Gareth Webber

Gareth Webber is a Strength and Conditioning Coach from Cardiff in the U.K. He has a BSc in Sport &amp; Exercise Science and MSc in Exercise Physiology from Loughborough University and is a ASCA level 3 PCAS Elite coach. He has been involved in high-performance, professional sport for over thirteen years and has worked in three national institutes and two professional team environments across ten sports in five countries. His areas of specialty are the concurrent training of multiple physical qualities to maximize athlete preparedness for competition and the return to play process. He has presented at both ASCA and ICST conferences and has guest lectured at universities in the U.K., Asia and Australia. QUOTES“Sometimes basic scientific theory, training principles and exercise technique does the world of good even in world class athletes.”“It is a similar concept of stripping things back to a) protect athletes and b) to get some robustness into them so they could spend more time on the technical and tactical training”“Athletes and coaches respond really well to competence and confidence in strength &amp; conditioning coaches when first starting”“With injured players, I try and keep the training process similar to what they would be doing if they weren’t injured… just working around the injury”“I use a Gymaware as an extra level of data and an extra level of protection where I don’t need to go super super heavy with their lifting”SHOWNOTES1)	Gareth’s backstory and experience across multiple sports from rugby union to ten pin bowling2)	The advantages of being a generalist in strength &amp; conditioning3)	Cornerstones of strength &amp; conditioning that coaches should be competent in before trying to expand into other specialty areas4)	Examples of reverse engineering robustness across different sports5)	The softly-softly approach strength &amp; conditioning coaches can use when first starting in a new position.6)	Different heuristics and non-negotiables for strength &amp; conditioning from Gareth’s experience 7)	A typical week outline in current role as return to play process for Cardiff Blues8)	Guidelines for bringing players back into full training from injury and examples of low-cost return to play criteria

Gareth Webber is a Strength and Conditioning Coach from Cardiff in the U.K. He has a BSc in Sport &amp; Exercise Science and MSc in Exercise Physiology from Loughborough University and is a ASCA level 3 PCAS Elite coach. He has been involved in high-performance, professional sport for over thirteen years and has worked in three national institutes and two professional team environments across ten sports in five countries. His areas of specialty are the concurrent training of multiple physical qualities to maximize athlete preparedness for competition and the return to play process. He has presented at both ASCA and ICST conferences and has guest lectured at universities in the U.K., Asia and Australia. QUOTES “Sometimes basic scientific theory, training principles and exercise technique does the world of good even in world class athletes.” “It is a similar concept of stripping things back to a) protect athletes and b) to get some robustness into them so they could spend more time on the technical and tactical training” “Athletes and coaches respond really well to competence and confidence in strength &amp; conditioning coaches when first starting” “With injured players, I try and keep the training process similar to what they would be doing if they weren’t injured… just working around the injury” “I use a Gymaware as an extra level of data and an extra level of protection where I don’t need to go super super heavy with their lifting” SHOWNOTES 1)	Gareth’s backstory and experience across multiple sports from rugby union to ten pin bowling 2)	The advantages of being a generalist in strength &amp; conditioning 3)	Cornerstones of strength &amp; conditioning that coaches should be competent in before trying to expand into other specialty areas 4)	Examples of reverse engineering robustness across different sports 5)	The softly-softly approach strength &amp; conditioning coaches can use when first starting in a new position. 6)	Different heuristics and non-negotiables for strength &amp; conditioning from Gareth’s experience 7)	A typical week outline in current role as return to play process for Cardiff Blues 8)	Guidelines for bringing players back into full training from injury and examples of low-cost return to play criteria

ASCA Podcast #98 - Gareth Webber

James Wild

James Wild is a research &amp; development and speed consultant with Harlequins Rugby Club and as a Lecturer in Applied Sport Science at the University of Surrey. Using a blend of physical preparation and biomechanics techniques with skill acquisition and motor learning principles, James has worked with coaches and athletes across a full spectrum of abilities, including medal winning teams and athletes at major international competitions. James is also a book author and has just completed his PhD in the biomechanics and motor control of team sport athletes during sprint acceleration. QUOTES“We have to remember the (sprinting) technique is not an end unto itself, but should be seen as part of opportunity to create external force expression… to fit with a performance objective”“Technique can potentially modify injury and pain whilst previous injury history and pain can also drive technique modifications as a coping strategy”“You will find some individuals have a high step rate and rely on faster step rate for faster sprints so working towards their strength is key for that individual but you might also find the opposite”“You’ll find the strength characteristics of the athlete will underpin the technique they are adopting when sprinting”“I have previously investigated what effect resisted sprinting has on stride length or string frequency and for some individuals, it increases length, for others, it increases frequency and in some individuals, it hasn’t changed anything”SHOWNOTES1)	James’ journey into strength and conditioning and sprinting research2)	The key performance indicators of sprinting biomechanics and how to assess acceleration3)	Deciding if athletes are stride frequency or stride length reliant when sprinting and what to do with it4)	Different contexts (e.g., injury history, aptitude) around using kinematic data from sprint analysis5)	What to do if athletes are not getting faster from sprint interventions?6)	The three strength qualities that are relevant to sprint performance and how to test them7)	How and when to provide technique interventions with athletes 8)	James’ philosophy on using resisted sprinting work with athletes9)	Identifying opportunities for and then integrating speed work throughout a training week with athletes PEOPLE MENTIONEDAki SaloIan BenzodisJohn GoodwinPierre SamozinoJB MorinDamien Harper

James Wild is a research &amp; development and speed consultant with Harlequins Rugby Club and as a Lecturer in Applied Sport Science at the University of Surrey. Using a blend of physical preparation and biomechanics techniques with skill acquisition and motor learning principles, James has worked with coaches and athletes across a full spectrum of abilities, including medal winning teams and athletes at major international competitions. James is also a book author and has just completed his PhD in the biomechanics and motor control of team sport athletes during sprint acceleration. QUOTES “We have to remember the (sprinting) technique is not an end unto itself, but should be seen as part of opportunity to create external force expression… to fit with a performance objective” “Technique can potentially modify injury and pain whilst previous injury history and pain can also drive technique modifications as a coping strategy” “You will find some individuals have a high step rate and rely on faster step rate for faster sprints so working towards their strength is key for that individual but you might also find the opposite” “You’ll find the strength characteristics of the athlete will underpin the technique they are adopting when sprinting” “I have previously investigated what effect resisted sprinting has on stride length or string frequency and for some individuals, it increases length, for others, it increases frequency and in some individuals, it hasn’t changed anything” SHOWNOTES 1)	James’ journey into strength and conditioning and sprinting research 2)	The key performance indicators of sprinting biomechanics and how to assess acceleration 3)	Deciding if athletes are stride frequency or stride length reliant when sprinting and what to do with it 4)	Different contexts (e.g., injury history, aptitude) around using kinematic data from sprint analysis 5)	What to do if athletes are not getting faster from sprint interventions? 6)	The three strength qualities that are relevant to sprint performance and how to test them 7)	How and when to provide technique interventions with athletes 8)	James’ philosophy on using resisted sprinting work with athletes 9)	Identifying opportunities for and then integrating speed work throughout a training week with athletes PEOPLE MENTIONED Aki Salo Ian Benzodis John Goodwin Pierre Samozino JB Morin Damien Harper

ASCA Podcast #97 - Dr. James Wild

Chris Gaviglio

Dr. Chris Gaviglio has been involved with elite sport for over 20 years working across multiple Winter and Summer Olympic sports and professional football codes in both the northern (Bath Rugby) and southern hemisphere (Queensland "Maroons" Rugby League team, Wallabies – Australian National Rugby Union team and Gold Coast SUNS AFL). More recently, during the recent 2021 Tokyo Olympics, Chris was the S&amp;C coach for Beach Volleyball Silver medallists (Taliqua Clancy &amp; Mariafe ArtachoDelSolar), Decathlon (Cedric Dubler and Ashley Moloney - Bronze medal), 200m sprinter Riley Day, and double silver Paralympic medallist Isis Holt (100m, 200m T35). Chris also works with Australian Female Skeleton Athlete Jacqui Naracott who won silver at the recent 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games. He also has a passion for applied sports science with interests in passive heat maintenance, blood flow restriction training, warm-up &amp; competition strategies and power and strength development. QUOTES“As I developed my philosophy, I started thinking of what is needed at the level of the muscle? How are we stressing the muscle? And how are we building that each month-to-month or phase?”"At the end of the day, unless you are a weightlifter or powerlifter, a good 1RM that’s pretty cool but can they sprint fast or do their sport activity really well?”“My ultimate is isometric pushing with the use of a tie-down and if you have 2 tie-downs, you can train anywhere in the world”"I think a lot of the upper body isometric work gets missed and I will still actually train upper body isometrics even in sprinters”“If you increase testosterone for example, your behaviors associated with that are increased motivation and determination”“How do you heal the body? You need an anabolic environment”“Really with BFR, it is the first set is the key when you are doing low load continuous BFR and I think we should let go of the 30 reps, but you need to go for this feeling of fullness and maybe 1 rep short of technical fatigue”SHOWNOTES1)	Chris’ updates on what he has been doing since our last episode (#30) including insights into the COVID State of Origin rugby league series2)	A quick introduction to skeleton racing 3)	Going from just getting athletes strong to focusing on specific muscular contractions (e.g., eccentric, isometric and concentric)4)	Methods of eccentric and isometric contraction work5)	How to measure the intensity of isometric work and the simplest explanation for yielding/hold and overcoming/push isometrics6)	A case study with Beijing Winter Olympics silver medalist Jacqueline Naracott and the unique combination of isometrics, bands and blood flow restriction7)	How Chris has progressed his Blood Flow Restriction work with athletes, especially in rehab space with another case study featuring Cedric Dubler8)	The use of different rep ranges with blood flow restriction besides just high rep ranges9)	Letting go as strength &amp; conditioning coaches and implementing things from other coaches10)	More resources, including practical implementations, on blood flow restrictionPEOPLE MENTIONEDWayne BennettCedric DublerStephen BirdJacqueline NaracottAdam StoreyBen PatrickAlex NateraYuri VerkoshanksyAngus McIntyre

Dr. Chris Gaviglio has been involved with elite sport for over 20 years working across multiple Winter and Summer Olympic sports and professional football codes in both the northern (Bath Rugby) and southern hemisphere (Queensland "Maroons" Rugby League team, Wallabies – Australian National Rugby Union team and Gold Coast SUNS AFL). More recently, during the recent 2021 Tokyo Olympics, Chris was the S&amp;C coach for Beach Volleyball Silver medallists (Taliqua Clancy &amp; Mariafe ArtachoDelSolar), Decathlon (Cedric Dubler and Ashley Moloney - Bronze medal), 200m sprinter Riley Day, and double silver Paralympic medallist Isis Holt (100m, 200m T35). Chris also works with Australian Female Skeleton Athlete Jacqui Naracott who won silver at the recent 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games. He also has a passion for applied sports science with interests in passive heat maintenance, blood flow restriction training, warm-up &amp; competition strategies and power and strength development. QUOTES “As I developed my philosophy, I started thinking of what is needed at the level of the muscle? How are we stressing the muscle? And how are we building that each month-to-month or phase?” "At the end of the day, unless you are a weightlifter or powerlifter, a good 1RM that’s pretty cool but can they sprint fast or do their sport activity really well?” “My ultimate is isometric pushing with the use of a tie-down and if you have 2 tie-downs, you can train anywhere in the world” "I think a lot of the upper body isometric work gets missed and I will still actually train upper body isometrics even in sprinters” “If you increase testosterone for example, your behaviors associated with that are increased motivation and determination” “How do you heal the body? You need an anabolic environment” “Really with BFR, it is the first set is the key when you are doing low load continuous BFR and I think we should let go of the 30 reps, but you need to go for this feeling of fullness and maybe 1 rep short of technical fatigue” SHOWNOTES 1)	Chris’ updates on what he has been doing since our last episode (#30) including insights into the COVID State of Origin rugby league series 2)	A quick introduction to skeleton racing 3)	Going from just getting athletes strong to focusing on specific muscular contractions (e.g., eccentric, isometric and concentric) 4)	Methods of eccentric and isometric contraction work 5)	How to measure the intensity of isometric work and the simplest explanation for yielding/hold and overcoming/push isometrics 6)	A case study with Beijing Winter Olympics silver medalist Jacqueline Naracott and the unique combination of isometrics, bands and blood flow restriction 7)	How Chris has progressed his Blood Flow Restriction work with athletes, especially in rehab space with another case study featuring Cedric Dubler 8)	The use of different rep ranges with blood flow restriction besides just high rep ranges 9)	Letting go as strength &amp; conditioning coaches and implementing things from other coaches 10)	More resources, including practical implementations, on blood flow restriction PEOPLE MENTIONED Wayne Bennett Cedric Dubler Stephen Bird Jacqueline Naracott Adam Storey Ben Patrick Alex Natera Yuri Verkoshanksy Angus McIntyre

