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:
Current practice when assessing athlete readiness, positives and negatives with Devan McConnell (UMAS Lowell) & Justin Roethlingshoefer (San Diego Gulls)
Identifying & deconstructing movement issues, deceleration and drill creation with Mark Kovacs (Owner of the Kovacs Institute)
Developing a solid bullsh*t filter, acute: chronic ratios, and mentoring in sports science with Aaron Coutts (Professor of Sport & Exercise Science at the University of Technology Sydney)
Realities of working in the NFL and integrating research into practice with Hugh Fullagar (Lecturer in Sport & Exercise Science at University of Technology Sydney)
Acceleration; principles, programming and transferring gym work to track with Jason Hettler (Strength & Power Coach at ALTIS)
Sleep science; sleep banking, the use of caffeine, and sleep disorders with Ian Dunican (Sleep expert & Director of Sleep4Performance)
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)
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