specifically you will learn: How to prepare for career transitions How organisations can help employees How to improve your health, wealth and wellness About Josh "Josh has dedicated his business Career Blueprint to performance practitioner well-being. ‘We look after it athletes well-being but ours is an afterthought. It's about time we started looking after our own happiness, health and wealth dont you think?'" Facebook community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/practitionerwellbeing IG: @careerblueprint Twitter: @coachblueprint1 Website: www.yourcareer-blueprint.com About John "John is an experienced performance coach with over 15 years' experience coaching in elite sport and the public domain. To date, John has worked with numerous professional youth, senior and international athletes from over 13 different sports, including work in professional soccer, Rugby Union/League, Olympic snowsports, Golf and Formula racing. In 2019, John founded NoonanPerformance.com and now operates as a performance consultant to various athletes, teams and corporate clients, providing a hybrid of physical preparation, physical therapy and coach mentorship services. Academically, John has an undergraduate degree in sport science and a postgraduate degree in applied biomechanics from Liverpool John Moores University, researching performance requirements of Olympic freestyle snowsport athletes. Specifically, John's research examined the kinetic and kinematic demands of snowboard jump landings, the findings which John has presented internationally and nationally at the Australian and UK Strength and Conditioning (ASCA and UKSCA) Conferences. John currently holds professional certifications with the UKSCA, Postural Restoration Institute (PRI). John's professional interests continue to revolve around improving movement and athletic performance, as well as helping coaches succeed in both coaching and business based projects through the NoonanPerformance Coach Mentorship Programme." Website: www.noonanperformance.com Instagram/Twitter: JohnnoonanCoach FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: https://bit.ly/sfsepisode103 Learn Quicker & More Effectively, Freeing Up Time To Spend With Friends And Family Optimise Your Athletes' Recovery Position Yourself As An Expert To Your Athletes And Naturally Improve Buy-In Reduce Your Athletes' Injury Ratese Save 100's Of Dollars A Year That Would Otherwise Be Spent On Books, Courses And More Improve Your Athletes' Performance Advance Forward In Your Career, Allowing You To Earn More Money And Work With Elite-Level Athletes Save Yourself The Stress & Worry Of Constantly Trying To Stay Up-To-Date With Sports Science Research
Joel Brannigan is an experienced coach and manager, having worked in strength and conditioning since his retirement from professional rugby in 2004, with a career that say him playing for Edinburgh, London Welsh RFC and Newcastle Falcons RFC and representing Scotland at international level. Accredited in 2007, Joel has worked with success across a diverse range of organisations and has a depth of experience in elite and professional sport, NGBs, education settings and the private sector. He has been delivering workshops for the UKSCA since 2012 as a tutor and is also a practising assessor on the current accreditation process. In addition, he has been involved in several UKSCA working groups on the subject of early years practitioner development; he is also part of the team who has taken the new UKSCA Trainer Award from its infancy to product launch. In this episode Joel discusses: The big impact a PE teacher had on him in his youth as a "big" kid. How being "consistently average" helped him become a professional rugby player. The influences key mentors played in his development as a coach. The various changes in the Northumbria program over the years in relation to funding at the university. The challenges encountered when working with student athletes. The trends he has noticed emerging with student athletes arriving at university. You can keep up to date with Joel via Twitter: @joelbrannigan03 . To learn more about the LTAD Network check out www.ltadnetwork.com or follow on Instagram: @ltadnetwork or Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ltadnetwork . You can keep up to date with Athletic Evolution via our www.athleticevolution.co.uk , Instagram: @athleticevouk and Twitter: @athleticevouk ..
Dr. Duncan French has over 20 years' experience working with elite professional and Olympic athletes. Prior to joining the UFC, French was the Director of Performance Science at the University of Notre Dame. From 2005 – 2015, French was a Technical Lead for Strength and Conditioning at the English Institute of Sport. He has worked three Olympic cycles as the national lead for strength and conditioning to Great Britain Basketball and more recently Great Britain Taekwondo Olympic programs.French earned his PhD from the University of Connecticut in 2004 and has authored or co-authored over 60 peer-reviewed scientific manuscripts. He is a fully accredited strength and conditioning coach with the United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA), Australian Strength and Conditioning Association (ASCA), and the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). French is a former Chairman of the UKSCA and received an Honorary Fellowship in 2014 for his services to the strength and conditioning industry.
Des Ryan works for Setanta College as Director of Coaching & Performance. Des is one of the leading youth coaches and performance managers in sport and a world-renowned practitioner and speaker in the field of youth athletic development. At Setanta College, Des will contribute to the Colleges mission to be recognized in Ireland and Abroad as a leading provider of human performance and sport science research, training and education. Des joined Setanta from his position as Head of Sport Medicine & Athletic Development at Arsenal Football Club Academy, which he held for over 8 years and where he has re-shaped the concept of player development within the world of football. He has previously served as Head of S&C at Connacht Rugby, S&C to Ireland and as Fitness Education Manager within the IRFU, where he spent over 13 years developing the IRFU's coach and player development system. Over the years Des has presented at the UKSCA, ASCA and the NSCA conferences as well as many other conferences around the world. He also has worked as a consultant to World Rugby and the National Cricket academy in India. Des has a Masters in Strength and Conditioning and is also an Accredited Strength and Conditioning coach with the UKSCA. He also has achieved the High Performance Sports Accreditation from the British Association of Sports and Exercise Science and is a chartered scientist. In this episode Des discusses: How organisations can recruit top coaching talent.# What they should offer as a package to hold on to good coaches. Why the performance review meeting is the most important meeting of the year. The importance of a multidisciplinary mission and vision. Some of the opportunities early career coaches overlook to their detriment. You can follow Des's work via his Instagram account: @desryan75 , Twitter: @DeasunO and the Setanta College website: www.setantacollege.com . To learn more about the LTAD Network check out www.ltadnetwork.com or follow on Instagram: @ltadnetwork or Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ltadnetwork . You can keep up to date with Athletic Evolution via our www.athleticevolution.co.uk , Instagram: @athleticevouk and Twitter: @athleticevouk .
Paudie Roche is the Head Academy Strength & Conditioning Coach for Arsenal Football Club. Prior to this he was the Lead U9-U.6 coach and was instrumental in the development and implementation of the Physical Development Framework for the Academy. Currently he leads the physical development programme for the U18 and U23 squads and works alongside 3 Strength & Conditioning coaches to implement an industry leading programme. Prior to working at Arsenal Paudie gained considerable experience in a number of sports and in 2008 began work for the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) as the Academy Strength & Conditioning Coach for Munster Rugby. During his time at Munster he held the position of Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach for the National Team and prepared players for the 2011 6 Nations andRugby World Cup. In his last season with the IRFU he was awarded the title of Head Strength & Conditioning Coach for the Irish U.20 Squad whom competed in the 2013 6 Nations and Junior World Cup Competitions. Paudie holds a Master's Degree from Edith Cowan University, as well as accreditations from the National Strength and Conditioning Association of America (NSCA), the United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA) and the Australian Strength and Conditioning Association (ASCA). He is currently a Director on the Board for the UKSCA. In 2015 for his work in Youth Sport, Paudie was awarded the Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year for Youth Sport by the UKSCA. In this episode Paudie discusses: An insight into their the Arsenal Academy staffing structure and locations. An in depth overview of the delivery of physical development within the Arsenal FC Academy from U9 - U23 squads. Why assessing maturation forms an integral part of the Arsenal academy program. How they use their traffic light system to manage different stages of maturation. How they utilise biobanding fixtures and the importance of increasing the number of biobanding opportunities. How involving parents is important in load management of young athletes. You can keep up to date with Paudie via Twitter: @coach_roche_ . To learn more about the LTAD Network check out www.ltadnetwork.com or follow on Instagram: @ltadnetwork or Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ltadnetwork . You can keep up to date with Athletic Evolution via our www.athleticevolution.co.uk , Instagram: @athleticevouk and Twitter: @athleticevouk .
Welcome to The byrizz Rehab & Performance Podcast episode number 14. In this episode, I speak to Nick Winkelman. Nick is the head of athletic performance & science for the Irish Rugby Football Union. His primary role is to oversee the delivery and development of strength & conditioning and sports science across all national (Men and Women XV's and 7's) and provincial teams (Leinster, Munster, Connacht, and Ulster). Nick is a graduate of Oregon State University where he completed a Bachelors in Exercise and Sports Science. He undertook a Masters in Strength and Conditioning at Edith Cowan University and did a Doctorate (with an emphasis in motor learning and sprinting) at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. Throughout Nick's career, he has placed a strong emphasis on personal development, having been certified through the National Strength and Conditioning Association, the USA Weightlifting Association, and the USA Track and Field Association. Nick is an internationally recognized speaker on topics about skill acquisition, coaching science, movement skill development, and athletic profiling, and has publications through the NSCA, UKSCA, and IDEA Health and Fitness. Nick has been running the EXOS NFL Combine development program for the last seven years as a performance coach. In his ten years at EXOS, Nick has supported a diversity of athletes across sport (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL) and the armed services. NICKS EARLIER ACHIEVEMENTS Director of Education and Training Systems EXOS, USA. Ph.D. in motor learning and sprinting Certified NSCA, USA Weightlifting, and USA Track & Field Association NICKS PRESENT WORK Head of athletic performance & science for the Irish Rugby Football Union. Internationally recognized speaker NFL Combine Development Programme IN THIS TALK WITH NICK, YOU'LL LEARN: Who is Nick Winkelman? Past, Present, Future The science of Rugby. What is Rugby and how is the sport compared to American Football? Nicks role at the Irish Rugby Football Union The art of coaching: Descriptive language - What is it? Explaining, Demonstrating, Cueing, Doing it, Debriefing and giving feedback How music has affected Nicks way of coaching The episode is in English and will be available on your favorite audible podcast resource from the 5th of November. This episode is sponsored by The byrizz™ Rehab & Performance application. The application gives you the continuity to reach your goals at any level, whenever, and wherever. The workouts, programs, and boot camps are made and customized to your needs and consist of trained therapists and strength & conditioning coaches with long experience in health and fitness. byrizz clients range from novice athletes to World Cup medalists and Olympians. This episode is also brought to you in cooperation with Sparta Science. Sparta Science is the industry's gold standard for Force Plate Machine Learning that predicts, improves, and validates individual and team availability. With a simple two-minute scan per person, organizations increase fitness levels, prevent injuries, and accurately predict team readiness using the world's largest machine learning force plate database. For more information about Sparta Science, visit Spartascience.com.
Clive Brewer is the Performance Director for the Center for Coaching Excellence / Assistant Professor of Sports Science at ETSU. He consults internationally, supporting Olympic Athletes such as Galen Rupp in his preparation for 2021 Olympics. Clive also leads on coach development education programs internationally - for example, the restructure of the UKSCA coach development pathway and is also an Adjunct Professor for the School of Coaching & Sports Science at West Virginia University. Clive was the Performance Director for Columbus Crew in 2020, and prior to this was the Assistant Director of High Performance for the Toronto Blue Jays Major League Baseball Team. Clive has consulted with organizations such as Manchester United FC, USA Football, Wimbledon tennis championships, WTA, Scotland National Rugby League, Liverpool Ladies, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), SportsMed Global, Cirque du Soleil and IMG Academy. In August 2015, he was awarded the fellowship of the UKSCA in recognition of his contribution to the industry. His latest book “Developing athletic movement skills” was published by Human Kinetics in 2017. A regular speaker at International conferences, Clive has published 2 other books, 8 book chapters and more than 15 papers on training methods, coaching & performance in peer-reviewed journals. In this episode, Clive discusses: The rise of opportunities away from the professional clubs and institutes of sport. Why the youth setting is a great place to learn the skills required for coaching. How coaches are starting to recognise the youth setting as an legitimate career. The simplest advice to becoming a better coach. The valuable lessons he took from coaching primary school children. His varied roles and what motivates him in accepting a new opportunity. You can follow Clive on Twitter via: @Clivesportsandc and on LinkedIn. To learn more about the LTAD Network check out www.ltadnetwork.com or follow on Instagram: @ltadnetwork or Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ltadnetwork . You can keep up to date with Athletic Evolution via our www.athleticevolution.co.uk , Instagram: @athleticevouk and Twitter: @athleticevouk .
