On this week's Pacey Performance Podcast Rob is speaking to James Wild. This is James' third time on the podcast and you can check out parts one and two here. James is another speaker at the Sportsmith speed conference in March and we got him on not only to give us a teaser of his presentation, but to take us through, using a hypothetical athlete, his process of understand what is required to improve acceleration.
So in the first half of the episode, James explains what he would do when first meeting an athlete. This may surprise some people but its not a lot. No extensive profiling, no in-depth screen. We also get an insight into how James' philosphy has changed on this too over the last 5-10 years.
In the second half of the episode, James details how he takes the learning of the more subjective first phase into a more objective second phase. We hear what gym based assessments he conducts to understand areas for potential physical improvement and then how he goes about actually trying to manipulate technique.
This was of my favourite episodes on speed and was incredibly refreshing to hear James's points of view on some polarising topics.
Main talking points -
Delivering holistic performance support with world class tennis players with Dan Lewindon (Head of Performance Science & Medicine at LTA)
Speed training in football, advice for young coaches, and overcoming Covid challenges with Alek Gross (Head of Sports Science at Southampton FC)
Industry longevity, speed training education, and industry trends with Nick Ward (ALTIS Program Director)
Programming and planning jump training & the importance of variation with Joel Smith (Coach, Podcaster & Author)
Reducing hamstring injuries, assessments of risk, and optimising function post hamstring injury with Kristian Thorborg (Professor at University of Copenhagen)
Training load monitoring and recovery strategies in Major League Baseball (MLB) with Kate Weiss (Major League Sports Science Coordinator at LA Dodgers)
Resisted sprinting and what team sport athletes can learn from track athletes with Ken Clark (Associate Professor at West Chester University)
The Arsenal academy philosophy, the need for an S&C union and advice for young coaches with Des Ryan (Head of Sports Medicine & Athletic Development at Arsenal Academy)
Making decisions with simple statistics, innovation in the NFL, and training load monitoring with Patrick Ward (Director of Research & Development at Seattle Seahawks)
Developing agility and change of direction speed with Lee Taft (Athletic Performance Consultant)
Force plate fundamentals and developing sound return to play protocols with Lauren Green (Performance Coordinator & Analyst at University of California, San Diego)
Barriers encountered by women in S&C with Sophia Nimphius, Lorena Torres & Brian Gearity
A Players Perspective on Sports Science and S&C with James Coppinger, Paul Robinson & Romain Vincelot (Professional football players)
What makes a good S&C coach and tactical periodisation with Eddie Jones & Jon Clarke (Head Coach at England Rugby & Head of S&C at England Rugby)
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)
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