ASCA Podcast #96 - Dr. Chris Gaviglio

Alex Calder

Alex Calder is the Head of Sports Science with Houston Dynamo, competing in the Major League Soccer (MLS). He is an accredited Level 3-Elite Coach with the Australian Strength and Conditioning Association (ASCA), as well as holding accreditations through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCa). Having worked in a variety of sports, he has coached at different levels of competition worldwide for the past decade. He has published several articles in relation to physical preparation and analysis. QUOTES“I’ve found my niche in helping to transition players form the treatment table to the field”“Using a pain threshold approach is just as effective, if not more effective in certain parameters, when returning players to sport”“I’d be more concerned if a player’s absolute outputs are low compared to what their asymmetries are doing”“I have to be careful of what is coming in a week with RTP because the last thing I want to do is clear a player on one day and then pull them out the next day”SHOWNOTES1)	Alex’s backstory from collegiate soccer player to becoming Head of Sport Science at an MLS club2)	Return to play and the controlled chaos continuum3)	The differences in rehabilitation/medical staffing structures across different countries4)	Hamstring rehab and using the pain threshold approach5)	The influence of Askling hamstring protocols (diver, glider and extender)6)	The use of technology and markers to help determine if players are ready to return to sport7)	Asymmetry and its relevance in rehabilitation and return to sport8)	A typical week for an athlete returning to sport at Houston Dynamo and matching the theme of the team9)	Gym and running markers for returning to play along with positional considerations 10)	Tips for S&amp;C coaches wanting to work overseasPEOPLE MENTIONEDMatt TabernerJack Hickey Carl Askling

Alex Calder is the Head of Sports Science with Houston Dynamo, competing in the Major League Soccer (MLS). He is an accredited Level 3-Elite Coach with the Australian Strength and Conditioning Association (ASCA), as well as holding accreditations through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCa). Having worked in a variety of sports, he has coached at different levels of competition worldwide for the past decade. He has published several articles in relation to physical preparation and analysis. QUOTES “I’ve found my niche in helping to transition players form the treatment table to the field” “Using a pain threshold approach is just as effective, if not more effective in certain parameters, when returning players to sport” “I’d be more concerned if a player’s absolute outputs are low compared to what their asymmetries are doing” “I have to be careful of what is coming in a week with RTP because the last thing I want to do is clear a player on one day and then pull them out the next day” SHOWNOTES 1)	Alex’s backstory from collegiate soccer player to becoming Head of Sport Science at an MLS club 2)	Return to play and the controlled chaos continuum 3)	The differences in rehabilitation/medical staffing structures across different countries 4)	Hamstring rehab and using the pain threshold approach 5)	The influence of Askling hamstring protocols (diver, glider and extender) 6)	The use of technology and markers to help determine if players are ready to return to sport 7)	Asymmetry and its relevance in rehabilitation and return to sport 8)	A typical week for an athlete returning to sport at Houston Dynamo and matching the theme of the team 9)	Gym and running markers for returning to play along with positional considerations 10)	Tips for S&amp;C coaches wanting to work overseas PEOPLE MENTIONED Matt Taberner Jack Hickey Carl Askling

ASCA Podcast #95 - Alex Calder

Scott Pollock

Scott hails from Northern Ireland where he started his career as an S&amp;C coach with the Sports Institute of Northern Ireland. Having worked with multiple sports, he ultimately became Physical Preparation Lead for British Swimming. He oversaw significant transformation of several swimmers through to Rio 2016, including multiple Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth Games Champions who broke many world records along the way. Following the Rio Olympics Scott joined British Cycling as Head Strength and Conditioning Coach. He supported sprint and BMX programs and led a national team of S&amp;C coaches supporting over 100 athletes. A year prior to Tokyo Scott was asked to become the coach for the Men's podium sprint squad, and they went on to medal in every possible event. Scott is currently a Senior Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Queensland Academy of Sport and National Technical Lead for Swimming Australia. He is completing a PhD in neuromuscular performance. QUOTES“As a strength and conditioning coach, you are vastly more effective if you understand what else is happening outside of the gym in an athlete's sport”“When you’re coaching a program, what I learned to appreciate is that you don’t always have athletes who are going to show up to training and attack every rep and set with maximal intent because you are not working with robots… so you have to pivot and tinker and adapt”"I think there are ways of reverse engineering performance in field sports but what you might not be able to see though is the same degree of quantifiable change in a gym variable resulting in a change in performance” “I would really love it if I could find a practical way in elite sport to do more job shares so everybody in a high performance team gets a better understanding of each other person’s role”SHOWNOTES1)	A quick recap of Scott’s career so far from Northern Ireland to the Queensland Academy of Sport2)	Being thrust into a technical coach role in a sport you have never coached  or played before3)	Leading from the front, leading from the side and leading from behind with the British podium sprint cycling squad4)	The nuances of coaching athletes that are multiple Olympic and World Championship medalists.5)	Reverse engineering performance versus being reactive as a coach and the advantages of both6)	How you might reverse engineer performance in more open skill sports7)	The theory behind transcranial direct current stimulation 8)	The “Roy Keane” moment for Scott and his current work with Australian swimming

Scott hails from Northern Ireland where he started his career as an S&amp;C coach with the Sports Institute of Northern Ireland. Having worked with multiple sports, he ultimately became Physical Preparation Lead for British Swimming. He oversaw significant transformation of several swimmers through to Rio 2016, including multiple Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth Games Champions who broke many world records along the way. Following the Rio Olympics Scott joined British Cycling as Head Strength and Conditioning Coach. He supported sprint and BMX programs and led a national team of S&amp;C coaches supporting over 100 athletes. A year prior to Tokyo Scott was asked to become the coach for the Men's podium sprint squad, and they went on to medal in every possible event. Scott is currently a Senior Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Queensland Academy of Sport and National Technical Lead for Swimming Australia. He is completing a PhD in neuromuscular performance. QUOTES “As a strength and conditioning coach, you are vastly more effective if you understand what else is happening outside of the gym in an athlete's sport” “When you’re coaching a program, what I learned to appreciate is that you don’t always have athletes who are going to show up to training and attack every rep and set with maximal intent because you are not working with robots… so you have to pivot and tinker and adapt” "I think there are ways of reverse engineering performance in field sports but what you might not be able to see though is the same degree of quantifiable change in a gym variable resulting in a change in performance” “I would really love it if I could find a practical way in elite sport to do more job shares so everybody in a high performance team gets a better understanding of each other person’s role” SHOWNOTES 1)	A quick recap of Scott’s career so far from Northern Ireland to the Queensland Academy of Sport 2)	Being thrust into a technical coach role in a sport you have never coached or played before 3)	Leading from the front, leading from the side and leading from behind with the British podium sprint cycling squad 4)	The nuances of coaching athletes that are multiple Olympic and World Championship medalists. 5)	Reverse engineering performance versus being reactive as a coach and the advantages of both 6)	How you might reverse engineer performance in more open skill sports 7)	The theory behind transcranial direct current stimulation 8)	The “Roy Keane” moment for Scott and his current work with Australian swimming

ASCA Podcast #94 - Scott Pollock

Stephen Smith

Stephen Smith is the Human Performance Optimisation Program Manager for the RAAF at Amberley and Townsville. In this role, he is responsible for the integration of performance enhancing projects across high risk roles within the organisation. Previously, Stephen worked for the New South Wales Institute of Sport for 11 years, finishing his time there as the National Lead for S&amp;C for the Australian Women’s Water Polo Team. Stephen is an Elite L3 Coach with the ASCA and has a Masters in High Performance Sport from ACU.QUOTES“Making someone back squat more or making their 40m sprint time faster is not necessarily always what success looks like (in the RAAF)”“Physical training in the RAAF is generally delivered as a one size fits all approach and we think we can do better than that with some individualization of training.”“We push the message of staying prepared, so you don’t need to get prepared”“55% of our time loss injuries in the Rio Olympic cycle for swimming were for shoulders”“Understand what the demand is and train for it, don't drop the demand to deal with whatever you have walking through the door”SHOWNOTES1)	Stephen’s origins in strength and conditioning all the way from NSWIS to the Royal Australian Air Force  2)	Facilitating physical preparation in the RAAF and the similarities and differences with working in sport3)	The technology and tests used to understand physical capacities in the RAAF4)	Maximising employee engagement and managing physical output in the tactical space5)	Setting up training in the RAAF based on what is required day-to-day and the nuances of managing fatigue with tactical employees6)	Lessons in shoulder care and injury prevention from swimming and water polo7)	The reasons for a reduction in the exposure of shoulder care work coming into competition.8)	Lessons from sports coaches and psychological safety in the RAAFPEOPLE MENTIONEDPhil MorelandDavid EpsteinAmy Edmondson

Stephen Smith is the Human Performance Optimisation Program Manager for the RAAF at Amberley and Townsville. In this role, he is responsible for the integration of performance enhancing projects across high risk roles within the organisation. Previously, Stephen worked for the New South Wales Institute of Sport for 11 years, finishing his time there as the National Lead for S&amp;C for the Australian Women’s Water Polo Team. Stephen is an Elite L3 Coach with the ASCA and has a Masters in High Performance Sport from ACU. QUOTES “Making someone back squat more or making their 40m sprint time faster is not necessarily always what success looks like (in the RAAF)” “Physical training in the RAAF is generally delivered as a one size fits all approach and we think we can do better than that with some individualization of training.” “We push the message of staying prepared, so you don’t need to get prepared” “55% of our time loss injuries in the Rio Olympic cycle for swimming were for shoulders” “Understand what the demand is and train for it, don't drop the demand to deal with whatever you have walking through the door” SHOWNOTES 1)	Stephen’s origins in strength and conditioning all the way from NSWIS to the Royal Australian Air Force 2)	Facilitating physical preparation in the RAAF and the similarities and differences with working in sport 3)	The technology and tests used to understand physical capacities in the RAAF 4)	Maximising employee engagement and managing physical output in the tactical space 5)	Setting up training in the RAAF based on what is required day-to-day and the nuances of managing fatigue with tactical employees 6)	Lessons in shoulder care and injury prevention from swimming and water polo 7)	The reasons for a reduction in the exposure of shoulder care work coming into competition. 8)	Lessons from sports coaches and psychological safety in the RAAF PEOPLE MENTIONED Phil Moreland David Epstein Amy Edmondson

ASCA Podcast #93 - Stephen Smith

Paul Downes

Paul Downes is the Head Of Athletic Performance and Pathways at Moana Pasifika Super Rugby Franchise in New Zealand. He is a PhD candidate at the University of Edinburgh and is an accredited Strength and Conditioning Coach with the UKSCA and ASCA. Within his 18 years applied coaching experience he has worked with developmental and elite athletes in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.QUOTES“We used screening to tell us what we could do, not what we couldn’t do”“In Day 1 of every week at Moana Pasifika, we invested a lot of time in relationships… to connect and calibrate”“We used maximal velocity work as a prophylactic for injury”“Having a bigger bench or better clean from the floor form probably wasn’t going to be a difference maker for us, our difference maker was more likely to be giving our players more movement vocabulary”“A cognitive apprenticeship is a teaching method that really focuses on authentic learning environments and putting the learner in an situation they are likely to experience in the workplace”SHOWNOTES1)	Paul’s journey from the UK to NZ (and back!) in rugby union2)	Setting up a Super Rugby athletic performance department from scratch3)	Maximizing player availability in professional rugby union without a reserve grade or academy 4)	Different screening options and a “typical” week in Moana Pasifika5)	Individualizing the preparation of rugby union players in-season and player-led different strength and conditioning options6)	Using the difference in times between COD and non-COD conditioning tests to inform training7)	How strong is strong enough in rugby union and downfalls of over-emphasizing strength and size in rugby8)	Paul’s research on decision making process in S&amp;C, the differences between different levels of experience in S&amp;C and the “cognitive apprenticeship” approach9)	The value of the session preview, setting the intent and outcomes of a session and aligning S&amp;C language to performance language