Dan Howells is a strength & conditioning coach accredited through the UKSCA and NSCA. He has worked in elite sport for over 15years, with experience in preparing athletes in Olympic and professional settings, having previously worked for the English Institute of Sport, Wasps Rugby, England 7s and the Houston Astros Major League Baseball team. He also most recently helped the GB rugby 7s team prepare for the Tokyo Olympics just as he has done for the Rio 2016 Games. Dan also aims to help developing practitioners with group mentorship via his personal development platform called Collaborate Sports. QUOTES “I was emotionally invested in that sport and probably blinkered by what performance impact meant” “There needed to be recognition that everybody below the Major Leagues is there for player development” “Travel fatigue, to a point, you can get away with it in professional baseball when compared to rugby sevens” “The reality of using numbers puts some perspective on sport and what is physically possible” “Just like sets and reps, conditioning for me is all about duration of time and duration of rest” “People talk about data driven versus data informed, and it is definitely data informed for me” SHOWNOTES 1) Dan's backstory and influence from his time at the US Ski and Snowboard team 2) The nature of strength and conditioning in major and minor League baseball 3) Player development in a very congested schedule like baseball 4) Working back from the sport and focusing on what you can influence 5) Developing power in hitters and how to determine the performance foci for individual players 6) The differences in training paradigms for pitchers and hitters 7) The off season and in season periodization structure at the Astros 8) Travel and sleep in major and minor league baseball 9) The benefits of using a duration-based energy system development scheme 10) Using numbers to inform decisions on physical preparation 11) Coach development, personality profiling and collaboration amongst professionals PEOPLE MENTIONED Ben Rosenblatt Jose Fernandez Luke Storey Bobby Stroupe Beauden Barrett
Realia przygotowania motorycznego Nie mam wątpliwości co do skuteczności przygotowania motorycznego w poprawie wydajności i bezpieczeństwa sportowców. Świat S&C staje się coraz bardziej profesjonalny, a młodzi trenerzy są rządni wiedzy i poświęcają ogrom czasu na rozwój. Patrząc na sztaby szkoleniowe wielokrotnie mógłbym powiedzieć, że są to w nich najlepiej wykształcone sportowo osoby…przy okazji najbardziej deprecjonowane. Co ciekawe taki stan rzeczy nie spotyka się z jawnym oporem, a nawet jest powszechnie akceptowany przez środowisko S&C. Patologię branży oddają sytuacje, w których trenerzy przygotowania motorycznego są pouczani co mają robić przez trenerów głównych lub daje im się 3x 20' tygodniowo przed lub po treningach głównej dyscypliny. A można przyjść i zapytać specjalistę „co uważasz powinniśmy zrobić, aby poprawić wydajność zawodników?” Trenerzy pamiętajcie, że można mówić NIE, a…sektor prywatny pozwala dobrze zarobić i być niezależnym. Czytając powyższe zapewne wyczuwasz moje emocje. Mój punkt widzenia nie musi być dobrym odzwierciedleniem stanu całej branży, dlatego postanowiłem poznać perspektywę kogoś innego…Tomasza Gęborysa. Z uwagi na jakość dźwięku i chęć osobistego spotkania moich gości, nagrania podcastu odbywają się w 4 oczy. To powodów dla którego czekając na tą rozmowę musiałem wykazać się cierpliwością. Tomasz mieszka bowiem w Monako… ale okazja pojawiła się z zaskoczenia. Skorzystałem Tomasz Gęborys – trener przygotowania motorycznego po studiach magisterskich (UK), trener personalny, doświadczenie zdobywał w Wielkiej Brytanii i Stanach Zjednoczonych. Posiadający akredytacje UKSCA, ASCA oraz EXOS. Obecnie mieszka i pracuje w Monako z piłką nożną kobiet oraz jako wellness coach.
In episode 75, Tom Green, Head of Athletic Development at St Peters RC High School, joins us. Specifically Tom will be looking at: What LTAD is, and supporting literature Focus points for young children Focus points for older children How to build your LTAD program About Tom "Tom Green is the Head of Athletic Development at St Peters RC High School and youth researcher at Science for Sport. Tom currently works at Gloucester Rugby Club as a PDG coach and has formerly worked at West Bromwich Albion FC, Hartpury College, and GB Equine. Tom sits on the UKSCA special interest group for S&C in Schools." Twitter: @ThomasGreen_1 FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: https://bit.ly/sfsepisode75 Learn Quicker & More Effectively, Freeing Up Time To Spend With Friends And Family Optimise Your Athletes' Recovery Position Yourself As An Expert To Your Athletes And Naturally Improve Buy-In Reduce Your Athletes' Injury Ratese Save 100's Of Dollars A Year That Would Otherwise Be Spent On Books, Courses And More Improve Your Athletes' Performance Advance Forward In Your Career, Allowing You To Earn More Money And Work With Elite-Level Athletes Save Yourself The Stress & Worry Of Constantly Trying To Stay Up-To-Date With Sports Science Research
Clive Brewer is the Performance Director for the Center for Coaching Excellence / Assistant Professor of Sports Science at ETSU. He consults internationally, supporting Olympic Athletes such as Galen Rupp in his preparation for 2021 Olympics. Clive also leads on coach development education programs internationally - for example, the restructure of the UKSCA coach development pathway and is also an Adjunct Professor for the School of Coaching & Sports Science at West Virginia University. Clive was the Performance Director for Columbus Crew in 2020, and prior to this was the Assistant Director of High Performance for the Toronto Blue Jays Major League Baseball Team. Clive has consulted with organizations such as Manchester United FC, USA Football, Wimbledon tennis championships, WTA, Scotland National Rugby League, Liverpool Ladies, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), SportsMed Global, Cirque du Soleil and IMG Academy. In August 2015, he was awarded the fellowship of the UKSCA in recognition of his contribution to the industry. His latest book “Developing athletic movement skills” was published by Human Kinetics in 2017. A regular speaker at International conferences, Clive has published 2 other books, 8 book chapters and more than 15 papers on training methods, coaching & performance in peer-reviewed journals. In this episode, Clive discusses: Why sport is a “people business”. The evolution of the industry along with various job titles. Differences between the industry in the UK and US. Why being new to a sport as a coach can give you a unique position to question the way things are done. Making the most of staff/expertise around you. His road trip analogy for working in an interdisciplinary team. Why technology can't trump trade craft. The importance of reflective practices in progressing your coaching skill. The importance of working with new individuals/sports/environments to progress your coaching. You can follow Clive on Twitter via: @Clivesportsandc and on LinkedIn. To learn more about the LTAD Network check out www.ltadnetwork.com or follow on Instagram: @ltadnetwork or Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ltadnetwork . You can keep up to date with Athletic Evolution via our www.athleticevolution.co.uk , Instagram: @athleticevouk and Twitter: @athleticevouk
GUEST: Pete leads the team of around 40 coaches and practitioners within the Hintsa Sports Business. His background is as a Strength and Conditioning Coach and Head of Performance with professional and Olympic athletes for nearly 2 decades. During his career, Pete has worked with Formula 1 drivers, alpine skiers in France, track & field athletes, rowers, swimmers, cricketers and footballers across Europe, as well as athletes in India and other parts of Asia, just to name a few. Pete’s educational background is in Physics and Sports Science, with a research focus in the physiological and psychological characteristics of motorsports drivers. Pete was previously the Chairman of the UKSCA and has sat on different boards of directors and leadership teams. His interests lie in combining his passion for sport with business, performance leadership and public speaking. EPISODE LINKS: ► IG: https://www.instagram.com/petejmcknight/ ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/petemcknight ► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petemcknight/ ► Full Video Episode: https://youtu.be/gezSZGauz_A TOPICS: 0:00 - Intro 1:02 - Start 1:32 - Background 6:05 - Formula 1 demands 9:27 - Training for Formula 1 19:02 - Performance Coaches in Formula 1 28:32 - Mental Prep for Racing 36:47 - S&C around the world 48:47 - Ski S&C 54:27 - Physics and sports science 1:00:52 - Young S&C coach mistakes PODCAST INFO: ► Podcast website: https://upsidestrength.podbean.com/ ► Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/3mroiB4 ► Spotify: http://spoti.fi/34jJtyX PODCAST PLAYLISTS: ► Full episodes playlist: http://bit.ly/3oSCkxe ► English Clips playlist: http://bit.ly/3gRmAry ► French Clips playlist: http://bit.ly/2K1IoVK CONNECT: ► Subscribe for more videos here: http://bit.ly/1Xgr5y5 ► WhatsApp: https://wa.me/41763949673 ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/seanseale ► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanseale/ ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/upsidestrength ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/upsidestrength ► Tik Tok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSgNAPQF/ EQUIPMENT & PROMOTIONS: ▶︎ Spirometer: http://ebay.to/2YCcSBj ▶︎ Idiag P-100: https://www.idiag.ch/en/idiag-p100-en/ (email me at info@upsidestrength.com for a 20% discount code) ▶︎ The Breather: https://www.luftforlife.com/?ref=seanseale2 ▶︎ Moxy Monitor (outside CH, AUS, ITA, GER): https://www.moxymonitor.com/shop/ (5% off promo code: “UPSIDE” at checkout) ▶︎ Moxy Monitor (CH, AU, ITA, GER only): (email me at info@upsidestrength.com for 20% off) ▶︎ Spirometer: http://ebay.to/2YCcSBj ▶︎ Idiag P-100: https://www.idiag.ch/en/idiag-p100-en/ (email me at info@upsidestrength.com for a 20% discount code) ▶︎ The Breather: https://www.luftforlife.com/?ref=seanseale2 ▶︎ Strength Coach Network: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/upside/?orid=15781 (50% off on your first month) DISCLAIMER: ► These descriptions usually contain affiliate links. If you decide to purchase a product through one of them, I receive a small commission at no cost to you. I never endorse products that I have not personally used myself or not found to be beneficial in my life.
this week we have a little look on how to measure clients for their weight loss tracking... and to be honest... we looked at why we dont do something that a particular coach did....LOL 2 cm of your wrists anyone!? - we also talk a bit about the sorry state of S&C... not quality, but pay. from some adverts from the dinosaur that is the UKSCA - and we can get your doing 54 thousand squats in 45 mins... truth.
Pete leads the team of around 40 coaches and practitioners within the Hintsa Sports Business. His background is as a Strength and Conditioning Coach and Head of Performance with professional and Olympic athletes for nearly 2 decades. During his career, Pete has worked with Formula 1 drivers, alpine skiers in France, track & field athletes, rowers, swimmers, cricketers and footballers across Europe, as well as athletes in India and other parts of Asia, just to name a few. Pete’s educational background is in Physics and Sports Science, with a research focus in the physiological and psychological characteristics of motorsports drivers. Pete was previously the Chairman of the UKSCA and has sat on different boards of directors and leadership teams. His interests lie in combining his passion for sport with business, performance leadership and public speaking.
