This week on the Pacey Performance Podcast we have 3 absolute guns within our industry: Director of Speed Development at the Houston Texans, Ryan Grubbs, Professor at the University of Saint-Etienne. JB Morin and Owner of Spellman Performance, Les Spellman.
This episode of the podcast is all about sprint profiling and there are no better three people to discuss this than JB, Les and Ryan. We kick off the first half of the conversation with Ryan explaining why we should be profiling our athletes in the first place. JB and Les then weigh in on the various ways we can go about that with our athletes. Then, in our opinion, the key part of this conversation then turns to how we use this information to inform our coaching practice.
In the second half of the episode we then chat about the logistics of undertaking profiling within various different environments and with various populations. How do we profile with large groups, should we be profiling youth athletes and what is the difference between and acceleration profile and a max speed profile are all questions that get answered.
If you want to dive into this topic, there is no better people than these three. Make sure you give it a listen.
Main talking points -
Implementing injury prediction models in practice and machine learning methods with Sam Robertson (Professor of Sports Analytics at Victoria University)
Working under different managers, building influence, and a new wave of performance coaches with Dave Carolan, Chris Neville & Chris Barnes
Mapping the menstrual cycle to increase performance and reduce injury risk with Dawn Scott (High Performance Coach at US Soccer Women's National Team)
Building a monitoring system; what to collect, the acute:chronic ratio and advanced statistics with Brendan Fahrner (Sports Science Manager at Richmond FC)
Are we being over cautious with young players (?) with Grant Downie (Medical and Performance Solutions Specialist)
How to get players through the academy pathway and into the first team with Luke Jenkinson, Frankie Hunter & Russ Wrigley
Injury risk reduction; isometric training, screening for ACL and groin injuries, and the importance of mobility with Steve Saunders (Director of Science and Medicine at Adelaide Crows)
How to individualise training and nutrition in team sports with Mike Potenza (Director of Strength & Conditioning at San Jose Sharks)
Load management and GPS. Are we missing a piece of the puzzle (?) with Tim Doyle (Senior Lecturer at Macquarie University)
Team sport nutrition, half-time refueling strategies and pre-season vs in-season fueling with Marc Bubbs (Performance Nutrition Lead at Men's Canada Basketball)
Predicting hamstring injuries, reducing hamstring injury risk and hamstring injury rehab with Josh Ruddy, Ryan Timmins & Jack Hickey
Working with paraylympic athletes; creativity, mental health and what training really looks like with Tom Paulson & Luke Sweet
How ready are you athletes to train? HRV, questionnaires and sleep hygiene with Erik Korem (Associate Athletics Director of Student-Athlete High Performance at the College of William and Mary)
Breaking down silos within performance and technical staff with Kyle Skinner (Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach for Olympic Sports at Notre Dame)
Maximising athlete recovery and sleep, and appraising current technology with Shona Halson (Associate Professor at Australian Catholic University)
Hamstring injuries; mechanisms, issues with traditional rehab and reducing injury risk with Jack Hickey (Lecturer in Musculoskeletal & Sports Injury Rehabilitation at ACU)
Benefits and risks of early specialisation in late specialisation sports with Luke Jenkinson (Head of Academy Sports Science & Medicine at Derby County FC)
Embracing chaos and making better decisions in the rehabilitation process with Jarrod Wade (Head of Performance at South Sydney Rabbitohs)
How can the industry do better to create more 'job-ready' graduate coaches with Steve Ingham (Performance Consultant and Director of Supporting Champions)
Working as a strength & conditioning coach in a foreign country with Dave Howarth (Head of Athletic Development at Connacht Rugby)
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