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CEO of the Year for Athlete Management Worked with Saquon Barkley Been on the Science for Sport Podcast with @RichardGraves1 We thought this would be a fitting time to listen to episode 249 'The Untold Evolution of Sports Medicine' with Dave Hancock ahead of the SuperBowl. 🏈

"The weak correlations with traditional strength and power variables doesn’t mean they don’t matter. In my opinion, it just means you can’t rely on 'just get stronger' when looking to improve rotational power ability. Therefore, if your sport involves rapid and powerful rotation (e.g. tennis, golf, boxing), then you should include medicine ball training year round." @mrjamesdelacey The 100th issue of the Performance Digest.

@markhelme1, Senior Lecturer specialising in Youth Development at Leeds Beckett University delivers our new course 'Talent Identification.' Simply click the link below to watch it 💻

Youth athletes don't just have a chronological age, they have numerous different ages, which are developing at differing rates. They're all important to consider as part of the maturation process @markhelme1, a Senior Lecturer specialising in Youth Development at Leeds Beckett University delivers our new course 'Talent Identification.' Mark takes you through how to conduct Talent ID, what to look for and provides a case study.

After some interesting discussions about wicket sprints on one of our posts, Masters World Record Sprinter Lion Martinez jumped on the podcast in episode 194 to discuss his training ideas as a sprinter 🤔 At 45, yes 45 🤯 he ran a 10.72 last year ⚡ Click below, head to your streaming platform or watch the episode on YouTube 💻

Despite being a coach who existed in a different era (40 years of experience across the NFL, CFL and NCAA) @Jeff_Reinebold tells a personal story on why he's a fan of modern technology and data. Join @RichardGraves1 by clicking below, head to your streaming platform or watch the episode on YouTube to listen.

"In sub-elite sport, coaches might try to play both roles (coach and sport psychologist)m but this approach often doesn’t get the best out of an athlete." "Of course, a good coach can motivate, help build confidence and set goals, even help deal with pressure. Many coaches who were previously athletes can share their personal experiences." "But in my experience as a mental performance coach, athletes tend to do better when they can separate their training with a sports coach and their sessions with a mental coach."

Are footballers strong enough? 🤔 Football involves high intensity actions that require FORCE But, how often do we see pro's training to improve max force production? In our latest course, Josh Smith shows us how he resistance training with Amazulu FC

"A recent study indicated that the outside leg experiences a considerably greater load during bend sprints, while the inside leg may not operate at its maximum capacity. Interestingly, the radii of the bends (lane one measuring 37 meters and lane eight measuring 45.10 meters) were not found to be significantly different." Read it in full detail below.

This week, @Jeff_Reinebold - American Football Coach at the top level tells us what he knows from his professional playing and coaching career 🏈 He also tells us what he thinks of modern sport science as a highly experienced coach in both decades 🧐 Join host @RichardGraves1 by clicking below, head to your streaming platform or watch the episode on YouTube.

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@KickingCoach10 with a catch & give drill on our Games Library. This can be used with any ball, across any sport, for a general throwing & catching or team building warm-up. Just click the link below to access our Games Library 🤝

100 issues of the Performance Digest. To celebrate, we're giving you the chance to win 6-months free access to the Academy. This means the courses, the games library and the infographics, not just the Performance Digest. Head over to our Instagram and follow the giveaway rules on the graphic to enter.

"Chocolate milk is easily accessible, relatively cheap and palatable and, as such, proves to be a suitable choice for those looking to facilitate performance without the need for expensive supplements." @James_Morehen

The Essentials of Strength Training & Conditioning, reviewed by @Matt_Solomon110 Matt discusses how the program design section includes examples from three different sports, making it very useful for aspiring coaches. Click the link below to head to our channel, with all of our book reviews.

Loaded Jumping has become heavily criticised in the realm of social media due to it's 'inferiority' of producing velocity adaptations like unloaded jumping, and maximum strength like heavy resistance training. Well, Thomas Stringwell believes there's still some merit in this method of jump and ballistic training. If you want to learn why, just click the link below to watch the full course.

How does physical preparation happen in military and tactical environments? Exercise Physiologist for the 2d Air Support Operation Squadron in Vilseck Germany, Christopher Myers speaks to us this week about: Physiology for tactical operators, the constraints faced in their units and how training is planned out 🪖 This episode is available through the link below, your streaming platform of choice or YouTube 💻

Sport Scientist and Performance Coach @drpetertierney delivers a very logical message to @RichardGraves1 in this week's podcast episode "People should be specific with what they're trying to address." If coaches aim to select to specific methods to improve performance, why are they not aiming to pick specific methods to improve recovery? Click the link below, head to your streaming platform or watch the episode on YouTube to listen.

"The theory behind the use of compression garments is that they have two main periods of use – during and, more commonly, after exercise." "During exercise, it's thought they improve blood flow, therefore providing working muscles with more oxygen." Read the full blog here 👉

Biodynamic Rugby KPI's @CoachKStrength 🏉 These are exercises which could support the GENERAL physical development of each biodynamic KPI (minus the sprint) Click the Academy link to join Kris in his Performance KPI's course 🎯