Our latest interview is with Claire Tracey, Strength & Conditioning coach and technical demonstrator at the University of Gloucestershire. Claire works with a huge variety of athletes including GB Fencers, Scottish Women's Volleyball players and Bristol City Women's Academy. She is also involved in a special interest group UKSCA committee for S&C coaches in the Higher Education Sector. Claire tells us how she went from graduating with a degree in Art and being headhunted by Mulberry to graduating again with a degree in Physiology & Sport Science and a Masters in Strength & Conditioning. Man, do we feel dumb this week! We ask what do you teach your athletes that Personal Trainers should be teaching their clients? Including "the athlete mindset", how to create positive habits and do foam rollers really work or should I just drink loads of water? If you want to follow Claire and the great work she is doing check out the links below. Twitter: @CITracey86 Instagram: @claire_tracey_coach https://www.facebook.com/clairetraceyfitness
Brianna is a 22 year old aspiring strength and conditioning coach from Belfast with a passion for human movement. She is a Sport and Exercise graduate currently studying a MSc in strength and conditioning whilst working as a Biomechanics Research Assistant at the Sports Surgery Clinic in Dublin, Ireland. In this episode we discuss: -Her role in Santry at the Sports Surgery Clinic. -Her current studies in MSc. at Ulster University -Being a female S&C coach in a male dominated field -UKSCA accreditation -Social Media
Alex Wolf is the Head of Strength and Conditioning (S&C) for the English Institute of Sport where he leads a team of 60 plus S&C Coaches. Alex also spent five years as lead S&C for GB Rowing, and then wrote the book ‘Strength and Conditioning for Rowing,’ which is a great read for all athletes, not just rowers! Alex sits on the Board of Directors for the UK Strength and Conditioning Association.
In episode 39, Christian Bosse, Strength & Conditioning Coach at TeamNL, joins us. Specifically Christian will be looking at: Importance of S&C in Track Cycling Teaching technical competency S&C progression through a career S&C for truly elite level athletes About Christian "Christian Bosse has over 15 years of experience in coaching athletes at all levels from junior athletes to the elite level, he has coached more than 20 Olympians, 5 Olympic medallists and 10 World champions. Christian has worked for different national and international governing bodies, including the Catalan Tennis Federation, the British Lawn Tennis Association, the International Tennis Federation, the Chinese Olympic Committee, and the Olympic Committee of the Netherlands. He has also consulted for various organisations, helping with their long-term athlete development outline, including the Hong Kong Tennis Association, the International Tennis Federation and Vitesse Arnhem. Christian studied Sport Science in Germany and Spain and is an accredited Strength & Conditioning Coach by the UKSCA and NSCA, he also holds a Master's degree in International Sport Management." Website: https://christianbosse.com/about/ Instagram: @C.Bosse Twitter: @ChristianBosse FREE PERFORMANCE DIGEST COPY DOWNLOAD NOW: https://bit.ly/39wzrOy An entire issue of our sports science eMagazine, including 19 research reviews Save hours of time as each review is presented as an easy-to-digest, 1 page summary of the study Guidance on how to practically use the results of every study reviewed with your own athletes Enhance your knowledge in all areas of sports science including strength & conditioning, recovery, nutrition and more Learn from trusted industry experts as they translate complex study results into practical methods for you to use today
Nel 1° Episodio il nostro ospite è Tom Bryan, S&C Coach dell'Università di Hartpury (Inghilterra). Nello specifico Tom ci spiegherà: 1) Come gestisce la programmazione degli sport di cui è Head Coach (Netball, Golf, Rugby, Football) 2) Gli allenamenti durante il Lock Down 3) Il ritorno in campo dei suoi atleti About Tom: Tom is currently working as an Academy Strength & Conditioning Coach at Hartpury University & College. He is currently responsible for the delivery of S&C support to the: (Senior) Men's Football; Netball; Golf; and Multi-sport academies; and previously held roles within both male and female rugby union programs. His professional goals include to: - Complete NSCA & UKSCA accreditations - Continue professional/personal development and work in full-time Strength & Conditioning with professional sport Other qualifications: 2017 - ERCA (RFU level 2) - Safeguarding trained (RFU 'Play it Safe') - Enhanced DBS checked 2013 - UKAD accredited anti doping advisor - ITEC accredited Sports Massage Therapist level 3 Contact: Tombryansnc@gmail.com
In episode 38, John Noonan, Performance Coach Consultant, joins us. Specifically John will be looking at: Pros and cons of elite sport Starting out in the private sector Building your business About John "John is an experienced performance coach with over 15 years' experience coaching in elite sport and the public domain. To date, John has worked with numerous professional youth, senior and international athletes from over 13 different sports, including work in professional soccer, Rugby Union/League, Olympic snowsports, Golf and Formula racing. In 2019, John founded NoonanPerformance.com and now operates as a performance consultant to various athletes, teams and corporate clients, providing a hybrid of physical preparation, physical therapy and coach mentorship services. Academically, John has an undergraduate degree in sport science and a postgraduate degree in applied biomechanics from Liverpool John Moores University, researching performance requirements of Olympic freestyle snowsport athletes. Specifically, John's research examined the kinetic and kinematic demands of snowboard jump landings, the findings which John has presented internationally and nationally at the Australian and UK Strength and Conditioning (ASCA and UKSCA) Conferences. John currently holds professional certifications with the UKSCA, Postural Restoration Institute (PRI). John's professional interests continue to revolve around improving movement and athletic performance, as well as helping coaches succeed in both coaching and business based projects through the NoonanPerformance Coach Mentorship Programme." Website: www.noonanperformance.com Instagram/Twitter: JohnnoonanCoach FREE PERFORMANCE DIGEST COPY DOWNLOAD NOW: https://bit.ly/sfspodcast_38 An entire issue of our sports science eMagazine, including 19 research reviews Save hours of time as each review is presented as an easy-to-digest, 1 page summary of the study Guidance on how to practically use the results of every study reviewed with your own athletes Enhance your knowledge in all areas of sports science including strength & conditioning, recovery, nutrition and more Learn from trusted industry experts as they translate complex study results into practical methods for you to use today
Specialist in human performance, S&C coach, chartered sport scientist with over 20 years in high performance, Clive Brewer holds a Masters degree graduate from Loughborough University and is accredited by the ASCA, UKSCA & the NSCA as an S&C coach. A regular speaker at International conferences, Clive has published books and many papers on training methods, coaching & performance in peer-reviewed journals. QUOTES “If we understand the critical factors in performance then we can understand what constitutes success in sport and what are the gaps in our performance currently” “The data gives you a common language to explore performance issues and is used to inform decisions” “The best resource in any training environment is the coach” “Our role is to: i) improve physiological capacity of the athlete, ii) improve an athlete’s readiness to perform when the coach wants them to perform, and iii) make sure athletes are available for games” “In any new role, make sure you understand what the realistic expectations on your impact are” SHOWNOTES 1) Clive’s journey in strength and conditioning through rugby union, rugby league, baseball and soccer 2) Identifying the key moments in sport and impacting performance from there 3) Practical examples of reverse engineering performance interventions in rugby league and baseball 4) The use of data in sport and being continually curious about improving outcomes for athletes 5) Mining the technical coach’s expertise and formalizing their analysis of performance 6) The things Clive has learned from each of the sports he has worked with 7) Things to understand when transitioning between sports and between countries 8) Understanding the acceptable rate of change and bringing something to the table while still finding your feet in new roles 9) The importance of technique and bobskeleton athletes squatting 3x bodyweight PEOPLE MENTIONED Tony Strudwick Phil Coles Duncan French Adam Beard Jeremy Bettle Donovan Santos Loren Seagrave
Vik is a Personal Trainer and Sports Performance Coach for 12+ years. One of the most successful lead coaches of David Lloyd, the premium gym brand. Sri Lanka National Powerlifting Silver Medalist 2013. Co-founder of a class studio Onyx, focusing on improving human performance through a holistic approach. Current head coach and consultant for High Octane Fitness in Sri Lanka. Concept designer and Head Coach for Jayagamu concept in Sri Lanka. Program designer and head coach for The Coach Program in Sri Lanka as feature on Daily Mail SL. We also cover how he has become the most expensive PT on the island, overcoming limitations, learning new things and creating your dreams. We talk about the IDEAL way to train and how to train your children! Give Vik a follow on instagram @vik_kodi Find us on Instagram and Facebook @ThisIsLimitlessHQ and visit www.thisislimitless.com to see our latest programmes.
Welcome back to the state of the industry podcast. This weeks episode is part two of my conversation with the author of The Language of Coaching, Nick Winkelman. For those who don't know Nick, he is the head of athletic performance & science for the Irish Rugby Football Union. Prior to this, Nick was the director of education for EXOS (formerly Athletes' Performance), located in Phoenix, AZ. As a performance coach, Nick oversaw the speed and assessment component of the EXOS NFL Combine Development Program. Nick has also supported many athletes in the NFL, MLB, NBA, National Sport Organizations and Military. Nick is an internationally recognized speaker on human performance and coaching science, and has multiple publications through the UKSCA, NSCA and IDEA Health and Fitness. In this episode, Nick discusses the use of internal versus external cuing and how to better formulate our coaching language to make cues stick. If you haven't listened to part one, I suggest you start there as we build on a lot of the topics we discussed there. If you already have, then what are you waiting for, let's dive in.
Steffan Jones is the last dual professional sportsman in the United Kingdom having played 3 years professional rugby and 20 years professional cricket. Currently, he is Director of Sport Performance at a Wellington School in England and a global fast bowling consultant. He is the fast bowling development coach for the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL as well as consulting for individual fast bowlers, javelin throwers and pitchers around the world. Steffan is in a unique position having played the sport, is a qualified sports scientist, a UKSCA qualified strength and conditioning coach and also as a level 3 qualified technical coach. In this episode Steffan discusses: His schoolboy rugby career representing Wales. Why he choose Somerset Cricket over Bristol Rugby. Why schools need to separate PE from Sport. Creating a PE curriculum that caters for the 99.5% not the 0.5% The differences between an elite program and being elitist. The attractors of fast bowling performance. His dream of a fast bowling performance centre in the UK. You can learn more about Steffan's work by visiting www.pacelab.co.uk or by following him on Instagram: @steffanjones105 . As always you can keep up to date with Athletic Evolution via our website, Instagram and Twitter.
Episode 60: Ben Ashworth chats to Paudie Roche the lead S&C for the under 23's and under 18's at Arsenal. Paudi has a wealth of experience and before moving to Arsenal in 2013, Paudie worked with the Irish National rugby union team, Munster Rugby and also with University College Cork. He was also crowned Coach of the Year (Youth Sport) by the UKSCA in 2015. In this episode Paudie and Ben discuss LTAD for academy players with Paudie providing very transparent examples and stories from his experience at Arsenal. In this episode Ben Ashworth and Paudie Roche discuss: Paudie’s backgroundHow S&C has changed over Paudie’s career Bench marking player development Academy gym based markers Transitioning players from academy to senior teamTraining alongside fixture congestion Where you can find Paudie: TwitterLinkedIn SponsorInform Performance is sponsored by VALD Performance, makers of the Nordbord, Forceframe, ForeDecks and HumanTrak. VALD Performance systems are built with the high-performance practitioner in mind, translating traditionally lab-based technologies into engaging, quick, easy-to-use tools for daily testing, monitoring and training Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following Inform Performance on: InstagramTwitterOur Website Our Team Andy McDonaldBen Ashworth
Andy has worked in both Further and Higher education for the last 8 years within the areas of Fitness, Health and Exercise, Sport and Exercise Science and Sport Coaching. He was previously the programme leader for both HNC and HND levels for a Fitness, Health and Exercise course at College, and has recently been appointed as the Course Lead on the BSc(hons) Sport Coaching programme at Robert Gordon University. He possess prior experience playing rugby for the Scottish Rugby Union (U-18 level), have undertaken an internship in Strength and Conditioning in line with UKSCA accreditation, and have performed various roles as a Sport and Exercise Scientist, Sports Nutritionist, and Teaching Fellow for an array of sports, clubs and academic institutions. He holds a 1st Class BSc(hons) in Strength and Conditioning, a Masters by Research with a focus on the effects of High Intensity Interval Training, a Post Graduate Certificate in Education, and have recently completed my PhD viva within the areas of Sprint Interval Training and Physical Performance. His research interests include sprint interval training, high intensity interval training, autoregulation, exercise performance and areas of health physiology. In this episode Andy talks about: The history of high intensity interval training (HIIT). The health and performance benefits of HIIT. The common faults people make when implementing HIIT. His recommendations for programming HIIT training within Military and first responders. Recommended Resources: Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning by Haff and Triplett Google Scholar - High intensity interval training Google Scholar - Sprint interval training You can contact Andy directly either through Email: a.hall9@rgu.ac.uk or on social media at: Twitter: @Andy_Hall9 Linkedin: Andy Hall ResearchGate: Andy Hall Keep up to date with Monarch Human Performance via our website, Facebook and Instagram pages.
