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 -
Building a performance model, travel and fatigue management, and game demands with Robert Butler (Director of Performance at St Louis Cardinals)
Cohesion vs culture, measuring impact of staff and Gainline Analytics with Ben Darwin (Former Wallaby & Owner of Gainline Analytics)
Translating off-ice qualities onto the ice, bilateral vs unilateral exercises, and influences outside S&C with Matt Nichol (Strength & Conditioning Coach & Owner of BioSteel)
Winning 5 AFL Premierships, throwing science out of the window and dealing with data with Andrew Russell (Director of High Performance at Hawthorn FC)
Assessing fatigue, going further with GPS technology and data visualisation principles with Mathieu Lacome (Sports Scientist at PSG)
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Are we really ever going to be able to predict injuries (?) with Sam Robertson (Head of Research and Innovation at Western Bulldogs and Victoria University)
'Want to see my report coach?' Making an impact with data with Martin Buchheit (Sports Scientist and Strength and Conditioning Coach)
ACL rehab, reducing groin injury risk and athlete profiling with Enda King (Head of Performance at the Sports Surgery Clinic)
Training specificity vs training chaos for injury prevention with Justin Crow (Physical Performance Manager at Essendon Football Club)
Designing programmes and coaching the best combat athletes in the world with Bo Sanoval (Director of Strength and Conditioning at UFC Performance Institute)
Periodisation across different parts of the season in rugby union with Simon Thomas (Head of Physical Performance at Crusaders)
What does a UFC fighter's programme really look like with Duncan French (Vice President of Performance at UFC Performance Institute)
Making an impact in collegiate sport, measuring impact and the art of communication with Andrew Murray (Director of Performance and Sports Science at the University of Oregon)
Using gymnastics for injury risk reduction and skill acquisition in team sports with Nick Ruddock (Performance Gymnastics Coaching Consultant)
Selling a message to a head coach to maximise the impact of S&C with Huw Bevan (Head of Performance and Rugby Operations at Dragons Rugby)
Agility and change of direction; training, testing, and programming with Sophia Nimphius (Associate Professor at Edith Cowen University)
Training large groups of sprinters and periodising of jump training with Ryan Banta (Teacher and Coach at Parkway Central High School)
Landing and deceleration training, gymnastics and return to play from ACL with Bill Knowles (Director of Reconditioning and Athletic Development at HPSports)
Athlete tracking and athlete management systems in ice hockey with Doug McKenney (Sports Performance Specialist at Coach Me Plus)
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