This week’s guest on the Pacey Performance Podcast is sports psychologist Dan Abrahams. Dan became a psychologist following a stint as a professional golfer with an interest in the mental side of the sport. After calling time on his playing career, he became a coach and followed that up by gaining a master’s degree in sports psychology. He’s been working in this capacity for 16 years now, including for England Rugby, England Golf, and numerous Premier League football clubs.
Following the recent Olympic and Paralympic Games, sports psychology has been in the spotlight more than ever. Dan discusses the impact this has had on the subject, including how an athlete’s mental state can be rated on a three-stage ‘traffic light’ system depending on their current needs. He also addresses the theory that you cannot coach attitude, effort and energy - although the athlete is responsible for their own attitude, Dan explains how coaches and sports psychologists can create an environment that engages athletes and helps them maintain all-important intensity when training. If you’re interested in the mental side of coaching and sports science, then this week’s podcast is for you.
This week’s topics:
Choosing and implementing technology and conditioning principles in the NBA with Xavi Schelling (Director of Sports Science & Performance at San Antonio Spurs)
Sprint drills, stride parameters and speed training methodologies with PJ Vazel (Throws and Sprint Coach at Athlétisme Metz Métropole)
Benefits of max speed in team sports & fitting a sprinters model onto a team sport athlete with Cam Josse (Performance Coach for Football at Indiana University)
Return to play processes, hamstring injury prevention, and the ASH test with Ben Ashworth (Director of Performance at AC Sparta Prague)
Acceleration principles, drive index, and optimising step length & step frequency with Jonas Dodoo (Head Coach at SpeedWorks)
Understanding the menstrual cycle, oral contraception, and injury risk in female athletes with Georgie Bruinvels (Research Scientist at Orreco)
The load and fatigue relationship, choosing the right load metrics, and sports technology with Stu Cormack (Associate Professor at Australian Catholic University)
Training deceleration, identifying energy leaks in agility training, and foot function with Loren Landow (Head of Strength & Conditioning at Denver Broncos)
Measuring, managing, and maximising sleep with Luke Gupta (Senior Physiologist & Lead Sleep Scientist at English Institute of Sport)
Remote coaching and monitoring with Nike athletes with Keith D'Amelio (Director of Performance Services at Nike)
The future of player tracking and choosing the right GPS metrics with Matthew Varley (Lecturer in Sport Science at La Trobe University)
Preventing athletic hip and groin injuries with Enda King (Head of Performance at Sports Surgery Clinic)
Preventing and rehabilitating ACL injuries with Enda King (Head of Performance at Sports Surgery Clinic)
Contextual vs isolated speed training and the ALTIS weight room philosophy with Stu McMillan (Coach and CEO at ALTIS)
Athlete centred care; rethinking athlete rehabilitation withTeddy Willsey (Director of Sports Medicine at Healthy Baller)
Building a coaching philosophy; reflecting on 20+ years in strength & conditioning with Jason Weber (High Performance Manager at Fremantle FC)
Jump analysis, asymmetries thresholds and using the reactive strength index with Matt Jordan (Director of Sports Science at Canadian Sports Institute, Calgary)
Assessing movement quality, monitoring fatigue and enhancing recovery with Dave Hamilton (Director of Performance Science at Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
Monitoring growth and maturation in youth athletes, and long term athletic development with James Baker (S&C Coach & Sports Science Lead at Aspire Academy)
Velocity based training and its impact on programming, profiling and athlete feedback with Dan Baker (Strength & Conditioning Coach, Lecturer & Speaker)
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