Welcome back to the state of the industry podcast. I am your host, Adam Jongsma. For the next two weeks we will be diving into the language of coaching with, Nick Winkelman. I have been looking forward to this discussion for a while now. In fact, I've been following Nicks work since he was back at Athletes Performance (now EXOS). I have always been fascinated with why a cue will work with one client or athlete, but not the next. Why some cues help translate a skill learned in training to the game environment, and why some don't even stick until the next rep, set, or training session. Well within this episode, Nick sheds some light onto why this is and how we can better understand the language of coaching to ensure our clients and athletes understand us. For those who don't know Nick, he is the head of athletic performance & science for the Irish Rugby Football Union. Prior to this, Nick was the director of education for EXOS (formerly Athletes' Performance), located in Phoenix, AZ. As a performance coach, Nick oversaw the speed and assessment component of the EXOS NFL Combine Development Program. Nick has also supported many athletes in the NFL, MLB, NBA, National Sport Organizations and Military. Nick is an internationally recognized speaker on human performance and coaching science, and has multiple publications through the UKSCA, NSCA and IDEA Health and Fitness. I've rambled for long enough, so sit back, relax, and I will see you on the other side.
Ryan Blake chats the role of biomechanics in & on sports performance with Tom Stringwell.Links mentioned in this episode:Hallam Barbell Club | http://www.hallambarbell.com/ Dr Mark King - Loughborough University | https://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/ssehs/staff/mark-king/ Gym Aware | https://gymaware.com/ Professor Ben Jones - Leeds Beckett University | https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/staff/professor-ben-jones/ Dan Baker’s Power Resources | https://www.danbakerstrength.com/resources Journal Of Strength & Conditioning Research | https://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/pages/default.aspx Stuart McGill | https://www.backfitpro.com/ Paul Gamble Textbooks | https://www.amazon.co.uk/Paul-Gamble/e/B001KMJW92%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share Stuart Yule | https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuartyule/?originalSubdomain=uk Your Gym Sports Performance | https://ygsp.co.uk/ UKSCA | https://www.uksca.org.uk/ NSCA | https://www.nsca.com/
In this episode, David is joined by the current director of the UKSCA, Rich Clarke. Rich is an Accredited Strength and Conditioning Coach having previously worked with Gloucester Rugby Club and The Bristol Academy of Sport before transitioning into teaching in higher education in 2013. He has led programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate level before joining Birmingham City University to lead the Sport and Exercise Science Degree in 2019. He is currently studying for his PhD part time looking at performance and injury during agility manoeuvres. He continues to actively coach with the girls FA talent pathway and within other private environments. Full show notes available at: www.synapseperformance.ie/podcasts/episode121
In this episode, David is joined by strength and conditioning coach Keir Wenham-Flatt. Keir has worked with leading professional teams all around the world, predominantly in rugby. Keir is an outspoken individual who highlights the reality of working in professional sport and has recently left professional sports coaching to pursue full-time his businesses, Rugby Strength Coach & Strength Coach Network. In this episode, David & Keir discuss the realities of working in professional sport, Keir's criticisms of the UKSCA, gaps in coach education and how S&C coaches can be more influential.
Nick Ward was the England Golf National Lead Physical Preparation Consultant. He is the Performance Director of Barton Performance by ALTIS and brings over 25 years of experience in performance and physical preparation for sports. He is part of a team at Barton Health bringing together expertise in Orthopedics, sports medicine and rehabilitation. He gained his bachelors degree in sport science at the University of Northumbria and holds a masters degree in exercise physiology and functional fitness from the University of Calgary, Canada. His is a former board member of and is accredited by the UKSCA.. Offering a breadth and depth of experience in professional, Olympic, development and university sports programmes, Nicks approach is focused on solutions that are evidenced through experience and supported by science. Moreover he believes in developing athletes who are active participants, not passive recipients, of a physical preparation system that engenders self-awareness, -management, and -motivation in building skills, behaviours and abilities that are trademark characteristics of successful performers. In physical preparation these are to "train well, eat well, and recover well" and take them to a world class level through programmes that athletes find exciting, engaging and enabling. Nick has built his approach over a number of years through both experiencing failure and success. From a gym instructor at Bodyzone Health Club, Newcastle upon Tyne, to Performance Director for University of Durham and later Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton, he continually learns from and shares with the participants who attend the workshops, lectures or courses he delivers for the UKSCA, NASM through Sport981.com, and with Brendan Chaplin's Strength and Conditioning Education. National team selection, world cup medals, winning championships and achieving personal bests are the outcomes achieved from athletes in track and field, bobsleigh, skeleton, ski and snowboard, rugby, soccer, swimming, table tennis, archery, cycling, rowing, netball, cricket and golf. Immersed in golf for over 4 years, Nick has been able to learn from the best in England Golf and integrate this with all his performance and athletic development experience to offer golfers a programme that builds mobility, strength and power. Building the essential platform for an efficient and effective swing and coupled with the nutrition and recovery necessities for physical change and injury risk reduction, Barton Performance by ALTIS offers the most complete and comprehensive golf physical performance programme available.Links:Twitter: https://twitter.com/NickWardUKIG: https://www.instagram.com/nwardyuk/ALTIS: https://altis.worldTopics:0:00 - Intro0:22 - Start0:37 - Who are you, what do you do and how did you get there?5:22 - Background: how things were done VS how things are done now 12:47 - Exchanges between coaches and researchers17:39 - Where we get out information from and how we retain it28:52 - Components of speed training for amateur team sport athletes 43:32 - Sports coaches who are resistant to the idea of speed training 54:14 - Balancing shapes and outputs in measuring speed progress1:12:42 - Sprinting technique: how good is good enough?1:22:37 - @spellmanperformance // Different sports, different approaches? Rugby, soccer, American football1:25:22 - @davehembrough // Dave asks: best bang for your buck exercise/session to increase speed and acceleration?1:27:02 - @sivardyperformance // Si Vardi asks: how to choose and use running drills with large groups who have different individual needs in the same session?1:28:30 - Where can we find out more about you online?Full Video Interview: https://youtu.be/y3w2CHsTzsM
Perry Stewart is currently the lead academy S&C coach (U9-U16) at Arsenal Football Club and was previously head of academy sport science and medicine at Queens Park Rangers FC. He has spent almost a decade working exclusively with development age athletes (from 6 to 21 years old) from various sports including, football, rugby, tennis, fencing, track and martial arts. Perry is accredited with the UKSCA & NSCA and also a chartered sport scientist. He is also lectures at the London Sport Institute, Middlesex University and has recently authored three book chapters. QUOTES “If you want to work in Academy football, you have to be prepared to work unsociable hours” “Whether it is a 16 year old or a 12 year old, if you can move well, we have no trouble in loading that athlete” “There is a disproportionate growth that happens from distal to proximal in adolescence and that impacts what injuries are more likely to occur” “Growth and maturation are lumped together interchangeably but that’s not always the case” “If a child is emotional and mentally mature enough, they can start strength and conditioning” “We don’t want every day looking the same, we don’t want every week looking the same from a training volume and intensity standpoint” SHOWNOTES 1) Perry’s journey from community health to English Premier League soccer clubs 2) The foundation and youth development stages of the Arsenal FC Academy 3) Maturation stages and hormonal development over adolescence and combing that with a competency based program 4) The different ways of assessing peak height velocity 5) When should kids start training? 6) More on the structure of the Arsenal FC Academy structure and the use of cooperative and multipart games 7) The importance of maintaining mobility, stability and motor patterns during growth spurt, monitoring growth and maturation and knowing what kids are doing outside of the Academy for injury prevention 8) How gym and speed sessions look in the Arsenal FC Academy 11) The benefits of coaching sports and not just coaching in the gym for strength & conditioning coaches 12) The Kaizen principle and taking time for yourself as a coach
This week's guest is Chris Baird Senior Strength and Conditioning Coach at the University of Loughborough. Chris holds a BSc in Sport and Exercise Science and an MSc in Strength and Conditioning. He is also UKSCA accredited and has over seven years of experience in the field. Providing strength and conditioning help to athletes from many sports, including football, rugby, swimming and weightlifting, Chris has also worked with Castleford Tigers and Peterborough United Academy. Alex and Chris discuss the use of technology in sports and performance and how technique and multi-disciplinary coaching can lead to improvements in performance. Oro is the personalised health and fitness app created by the coaches behind Olympic athletes. They have created a fitness and nutrition programme that adapts to you, week-by-week. https://www.weareoro.com/
Scott is currently the Lead Strength and Conditioning Coach at British Cycling and a Senior Strength and Conditioning Coach with the English Institute of Sport. Prior to this Scott held positions including the Head of Physical Preparation with British Swimming and Assistant Head of Strength and Conditioning at the Sports Institute of Northern Ireland. Scott is an accredited Strength and Conditioning Coach with the UKSCA and is currently completing a PhD via London South Bank University. QUOTES “This is cool, these guys (strength & conditioning coaches) get to wear shorts to work and crank up the music” “There are different ways in which you can stimulate the brain and transcranial direct current stimulation is one” “The placement of electrodes on the head needs to be adjusted through trial and error” “Are we increasing the neural drive or inhibiting your body’s own natural protective feedback mechanisms?” “You need to make an effort to understand the sports coaches’ thought process and spend time with them” SHOWNOTES 1) Scott’s journey from Ireland to England and back again with British swimming and cycling 2) Reverse engineering physical standards for specific sports based on race modelling 3) Application or reverse engineering performance from stopwatch sports to chaos sports 4) Transcranial direct current stimulation, Scott's Phd and research around whether it is effective 6) Training the trunk and getting back to the basics PEOPLE MENTIONED Nick Grantham Joel Brannigan Michael Johnson Loren Landow Stuart Yule Adam Peaty Frans Bosch
Welcome to this month's episode of BFR Radio. In exciting news, gyms are back open! During the COVID period a lot of people may not have had all of the equipment necessary for "traditional" strength training. So during the COVID period I challenged myself away from more traditional high load lifting to create a hybrid strength program that worked around the constraints of not having access to lots of weight. The program involved combining low load training (the max I lifted was 40kg). As I knew that this would be enough external load, I delved into my bag of tricks and used the addition of Isometrics (use of a tie down strap), lifting bands, Blood Flow restriction and Plyometric exercises with a goal to improve athlete performance. As I‘ve always advocated, there is no substitute for higher external load (i.e. mechanical stress) and therefore the addition of bands and isometric straps provided an additional external loading with the “minimal equipment” challenge and then the addition of BFR was using metabolic stress as a proxy for the mechanical stress that was missing. I’ve been collecting both upper and lower body testing for a few months that has actually predated me even starting this type of training so my preliminary findings are quite interesting. Once I’ve put them together I’ll share with you the results. In other BFR work, I’ve been working on BFR use framework. Consequently I’ve been increasing my literature reading. There is so much is so many different areas, so if there is anything of particular interest that you want to hear on the podcast let me know and I’ll review those papers. Today’s guest is NSWIS Senior Coach, David Young who is the lead S&C coach for the Women’s national rowing team based out of Penrith in NSW. As I usually preview a paper before we go into this segment, I actually wished I’d waited for the Rowing Paper I reviewed a few episodes ago. With the information that David will share with us today, I feel that we could have really had a BFR rowing special. And add last month's episode review from Sam Halley on the effects of IPC on kayaking performance (with a potential for it to transfer to rowing performance) then this would have been a really sports specific episode. I am sure you'll get a lot out of today's episode. David brings a wealth of coaching experience and he really brings some good practical take-aways for BFR use in an elite training environment. Some more information: David is a Senior S&C Coach with the New South Wales Institute of Sport, having previously worked at both the English Institute of Sport and the Sports Council for Wales. During his 16 years in High Performance Sport David has worked across a wide range of Olympic and Commonwealth sports. Since 2006, he has worked with rowing programs in the UK and Australia, being fortunate enough to support athletes to numerous World, Olympic and Paralympic medals. His current role sees him deliver S&C services to Rowing Australia’s Hancock Prospecting Women’s National Training Centre based in Penrith. David has a Master’s degree from the University of Sydney and ongoing industry accreditations with the ASCA, UKSCA and NSCA. Contact him via LinkedIn or via email: David.Young@nswis.com.au For more information or to order your own set of BFR cuffs please visit my website: www.sportsrehab.com.au Thanks for next listening and see you next month. Chris
In episode eleven, Tom Green, Head of Athletic Development at St Peters RC High School and Research Reviewer at Science for Sport, joins us. Specifically Tom will be looking at: Why behaviour management is important in youth populations Why consistency is key for youth athletes How to build a behaviour system About Tom: "Tom Green is the Head of Athletic Development at St Peters RC High School and youth researcher at Science for Sport. Tom currently works at Gloucester Rugby Club as a PDG coach and has formerly worked at West Bromwich Albion FC, Hartpury College, and GB Equine. Tom sits on the UKSCA special interest group for S&C in Schools." Downloadable Resources: The Science for Sport Buy-in cheatsheet is available to download here….. https://app.scienceforsport.com/buy-in-cheatsheet * * * Thank you to our sponsors We'd like to say a huge thank you to our wonderful sponsors for supporting this amazing podcast. FLEX by GymAware Find out why VBT is such a powerful training method and what separates FLEX from the competition at: https://bit.ly/FLEX-gymaware Hawkin Dynamics To learn more about force plates and Hawkin Dynamics, check out their blog which is full of educational and practical blog posts. https://bit.ly/hawkin-dynamics
Andrew Langford is a leading Strength & Conditioning and Sport Performance Consultant, and Director of the International Universities Strength and Conditioning Association (IUSCA). Over the past 15 years he has worked with several international organisations including Great Britain Basketball, England Basketball, and GB Ski and Snowboard, as well as providing consultancy for a variety of professional teams in many sports. During this time, he has helped teams and athletes to compete at major international competitions and world championships. He also currently leads the S&C support for boxing World Champion, Josh Warrington. Andrew has a degree in Biology and a master's degree in Sport & Exercise Physiology and is accredited through the UKSCA.