Paul Downes is the Head Of Athletic Performance and Pathways at Moana Pasifika Super Rugby Franchise in New Zealand. He is a PhD candidate at the University of Edinburgh and is an accredited Strength and Conditioning Coach with the UKSCA and ASCA. Within his 18 years applied coaching experience he has worked with developmental and elite athletes in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. QUOTES “We used screening to tell us what we could do, not what we couldn’t do” “In Day 1 of every week at Moana Pasifika, we invested a lot of time in relationships… to connect and calibrate” “We used maximal velocity work as a prophylactic for injury” “Having a bigger bench or better clean from the floor form probably wasn’t going to be a difference maker for us, our difference maker was more likely to be giving our players more movement vocabulary” “A cognitive apprenticeship is a teaching method that really focuses on authentic learning environments and putting the learner in an situation they are likely to experience in the workplace” SHOWNOTES 1)	Paul’s journey from the UK to NZ (and back!) in rugby union 2)	Setting up a Super Rugby athletic performance department from scratch 3)	Maximizing player availability in professional rugby union without a reserve grade or academy 4)	Different screening options and a “typical” week in Moana Pasifika 5)	Individualizing the preparation of rugby union players in-season and player-led different strength and conditioning options 6)	Using the difference in times between COD and non-COD conditioning tests to inform training 7)	How strong is strong enough in rugby union and downfalls of over-emphasizing strength and size in rugby 8)	Paul’s research on decision making process in S&amp;C, the differences between different levels of experience in S&amp;C and the “cognitive apprenticeship” approach 9)	The value of the session preview, setting the intent and outcomes of a session and aligning S&amp;C language to performance language

ASCA Podcast #92 - Paul Downes

Martin Buchheit

Martin Buchheit is a very passionate strength and conditioning coach that progressively developed into an applied sport performance scientist, with a main emphasis on football (soccer). Martins (&gt;200 publications) focused on intervention strategies and profiling assessments that may improve players’ physical and technical potential, using a scientific approach whenever possible. By using his background in strength &amp; Conditioning (2 Msc), statistics (1 Msc) and his PhD in exercise physiology, he developed different training 'tools' such as the 30-15 Intermittent Fitness to program high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and the 5'-5' (now 4'-3') running test to monitor training status using accelerometers, GPS and heart rate (variability).  Currently, Martin consults and speaks for various organizations, and holds the position of Head of Performance at Lille OSC, together with the role of Head of Performance Research at Kitman Labs, and helps lead up the Performance Intelligence Research Initiative.QUOTES“In the context of team sport, fitness does not often make the difference in winning or losing games”“Teams that had high speed exposures two days before games had less hamstring injuries during matches two days after”“We know if you look at contact time with a standardized same speed run, this can be indicative of acute fatigue”“Any data that be collected through normal practices in a football team, I like it”“The first discussion I had with the coaches I have worked with is tell me about the players and this is definitely the best way to start to build the interaction with coaches”“People say you should leave your ego at the door but no, you just need to have the volume control so when you need it, turn it high and when you don’t need and need to collaborate, turn it down”"What is important with the anerobic speed reserve concept is not the exact numbers but to understand the profiling that comes with it"SHOWNOTES1)	Martin’s background as a strength and conditioning coach, researcher and sport scientist across the globe2)	Building performance on a foundation of athlete health and the importance of player availability3)	The science and art of designing a training microcylce between matches in football 4)	Having a pragmatic view on the use of technology in sport and getting data from normal team practices5)	Super simple standardized warmups for autonomic nervous system and neuromuscular monitoring6)	Developing relationships, influencing the coaches you are working with and managing egos in high performance sport7)	The anaerobic speed reserve concept, bucketing athletes and deciding training methods for each athletePEOPLE MENTIONEDPaul LarsenRaymond VerhiejenDan PlewsNick PoulusMarc Quod

Martin Buchheit is a very passionate strength and conditioning coach that progressively developed into an applied sport performance scientist, with a main emphasis on football (soccer). Martins (&gt;200 publications) focused on intervention strategies and profiling assessments that may improve players’ physical and technical potential, using a scientific approach whenever possible. By using his background in strength &amp; Conditioning (2 Msc), statistics (1 Msc) and his PhD in exercise physiology, he developed different training 'tools' such as the 30-15 Intermittent Fitness to program high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and the 5'-5' (now 4'-3') running test to monitor training status using accelerometers, GPS and heart rate (variability). Currently, Martin consults and speaks for various organizations, and holds the position of Head of Performance at Lille OSC, together with the role of Head of Performance Research at Kitman Labs, and helps lead up the Performance Intelligence Research Initiative. QUOTES “In the context of team sport, fitness does not often make the difference in winning or losing games” “Teams that had high speed exposures two days before games had less hamstring injuries during matches two days after” “We know if you look at contact time with a standardized same speed run, this can be indicative of acute fatigue” “Any data that be collected through normal practices in a football team, I like it” “The first discussion I had with the coaches I have worked with is tell me about the players and this is definitely the best way to start to build the interaction with coaches” “People say you should leave your ego at the door but no, you just need to have the volume control so when you need it, turn it high and when you don’t need and need to collaborate, turn it down” "What is important with the anerobic speed reserve concept is not the exact numbers but to understand the profiling that comes with it" SHOWNOTES 1)	Martin’s background as a strength and conditioning coach, researcher and sport scientist across the globe 2)	Building performance on a foundation of athlete health and the importance of player availability 3)	The science and art of designing a training microcylce between matches in football 4)	Having a pragmatic view on the use of technology in sport and getting data from normal team practices 5)	Super simple standardized warmups for autonomic nervous system and neuromuscular monitoring 6)	Developing relationships, influencing the coaches you are working with and managing egos in high performance sport 7)	The anaerobic speed reserve concept, bucketing athletes and deciding training methods for each athlete PEOPLE MENTIONED Paul Larsen Raymond Verhiejen Dan Plews Nick Poulus Marc Quod

ASCA Podcast #91 - Dr. Martin Buchheit

Janina Strauts

Janina Strauts is currently the Lead Physical Preparation Coach for the Olympic Winter Institute of Australia (OWIA). Based in NSW, she spends most of her time working with the NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS) at both their Sydney and Jindabyne facilities. In this role she oversees the S&amp;C support for the winter national network spanning across multiple institutes. During her years with OWIA she has worked with various winter sport athletes and coaches, including both ice and snow-based sports. Previously, Janina has worked as a Strength and Conditioning Coach for both the AIS and NSWIS with several summer sports. Janina comes from a strong sport coaching background, having also coached both gymnastics and athletics for numerous years.QUOTES“When athletes are really focused on making the most of the snow-time they have got, … the challenge is how do you ensure you still get the physical qualities you need done during the year without impacting the skill component”“What we make sure is that we have all our lower body days on the last day of each training block to be really strategic about getting as much recovery as possible before their next skill session”“I have thought about core more traditionally - a flexion, an extension, a lateral movement, a rotation and an anti-rotation”“If it is simple, it is consistent and it is easy, it means it will be easy to track and implement”SHOWNOTES1)	Janina’s journey as a strength and conditioning coach starting at NSWIS2)	Understanding how to have an impact in the yearly plan and what a normal training day looks like in winter sports3)	The importance of posterior chain and landing mechanics for winter sports4)	Conditioning, placement within a microcycle and the impact on technical training5)	Gymnastics variations to develop aerial awareness and integrating sport requirements into core work6)	Assessments that Janina uses for winter sports athletes7)	The power of simplicity and massive IMTP testing results

Janina Strauts is currently the Lead Physical Preparation Coach for the Olympic Winter Institute of Australia (OWIA). Based in NSW, she spends most of her time working with the NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS) at both their Sydney and Jindabyne facilities. In this role she oversees the S&amp;C support for the winter national network spanning across multiple institutes. During her years with OWIA she has worked with various winter sport athletes and coaches, including both ice and snow-based sports. Previously, Janina has worked as a Strength and Conditioning Coach for both the AIS and NSWIS with several summer sports. Janina comes from a strong sport coaching background, having also coached both gymnastics and athletics for numerous years. QUOTES “When athletes are really focused on making the most of the snow-time they have got, … the challenge is how do you ensure you still get the physical qualities you need done during the year without impacting the skill component” “What we make sure is that we have all our lower body days on the last day of each training block to be really strategic about getting as much recovery as possible before their next skill session” “I have thought about core more traditionally - a flexion, an extension, a lateral movement, a rotation and an anti-rotation” “If it is simple, it is consistent and it is easy, it means it will be easy to track and implement” SHOWNOTES 1)	Janina’s journey as a strength and conditioning coach starting at NSWIS 2)	Understanding how to have an impact in the yearly plan and what a normal training day looks like in winter sports 3)	The importance of posterior chain and landing mechanics for winter sports 4)	Conditioning, placement within a microcycle and the impact on technical training 5)	Gymnastics variations to develop aerial awareness and integrating sport requirements into core work 6)	Assessments that Janina uses for winter sports athletes 7)	The power of simplicity and massive IMTP testing results

ASCA Podcast #90 - Janina Strauts

Mark Abel

Dr. Mark Abel, is a Professor and Director of the First Responder Research Laboratory in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Abel conducts research to improve the safety, health, occupational readiness of firefighters and law enforcement officers. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals, authored book chapters, and presented internationally. He also teaches undergraduate courses in Strength and Conditioning and Sports Nutrition and graduate courses in High Performance Coaching and Tactical Strength and Conditioning. He has served as a firefighter. also owns Tactical Fitness Institute, LLC which assists fire departments and law enforcement agencies in developing legally defensible physical ability tests and offers other educational and exercise programming services to meet their health and performance goals.QUOTES“The number one reason why firefighters are getting injured when they are not on the ground is from physical training...""Firefighters that exercise are at a higher risk of injury but at a lower risk of occupational injuries than non-exercising firefighters”“We need to understand the typical time course of recovery to recommend the appropriate training prescription for a firefighter on duty”“The biomotor abilities that have the longest training residuals are maximal strength and aerobic endurance”“One reason I like block periodization is you can make changes so much more frequently than linear and I think that is a huge advantage for firefighters”“Lower HRV in the morning was significantly related with decreased performance in an occupational test in firefighters”SHOWNOTES1)	Mark’s career progression from personal training to the tactical and first responder space2)	Problems with research in tactical populations and increasing compliance with the athletes you work with3)	The issue with training while on call and differences between how different tactical occupations should adapt their physical preparation4)	Why concurrent training, understanding training residual lengths and block periodization suits first responders 5)	Dealing with shift work in first responders and how to adjust training6)	The details of how block periodization can be implemented with firefighters7)	Different options for monitoring readiness in tactical populations and why work efficiency is the next step in evaluating tactical performancePEOPLE MENTIONEDTravis TrippletPaul DavisDavid Joyce

Dr. Mark Abel, is a Professor and Director of the First Responder Research Laboratory in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Abel conducts research to improve the safety, health, occupational readiness of firefighters and law enforcement officers. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals, authored book chapters, and presented internationally. He also teaches undergraduate courses in Strength and Conditioning and Sports Nutrition and graduate courses in High Performance Coaching and Tactical Strength and Conditioning. He has served as a firefighter. also owns Tactical Fitness Institute, LLC which assists fire departments and law enforcement agencies in developing legally defensible physical ability tests and offers other educational and exercise programming services to meet their health and performance goals. QUOTES “The number one reason why firefighters are getting injured when they are not on the ground is from physical training..." "Firefighters that exercise are at a higher risk of injury but at a lower risk of occupational injuries than non-exercising firefighters” “We need to understand the typical time course of recovery to recommend the appropriate training prescription for a firefighter on duty” “The biomotor abilities that have the longest training residuals are maximal strength and aerobic endurance” “One reason I like block periodization is you can make changes so much more frequently than linear and I think that is a huge advantage for firefighters” “Lower HRV in the morning was significantly related with decreased performance in an occupational test in firefighters” SHOWNOTES 1)	Mark’s career progression from personal training to the tactical and first responder space 2)	Problems with research in tactical populations and increasing compliance with the athletes you work with 3)	The issue with training while on call and differences between how different tactical occupations should adapt their physical preparation 4)	Why concurrent training, understanding training residual lengths and block periodization suits first responders 5)	Dealing with shift work in first responders and how to adjust training 6)	The details of how block periodization can be implemented with firefighters 7)	Different options for monitoring readiness in tactical populations and why work efficiency is the next step in evaluating tactical performance PEOPLE MENTIONED Travis Tripplet Paul Davis David Joyce

