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 -
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)
Improving movement, strength training, and the academy > first team transition in football with Callum Walsh, Ally Harris & Chris Haslam
S&C in schools, managing parents and the school to performance connection with Scott Drawer, Alan Richardson & Graham Williams
Force vector theory, glute development and the role of hip extension in speed development with Bret Contreras (Coach, Researcher and Owner of Glute Lab)
Mindfulness practice and its link to increased athlete physical performance with Pete Kirchmer (Mindfulness Coach & Director of mPEAK)
Load management, in-season training, and recovery in ice hockey with Matt Price (Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at LA Kings)
Sleep science; sleeping pills, devrivation, insomnia and strategies to improve athlete sleep with Meeta Singh (Service Chief & Section Head at the Henry Ford Sleep Disorder Centre)
Skill based conditioning & periodisation stratgies in football with Tom Little (Head of Performance at Preston North End FC & Founder of Colour-Fit)
Jump training and plyometrics, resisted sprint progressions and sprint analysis with Håkan Andersson (Sprint Coach and Senior Advisor/Lecturer at the High Performance Center in Växjö, Sweden)
Injury risk reduction strategies; best practice, using technology and departmental integration with Kevin Kikugawa (Head Football Athletic Trainer at Northwestern University)
Coaching young athletes; obstacle courses, gymnastics and integrating multisports into a programme with Jeremy Frisch (Owner and Director of Achieve Performance Training)
Working with Andy Murray, dealing with injuries and load management in tennis with Matt Little (Strength & Conditioning Coach at Team Murray)
High intensity interval training; designing sessions, small sided games and skill based conditioning in the MLS with Pierre Barrieu (High Performance Practitioner)
Run-specific isometrics; the when, the what and the how with Alex Natera (Head of Strength & Power at GWS Giants)
Hamstring injuries; rehabilitation, prevention and eccentric & isometric training with Jurdan Mendiguchia (Physiotherapist, Researcher & Injury Consultant)
Lessons and key principles from 20+ years in the AFL with Glenn Stewart (High Performance Manager at West Coast Eagles)
Velocity based training and its integration with auto-regulatory training (APRE) with Bryan Mann (Assistant Professor of Kinesiology & Sport Sciences at the University of Miami)
Calisthenics, bullet proof shoulders and progressions and regressions of core stability training with Tim Stevenson & David Jackson (Co-founders & Directors of School of Calisthenics)
Building performance teams, platforms, and assessing team culture with Steve Tashjian (Head of Performance at US Men's National Team)
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