QPR FC Sport Scientists Ciaran Deely & Ross Bennett are this week joined by Lecturer and Researcher Rich Clarke- the Agility guru- to talk about Change of Direction, Agility and the UKSCA, of which Rich is currently a Board Member. In the first half, Rich and the lads discuss some challenging topics about the role of the UKSCA, its exam processes, and how Graduates can make themselves stand out from the crowd. In the second half, Rich speaks about factors involved in training COD & agility; challenges in testing change of direction; and his 'Deceleration Deficit' concept. Not one to be missed! www.DeelySportScience.com
Coach and Sport Scientist Ciaran Deely is joined by regular co-host Ross Bennett- QPR FC Academy Head of Performance- and also by QPR S&C Coach and recent Sport Science Graduate Ben Smalley to chat about how to break into the professional sports industry, and lessons they've all learned along the way. They also analyse the positives and negatives of the UKSCA accreditation process. A must watch episode for any graduates or people who are interested in the S&C/Sport Science industry in general. www.DeelySportScience.com
Rhodri is a Reader in Paediatric Strength and Conditioning and Chair of the Youth Physical Development Centre at Cardiff Metropolitan University. He also holds a research associate position with Auckland University of Technology and is a research fellow for Waikato Institute of Technology. His research interests surround the impact of growth and maturation on long-term athletic development and the neuromuscular mechanisms underpinning training adaptations in youth. He is a senior associate editor for the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research and as associate editor for the Strength and Conditioning Journal. In 2016, he received the Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year award for Research and Education from the UKSCA and in 2017 was awarded the Terry J. Housh Outstanding Young Investigator of the Year award from the NSCA. He is the current Chair of the NSCA Long-term Athletic Development Special Interest Group, and between 2011-2015 served as a Board Director for the UKSCA. In this episode, Rhodri discusses: How his original aim of being a medical doctor specialising in paediatrics has evolved into his research in paediatric exercise science. The inspiration to write "Strength & Conditioning for Young Athletes". The additions to the updated second version of the book. The limitations of the widely used LTAD model and the 10,000 hour rule. Dispelling the myth of resistance training stunting growth. His role in the Youth Physical Development Centre and it's aims and objectives. Balancing Energy, Fun and Inspirations with Control in coaching young athletes. The value of being able to "judge the room" in coaching. You can find out more about Rhodri's work via his Twitter account @DrRSLloyd, as well as the YPD account: @YPC_CardiffMet . You can also find his books "Strength and Conditioning for Young Athletes" here, as well as "The Essentials of Youth Fitness" here. Keep up to date with Athletic Evolution via our Website, Twitter and Instagram.. You can leave us feedback or submit a question for future episodes here.
Richard is the Course Leader for the MSc in Strength and Conditioning at Loughborough University, previously working at St Mary's University for 8 years as Programme Director for the BSc Strength and Conditioning Science, and was Lead S&C Coach for Sport and Health Services. Richard is an Accredited S&C Coach and previous Director of the UKSCA. He has provided coaching to numerous athletes including several Olympic/Paralympic athletes. In 2015 he wrote "Strength and Conditioning for Endurance Running". Richards extensive work with endurance runners provided the inspiration for his doctoral research investigating the use of strength training in post-pubertal adolescent middle- and long-distance runners. In this podcast he discusses: His unusual transition from running to rowing and GB Talent Development Squad. His early self-education in Strength & Conditioning. Why you should use an adaptation-led approach to training the KPI's in your chosen sport. The importance of time efficiency and micro-dosing training when needed. Getting comfortable asking other practitioners for help. The inspiration for writing "Strength and Conditioning for Endurance Running". The common misconceptions around strength training for running. His research into strength training for young runners. The surprising benefits of micro-dosing plyometrics in a warm up for runners. You can find out more about Richard and his work via Twitter: @rich_blagrove . You can pick up a copy of his book here: "Strength and Conditioning for Endurance Running". Keep up to date with Athletic Evolution via our Website, Twitter and Instagram. You can leave us feedback or submit a question for future episodes here.
In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast, I am speaking to Head of Strength & Conditioning at Denver Broncos, Loren Landow. I am absolutely honoured to speak to someone I have admired from a far for a long time. I don't normally get nervous when jumping on a podcast but I certainly did when seeing Loren on the screen looking back at me. We talked all things movement and many of the talking points were based off some presentations Loren has given in the past, particularly his UKSCA talk, 'Movement mastery: "the art of multi directional speed" which was excellent and is well worth a watch. I hope you enjoy this episode with Loren Landow. In this episode we discussed... Who is Loren Landow (background, education & current role)? Agility & change of direction Frontal and transverse plane Exercises and drills to emphasise this Identifying energy leaks Foot positioning 'The knee is the servant of the foot and the hip' The role of foot stability and foot intrinsics to deceleration and COD Making athletes more efficient What are the tools in your agility and COD toolbox? Deceleration Importance of coaching this quality Coaching deceleration Coaching linear speed to team sport athletes Identifying what to focus on first Basics that everyone should be doing? Progressions Use of video to emphasise points to athletes Difference in players and positions? Loren can be found on Twitter @lorenlandow This episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast is sponsored by Hawkin Dynamics, the team behind the world's only wireless force plate system. Hawkin Dynamics can be found at hawkindynamics.com and you can follow them on Twitter @hawkindynamics This episode is also sponsored by IMeasureU. IMeasureU are a world leading inertial platform to precisely quantify body movement and workload metrics in the field. IMeasureU can be found at imeasureu.com and you can follow them on Twitter @imeasureu. This episode is also sponsored by Omegawave, the only non-invasive readiness technology to assess both brain and heart. Omegawave can be found at omegawave.com and you can follow them on Twitter @omegawave. This episode is also sponsored by Athlete Monitoring the world’s most comprehensive, versatile and cost-effective Athlete Health & Performance Management platform for elite sports. You can find their website at athletemonitoring.com or on Twitter @athletemonitor Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following on Twitter @strengthofsci or visiting strengthofscience.com. Enjoy PP
In episode three Chris Bishop, program leader for the MSc S&C at Middlesex University, and Chairman of the board at the UKSCA joins us. Specifically Chris will be looking at: • The state of the S&C industry at the moment • How the UKSCA encourages paid internships • Wages in S&C • How you could become a chartered S&C coach in the future About Chris: “I currently work at Middlesex University, in London in the UK, and I am the program leader in the master's degree in strength and conditioning there, and I've been doing that since about 2014, I did a couple of years part time before that, and more recently since 2017 for my sins, I have been on the board of directors for the UK strength and conditioning association.” Downloadable Resources: Money Management Ebook https://app.scienceforsport.com/money-management-mastery UKSCA Intern Pack: https://www.uksca.org.uk/assets/pdfs/NewsPdfs/UKSCAinternguidespack2018.pdf UKSCA Practitioner Pathway: https://www.uksca.org.uk/assets/pdfs/NewsPdfs/UKSCAProfessionalPathway_2019.pdf * * * Thank you to our sponsors We'd like to say a huge thank you to our wonderful sponsors for supporting this amazing podcast. FLEX by GymAware Find out why VBT is such a powerful training method and what separates FLEX from the competition at: https://bit.ly/FLEX-gymaware Hawkin Dynamics To learn more about force plates and Hawkin Dynamics, check out their blog which is full of educational and practical blog posts. https://bit.ly/hawkin-dynamics
Ross Dewar has worked in Professional Cricket as a Strength & Conditioning coach since 2000 working with Somerset, Northamptonshire and Worcestershire.As well as holding a degree in sports & exercise science and his UKSCA accreditation Ross is passionate about self-improvement and helping cricketers become the best they can be physically and professionally.He specialises in sport-specific S&C, Movement prep, mobility & recovery as well as nutrition for health and performance.In this episode we discuss:- How a professional cricket team has dealt with the unprecedented situation of coronavirus- How they are trying to monitor players from afar- What their fitness goals are while on lockdown- We also talk about Ross's journey in the S&C world, how his entire career got kickstarted with a simple letter, and what the most important things are that undermine the work he does.
