This week’s Pacey Performance Podcast is the second part of Rob’s conversation with Alistair McBurnie and Tom Dos’Santos. Just as a reminder, Alistair is a sports science analyst for Manchester United’s first team, having worked his way up from coaching at academy level. Tom is a lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University, where he teaches strength conditioning and sports biomechanics. Previously, he’s worked at the University of Salford, England Northwest and Manchester Thunder netball squads. They’re currently collaborating on multidirectional speed.
The conversation continues with more insight into the world of change of direction, including its definition and the key positions athletes and coaches should be aware of for effective change of direction. This includes effective training of these key positions, and how to coach them in an applied setting. There’s also discussion into how to build an athlete profile, and how technological advances have led to developments in on-field change of direction testing.
Furthermore, Alistair and Tom talk about whether change direction testing is becoming less prominent following recent findings from their peers. Overall, if you’re looking for incredibly detailed discussion in this area of coaching, including drills, coaching plans and how to measure output, this week’s edition of the podcast is ideal for you. For all this – plus where to find even more information – hit the play button now.
This week’s topics:
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)
Working in esports; cognitive training, demands placed on esports athletes, and recovery around travel with Taylor Johnson (Chief Performance Engineer at Statespace Gaming Company)
Balancing scientific 'best practice' with real-world constraints in football with Scott Guyett (Head of Sports Science and Strength & Conditioning at Crystal Palace FC)
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