Skill Acquisition
Skill acquisition is the foundation of sports science that all practitioners, coaches, and clinicians should understand.
Episode 147. How can cluster sets maximise strength levels? – Greg Haff
Understand how to use cluster sets to maximise power, hypertrophy, and strength.
Episode 145. Can wearable resistance take your speed to the next level? – Joe Dolcetti
Train the skill of sprinting with resistance while maintaining perfect technique.
Episode 144. S&C Secrets Helping Croatia at the World Cup – Luka Milanovic
Luka Milanovic to joins us on the Science for Sport Podcast to give an insight into what goes on behind the closed gym doors at the World Cup.
Episode 142. What can the rest of the world learn from powerlifting? – Tanno de Pender
Applying the lessons learned from powerlifting to other sports with world-class powerlifter and S&C coach Tanno de Pender.
Episode 141. Are you breathing wrong? – David Jackson
We speak to David Jackson to hear his thoughts on the importance of breathing well, and how to do it properly.
Episode 140. How to prepare for a Rugby World Cup – Tom Watson
How Tom Watkins helps the e Fijian rugby league players to perform optimally.
Episode 139. Three psychological hacks to improve performance today – Julia Eyre
In addition to psychology’s clear importance to performance, Eyre believes that the role of sport psychology will only increase in the future.
Episode 138. What is the future of rugby S&C? – Ashley Jones
To be one step ahead of the game, hear what Ashley Jones, Strength and Conditioning (S&C) coach with thirty years of experience, has to say.
6 key attributes that make a great S&C coach
To become a highly skilled and sought-after S&C coach, it is advisable to explore the fields of behavioural psychology and leadership.
The Demands of Women’s Football
This article explores the physical demands of womens football and the key physiological metrics coaches should be tracking.
Online Course: Deceleration & Landing Mechanics
Culture development is one of the buzz phrases of modern sport, and coaches play a huge role in helping build a strong culture within a human performance program.
Culture development: A guide for coaches and administrators
Culture development is one of the buzz phrases of modern sport, and coaches play a huge role in helping build a strong culture within a human performance program.
Athlete development framework: A how-to guide
Coaches often use unique approaches as they try to find a way to improve athlete development. However, implementing models and frameworks to develop consistency can be vital, a leading performance and rehabilitation coach says.
Youth athletes: How teachers, coaches and students can best work together
Youth development is highly complex and involves multiple key stakeholders. But how can coaches, teachers and youth athletes themselves best work together?
Sports needs analysis: What it is and why should coaches pay attention?
There are myriad variables an athlete and their coach must navigate when it comes to performance – training, injury risk, human biology and strength and conditioning to name just a few. But one way to mitigate this complexity is through a sports needs analysis.