ASCA Podcast #89 - Dr. Mark Abel

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Nick Winkelman

Nick Winkelman is the head of athletic performance &amp; science for the Irish Rugby Football Union. His primary role is to oversee the delivery and development of strength &amp; conditioning and sports science across all national (Men and Women | XV’s and 7’s) and provincial teams (Leinster, Munster, Connacht, and Ulster). Prior to working for Irish Rugby, Nick was the director of education and training systems for EXOS (formerly Athletes' Performance), located in Phoenix, AZ. As the director of education, Nick oversaw the development and execution of all internal and external educational initiatives. As a performance coach, Nick oversaw the speed and assessment component of the EXOS NFL Combine Development Program, and supported many athletes across the NFL, MLB, NBA, National Sport Organizations, and Military. Nick completed his PhD through Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions with a dissertation focus on motor skill learning and sprinting. Nick is an internationally recognized speaker on human performance and coaching science, and has multiple publications through the UKSCA, NSCA, IDEA Health and Fitness, Human Movement Science, and Routledge. Nick’s new book, The Language of Coaching, is scheduled to be released late 2019 by Human Kinetics.QUOTES“There is a ceiling effect with cueing expert performers”“The descriptive language of the WHAT is not the same as coaching language of the HOW”“The cue is matter of facilitating the last idea that goes into an athlete's head before they move”“How can you become a micro storyteller and wire that into your coaching?”“Every cue manifests as a thought and we have to take that responsibility for what that cue says” “How we train has immediate consequences on the thoughts we use when we perform”Show notes1)	Nick’s backstory from college to EXOS to the IRFU2)	The use of language to improve movement skill development and the research on different types of cues.3)	The effect of different cues on the retention of movement skills and psychological familiarity with cues4)	The Describe-Demo-Cue-Do-Debref loop5) How to come up with cues that fit learning styles using the distance-direction-description paradigm6) Analogies and inviting the athlete into the story7) The difference between memory and attention and overloading athletes8)	Pain science and the words we use9)	Flow state, streaking and slumpingPEOPLE MENTIONEDMark VestergenConnor GleadhillRob GrayBarbara TverskyJames Clear

Nick Winkelman is the head of athletic performance &amp; science for the Irish Rugby Football Union. His primary role is to oversee the delivery and development of strength &amp; conditioning and sports science across all national (Men and Women | XV’s and 7’s) and provincial teams (Leinster, Munster, Connacht, and Ulster). Prior to working for Irish Rugby, Nick was the director of education and training systems for EXOS (formerly Athletes' Performance), located in Phoenix, AZ. As the director of education, Nick oversaw the development and execution of all internal and external educational initiatives. As a performance coach, Nick oversaw the speed and assessment component of the EXOS NFL Combine Development Program, and supported many athletes across the NFL, MLB, NBA, National Sport Organizations, and Military. Nick completed his PhD through Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions with a dissertation focus on motor skill learning and sprinting. Nick is an internationally recognized speaker on human performance and coaching science, and has multiple publications through the UKSCA, NSCA, IDEA Health and Fitness, Human Movement Science, and Routledge. Nick’s new book, The Language of Coaching, is scheduled to be released late 2019 by Human Kinetics. QUOTES “There is a ceiling effect with cueing expert performers” “The descriptive language of the WHAT is not the same as coaching language of the HOW” “The cue is matter of facilitating the last idea that goes into an athlete's head before they move” “How can you become a micro storyteller and wire that into your coaching?” “Every cue manifests as a thought and we have to take that responsibility for what that cue says” “How we train has immediate consequences on the thoughts we use when we perform” Show notes 1)	Nick’s backstory from college to EXOS to the IRFU 2)	The use of language to improve movement skill development and the research on different types of cues. 3)	The effect of different cues on the retention of movement skills and psychological familiarity with cues 4)	The Describe-Demo-Cue-Do-Debref loop 5) How to come up with cues that fit learning styles using the distance-direction-description paradigm 6) Analogies and inviting the athlete into the story 7) The difference between memory and attention and overloading athletes 8)	Pain science and the words we use 9)	Flow state, streaking and slumping PEOPLE MENTIONED Mark Vestergen Connor Gleadhill Rob Gray Barbara Tversky James Clear

ASCA Podcast #40 - Dr. Nick Winkelman

The 2018 Roundtable features four of the emerging leaders in Australasian strength &amp; conditioning: Dr. Michael Speranza, Matthew Green, Paul Downes &amp; David Watts. In the fourth part of the roundtable, we examine professional development.ABOUT THE ROUNDTABLEPaul Downes | Paul is the current Head Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Auckland Rugby Union in New Zealand. Prior to this he spent 4 years with the Hurricanes Super Rugby Franchise as well as leading the Wellington Rugby Academy between 2008 and 2010. More recently he was the Head of Strength and Conditioning with the Cardiff Blues in Wales between 2014 and 2016. He holds a Masters in Applied Sport and Exercise Science and is accredited with both the UKSCA and ASCA (Professional Coach Scheme – Elite Level 2).Matthew Green | Matt is the current High Performance Manager of the Brisbane Lions Women Team. Prior to this he spent 7 years as the High Performance Manager with AFL Queensland's Talent Pathway programs. He also has extensive experience as an Exercise Physiologist in post operative orthopaedic rehabilitation and return to sport. Matt holds a special interest in load management of Women's AFL.Dr. Michael Speranza | Michael is a Strength and Conditioning Coach at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) where he has worked over numerous sports including football, rowing, basketball, athletics and winter sports. Prior to his tenure at the AIS he worked at a semi-professional level in rugby league and netball. As well as a strength and conditioning coach, Michael is passionate about research in the field, which led him to complete a Phd through the Australian Catholic University, examining tackling ability in rugby league players from a strength and conditioning perspective.David Watts | David began his strength and conditioning career at the Queensland Academy of Sport and worked across a broad range of Olympic sports from 2010 to 2016. Following the Rio Olympics, he moved into a rehabilitation and assistant strength and conditioning role at the Geelong Cats Football Club where he works presently. David holds a masters in strength and conditioning from ECU and is accredited as an Elite Level 3 coach with the ASCA. He maintains an active involvement with the ASCA, regularly presenting courses and actively mentoring younger coaches.Shownotes1) The most impactful seminars or conferences each coach has gone to and what they learned2) The favourite books for each coach for both professional and personal development3)Dr. Michael Speranza's tackling research and how stronger athletes tackle better4) Getting in touch with the roundtable membersMartin Bucheit Jans BangsboSophia NimphiusMatt JordanSimon SinekMatthew SyedKeegan SmithDavd JoyceMichael BoyleDavid Watts

The 2018 Roundtable features four of the emerging leaders in Australasian strength &amp; conditioning: Dr. Michael Speranza, Matthew Green, Paul Downes &amp; David Watts. In the fourth part of the roundtable, we examine professional development. ABOUT THE ROUNDTABLE Paul Downes | Paul is the current Head Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Auckland Rugby Union in New Zealand. Prior to this he spent 4 years with the Hurricanes Super Rugby Franchise as well as leading the Wellington Rugby Academy between 2008 and 2010. More recently he was the Head of Strength and Conditioning with the Cardiff Blues in Wales between 2014 and 2016. He holds a Masters in Applied Sport and Exercise Science and is accredited with both the UKSCA and ASCA (Professional Coach Scheme – Elite Level 2). Matthew Green | Matt is the current High Performance Manager of the Brisbane Lions Women Team. Prior to this he spent 7 years as the High Performance Manager with AFL Queensland's Talent Pathway programs. He also has extensive experience as an Exercise Physiologist in post operative orthopaedic rehabilitation and return to sport. Matt holds a special interest in load management of Women's AFL. Dr. Michael Speranza | Michael is a Strength and Conditioning Coach at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) where he has worked over numerous sports including football, rowing, basketball, athletics and winter sports. Prior to his tenure at the AIS he worked at a semi-professional level in rugby league and netball. As well as a strength and conditioning coach, Michael is passionate about research in the field, which led him to complete a Phd through the Australian Catholic University, examining tackling ability in rugby league players from a strength and conditioning perspective. David Watts | David began his strength and conditioning career at the Queensland Academy of Sport and worked across a broad range of Olympic sports from 2010 to 2016. Following the Rio Olympics, he moved into a rehabilitation and assistant strength and conditioning role at the Geelong Cats Football Club where he works presently. David holds a masters in strength and conditioning from ECU and is accredited as an Elite Level 3 coach with the ASCA. He maintains an active involvement with the ASCA, regularly presenting courses and actively mentoring younger coaches. Shownotes 1) The most impactful seminars or conferences each coach has gone to and what they learned 2) The favourite books for each coach for both professional and personal development 3)Dr. Michael Speranza's tackling research and how stronger athletes tackle better 4) Getting in touch with the roundtable members Martin Bucheit Jans Bangsbo Sophia Nimphius Matt Jordan Simon Sinek Matthew Syed Keegan Smith Davd Joyce Michael Boyle David Watts

ASCA Podcast #27 - 2018 Roundtable Part 4 - Professional Development

The 2018 Roundtable features four of the emerging leaders in Australasian strength &amp; conditioning: Dr. Michael Speranza, Matthew Green, Paul Downes &amp; David Watts. In the third part of the roundtable, we examine prehabilitation and rehabilitation.ABOUT THE ROUNDTABLEPaul Downes | Paul is the current Head Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Auckland Rugby Union in New Zealand. Prior to this he spent 4 years with the Hurricanes Super Rugby Franchise as well as leading the Wellington Rugby Academy between 2008 and 2010. More recently he was the Head of Strength and Conditioning with the Cardiff Blues in Wales between 2014 and 2016. He holds a Masters in Applied Sport and Exercise Science and is accredited with both the UKSCA and ASCA (Professional Coach Scheme – Elite Level 2).Matthew Green | Matt is the current High Performance Manager of the Brisbane Lions Women Team. Prior to this he spent 7 years as the High Performance Manager with AFL Queensland's Talent Pathway programs. He also has extensive experience as an Exercise Physiologist in post operative orthopaedic rehabilitation and return to sport. Matt holds a special interest in load management of Women's AFL.Dr. Michael Speranza | Michael is a Strength and Conditioning Coach at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) where he has worked over numerous sports including football, rowing, basketball, athletics and winter sports. Prior to his tenure at the AIS he worked at a semi-professional level in rugby league and netball. As well as a strength and conditioning coach, Michael is passionate about research in the field, which led him to complete a Phd through the Australian Catholic University, examining tackling ability in rugby league players from a strength and conditioning perspective.David Watts | David began his strength and conditioning career at the Queensland Academy of Sport and worked across a broad range of Olympic sports from 2010 to 2016. Following the Rio Olympics, he moved into a rehabilitation and assistant strength and conditioning role at the Geelong Cats Football Club where he works presently. David holds a masters in strength and conditioning from ECU and is accredited as an Elite Level 3 coach with the ASCA. He maintains an active involvement with the ASCA, regularly presenting courses and actively mentoring younger coaches.Quotes“You can’t have an ego about things - you need to be able to have good robust discussions (about rehab)”“They have to have run like they stole something before returning to play”“You want to return an athlete and not return an injury - how do we make the person a better athlete during this rehabilitation”“In return to play, we want to them be able to tolerate a training week harder than the game week”“A healthy athlete will always have healthy hips”“There is a lot of stuff in pain research about not asking how painful an injury is so why do we ask athletes how an injury is 1-2x a day and use daily wellness forms?” Shownotes1) Return to play standards for common injuries including ACL, hamstrings 2) Go to methods for prehab/rehab including blood flow restriction and isometrics/eccentrics3) What each coach is going to implement for rehab/rehab in the next 12-24 months People MentionedChris Gaviglio Des RyanJosh SecombTony ShieldDave Opar

