This week's Pacey Performance Podcast sees Rob speaking to Head of Performance at Perth Glory in the A-League, Carmen Colomer. Since 2017, Carmen has had quite the journey going from the Australian Institute of Sport to the Brumbies, Brisbane Broncos, Philadelphia 76'ers as Director of Sports Science and then into her current role in Perth.
With all those experiences across multiple sports and countries, we wanted to chat to Carmen about what she has learnt along the way, particularly when it comes to recovery. The NBA has a notoriously gruelling schedule, so how did Carmen implement fresh ideas to the organisation and what has she took from that experience and integrated into the programme at Perth?
The first half of the conversation is all about recovery, what has worked for Carmen and her athletes and what hasn't. Then the second half is all about load monitoring. This is certainly a passion of hers but she early in the conversation gives us the cold hard facts of what load monitoring is and isn't.
If you're interested in hearing from Carmen, click play now.
Main talking points -
The acute chronic workload ratio; magic cut offs and questionable metrics with Franco Impellizzeri (Professor of Sport and Exercise Science and Medicine at UTS)
Physical demands, injuries and schedules when working with Cirque du Solil with Bryan Burnstein (Head of Performance Science at Cirque du Soleil)
Transfer of training, constraints led approach & coaching speed with academy football players with Jon Goodwin (Academy Head of Sports Science at Fulham FC)
Injury reduction strategies in high performance structures; the good, the bad and the ugly Darcy Norman (Director of Performance Science at Kitman Labs)
Working in a Premier League academy, bio-banding, and being a 'career academy coach' with Paudie Roche (Academy Strength & Conditioning Coach at Arsenal FC)
Resisted sprinting, force velocity profiling, & the importance of isolated foot & ankle training with JB Morin (Professor and Sports Performance Consultant)
Communicating with athletes; cueing, analogies, and self reflection with Nick Winkelman (Head of Athletic Performance & Science at Irish Rugby)
Building relationships, the importance of humility and developnig a winning culture with Fergus Connolly (Sports Performance Consultant)
Creating true individual physical development plans for athletes with Geoff Head (Assistant Director of Player Development at San Francisco Giants)
Balancing long term athletic development with short term need to perform with Peter Tierney & Joe McGinley (Sports Scientist at Leinster Rugby and Head of Academy S&C at Leinster Rugby)
From working with Premier League footballers to the Royal ballet with Matt Springham (Senior Lecturer at St Mary's University and Technical Lead at the Royal Ballet)
Writing a career development plan, the importance of mentorship, and CPD with Nick Grantham (Performance Enhancement Specialist)
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)
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