Episode 63 of the Football Fitness Federation podcast is with Dr Paul Comfort of Salford University. Paul came on the podcast to talk about: -How Sport Science has progressed over the years -His review of the UKSCA conference -How to program Nordics -Hamstring Training -When we should use weightlifting derivatives & much more! You can follow Paul on twitter @PaulComfort1975 and find all his research by searching his name on researchgate. Join our online community to access our bonus Q&A podcast with Fergus Connolly. You can also get access to presentations from: Oliver Morgan (Head of Academy Sport Science at Celtic) Jack Nayler (First Team Sport Scientist at Celtic) Jonny Madden (Head of Fitness & Conditioning at Middlesbrough) Paul White (Head of Academy Sport Science at Stoke City) via our online community. We have also recently uploaded an interview with Dr Paul Bradley on ‘Looking at Physical Match Data through a Tactical Lens.’ Claim your FREE month at the link below: www.footballfitfed.com/community-login.html Our online community gives you: *Quality CPD - our Network Meetings cover the entire country with the very best speakers working in Football! *Discounted Network Meeting Tickets and early access (with savings that cover the price of membership alone) *Access to an ever increasing video library of webinars specific to Football, covering topics such as Recovery, Youth Development, Nutrition, Integrated Technical/Tactical Training for Physical Development, Strength and Conditioning for Goalkeepers and How to get a Job in Football (with more being added constantly) all delivered by Experienced Practitioners *On demand access to view all future meetings *Wide range of Member benefits from our partners including colossal discounts and offers *The ability to chat with and question elite level coaches on our forum, along with bonus content and interviews Come & join us at our first confirmed network meeting of 2020 at the Jobserve Community Stadium, home to Colchester United on Wednesday 19th February 6-9pm. Sport Scientists Perry Blanchette & Kemal Ismail are presenting for us. Grab your ticket at the link below. footballfitfed.com/shop/#!/Colches…7509/category=0 Keep up to date with everything that is going on at Football Fitness Federation, including our upcoming announcements of our 2020 networking events at the following links: Twitter - @FootballFitFed Instagram - @FootballFitFed Website - www.footballfitfed.com Email - mail@footballfitfed.com
Dealing with the pressure of looking your best in front of your clients Becoming an Ambassador for Lululemon Lessons from over 10 years at Third Space London surrounded by industry leaders Getting fast results at the expensive of health How to leverage personality types to get better results Andy has over 16 years experience working as a Personal Trainer in London, Miami, New York, LA and Ibiza and was an Elite PT at London’s premier gym Thirdspace, situated in the heart of Soho. Over the span of his career Andy has amassed a vast level of education working with some of the leading authorities in their field from UKSCA, Poliquin Group, AiM, EXOS, Precision Nutrition and more. He’s also been lucky enough to have worked alongside some of the best strength & conditioning coaches, performance coaches, bodybuilders and biomechanics specialists that the world has to offer. https://www.instagram.com/andyvincentpt https://www.andyvincentpt.com/about/ FOLLOW US!! Insta - https://www.instagram.com/alexcpovey/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/alexcpovey
How better nutrition can lower you scores with European Tour head of nutrition Professor Graeme Close. Too many golfers overlook nutrition and how important it is If you want to play better golf. Graeme has simple but effective advice on how to up your game. Find out more about Graeme here: http://www.closenutrition.com Get insta social with Pro-Fit Golf Conditioning here: https://www.instagram.com/pro_fitgolf About Graeme Originally a Professional rugby league player, Graeme is now a Professor in Human Physiology at Liverpool John Moores University where he combines his academic research with nutrition and physiology consultancy to some of the worlds leading sporting individuals and organisations. As well as leading a masters degree in sport nutrition Graeme is currently the expert nutrition consultant to England Rugby, he is the lead nutritionist to Everton Football Club and works with some of the worlds leading golfers such as Jason Day, the British Number 1 tennis player Johanna Konta and he also works with many Rugby League players. On top of this, and despite spending most of his professional career helping big people get bigger, he currently receives funding from Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (the owner of Manchester City FC) to help professional jockeys make-weight safely. It is this combination of academic theory (over 75 research publications) and applied practice that has enabled Graeme to establish himself as a world-leading nutrition consultant and public speaker. Graeme is the only person in the UK who is an accredited sports nutritionist (rSEN), sports scientist (BASES) and strength and conditioning coach (UKSCA). He is the deputy chair of the Sport and Exercise Nutrition Register and has recently received a prestigious fellowship from the British Association of Sport & Exercise Sciences (BASES)
Nick Winkelman is the head of athletic performance & science for the Irish Rugby Football Union. His primary role is to oversee the delivery and development of strength & conditioning and sports science across all national (Men and Women | XV’s and 7’s) and provincial teams (Leinster, Munster, Connacht, and Ulster). Prior to working for Irish Rugby, Nick was the director of education and training systems for EXOS (formerly Athletes' Performance), located in Phoenix, AZ. As the director of education, Nick oversaw the development and execution of all internal and external educational initiatives. As a performance coach, Nick oversaw the speed and assessment component of the EXOS NFL Combine Development Program, and supported many athletes across the NFL, MLB, NBA, National Sport Organizations, and Military. Nick completed his PhD through Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions with a dissertation focus on motor skill learning and sprinting. Nick is an internationally recognized speaker on human performance and coaching science, and has multiple publications through the UKSCA, NSCA, IDEA Health and Fitness, Human Movement Science, and Routledge. Nick’s new book, The Language of Coaching, is scheduled to be released late 2019 by Human Kinetics. QUOTES “There is a ceiling effect with cueing expert performers” “The descriptive language of the WHAT is not the same as coaching language of the HOW” “The cue is matter of facilitating the last idea that goes into an athlete's head before they move” “How can you become a micro storyteller and wire that into your coaching?” “Every cue manifests as a thought and we have to take that responsibility for what that cue says” “How we train has immediate consequences on the thoughts we use when we perform” Show notes 1) Nick’s backstory from college to EXOS to the IRFU 2) The use of language to improve movement skill development and the research on different types of cues. 3) The effect of different cues on the retention of movement skills and psychological familiarity with cues 4) The Describe-Demo-Cue-Do-Debref loop 5) How to come up with cues that fit learning styles using the distance-direction-description paradigm 6) Analogies and inviting the athlete into the story 7) The difference between memory and attention and overloading athletes 8) Pain science and the words we use 9) Flow state, streaking and slumping PEOPLE MENTIONED Mark Vestergen Connor Gleadhill Rob Gray Barbara Tversky James Clear
In this week's podcast, FitPro's Head of Education, Aaron Barnett, speaks to Debby Sargent, lecturer at the University of Gloucestershire and UKSCA tutor. They discuss the importance of training female athletes as individuals, understanding the menstrual cycle, and using it positively in their strength and conditioning training.
In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast, I am speaking to Academy Strength and Conditioning Coach at Arsenal, Paudie Roche. Before moving to Arsenal in 2013, Paudie worked with the Irish National rugby union team, Munster Rugby and also with University College Cork. He was also crowned Coach of the Year (Youth Sport) by the UKSCA in 2015 so Paudie comes on the podcast with serious pedigree. I have been wanting to get more coaches on the podcast who work in youth development and Paudie certainly fits that bill, especially having being called a 'career academy coach' by his boss at the Arsenal academy, Des Ryan. Hope you enjoy this episode with Paudie Roche. Who is Paudie Roche (education, background and current role) A 'career academy coach' Progressions Personal development The Arsenal approach to physical development Functional competence Movement skills Integrated conditioning Planning & periodisation Levels The coach-athlete relationship Bio-banding Developmental vs chronological age Management of this Holistic development Culture Nutrition Paudie Roche can be found on Twitter @coach_roche_ This episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast is sponsored by Hawkin Dynamics, the team behind the worlds only wireless force plate system. Hawkin Dynamics can be found at hawkindynamics.com and you can follow them on Twitter @hawkindynamics This episode is also sponsored by Fatigue Science. Fatigue Science combine wearable technology with biomathematical science developed by the US Army to offer fantastic insights into sleep and cognitive fatigue. Fatigue Science can be found at fatiguescience.com. This episode is also sponsored by IMeasureU. IMeasureU are a world leading inertial platform to precisely quantify body movement and workload metrics in the field. IMeasureU can be found at imeasureu.com and you can follow them on Twitter @imeasureu. This episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast is also sponsored by St Mary's University. St Mary's is widely recognised as an international leader in strength and conditioning education. St Mary's University can be found on Twitter @yourstmarys. Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following on Twitter @strengthofsci or visiting strengthofscience.com. Enjoy PP
In this episode Ric talks to premier league football strength and conditioning coach John Noonan. John has a wealth of experience in professional sport including coaching in a number of premiership football and rugby clubs, as well as the GB Park and Pipe Snowboarding team and after recently guest presenting at the prestigious UKSCA conference, John is considered one of the leading coaches in the country.
Dr Paul Comfort is a Reader in Strength and Conditioning at the University of Salford, UK, where he leads the Masters Degree in Strength and Conditioning and consults with numerous professional teams in the UK. Paul is a founder member and accredited member of the UKSCA, and part of their editorial board. He is a senior associate editor for the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research,and has authored / co-authored >100 peer reviewed journal articles, numerous book chapters and edited three textbooks. Quotes “No matter what you are trying to do, strength is going to underpin all athletic tasks” “You’re always going to do some power training (no matter how weak a person is) but you’ll get more bang for your buck when you are strong” “Jump height alone is not sensitive enough to identify any form of neuromuscular fatigue” “It can be pointless doing jump testing on a daily basis unless you can react to it” “I use every weightlifting derivative depending on athlete ability and which aspect of the Fv continuum I want to train." “RPE appears to be just as sensitive as most of these expensive devices” “If you’re competent, there is minimal force absorption with catching Olympic lifts” “I’ve gone away from optimal load to think are we emphasising force characteristics or velocity characteristics more” SHOWNOTES 1) Paul's background 2) The role of strength in athletic tasks and how strong is strong enough? 3) How to combine power and strength training and how you re-evaluate an athletes force expression over time 4) Modifiable and non-modifiable factors in vertical jumping and differences in impulse using force plates 5) Countermovement jumps and the use of RSImod for monitoring athletes 6) What Paul would use in a club if hired tomorrow and his rule of thumb cut off for neuromuscular fatigue using jumps or bar velocity 7) How Paul uses weightlifting derivatives and why if you really want to empathise force or velocity, you have to exclude the catch and may want to add a countermovement 8) When you would prioritise catching for an athlete and when just pulling 9) Thoughts on optimal power load and how to progress programming around loads based on athlete needs 10) Force velocity profiling using as little equipment as possible e.g. just an isometric mid thigh pull or just RSImod or a simple squat/CMJ 11) Practicalities around horizontal v vertical force vectors 12) Contrast training and how to use contrast methods for athlete buy in 13) Paul's typical session template i) pull variation ii) squat variation iii) loaded jump variation iv) jump variation v) posterior chain variation People mentioned Phillip Graham Smith Tim Suchomel Jason Lake Guy Hornsby Duncan French Dan Baker Adam Archuletta Brett Bartholomew
In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast, I am speaking to Senior Lecturer at St Mary's University & Technical Lead at The Royal Ballet, Matt Springham. Matt comes on the podcast with a wealth of experience in both professional football (soccer) but also in academia. Matt has worked with 4 clubs in the top 2 divisions of English football and has also worked for the Football Association before moving into his current role at St Mary's University. Matt wears a number of hats as part of his role at St Mary's which makes him a very interesting guest in this episode. Enjoy this episode with Matt Springham. If you enjoyed this episode, podcasts with Mathieu Lacome and Martin Buchheit may also be of interest. Who is Matt Springham (education, background and current role) Working with the Royal Ballet Putting structures in place Demands of the sport What 'training' looks like for these athletes Gaining the skills to get a job in football (based on UKSCA article) Is football 'different'? Working at 4 clubs and the FA Key things you learnt along the way Dealing with players & staff Assessing load longitudinally across a season Sneak peak into PhD work What affect density of games has on players Practical ways of dealing with the packed Christmas period Matt Springham can be found on Twitter @mattspringham This episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast is sponsored by Hawkin Dynamics, the team behind the worlds only wireless force plate system. Hawkin Dynamics can be found at hawkindynamics.com and you can follow them on Twitter @hawkindynamics This episode is also sponsored by Fatigue Science. Fatigue Science combine wearable technology with biomathematical science developed by the US Army to offer fantastic insights into sleep and cognitive fatigue. Fatigue Science can be found at fatiguescience.com. This episode is also sponsored by IMeasureU. IMeasureU are a world leading inertial platform to precisely quantify body movement and workload metrics in the field. IMeasureU can be found at imeasureu.com and you can follow them on Twitter @imeasureu. This episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast is also sponsored by St Mary's University. St Mary's is widely recognised as an international leader in strength and conditioning education. St Mary's University can be found on Twitter @yourstmarys. Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following on Twitter @strengthofsci or visiting strengthofscience.com. Enjoy PP
Ed Archer from the Athlete Academy talks to us about youth populations, the UKSCA entry level course he's been working on and tons more #BuildingMachines
