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 -
Integrating research models into elite sport and developing softer skills for success with Jon Bartlett (Head of Sports Science & Research at Gold Coast Suns)
Preparing for the rugby league World Cup; recovery, travel and getting the details right with Rich Hunwicks (Head of Performance at Catalan Dragons)
Blood flow restriction training; how are coaches using it and why you should be with Stephen Patterson (Reader in Exercise Physiology & Performance at St Mary's University)
Bondarchuk methodology; transfer of training and the integration of velocity based training with Derek Evely (Coach & Owner of Eveltrak)
The rise of the trap bar, do ladders have a place (?), and injury prevention with Mike Boyle (Owner of Mike Boyle Strength & Conditioning)
Training fighters; conditioning methods, challenges and profiling boxers with Danny Wilson & Alan Ruddock (Co-Founders of Boxing Science)
Coach health, methods to develop collegiate basketball players, and sports technology with Ryan Horn (Director of Athletic Performance for Men's Basketball at Wake Forest University)
Choosing the right force plate metrics and using them effectively with Eric Renaghan (Head of Strength & Conditioning at St Louis Blues)
Plyometrics and jump training; progressions, regressions and recovery circuits with Boo Schexnayder (Strength Coach at Louisiana State University)
Side hustles, getting a job in strength and conditioning and what is networking (?) with Keir Wenham-Flatt (Athletic Development Coach at the College of William & Mary)
What makes a good athletic development coach (from a coach's point of view) with Simon Cron (Assistant Coach at the New South Wales Waratahs)
Invisible monitoring; what is it and why all coaches should be striving towards it with Jace Delaney (Director of Performance and Sports Science at University of Oregon)
Getting and keeping a job in strength and conditioning with Nick Grantham (Performance Enhancement Specialist)
Speed training in team sports; profiling, mechanics and the importance of eccentric training with Mike Young (Owner of Athletic Lab & Director of Performance at North Carolina Courage)
The current state of sports nutrition in American collegiate and pro sport with Pratik Patel (Director of Performance Nutrition and Assistant S&C Coach at New York Giants)
Working with snow sport athletes, agile periodisation and learnings from working in schools with Rob Walsh (Head of Strength & Conditioning at Netherlands Ski & Snowboard)
Team sport athletes & track sprinters; differences, models, and profiling with James Wild (Technical Lead for Performance at Surrey Sports Park)
High intensity interval training and manipulating variables and effects with Martin Buchheit (Sports Scientist and S&C Coach) & Paul Laursen (Sports Scientist and Coach)
Developing physical qualities and reducing injury risk in-seaon in the NBA players with Ramsey Nijem (Head Performance and Strength & Conditioning Coach at the Sacramento Kings)
Strength and conditioning in general population vs professional athletes with Kevin Carr (Coach & Manager at Mike Boyle Strength & Conditioning and Owner of Movement as Medicine)
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