The 2018 Roundtable features four of the emerging leaders in Australasian strength &amp; conditioning: Dr. Michael Speranza, Matthew Green, Paul Downes &amp; David Watts. In the third part of the roundtable, we examine prehabilitation and rehabilitation. ABOUT THE ROUNDTABLE Paul Downes | Paul is the current Head Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Auckland Rugby Union in New Zealand. Prior to this he spent 4 years with the Hurricanes Super Rugby Franchise as well as leading the Wellington Rugby Academy between 2008 and 2010. More recently he was the Head of Strength and Conditioning with the Cardiff Blues in Wales between 2014 and 2016. He holds a Masters in Applied Sport and Exercise Science and is accredited with both the UKSCA and ASCA (Professional Coach Scheme – Elite Level 2). Matthew Green | Matt is the current High Performance Manager of the Brisbane Lions Women Team. Prior to this he spent 7 years as the High Performance Manager with AFL Queensland's Talent Pathway programs. He also has extensive experience as an Exercise Physiologist in post operative orthopaedic rehabilitation and return to sport. Matt holds a special interest in load management of Women's AFL. Dr. Michael Speranza | Michael is a Strength and Conditioning Coach at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) where he has worked over numerous sports including football, rowing, basketball, athletics and winter sports. Prior to his tenure at the AIS he worked at a semi-professional level in rugby league and netball. As well as a strength and conditioning coach, Michael is passionate about research in the field, which led him to complete a Phd through the Australian Catholic University, examining tackling ability in rugby league players from a strength and conditioning perspective. David Watts | David began his strength and conditioning career at the Queensland Academy of Sport and worked across a broad range of Olympic sports from 2010 to 2016. Following the Rio Olympics, he moved into a rehabilitation and assistant strength and conditioning role at the Geelong Cats Football Club where he works presently. David holds a masters in strength and conditioning from ECU and is accredited as an Elite Level 3 coach with the ASCA. He maintains an active involvement with the ASCA, regularly presenting courses and actively mentoring younger coaches. Quotes “You can’t have an ego about things - you need to be able to have good robust discussions (about rehab)” “They have to have run like they stole something before returning to play” “You want to return an athlete and not return an injury - how do we make the person a better athlete during this rehabilitation” “In return to play, we want to them be able to tolerate a training week harder than the game week” “A healthy athlete will always have healthy hips” “There is a lot of stuff in pain research about not asking how painful an injury is so why do we ask athletes how an injury is 1-2x a day and use daily wellness forms?” Shownotes 1) Return to play standards for common injuries including ACL, hamstrings 2) Go to methods for prehab/rehab including blood flow restriction and isometrics/eccentrics 3) What each coach is going to implement for rehab/rehab in the next 12-24 months People Mentioned Chris Gaviglio Des Ryan Josh Secomb Tony Shield Dave Opar

ASCA Podcast #26 - 2018 Roundtable Part 3 - Rehabilitation & Rehabilitation

ACSA Podcast #25 - 2018 Roundtable Part 2 - Energy System Development by Joseph Coyne

ACSA Podcast #25 - 2018 Roundtable Part 2 - Energy System Development

The 2018 Roundtable features four of the emerging leaders in Australasian strength &amp; conditioning: Dr. Michael Speranza, Matthew Green, Paul Downes &amp; David Watts.  In the first part of the roundtable, we examine strength &amp; power development. ABOUT THE ROUNDTABLEPaul Downes | Paul is the current Head Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Auckland Rugby Union in New Zealand. Prior to this he spent 4 years with the Hurricanes Super Rugby Franchise as well as leading the Wellington Rugby Academy between 2008 and 2010. More recently he was the Head of Strength and Conditioning with the Cardiff Blues in Wales between 2014 and 2016. He holds a Masters in Applied Sport and Exercise Science and is accredited with both the UKSCA and ASCA (Professional Coach Scheme – Elite Level 2).Matthew Green | Matt is the current High Performance Manager of the Brisbane Lions Women Team. Prior to this he spent 7 years as the High Performance Manager with AFL Queensland's Talent Pathway programs. He also has extensive experience as an Exercise Physiologist in post operative orthopaedic rehabilitation and return to sport. Matt holds a special interest in load management of Women's AFL.Dr. Michael Speranza | Michael is a Strength and Conditioning Coach at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) where he has worked over numerous sports including football, rowing, basketball, athletics and winter sports. Prior to his tenure at the AIS he worked at a semi-professional level in rugby league and netball.  As well as a strength and conditioning coach, Michael is passionate about research in the field, which led him to complete a Phd through the Australian Catholic University, examining tackling ability in rugby league players from a strength and conditioning perspective.David Watts | David began his strength and conditioning career at the Queensland Academy of Sport and worked across a broad range of Olympic sports from 2010 to 2016. Following the Rio Olympics, he moved into a rehabilitation and assistant strength and conditioning role at the Geelong Cats Football Club where he works presently. David holds a masters in strength and conditioning from ECU and is accredited as an Elite Level 3 coach with the ASCA. He maintains an active involvement with the ASCA, regularly presenting courses and actively mentoring younger coaches.Quotes"You can't just lifting with hypertrophy reps - have to back it up with work in kitchen""Our job as S&amp;C is to keep them on the park to allow coaches to do their job""Transfer is really subtle after the first 2 years and you have to make sure you hit on the specific things that that individual needs""Experienced players will tell me there is a bare minimum you need in the gym but after that an extra 20-30kg on squat or bench isn't the difference in a game"Shownotes1) Underlying philosophy for strength and power for each coach2) Assessing strength and power - making it specific to the individual and team3) Weekly programming breakdowns at each coach's respective organisation 4) How each coach periodises strength &amp; power work 5) Force velocity profiling and the reasons coaches will or will not implement it6) Getting transfer from gym to field and how to improve transfer7) What each coach is going to implement for strength and power in the next 12-24 monthsPeople Mentioned1) Ashley Jones2) Selwyn Grittih3) Dirk Spitz

The 2018 Roundtable features four of the emerging leaders in Australasian strength &amp; conditioning: Dr. Michael Speranza, Matthew Green, Paul Downes &amp; David Watts. In the first part of the roundtable, we examine strength &amp; power development. ABOUT THE ROUNDTABLE Paul Downes | Paul is the current Head Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Auckland Rugby Union in New Zealand. Prior to this he spent 4 years with the Hurricanes Super Rugby Franchise as well as leading the Wellington Rugby Academy between 2008 and 2010. More recently he was the Head of Strength and Conditioning with the Cardiff Blues in Wales between 2014 and 2016. He holds a Masters in Applied Sport and Exercise Science and is accredited with both the UKSCA and ASCA (Professional Coach Scheme – Elite Level 2). Matthew Green | Matt is the current High Performance Manager of the Brisbane Lions Women Team. Prior to this he spent 7 years as the High Performance Manager with AFL Queensland's Talent Pathway programs. He also has extensive experience as an Exercise Physiologist in post operative orthopaedic rehabilitation and return to sport. Matt holds a special interest in load management of Women's AFL. Dr. Michael Speranza | Michael is a Strength and Conditioning Coach at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) where he has worked over numerous sports including football, rowing, basketball, athletics and winter sports. Prior to his tenure at the AIS he worked at a semi-professional level in rugby league and netball. As well as a strength and conditioning coach, Michael is passionate about research in the field, which led him to complete a Phd through the Australian Catholic University, examining tackling ability in rugby league players from a strength and conditioning perspective. David Watts | David began his strength and conditioning career at the Queensland Academy of Sport and worked across a broad range of Olympic sports from 2010 to 2016. Following the Rio Olympics, he moved into a rehabilitation and assistant strength and conditioning role at the Geelong Cats Football Club where he works presently. David holds a masters in strength and conditioning from ECU and is accredited as an Elite Level 3 coach with the ASCA. He maintains an active involvement with the ASCA, regularly presenting courses and actively mentoring younger coaches. Quotes "You can't just lifting with hypertrophy reps - have to back it up with work in kitchen" "Our job as S&amp;C is to keep them on the park to allow coaches to do their job" "Transfer is really subtle after the first 2 years and you have to make sure you hit on the specific things that that individual needs" "Experienced players will tell me there is a bare minimum you need in the gym but after that an extra 20-30kg on squat or bench isn't the difference in a game" Shownotes 1) Underlying philosophy for strength and power for each coach 2) Assessing strength and power - making it specific to the individual and team 3) Weekly programming breakdowns at each coach's respective organisation 4) How each coach periodises strength &amp; power work 5) Force velocity profiling and the reasons coaches will or will not implement it 6) Getting transfer from gym to field and how to improve transfer 7) What each coach is going to implement for strength and power in the next 12-24 months People Mentioned 1) Ashley Jones 2) Selwyn Grittih 3) Dirk Spitz

ASCA Podcast #24 - 2018 Roundtable Part 1 - Strength & Power

Tim Suchomel

Dr Suchomel is an assistant professor in the department of human movement sciences and strength and conditioning coach at Carroll University in Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA.  Prior to Carroll University, Dr. Suchomel worked as an assistant strength and conditioning coach and sport scientist during his doctoral work at East Tennessee State University.  He is a certified strength and conditioning specialist with distinction through the National Strength and Conditioning Association and a certified Sports Performance Coach through USA Weightlifting.QUOTES“There really isn’t a weightlifting derivative I don’t like”“It’s not just one maybe better than another, its how you load them… ““Teaching an athlete how to land is one thing, teaching an athlete how to land with a load is another”“Athletes should be as strong as possible in the context of their sport”“Stronger individuals potentiated to a greater extent and faster than weaker individuals”SHOWNOTES1)	Dr Suchomel's journey to wear he is now2)	The A to Z of weightlifting derivatives3)	The differences bw catching &amp; pulling with weightlifting derivatives  4)	Dr Suchomel's thoughts on optimal power load5)	Horizontal vs vertical force vectors and weightlifting derivatives6)	How much strength do you need?7)	Dr Suchomel's key considerations for post actuation potentiation 8)	What a session by Dr Suchomel looks like in the gym and how to program for stronger and weaker individuals with contrast sets9)	Testing battery at Carroll University and different components of force plate analysis10)	Accommodating resistance vs variable resistance and accentuated eccentricPEOPLE MENTIONEDBob AlejoPaul ComfortJason LakeRob NewtonGreg RutherfordMike StoneDan BakerAngus Ross

Dr Suchomel is an assistant professor in the department of human movement sciences and strength and conditioning coach at Carroll University in Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA. Prior to Carroll University, Dr. Suchomel worked as an assistant strength and conditioning coach and sport scientist during his doctoral work at East Tennessee State University. He is a certified strength and conditioning specialist with distinction through the National Strength and Conditioning Association and a certified Sports Performance Coach through USA Weightlifting. QUOTES “There really isn’t a weightlifting derivative I don’t like” “It’s not just one maybe better than another, its how you load them… “ “Teaching an athlete how to land is one thing, teaching an athlete how to land with a load is another” “Athletes should be as strong as possible in the context of their sport” “Stronger individuals potentiated to a greater extent and faster than weaker individuals” SHOWNOTES 1)	Dr Suchomel's journey to wear he is now 2)	The A to Z of weightlifting derivatives 3)	The differences bw catching &amp; pulling with weightlifting derivatives 4)	Dr Suchomel's thoughts on optimal power load 5)	Horizontal vs vertical force vectors and weightlifting derivatives 6)	How much strength do you need? 7)	Dr Suchomel's key considerations for post actuation potentiation 8)	What a session by Dr Suchomel looks like in the gym and how to program for stronger and weaker individuals with contrast sets 9)	Testing battery at Carroll University and different components of force plate analysis 10)	Accommodating resistance vs variable resistance and accentuated eccentric PEOPLE MENTIONED Bob Alejo Paul Comfort Jason Lake Rob Newton Greg Rutherford Mike Stone Dan Baker Angus Ross

