This week on the Pacey Performance Podcast, Rob is speaking to Senior Director of Performance Science at the Kansas City Royals, Austin Driggers.
Although often flying under the radar, Austin is highly respected in the field having come up through the US Olympic Committee system working with winter sport athletes under the tutelage of Brad DeWeese.
This episode kicks off with Austin explaining how the Royals have developed a system which assesses each player throughout the year to understand their strengths and weaknesses. This then helps him and the rest of the team design programmes to keep each athlete fit and competing across the gruelling 180+ game season.
We also chat about how he has tapped into and learnt from other environments such as business. This is a fascinating part of the episode as sport can often seem in a bubble with people looking in but not much going the other way.
If you're aim is to reduce injuries with your athletes, check out this episode with Austin and press play on your chose podcast player.
Main talking points -
Skill based conditioning & periodisation stratgies in football with Tom Little (Head of Performance at Preston North End FC & Founder of Colour-Fit)
Jump training and plyometrics, resisted sprint progressions and sprint analysis with Håkan Andersson (Sprint Coach and Senior Advisor/Lecturer at the High Performance Center in Växjö, Sweden)
Injury risk reduction strategies; best practice, using technology and departmental integration with Kevin Kikugawa (Head Football Athletic Trainer at Northwestern University)
Coaching young athletes; obstacle courses, gymnastics and integrating multisports into a programme with Jeremy Frisch (Owner and Director of Achieve Performance Training)
Working with Andy Murray, dealing with injuries and load management in tennis with Matt Little (Strength & Conditioning Coach at Team Murray)
High intensity interval training; designing sessions, small sided games and skill based conditioning in the MLS with Pierre Barrieu (High Performance Practitioner)
Run-specific isometrics; the when, the what and the how with Alex Natera (Head of Strength & Power at GWS Giants)
Hamstring injuries; rehabilitation, prevention and eccentric & isometric training with Jurdan Mendiguchia (Physiotherapist, Researcher & Injury Consultant)
Lessons and key principles from 20+ years in the AFL with Glenn Stewart (High Performance Manager at West Coast Eagles)
Velocity based training and its integration with auto-regulatory training (APRE) with Bryan Mann (Assistant Professor of Kinesiology & Sport Sciences at the University of Miami)
Calisthenics, bullet proof shoulders and progressions and regressions of core stability training with Tim Stevenson & David Jackson (Co-founders & Directors of School of Calisthenics)
Building performance teams, platforms, and assessing team culture with Steve Tashjian (Head of Performance at US Men's National Team)
Working in esports; cognitive training, demands placed on esports athletes, and recovery around travel with Taylor Johnson (Chief Performance Engineer at Statespace Gaming Company)
Balancing scientific 'best practice' with real-world constraints in football with Scott Guyett (Head of Sports Science and Strength & Conditioning at Crystal Palace FC)
Multi mechanical models using GPS; setting targets & predicting session outputs with Jack Sharkey (Lead Sports Scientist at Aston Villa Football Club)
Implementing injury prediction models in practice and machine learning methods with Sam Robertson (Professor of Sports Analytics at Victoria University)
Working under different managers, building influence, and a new wave of performance coaches with Dave Carolan, Chris Neville & Chris Barnes
Mapping the menstrual cycle to increase performance and reduce injury risk with Dawn Scott (High Performance Coach at US Soccer Women's National Team)
Building a monitoring system; what to collect, the acute:chronic ratio and advanced statistics with Brendan Fahrner (Sports Science Manager at Richmond FC)
Are we being over cautious with young players (?) with Grant Downie (Medical and Performance Solutions Specialist)
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