The 2018 Roundtable features four of the emerging leaders in Australasian strength & conditioning: Dr. Michael Speranza, Matthew Green, Paul Downes & David Watts. In the fourth part of the roundtable, we examine professional development. ABOUT THE ROUNDTABLE Paul Downes | Paul is the current Head Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Auckland Rugby Union in New Zealand. Prior to this he spent 4 years with the Hurricanes Super Rugby Franchise as well as leading the Wellington Rugby Academy between 2008 and 2010. More recently he was the Head of Strength and Conditioning with the Cardiff Blues in Wales between 2014 and 2016. He holds a Masters in Applied Sport and Exercise Science and is accredited with both the UKSCA and ASCA (Professional Coach Scheme – Elite Level 2). Matthew Green | Matt is the current High Performance Manager of the Brisbane Lions Women Team. Prior to this he spent 7 years as the High Performance Manager with AFL Queensland's Talent Pathway programs. He also has extensive experience as an Exercise Physiologist in post operative orthopaedic rehabilitation and return to sport. Matt holds a special interest in load management of Women's AFL. Dr. Michael Speranza | Michael is a Strength and Conditioning Coach at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) where he has worked over numerous sports including football, rowing, basketball, athletics and winter sports. Prior to his tenure at the AIS he worked at a semi-professional level in rugby league and netball. As well as a strength and conditioning coach, Michael is passionate about research in the field, which led him to complete a Phd through the Australian Catholic University, examining tackling ability in rugby league players from a strength and conditioning perspective. David Watts | David began his strength and conditioning career at the Queensland Academy of Sport and worked across a broad range of Olympic sports from 2010 to 2016. Following the Rio Olympics, he moved into a rehabilitation and assistant strength and conditioning role at the Geelong Cats Football Club where he works presently. David holds a masters in strength and conditioning from ECU and is accredited as an Elite Level 3 coach with the ASCA. He maintains an active involvement with the ASCA, regularly presenting courses and actively mentoring younger coaches. Shownotes 1) The most impactful seminars or conferences each coach has gone to and what they learned 2) The favourite books for each coach for both professional and personal development 3)Dr. Michael Speranza's tackling research and how stronger athletes tackle better 4) Getting in touch with the roundtable members Martin Bucheit Jans Bangsbo Sophia Nimphius Matt Jordan Simon Sinek Matthew Syed Keegan Smith Davd Joyce Michael Boyle David Watts
The 2018 Roundtable features four of the emerging leaders in Australasian strength & conditioning: Dr. Michael Speranza, Matthew Green, Paul Downes & David Watts. In the third part of the roundtable, we examine prehabilitation and rehabilitation. ABOUT THE ROUNDTABLE Paul Downes | Paul is the current Head Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Auckland Rugby Union in New Zealand. Prior to this he spent 4 years with the Hurricanes Super Rugby Franchise as well as leading the Wellington Rugby Academy between 2008 and 2010. More recently he was the Head of Strength and Conditioning with the Cardiff Blues in Wales between 2014 and 2016. He holds a Masters in Applied Sport and Exercise Science and is accredited with both the UKSCA and ASCA (Professional Coach Scheme – Elite Level 2). Matthew Green | Matt is the current High Performance Manager of the Brisbane Lions Women Team. Prior to this he spent 7 years as the High Performance Manager with AFL Queensland's Talent Pathway programs. He also has extensive experience as an Exercise Physiologist in post operative orthopaedic rehabilitation and return to sport. Matt holds a special interest in load management of Women's AFL. Dr. Michael Speranza | Michael is a Strength and Conditioning Coach at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) where he has worked over numerous sports including football, rowing, basketball, athletics and winter sports. Prior to his tenure at the AIS he worked at a semi-professional level in rugby league and netball. As well as a strength and conditioning coach, Michael is passionate about research in the field, which led him to complete a Phd through the Australian Catholic University, examining tackling ability in rugby league players from a strength and conditioning perspective. David Watts | David began his strength and conditioning career at the Queensland Academy of Sport and worked across a broad range of Olympic sports from 2010 to 2016. Following the Rio Olympics, he moved into a rehabilitation and assistant strength and conditioning role at the Geelong Cats Football Club where he works presently. David holds a masters in strength and conditioning from ECU and is accredited as an Elite Level 3 coach with the ASCA. He maintains an active involvement with the ASCA, regularly presenting courses and actively mentoring younger coaches. Quotes “You can’t have an ego about things - you need to be able to have good robust discussions (about rehab)” “They have to have run like they stole something before returning to play” “You want to return an athlete and not return an injury - how do we make the person a better athlete during this rehabilitation” “In return to play, we want to them be able to tolerate a training week harder than the game week” “A healthy athlete will always have healthy hips” “There is a lot of stuff in pain research about not asking how painful an injury is so why do we ask athletes how an injury is 1-2x a day and use daily wellness forms?” Shownotes 1) Return to play standards for common injuries including ACL, hamstrings 2) Go to methods for prehab/rehab including blood flow restriction and isometrics/eccentrics 3) What each coach is going to implement for rehab/rehab in the next 12-24 months People Mentioned Chris Gaviglio Des Ryan Josh Secomb Tony Shield Dave Opar
The 2018 Roundtable features four of the emerging leaders in Australasian strength & conditioning: Dr. Michael Speranza, Matthew Green, Paul Downes & David Watts. In the first part of the roundtable, we examine strength & power development. ABOUT THE ROUNDTABLE Paul Downes | Paul is the current Head Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Auckland Rugby Union in New Zealand. Prior to this he spent 4 years with the Hurricanes Super Rugby Franchise as well as leading the Wellington Rugby Academy between 2008 and 2010. More recently he was the Head of Strength and Conditioning with the Cardiff Blues in Wales between 2014 and 2016. He holds a Masters in Applied Sport and Exercise Science and is accredited with both the UKSCA and ASCA (Professional Coach Scheme – Elite Level 2). Matthew Green | Matt is the current High Performance Manager of the Brisbane Lions Women Team. Prior to this he spent 7 years as the High Performance Manager with AFL Queensland's Talent Pathway programs. He also has extensive experience as an Exercise Physiologist in post operative orthopaedic rehabilitation and return to sport. Matt holds a special interest in load management of Women's AFL. Dr. Michael Speranza | Michael is a Strength and Conditioning Coach at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) where he has worked over numerous sports including football, rowing, basketball, athletics and winter sports. Prior to his tenure at the AIS he worked at a semi-professional level in rugby league and netball. As well as a strength and conditioning coach, Michael is passionate about research in the field, which led him to complete a Phd through the Australian Catholic University, examining tackling ability in rugby league players from a strength and conditioning perspective. David Watts | David began his strength and conditioning career at the Queensland Academy of Sport and worked across a broad range of Olympic sports from 2010 to 2016. Following the Rio Olympics, he moved into a rehabilitation and assistant strength and conditioning role at the Geelong Cats Football Club where he works presently. David holds a masters in strength and conditioning from ECU and is accredited as an Elite Level 3 coach with the ASCA. He maintains an active involvement with the ASCA, regularly presenting courses and actively mentoring younger coaches. Quotes "You can't just lifting with hypertrophy reps - have to back it up with work in kitchen" "Our job as S&C is to keep them on the park to allow coaches to do their job" "Transfer is really subtle after the first 2 years and you have to make sure you hit on the specific things that that individual needs" "Experienced players will tell me there is a bare minimum you need in the gym but after that an extra 20-30kg on squat or bench isn't the difference in a game" Shownotes 1) Underlying philosophy for strength and power for each coach 2) Assessing strength and power - making it specific to the individual and team 3) Weekly programming breakdowns at each coach's respective organisation 4) How each coach periodises strength & power work 5) Force velocity profiling and the reasons coaches will or will not implement it 6) Getting transfer from gym to field and how to improve transfer 7) What each coach is going to implement for strength and power in the next 12-24 months People Mentioned 1) Ashley Jones 2) Selwyn Grittih 3) Dirk Spitz
We were fortunate enough to be asked by UKSCA (UK Strength & Conditioning Association) to present at the 2018 annual conference about using calisthenics to improve shoulder health and shoulder performance within sports. We had a mixture of theory (rationale, science and research) and practical (coaching having the chance to 'feel' the theory in practise), the podcast here covers the presentation section but if you'd like to see the full video including the practical element then head over to our YouTube channel... Click here - https://youtu.be/mHCercv2XJs We hope you enjoy the presentation as much as we did speaking at the UKSCA annual conference.
We were invited to present at the UKSCA annual conference about the benefits of Calisthenics for shoulder performance and robustness. The Chairman of the UKSCA, Pete McKnight was instrumental in inviting us to speak at the conference so we took the opportunity to ask WHY?!!! Pete has a wealth of experience within Strength + Conditioning working with some of the best athletes in the world over an amazing S+C career to date and has been on a little calisthenics journey himself! We get into all this and more on the podcast with Pete McKnight... enjoy! Interesting in learning to coach calisthenics and its application into performance sport? Coaching Seminar 13th October - https://schoolofcalisthenics.com/product/coaching-calisthenics-seminar
Des joined Arsenal FC in February 2013 after a successful strength and conditioning career in the rugby world. At Arsenal, Des is the head of the academy sport medicine and sport science department. He oversees the physical development of players aged from 8 to 23. During his time at Arsenal, Des has helped develop the approach, size of the department and the facilities at the academy. This has helped support a number of players graduate from the academy to the first team. Des has completed a Masters in Strength and Conditioning and is also a tutor with the IRFU, Setanta College and a tutor trainer with World Rugby. He has been UKSCA accredited since 2008 and in 2016 Des completed the BASES high performance sport accreditation and charted scientist accreditation. He has a keen interest in the area of developing a player over a long term and has presented at many conferences around the world over the last few years. Quotes "Rugby pushing the guys out of the gym whereas in football you’re pushing them into the gym" "Aim (for players) is fantastic skill and fantastic physical condition" "You invest in an academy, you get a lot out of it!" "Excellence does take time especially in high skill sports and we do need that time with them so that will lean specialising early..." "Mol on oigie agus tiociagh si (Praise youth and they will flourish)" "We can move the players up and down (squads, programs) based on physical maturation but we cannot neglect tehcnical, tactical and pyschological maturation" "Be a generalist before becoming a specialist and methodology before technology!" "Don’t wrestle pigs - you get dirty and the pigs like it" "Our job to energse people, to be creative, to avoid conflict and to be positive and you can’t do that, if you have a poor work life balance" "One session where you’re buzzing and the players are buzzing are worth ten sessions just going through the motions" Shownotes 1) How Des got started and his move from Irish Rugby to the English Premier League 3:20 2) The different phytsical qualities for rugby union & soccer / football - rugby 70% physical 30% skill; football 70% skill 30% physical 7:25 3) Des' 3 rules with coaches, how to educate but not confuse the coach and marrying technical/tactical development with physical development 12:15 4) Understanding coaches' inspirations and influencers 15:50 5) The Arsenal FC Academy set up - all the way from 6-23 years old 18:30 6) The problems with a lot of Academies - under investment and inexperience 21:20 7) Early specialisation is categorically bad from research but skill takes time so... 23:30 8)Monitoring workloads through high growth periods and Arsenal FC's hybrid model 27:25 9) Some different models of developing athletes and the best bits of each model 30:50 10) Arsenal FC's four pillared "arrow" approach - get athletes to the next level as quickly and efficiently as possible 35:15 11) Methods of measuring biologocal maturation 37:10 12) S&C staff should be generalists before specialists 41:30 13) Des' 3 rules for buy in and 3 rules for dealing with athletes 50:35 14) Work life balance and career progression for strength & conditioning coaches 59:00 15) Don’t make too big a change in too little a time and keep people in the loop 1:10:45 16) Des' favourite books including Dietrich Hare's Principles of Sports Training 1:15:20 People Mentioned Liam Hennessy Christaino Ronaldo Per Mertescaker Darren Burgess Dave Fagan Istvan Balyi Rhodri Lloyd John Oliver Dave Collins Kelvin Giles Dietrich Hare Sean Cummings Stuart MacMillan Ian Jeffreys Dan Baker
The only person to have a 'part 4' of the Pacey Performance Podcast, Brett Bartholomew (episode #50, #71, #127) joins me in this episode. I love speaking to Brett, I think we have a lot in common with our interest in business and our outlook on the industry. For the first time, Brett is over at the UKSCA conference in August which I can't wait for and if you haven't booked on yet, make sure you do because the line up looks AMAZING. No sets and reps training chat in this episode but some serious good conversation. Enjoy! In this episode, you will learn - Who is Brett Bartholomew (background, education and current role) Who is Brett Bartholomew (background etc)? Update on different projects Entrepreneurship in S&C - Only way to survive? Employability Conscious coaching, the book Brett can be found on Twitter @Coach_BrettB This episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast is sponsored by Vald Performance, the team behind the NordBord and the new Groinbar, a hip and groin strength measuring solution. They can be found at valdperformance.com and you can get more information on the groin bar at groinbar.com and on Twitter @groinbar. This episode is sponsored by Fatigue Science. Fatigue Science combine wearable technology with biomathematical science developed by the US Army to offer fantastic insights into sleep and cognitive fatigue. This episode is also sponsored by Forcedecks. If you want to know more about ForceDecks, listen to episode #139 of the Pacey Performance Podcast with co-founder, Dr. Daniel Cohen. Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following on Twitter @strengthofsci or visiting strengthofscience.com. Enjoy PP
Dr. Paul Comfort is the president of UKSCA and professor at University of Salford - Manchester, UK In this episode: - Background, experience and education - Isometrics (testing and training application) - Dynamic Strength Index (DSI) - Scaling ratio methods while assessing and comparing athletes - Weightlifting movements in sports - “Optimal load“ for peak power production - Periodisation of pulling derivates - Information about Paul's “Advanced Strength and Conditioning“ book - Where can people find and get in touch with Paul
This week's Advantage Over podcast feature interview is with the London Society of Rugby Referee's Fitness Adviser, Ross Hanbury. We discuss pre-season training, the best sort of training to do pre-season, diet and the importance of sleep! We discuss the YoYo Test - you can download it here Who's Ross? He's worked in professional UK sport for over 10 years as a sport scientist and as strength and conditioning coach. He has a Masters degree in sport and exercise science and is an accredited strength and conditioning coach with the UKSCA. Previous clients include Harlequins RFC, England Saxons, Charlton Athletic, Crystal Palace, UEFA and the British Triathlon Association. Ross is currently working with leading sports training firm, Virgin Active, having previously been with the RFUW as strength and conditioning coach, working with the U20's, 7's and senior women squads. But he's also been supporting referees who clearly have different needs. He's been leading the way with the London Society of Rugby Referees in the UK. Connect with him at @RossHanbury or www.hanburytraining.com We also cover off the latest referee news: Joy Neville's appointment to referee the final of the Women's Rugby World Cup The news that Greg Garner is to become head of Elite Referees at the Pro14 New HIA law change and the latest TRC referee appointments for this weekend.