ASCA Podcast #31 - Dr Tim Suchomel

Bob Alejo

Bob is the Director of Sports Science at Power Lift. He was the Assistant Athletics Director/Director of Strength and Conditioning at North Carolina State University (2011-2017). Prior to that Alejo was the Director of Strength and Conditioning for the Oakland A’s (MLB; 2009-2011 and 1993-2001), Director of Strength and Conditioning at UC Santa Barbara (2005-2008) and held three different strength and conditioning coach titles at UCLA (1984-1993). While there, the Bruins won 25 national championships and produced more than 100 All-Americans. A member of the 2008 and 2012 U.S. Olympic Team, Bob was the strength coach for the Gold medal-winning men's beach volleyball team of Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser in 2008. After earning his B.A. in physical education from Chico State in 1982, he was the strength and conditioning coach for football at his alma mater. Author and public speaker, Alejo is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS*D) and holds the advanced NSCA Registered Strength and Conditioning Coach Emeritus (RSCC*E)Quotes“I think really part of my development… came from the fact I had already cross pollinated my knowldge with so many sports” “The key to shoulder health in overhead athletes is scapular positioning and that only comes from strength… not from endurance or 2 pound rotator cuff weights”“If you’re going slow, it better be heavy or it’s a waste of time”“It’s not how fast you turn your feet over, it’s how much force you put into the ground for the next step”“I can’t help believe that the squat is one of the most underrated core exercises we have”“I’m not a scientist but I use science every day”“The Moneyball philosophy - how do you compete without the same resources!”“Intuition, common sense and science combined gets you the best results - not one or the other!”“I learned the fundamentals work everytime”“The realisation is this, if they needed more development they wouldn’t be in the league (pros)”“Heavy loads and low volume don’t get sore which is the last thing you need for anyone swimming or throwing/hitting a ball”Shownotes1) 35 years of strength and conditioning from UCLA to Oakland A's twice to NC State 4:30     2) The collegiate experience and cross-pollination of sports 8:003) The shared components of different sports and the Randy Huntington / Keiser Seated Calf story 18:304)Training for throwing sports, the crucial role of scapular positioning, push to pull ratios (1:2) and the critical role of decelerators for the shoulders 22:405)Sprint &amp; jump training, the role of the hamstrings, how strong is strong and bilateral versus unilateral work 28:406)  Planning and periodisation based off testing - taking testing data and designing programs 33:407) Sport science and modern issues 41:468)  Behind the scenes with Moneyball (Oakland As)- real life versus the movie and the mecurial Billy Beane 51:569) The first, second and third decade of coaching characteristics 1:02:1610)  The difference in philosphy between training pros and college kids and his strength training philosophy with millionaire athletes 1:18:56People mentionedAl VermeilMike PowellJackie-Joyner KerseyBobbie KerseyJohn SmithArt VenegasTroy AikmanReggie MillerRandy HuntingtonPeter WeyandBilly BeaneGail DeversJohn GodinaBarry WinebergRicky HendersonNatalie Williams

Bob is the Director of Sports Science at Power Lift. He was the Assistant Athletics Director/Director of Strength and Conditioning at North Carolina State University (2011-2017). Prior to that Alejo was the Director of Strength and Conditioning for the Oakland A’s (MLB; 2009-2011 and 1993-2001), Director of Strength and Conditioning at UC Santa Barbara (2005-2008) and held three different strength and conditioning coach titles at UCLA (1984-1993). While there, the Bruins won 25 national championships and produced more than 100 All-Americans. A member of the 2008 and 2012 U.S. Olympic Team, Bob was the strength coach for the Gold medal-winning men's beach volleyball team of Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser in 2008. After earning his B.A. in physical education from Chico State in 1982, he was the strength and conditioning coach for football at his alma mater. Author and public speaker, Alejo is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS*D) and holds the advanced NSCA Registered Strength and Conditioning Coach Emeritus (RSCC*E) Quotes “I think really part of my development… came from the fact I had already cross pollinated my knowldge with so many sports” “The key to shoulder health in overhead athletes is scapular positioning and that only comes from strength… not from endurance or 2 pound rotator cuff weights” “If you’re going slow, it better be heavy or it’s a waste of time” “It’s not how fast you turn your feet over, it’s how much force you put into the ground for the next step” “I can’t help believe that the squat is one of the most underrated core exercises we have” “I’m not a scientist but I use science every day” “The Moneyball philosophy - how do you compete without the same resources!” “Intuition, common sense and science combined gets you the best results - not one or the other!” “I learned the fundamentals work everytime” “The realisation is this, if they needed more development they wouldn’t be in the league (pros)” “Heavy loads and low volume don’t get sore which is the last thing you need for anyone swimming or throwing/hitting a ball” Shownotes 1) 35 years of strength and conditioning from UCLA to Oakland A's twice to NC State 4:30 2) The collegiate experience and cross-pollination of sports 8:00 3) The shared components of different sports and the Randy Huntington / Keiser Seated Calf story 18:30 4)Training for throwing sports, the crucial role of scapular positioning, push to pull ratios (1:2) and the critical role of decelerators for the shoulders 22:40 5)Sprint &amp; jump training, the role of the hamstrings, how strong is strong and bilateral versus unilateral work 28:40 6) Planning and periodisation based off testing - taking testing data and designing programs 33:40 7) Sport science and modern issues 41:46 8) Behind the scenes with Moneyball (Oakland As)- real life versus the movie and the mecurial Billy Beane 51:56 9) The first, second and third decade of coaching characteristics 1:02:16 10) The difference in philosphy between training pros and college kids and his strength training philosophy with millionaire athletes 1:18:56 People mentioned Al Vermeil Mike Powell Jackie-Joyner Kersey Bobbie Kersey John Smith Art Venegas Troy Aikman Reggie Miller Randy Huntington Peter Weyand Billy Beane Gail Devers John Godina Barry Wineberg Ricky Henderson Natalie Williams

ASCA Podcast #23 - Bob Alejo

Paul Comfort

Dr Paul Comfort is a Reader in Strength and Conditioning at the University of Salford, UK, where he leads the Masters Degree in Strength and Conditioning and consults with numerous professional teams in the UK. Paul is a founder member and accredited member of the UKSCA, and part of their editorial board. He is a senior associate editor for the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research,and has authored / co-authored &gt;100 peer reviewed journal articles, numerous book chapters and edited three textbooks.Quotes“No matter what you are trying to do, strength is going to underpin all athletic tasks”“You’re always going to do some power training (no matter how weak a person is) but you’ll get more bang for your buck when you are strong”“Jump height alone is not sensitive enough to identify any form of neuromuscular fatigue”“It can be pointless doing jump testing on a daily basis unless you can react to it”“I use every weightlifting derivative depending on athlete ability and which aspect of the Fv continuum I want to train."“RPE appears to be just as sensitive as most of these expensive devices”“If you’re competent, there is minimal force absorption with catching Olympic lifts”“I’ve gone away from optimal load to think are we emphasising force characteristics or velocity characteristics more”SHOWNOTES1)	Paul's background2)	The role of strength in athletic tasks and how strong is strong enough?3)	How to combine power and strength training and how you re-evaluate an athletes force expression over time4)	Modifiable and non-modifiable factors in vertical jumping and differences in impulse using force plates5)	Countermovement jumps and the use of RSImod for monitoring athletes6)	What Paul would use in a club if hired tomorrow and his rule of thumb cut off for neuromuscular fatigue using jumps or bar velocity7)	How Paul uses weightlifting derivatives and why if you really want to empathise force or velocity, you have to exclude the catch and may want to add a countermovement 8)	When you would prioritise catching for an athlete and when just pulling9)	Thoughts on optimal power load and how to progress programming around loads based on athlete needs 10)	Force velocity profiling using as little equipment as possible e.g. just an isometric mid thigh pull or just RSImod or a simple squat/CMJ 11)	Practicalities around horizontal v vertical force vectors12)	Contrast training and how to use contrast methods for athlete buy in13)	Paul's  typical session template i) pull variation ii) squat variation iii) loaded jump variation iv) jump variation v) posterior chain variationPeople mentionedPhillip Graham SmithTim SuchomelJason LakeGuy HornsbyDuncan FrenchDan BakerAdam ArchulettaBrett Bartholomew

Dr Paul Comfort is a Reader in Strength and Conditioning at the University of Salford, UK, where he leads the Masters Degree in Strength and Conditioning and consults with numerous professional teams in the UK. Paul is a founder member and accredited member of the UKSCA, and part of their editorial board. He is a senior associate editor for the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research,and has authored / co-authored &gt;100 peer reviewed journal articles, numerous book chapters and edited three textbooks. Quotes “No matter what you are trying to do, strength is going to underpin all athletic tasks” “You’re always going to do some power training (no matter how weak a person is) but you’ll get more bang for your buck when you are strong” “Jump height alone is not sensitive enough to identify any form of neuromuscular fatigue” “It can be pointless doing jump testing on a daily basis unless you can react to it” “I use every weightlifting derivative depending on athlete ability and which aspect of the Fv continuum I want to train." “RPE appears to be just as sensitive as most of these expensive devices” “If you’re competent, there is minimal force absorption with catching Olympic lifts” “I’ve gone away from optimal load to think are we emphasising force characteristics or velocity characteristics more” SHOWNOTES 1)	Paul's background 2)	The role of strength in athletic tasks and how strong is strong enough? 3)	How to combine power and strength training and how you re-evaluate an athletes force expression over time 4)	Modifiable and non-modifiable factors in vertical jumping and differences in impulse using force plates 5)	Countermovement jumps and the use of RSImod for monitoring athletes 6)	What Paul would use in a club if hired tomorrow and his rule of thumb cut off for neuromuscular fatigue using jumps or bar velocity 7)	How Paul uses weightlifting derivatives and why if you really want to empathise force or velocity, you have to exclude the catch and may want to add a countermovement 8)	When you would prioritise catching for an athlete and when just pulling 9)	Thoughts on optimal power load and how to progress programming around loads based on athlete needs 10)	Force velocity profiling using as little equipment as possible e.g. just an isometric mid thigh pull or just RSImod or a simple squat/CMJ 11)	Practicalities around horizontal v vertical force vectors 12)	Contrast training and how to use contrast methods for athlete buy in 13)	Paul's typical session template i) pull variation ii) squat variation iii) loaded jump variation iv) jump variation v) posterior chain variation People mentioned Phillip Graham Smith Tim Suchomel Jason Lake Guy Hornsby Duncan French Dan Baker Adam Archuletta Brett Bartholomew

ASCA Podcast #32 - Dr Paul Comfort

The 2019 Roundtable focuses on strength &amp; conditioning in semi-professional, high school and university settings.  The roundtable  features three emerging leaders in Australasian strength &amp; conditioning: Nicolai Morris, Kurt Vogel &amp; Sam Joseph. In the first part of the roundtable, we examine strength &amp; power development for the semi-professional and amateur athlete.ABOUT THE ROUNDTABLENICOLAI MORRIS | Nicolai is an Australian Strength and Conditioning Coach who works at Sydney University as the senior strength and conditioning coach working with multiple sports including swimming, athletics, rugby, rugby 7’s, water polo and soccer.  She also works as the Head S&amp;C for the NSW Women’s State of Origin team. Nicolai has been coaching as an S&amp;C for 12 years working across private, schools, professional sport and university environments.SAM JOSEPH | Sam is the Strength &amp; Conditioning Coordinator at St Edmund's College, Ipswich and the Physical Performance Coach for QUT Wildcats in the Hart Sapphire Series Netball Competition. He holds a Masters in Sport Science, is a Level 2 ASCA Coach &amp; an Level 1 Sport Scientist. He has previously worked at the UQ Sport Academy and at Wynnum-Manly Seagulls RLFC and has a large interest in developmental/adolescent Strength &amp; Conditioning.KURT VOGEL | Kurt is currently a private consultant for athletes and teams across a variety of sports, in addition to working at USQ in the Sport Exercise Science department. He has worked for over a decade in over 20 different sports from amateur to elite and professional for athletes in more than six different nations. He has a strong interest in developing systems for those without resources. Kurt is an ASCA Level 2 PCAS: Elite Coach.

The 2019 Roundtable focuses on strength &amp; conditioning in semi-professional, high school and university settings. The roundtable features three emerging leaders in Australasian strength &amp; conditioning: Nicolai Morris, Kurt Vogel &amp; Sam Joseph. In the first part of the roundtable, we examine strength &amp; power development for the semi-professional and amateur athlete. ABOUT THE ROUNDTABLE NICOLAI MORRIS | Nicolai is an Australian Strength and Conditioning Coach who works at Sydney University as the senior strength and conditioning coach working with multiple sports including swimming, athletics, rugby, rugby 7’s, water polo and soccer. She also works as the Head S&amp;C for the NSW Women’s State of Origin team. Nicolai has been coaching as an S&amp;C for 12 years working across private, schools, professional sport and university environments. SAM JOSEPH | Sam is the Strength &amp; Conditioning Coordinator at St Edmund's College, Ipswich and the Physical Performance Coach for QUT Wildcats in the Hart Sapphire Series Netball Competition. He holds a Masters in Sport Science, is a Level 2 ASCA Coach &amp; an Level 1 Sport Scientist. He has previously worked at the UQ Sport Academy and at Wynnum-Manly Seagulls RLFC and has a large interest in developmental/adolescent Strength &amp; Conditioning. KURT VOGEL | Kurt is currently a private consultant for athletes and teams across a variety of sports, in addition to working at USQ in the Sport Exercise Science department. He has worked for over a decade in over 20 different sports from amateur to elite and professional for athletes in more than six different nations. He has a strong interest in developing systems for those without resources. Kurt is an ASCA Level 2 PCAS: Elite Coach.

ASCA Podcast #41 - 2019 Roundtable Part 1 - Strength & Power

The 2019 Roundtable focuses on strength &amp; conditioning in semi-professional, high school and university settings. The roundtable features three emerging leaders in Australasian strength &amp; conditioning: Nicolai Morris, Kurt Vogel &amp; Sam Joseph. In the last part of the roundtable, we examine monitoring for the semi-professional and amateur athlete, the best technology on a budget and the best books/courses the roundtable members recommend.ABOUT THE ROUNDTABLENICOLAI MORRIS | Nicolai is an Australian Strength and Conditioning Coach who works at Sydney University as the senior strength and conditioning coach working with multiple sports including swimming, athletics, rugby, rugby 7’s, water polo and soccer. She also works as the Head S&amp;C for the NSW Women’s State of Origin team. Nicolai has been coaching as an S&amp;C for 12 years working across private, schools, professional sport and university environments.SAM JOSEPH | Sam is the Strength &amp; Conditioning Coordinator at St Edmund's College, Ipswich and the Physical Performance Coach for QUT Wildcats in the Hart Sapphire Series Netball Competition. He holds a Masters in Sport Science, is a Level 2 ASCA Coach &amp; an Level 1 Sport Scientist. He has previously worked at the UQ Sport Academy and at Wynnum-Manly Seagulls RLFC and has a large interest in developmental/adolescent Strength &amp; Conditioning.KURT VOGEL | Kurt is currently a private consultant for athletes and teams across a variety of sports, in addition to working at USQ in the Sport Exercise Science department. He has worked for over a decade in over 20 different sports from amateur to elite and professional for athletes in more than six different nations. He has a strong interest in developing systems for those without resources. Kurt is an ASCA Level 2 PCAS: Elite Coach.

The 2019 Roundtable focuses on strength &amp; conditioning in semi-professional, high school and university settings. The roundtable features three emerging leaders in Australasian strength &amp; conditioning: Nicolai Morris, Kurt Vogel &amp; Sam Joseph. In the last part of the roundtable, we examine monitoring for the semi-professional and amateur athlete, the best technology on a budget and the best books/courses the roundtable members recommend. ABOUT THE ROUNDTABLE NICOLAI MORRIS | Nicolai is an Australian Strength and Conditioning Coach who works at Sydney University as the senior strength and conditioning coach working with multiple sports including swimming, athletics, rugby, rugby 7’s, water polo and soccer. She also works as the Head S&amp;C for the NSW Women’s State of Origin team. Nicolai has been coaching as an S&amp;C for 12 years working across private, schools, professional sport and university environments. SAM JOSEPH | Sam is the Strength &amp; Conditioning Coordinator at St Edmund's College, Ipswich and the Physical Performance Coach for QUT Wildcats in the Hart Sapphire Series Netball Competition. He holds a Masters in Sport Science, is a Level 2 ASCA Coach &amp; an Level 1 Sport Scientist. He has previously worked at the UQ Sport Academy and at Wynnum-Manly Seagulls RLFC and has a large interest in developmental/adolescent Strength &amp; Conditioning. KURT VOGEL | Kurt is currently a private consultant for athletes and teams across a variety of sports, in addition to working at USQ in the Sport Exercise Science department. He has worked for over a decade in over 20 different sports from amateur to elite and professional for athletes in more than six different nations. He has a strong interest in developing systems for those without resources. Kurt is an ASCA Level 2 PCAS: Elite Coach.

ASCA Podcast #44 - 2019 Roundtable Part 4 - Monitoring, Tech and Best Books/Courses

Mark McKean

Mark has a PhD in Sport Science and is an ASCA Master Coach. Mark is Head of Physical Performance in High Performance Sport at University of the Sunshine Coast Lead working specifically with USC Spartans High Performance Swimming and Sunshine Coast Lightning Netball teams.QUOTES“We have to make sure we build capacity in their strength to allow them the capacity to do the work they need to do”“Perhaps the biggest challenge working with Paralympic athletes is overcoming the history of people being overly protective with them”“One of the things I still like to do is make sure the athletes have a good push:pull ratio in the upper body”“Since I started with the netballers all our work off court has been done off legs on bikes”“Netball is really a deceleration sport”“If your foot is in the air, you are going nowhere with change of direction”“One of the reasons why the coaches think we were able to run out games was we did less rather than more plyometrics in training”SHOWNOTES1)	Marks background as a PE teacher, trainer/strength coach and at USC2)	Training for paddling sports, internal strength versus external strength and tendon management3)	Swimming dry land work 4)	Inspiratory muscle training5)	 Paralympic Athletes considerations and overcoming challenges6)	Shoulder health, strength ratios in shoulder and tree climibing animal species7)	Working with netballers 8)	COD principles and how to blend in agility9)	Testing and monitoring in court sports10)	Key strength lifts in gym for COD11)	Postural and movement screening12)	Managing tendon load and Mark's tickle13)	The value of post graduate workPeople mentionedClint RobinsonAdam PeatyJan PrinsBlake Cochran Craig BoettcherTim BrownKelvin GIles

Mark has a PhD in Sport Science and is an ASCA Master Coach. Mark is Head of Physical Performance in High Performance Sport at University of the Sunshine Coast Lead working specifically with USC Spartans High Performance Swimming and Sunshine Coast Lightning Netball teams. QUOTES “We have to make sure we build capacity in their strength to allow them the capacity to do the work they need to do” “Perhaps the biggest challenge working with Paralympic athletes is overcoming the history of people being overly protective with them” “One of the things I still like to do is make sure the athletes have a good push:pull ratio in the upper body” “Since I started with the netballers all our work off court has been done off legs on bikes” “Netball is really a deceleration sport” “If your foot is in the air, you are going nowhere with change of direction” “One of the reasons why the coaches think we were able to run out games was we did less rather than more plyometrics in training” SHOWNOTES 1)	Marks background as a PE teacher, trainer/strength coach and at USC 2)	Training for paddling sports, internal strength versus external strength and tendon management 3)	Swimming dry land work 4)	Inspiratory muscle training 5)	 Paralympic Athletes considerations and overcoming challenges 6)	Shoulder health, strength ratios in shoulder and tree climibing animal species 7)	Working with netballers 8)	COD principles and how to blend in agility 9)	Testing and monitoring in court sports 10)	Key strength lifts in gym for COD 11)	Postural and movement screening 12)	Managing tendon load and Mark's tickle 13)	The value of post graduate work People mentioned Clint Robinson Adam Peaty Jan Prins Blake Cochran Craig Boettcher Tim Brown Kelvin GIles

ASCA Podcast #36 - Dr. Mark McKean

Jan Prins

Jan Prins has been involved in swimming coaching &amp; research for more than 48 years. He is the director of the Aquatic Research Laboratory, and teaches Biomechanics, at the University of Hawaii. For the past 8 years he has been involved with unique swimming research using multiple, high-speed cameras examining the stroke mechanics of elite swimmers. Data collected from competitive swimmers, include Olympic, World champions, and former world record holders. Noting the need for “specificity” as applied to strength training for each respective sport, he continues to examine the applications of his research to improving dry-land programs for competitive swimmers.QUOTES“We are finding things that are very different to what the expectations are (of swimming coaches)”“Elite swimmers are not swimming with their elbows bent a lot”“Swimmers know instinctively that they should be moving fast on dry land”“Focus on the decelerators”“The bottom line is speed of body relative to the side of the pool”“Watch these things because of the research but don’t just do the one thing because the athletes will get fed up over the season”Show notes1)	Jan's background at Indiana and Hawaii as a swim coach and biomechanistic2)	High speed underwater multi-camera videography3)	The importance of measuring body segment velocity and impulse in swimming4)	The key takeaways from the biomechanical analysis and application to dryland training – i) straighter arms  ii) lats and medial rotators iii) decelerators of elbow iv) wrist flexors 5)	The four aspects of specificity for any sports training 6)	The importance of wrist and finger strength and being able to hold that in the water 7)	Why you can’t just focus on the “best” exercises for swimming all year round8)	Closed chain pulling and being aware of relative speeds of the body to the side of pool and the arms to thebody9)	The application of Jan's research to Paralympic swimmers10)	Use of hydrotherapy and aquatic physical therapy and how to apply to other athletesPeople mentionedJames CounselmanMark SpitzJames MagnussenEmily SeebohmMack HortonMatt BrownDennis Cotterill

Jan Prins has been involved in swimming coaching &amp; research for more than 48 years. He is the director of the Aquatic Research Laboratory, and teaches Biomechanics, at the University of Hawaii. For the past 8 years he has been involved with unique swimming research using multiple, high-speed cameras examining the stroke mechanics of elite swimmers. Data collected from competitive swimmers, include Olympic, World champions, and former world record holders. Noting the need for “specificity” as applied to strength training for each respective sport, he continues to examine the applications of his research to improving dry-land programs for competitive swimmers. QUOTES “We are finding things that are very different to what the expectations are (of swimming coaches)” “Elite swimmers are not swimming with their elbows bent a lot” “Swimmers know instinctively that they should be moving fast on dry land” “Focus on the decelerators” “The bottom line is speed of body relative to the side of the pool” “Watch these things because of the research but don’t just do the one thing because the athletes will get fed up over the season” Show notes 1)	Jan's background at Indiana and Hawaii as a swim coach and biomechanistic 2)	High speed underwater multi-camera videography 3)	The importance of measuring body segment velocity and impulse in swimming 4)	The key takeaways from the biomechanical analysis and application to dryland training – i) straighter arms ii) lats and medial rotators iii) decelerators of elbow iv) wrist flexors 5)	The four aspects of specificity for any sports training 6)	The importance of wrist and finger strength and being able to hold that in the water 7)	Why you can’t just focus on the “best” exercises for swimming all year round 8)	Closed chain pulling and being aware of relative speeds of the body to the side of pool and the arms to thebody 9)	The application of Jan's research to Paralympic swimmers 10)	Use of hydrotherapy and aquatic physical therapy and how to apply to other athletes People mentioned James Counselman Mark Spitz James Magnussen Emily Seebohm Mack Horton Matt Brown Dennis Cotterill

ASCA Podcast #35 - Dr. Jan Prins

The 2019 Roundtable focuses on strength &amp; conditioning in semi-professional, high school and university settings. The roundtable features three emerging leaders in Australasian strength &amp; conditioning: Nicolai Morris, Kurt Vogel &amp; Sam Joseph. In the second part of the roundtable, we examine energy system training, assessment and development for the semi-professional and amateur athlete.ABOUT THE ROUNDTABLENICOLAI MORRIS | Nicolai is an Australian Strength and Conditioning Coach who works at Sydney University as the senior strength and conditioning coach working with multiple sports including swimming, athletics, rugby, rugby 7’s, water polo and soccer. She also works as the Head S&amp;C for the NSW Women’s State of Origin team. Nicolai has been coaching as an S&amp;C for 12 years working across private, schools, professional sport and university environments.SAM JOSEPH | Sam is the Strength &amp; Conditioning Coordinator at St Edmund's College, Ipswich and the Physical Performance Coach for QUT Wildcats in the Hart Sapphire Series Netball Competition. He holds a Masters in Sport Science, is a Level 2 ASCA Coach &amp; an Level 1 Sport Scientist. He has previously worked at the UQ Sport Academy and at Wynnum-Manly Seagulls RLFC and has a large interest in developmental/adolescent Strength &amp; Conditioning.KURT VOGEL | Kurt is currently a private consultant for athletes and teams across a variety of sports, in addition to working at USQ in the Sport Exercise Science department. He has worked for over a decade in over 20 different sports from amateur to elite and professional for athletes in more than six different nations. He has a strong interest in developing systems for those without resources. Kurt is an ASCA Level 2 PCAS: Elite Coach.