This week's Advantage Over podcast feature interview is with the London Society of Rugby Referee's Fitness Adviser, Ross Hanbury. We discuss pre-season training, the best sort of training to do pre-season, diet and the importance of sleep! We discuss the YoYo Test - you can download it here Who's Ross? He's worked in professional UK sport for over 10 years as a sport scientist and as strength and conditioning coach. He has a Masters degree in sport and exercise science and is an accredited strength and conditioning coach with the UKSCA. Previous clients include Harlequins RFC, England Saxons, Charlton Athletic, Crystal Palace, UEFA and the British Triathlon Association. Ross is currently working with leading sports training firm, Virgin Active, having previously been with the RFUW as strength and conditioning coach, working with the U20’s, 7’s and senior women squads. But he’s also been supporting referees who clearly have different needs. He’s been leading the way with the London Society of Rugby Referees in the UK. Connect with him at @RossHanbury or www.hanburytraining.com We also cover off the latest referee news: Joy Neville's appointment to referee the final of the Women's Rugby World Cup The news that Greg Garner is to become head of Elite Referees at the Pro14 New HIA law change and the latest TRC referee appointments for this weekend. Support this podcast
In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast, I am speaking to Director of Coaching and Sports Science at Hintsa Performance, Pete McKnight. Hintsa Performance is a company who provide performance coaches for a number of athletes, the most notable being drivers in Formula 1. Pete leads a number of coaches who work one-on-one with the drivers but he also works on the research and innovation side of things at Hintsa. Pete has also been chairman of the UKSCA for a number of years now and has helped the organisation develop a growing reputation in the UK and abroad. In this episode, you will learn - Who is Pete McKnight (background, education and current role) Physiological demands of Formula 1 and what training looks like Training for the neck & trunk to cope with high g-forces What is available from a physiological point of view from the drivers themselves What is the future for drivers in Formula 1? In what areas is there room for improvement? With so much media demand for the drivers, how do you/they prepare psychologically for a race? Pete can be found on Twitter @petemcknight This episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast is sponsored by Vald Performance, the team behind the NordBord and the new Groinbar, a hip and groin strength measuring solution. They can be found at valdperformance.com and you can get more information on the groin bar at groinbar.com and on Twitter @groinbar. This episode is also sponsored by Fatigue Science. Fatigue Science combine wearable technology with biomathematical science developed by the US Army to offer fantastic insights into sleep and cognitive fatigue. Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following on Twitter @strengthofsci or visiting strengthofscience.com/podcast. Enjoy PP
You want the big names on BJSM podcasts and Twitter asked for Dr Graeme Close. Fresh from the UK undergraduate student conference, Graeme shares pearl after pearl on this top podcast. What do you do in a first consultation? How does nutrition in team sport vary from individual sport? What’s the key to a successful pre-game routine? How should nutrition change when an athlete is injured? Supplements? Coffee? Sleep? Take home tips – all in this 16 minute gem. Graeme has a great CV for his role in top sport. He is (i) a former professional rugby league player (clips here https://youtu.be/1mHljSGlQwA) (ii) a sports science PhD and now faculty at Liverpool John Moores University (iii) rumored to be the only person in the UK accredited with the official bodies for sports science (BASES), sports nutrition (SENr) and strength & conditioning (UKSCA). We call that the ‘triple crown’. Kudos to medical student Tej Pandya for organizing the conference and for a great debut as a podcast host. BJSM’s podcasts have been hosted by 23 different interviewers and there are podcasts in 5 languages. Feel free to submit a podcast for our consideration. (info.bjsm@bmj.com)
This episodes guest is none other than Dr. Mike Stone of East Tennessee State University. Dr. Stone is currently the Exercise and Sports Science Laboratory Director in the Department of KLSS at ETSU. Prior to joining ETSU he was the Head of Sports Physiology for the USOC. From 1999 through 2001he was Chair of Sport at Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Scotland. Dr. Stone's service and research interests are primarily concerned with physiological and performance adaptations to strength/power training. Dr. Stone is also an adjunct professor at Edith Cowan University in Perth Australia, Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Scotland, and at the James H. Quillen College of Medicine, (Physiology), School of Medicine, Johnson City, TN. Dr Stone has 140+publications in reviewed journals and has contributed chapters to several texts in the areas of bioenergetics, nutrition, and strength/power training.Additionally, he has co-authored two textbooks dealing with strength and conditioning. Dr. Stone was the 1991 NSCA Sports Scientist of the Year and was awarded the NSCA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000. He is a Fellow of the UKSCA and NSCA. He has coached several international and national level weightlifters (including one Olympian) and throwers in both the United States and Great Britain. On the episode Dr. Stone and I discussed: - Mikes Background and Influences - The good and not so good things that Mike currently see's within Sport Science - What excites Mike most about sport science currently - We discuss Programming and Periodization - The importance of Training Residuals - The Transfer of Training - Training Compatibility of physical qualities - Fibre Type Transitions that can occur in Training - The balance between training specificity and variation to attain optimal performance - Hypertrophy effects on speed development - Mikes thoughts on Frans Bosch’s work on strength training and motor learning This was a beauty guys! Enjoy! Stay Strong, RB Show Sponsor: To get INSTANT ACCESS to almost 20 hours of World Class online video Strength and Conditioning Information go to upmentorship.com
In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast I have another show with 2 guests, this time with Mark Watts & Aiden Oakley. Mark is now a 5th grade teacher having had a great career as a strength and conditioning coach and most known for his work with Elite FTS, whilst Aiden is an S&C coach at Aspire Academy in Qatar. Both these guys have written great articles on the state of the industry and to get both guys on to discuss this topic was fascinating. It has been talked about a lot on the podcast but I think the issues this episode raises cannot be highlighted enough. In this episode you will learn - Who are Mark Watts & Aiden Oakley (background, education and current roles) How far have we come - where is the industry currently at? What does the State of the Industry survey tell us? Current issues facing practitioners The responsibilities of the UKSCA, ASCA & NSCA Mark can be found on Twitter @coach_mjdubs Mark's articles can be found by clicking HERE Aiden can be found on Twitter @ajoakley Aiden's articles can be found by clicking HERE Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following me on Twitter @strengthofsci or visiting strengthofscience.com. Enjoy PP
Episode 121: Graeme Close PhD discusses nutrition strategies that he has researched and employed with professional jockeys in order to allow them to make weight more safely, perform better and improve their overall health. Originally a Professional rugby league player, Graeme is now a Reader in Applied Physiology & Sport Nutrition at Liverpool John Moores University where he combines his academic research with nutrition and physiology consultancy to some of the worlds leading sporting organisations. Graeme is currently the head performance nutritionist to England Rugby. He is the lead nutritionist to Team GB Ski and Snowboard and works with some of the worlds leading golfers and Rugby League players. On top of this, and despite spending most of his professional career helping big people get bigger, he currently receives funding from Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (the owner of Manchester City FC) to help professional jockeys make-weight safely. It is this combination of academic theory (over 75 research publications) and applied practice that has enabled Graeme to establish himself as a world-leading nutrition consultant and public speaker. Graeme is the only person in the UK who is an accredited sports nutritionist (rSEN), sports scientist (BASES) and strength and conditioning coach (UKSCA). He is the deputy chair of the Sport and Exercise Nutrition Register and has recently received a prestigious fellowship from the British Association of Sport & Exercise Sciences (BASES)
After Tweeting all listeners to see who people want to hear on the podcast, we have JB Morin on the phone for this episode. It feels like we have been trying for weeks to get this sorted out due to busy diaries and horrible internet connection, but we finally have it live. JB is a really interesting guy and someone I saw speak at the UKSCA conference in 2014 which was a very engaging review of his research. He's the first guy on from mainland Europe which marks another first for the podcast! In this episode you will learn - Who is JB Morin (education, background and current role) Current research interests What makes someone fast Role of horizontal force production in acceleration How does this differ to maximal speed Based on this, what should the training focus be when looking at acceleration vs max speed Training application for sprinters Future research The sponsor for this episode is SimpliFaster.com Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following me on Twitter @paceyperform or visiting paceyperformance.co.uk/podcast. JB can be found on Twitter @JB_morin Enjoy PP
This episode sees me speaking with lead strength & conditioning coach of GB snow board cross & alpine ski, John Noonan. I first got in touch with John through LinkedIn about 6 months ago and he was kind enough to give up half an hour of his time for a chat about his journey through various sports. I then saw him speak at the UKSCA conference this year and had to get him to speak on the podcast. John talks about his Phd research, giving his athletes the ability to 'freestyle' in training the his 'athletic capacity evaluation'. Its such a great interview with John as he works with a group of athletes with such a completely different mindset to training compared with more traditional sports. However, working with this group has so much cross over to the traditional sports and I certainly took a lot away from this chat. You can click subscribe on iTunes to get the latest episodes straight to your laptop, phone or tablet. You can also follow me on twitter @paceyperform to keep up to date with all things happening with the podcast. Check out paceyperformance.co.ukEnjoy PP
In this episode of the Athletic Development Podcast Nick Grantham and Brendan Chaplin are discussing the UKSCA conference and their thoughts about the presentations and the weekend in general. Make sure you chip in with your thoughts on the weekend if you attended, always good to hear form people.
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