The 2019 Roundtable focuses on strength &amp; conditioning in semi-professional, high school and university settings. The roundtable features three emerging leaders in Australasian strength &amp; conditioning: Nicolai Morris, Kurt Vogel &amp; Sam Joseph. In the second part of the roundtable, we examine energy system training, assessment and development for the semi-professional and amateur athlete. ABOUT THE ROUNDTABLE NICOLAI MORRIS | Nicolai is an Australian Strength and Conditioning Coach who works at Sydney University as the senior strength and conditioning coach working with multiple sports including swimming, athletics, rugby, rugby 7’s, water polo and soccer. She also works as the Head S&amp;C for the NSW Women’s State of Origin team. Nicolai has been coaching as an S&amp;C for 12 years working across private, schools, professional sport and university environments. SAM JOSEPH | Sam is the Strength &amp; Conditioning Coordinator at St Edmund's College, Ipswich and the Physical Performance Coach for QUT Wildcats in the Hart Sapphire Series Netball Competition. He holds a Masters in Sport Science, is a Level 2 ASCA Coach &amp; an Level 1 Sport Scientist. He has previously worked at the UQ Sport Academy and at Wynnum-Manly Seagulls RLFC and has a large interest in developmental/adolescent Strength &amp; Conditioning. KURT VOGEL | Kurt is currently a private consultant for athletes and teams across a variety of sports, in addition to working at USQ in the Sport Exercise Science department. He has worked for over a decade in over 20 different sports from amateur to elite and professional for athletes in more than six different nations. He has a strong interest in developing systems for those without resources. Kurt is an ASCA Level 2 PCAS: Elite Coach.

ASCA Podcast #42 - 2019 Roundtable Part 2 - Energy Systems

Justin Keogh

Justin Keogh is an Associate Professor in the School of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University where he is the coordinator of the Masters of Sport Science program. He has taught into biomechanics, motor control and performance analysis subjects at an undergraduate and postgraduate level. His primary research interests focus on improving the transfer of strength and conditioning as well as skill-based training to sporting performance and/or reduced risk of injury. Current research projects and HDR supervision include Australian rules football, swimming, BMX, strongman and kettlebell projects.QUOTES“Heavy concentric work (eg sleds) are quite easy to recover from”“Doing work at long muscle lengths or with eccentric emphasis will increase fascicle length”“Research probably isn’t ever going to be able to answer every question S&amp;C coaches will have so we need to use trial and error and our best guess”“The only thing that really matters is the transfer of the training we have our athletes do to the actual competition performance”SHOWNOTES1)	Justin's background and current role at Bond University2)	The application of research on strongman and powerlifting3)	Sled sprinting, motor learning and spinal loading4)	Donor sports for movement, decision-making and tactical improvements5)	Tapering practices for strength sport athletes6)	Posterior chain principles7)	How to combine eccentric and concentric focuses for athletes8)	Motor control learning concepts to maximise transfer9)	Overcoaching and verbal cues10)	Needs analysis and reverse engineering from game stats/KPIsPEOPLE MENTIONEDPaul WinwoodLloyd ReynoldsJason LakeStuart McGillMatt RossiterKelvin GilesHayden PricthardTony ShieldDave OparDaniel ChalkleyDavid WattsCarl WoodsBob Alejo

Justin Keogh is an Associate Professor in the School of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University where he is the coordinator of the Masters of Sport Science program. He has taught into biomechanics, motor control and performance analysis subjects at an undergraduate and postgraduate level. His primary research interests focus on improving the transfer of strength and conditioning as well as skill-based training to sporting performance and/or reduced risk of injury. Current research projects and HDR supervision include Australian rules football, swimming, BMX, strongman and kettlebell projects. QUOTES “Heavy concentric work (eg sleds) are quite easy to recover from” “Doing work at long muscle lengths or with eccentric emphasis will increase fascicle length” “Research probably isn’t ever going to be able to answer every question S&amp;C coaches will have so we need to use trial and error and our best guess” “The only thing that really matters is the transfer of the training we have our athletes do to the actual competition performance” SHOWNOTES 1)	Justin's background and current role at Bond University 2)	The application of research on strongman and powerlifting 3)	Sled sprinting, motor learning and spinal loading 4)	Donor sports for movement, decision-making and tactical improvements 5)	Tapering practices for strength sport athletes 6)	Posterior chain principles 7)	How to combine eccentric and concentric focuses for athletes 8)	Motor control learning concepts to maximise transfer 9)	Overcoaching and verbal cues 10)	Needs analysis and reverse engineering from game stats/KPIs PEOPLE MENTIONED Paul Winwood Lloyd Reynolds Jason Lake Stuart McGill Matt Rossiter Kelvin Giles Hayden Pricthard Tony Shield Dave Opar Daniel Chalkley David Watts Carl Woods Bob Alejo

ASCA Podcast #37 - Dr. Justin Keogh

Sally Bailey

Sally Bailey is a physical performance professional who has worked across the spectrum of athletic development from school-aged children to elite athletes in a range of individual and team sports. She is passionate about providing people with a real chance to engage with physical activity in the way they want to. Success comes in the form of happy faces striving to be their best. Sally has taken the lessons learnt through running a business and working with national and international level athletes and tailored her approach within a school environment. This has resulted in building athletic development and physical wellbeing programs from scratch in both a boys and girls school.QUOTES“Make sure it is about play”“Well-being is not an add on to the school curriculum - it is front and center of what we do”“The first question is why am I here (in a school)?”“The idea was to find 15 min 2-3 a week the boys in the whole school could do something to develop them physically”“All the things we do around high performance can be put into a school-based program but make sure there is a learning aspect to it”“You need to take the time to get to know the school and know what the school values”“Boys respond best in rules and structure whereas for girls, they like to be trusted”SHOWNOTES1)	Sally's origins and programming via snail mail for a national team2)	Her work with Brisbane Grammar and setting up a physical performance program in a school3)	How to manage the demands from different sports for student athletes4)	Making sure what we do is fun and has an element of game based play5)	The difference between boys and girls schools and performance vs. wellbeing programs6)	Answering the whys of working in a school program7)	Have an impact early and the top &amp; tail strategy8)	The components of a complete wellness or performance program for a school9)	Logistics around a school day and working with student athletes whose main sport wasn’t a school sport or were involved in representative squads outside of school10)	Considerations with dealing with young female students (not just athletes)11)	What to do with a school that is a blank canvas and key differences with boys and girlsPeople mentionedVern GambettaRanell Hobson

Sally Bailey is a physical performance professional who has worked across the spectrum of athletic development from school-aged children to elite athletes in a range of individual and team sports. She is passionate about providing people with a real chance to engage with physical activity in the way they want to. Success comes in the form of happy faces striving to be their best. Sally has taken the lessons learnt through running a business and working with national and international level athletes and tailored her approach within a school environment. This has resulted in building athletic development and physical wellbeing programs from scratch in both a boys and girls school. QUOTES “Make sure it is about play” “Well-being is not an add on to the school curriculum - it is front and center of what we do” “The first question is why am I here (in a school)?” “The idea was to find 15 min 2-3 a week the boys in the whole school could do something to develop them physically” “All the things we do around high performance can be put into a school-based program but make sure there is a learning aspect to it” “You need to take the time to get to know the school and know what the school values” “Boys respond best in rules and structure whereas for girls, they like to be trusted” SHOWNOTES 1)	Sally's origins and programming via snail mail for a national team 2)	Her work with Brisbane Grammar and setting up a physical performance program in a school 3)	How to manage the demands from different sports for student athletes 4)	Making sure what we do is fun and has an element of game based play 5)	The difference between boys and girls schools and performance vs. wellbeing programs 6)	Answering the whys of working in a school program 7)	Have an impact early and the top &amp; tail strategy 8)	The components of a complete wellness or performance program for a school 9)	Logistics around a school day and working with student athletes whose main sport wasn’t a school sport or were involved in representative squads outside of school 10)	Considerations with dealing with young female students (not just athletes) 11)	What to do with a school that is a blank canvas and key differences with boys and girls People mentioned Vern Gambetta Ranell Hobson

ASCA Podcast #33 - Sally Bailey

Jan Legg

Jan Legg has been the lead strength and conditioning coach for the Australian Women’s basketball team, the Opals since 2013 as well as the working with Basketball Australia’s development squad at the Centre of Excellence in Canberra.  Jan is an Australian Strength and Conditioning Association (ASCA) accredited Level 3 and Master Pro-Structure coach at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra.QUOTES“All these basketball players have a dominant leg and what is an acceptable asymmetry? 10%? 15%? 20%?”“At least 1 to 2 warm ups a week will be barefoot”“Our athletes only have an offseason when they get hurt so my strength levels are all designed to make them robust enough and especially for female athletes we have to make sure the hamstrings are strong enough”“Most of the year I train full body”“Any rehabilitation should be making the overall athlete better than they were before”“While you are studying, volunteer your time and get to know people”SHOWNOTES1)	Jan's background in S&amp;C2)	Benchmarking Physical standards for world class performances in womens basketball3)	Variability in jump kinematics over a season and how jump height does not tell complete story4)	How Jan's warm ups are structured and the benefits of barefoot work5)	What does a strength &amp; conditioning session look like for an international level basketball6)	Programming ESD for court sports and considerations for tall heavy athletes7)	The AIS rehabilitation program8)	What did Jan learn on previous international study tours9)	Females in S&amp;C, differences in coaching male and female athletes and career paths for any S&amp;C coachPEOPLE MENTIONEDJohn MitchellMartin BucheittMatt WenningJulian JonesRoss Smith

Jan Legg has been the lead strength and conditioning coach for the Australian Women’s basketball team, the Opals since 2013 as well as the working with Basketball Australia’s development squad at the Centre of Excellence in Canberra. Jan is an Australian Strength and Conditioning Association (ASCA) accredited Level 3 and Master Pro-Structure coach at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. QUOTES “All these basketball players have a dominant leg and what is an acceptable asymmetry? 10%? 15%? 20%?” “At least 1 to 2 warm ups a week will be barefoot” “Our athletes only have an offseason when they get hurt so my strength levels are all designed to make them robust enough and especially for female athletes we have to make sure the hamstrings are strong enough” “Most of the year I train full body” “Any rehabilitation should be making the overall athlete better than they were before” “While you are studying, volunteer your time and get to know people” SHOWNOTES 1)	Jan's background in S&amp;C 2)	Benchmarking Physical standards for world class performances in womens basketball 3)	Variability in jump kinematics over a season and how jump height does not tell complete story 4)	How Jan's warm ups are structured and the benefits of barefoot work 5)	What does a strength &amp; conditioning session look like for an international level basketball 6)	Programming ESD for court sports and considerations for tall heavy athletes 7)	The AIS rehabilitation program 8)	What did Jan learn on previous international study tours 9)	Females in S&amp;C, differences in coaching male and female athletes and career paths for any S&amp;C coach PEOPLE MENTIONED John Mitchell Martin Bucheitt Matt Wenning Julian Jones Ross Smith

ASCA Podcast #38 - Jan Legg

Teena Murray

Teena Murray has been recently appointed Senior Director of Athlete Health and Performance at Sacramento Kings after spending the previous 14 years as Director of Sports Performance at the University of Louisville. She has built a premiere program in collegiate athletics (NCAA), that serves 21 teams (over 500 athletes), and offers a leading international mentorship program. Teena is also an adjunct lecturer in the College of Health and Sport Science at UofL, and holds an associate appointment in the Department of Bioengineering. Teena brings over 22 years of experience as an educator, researcher, mentor and practitioner in sports performance. She has worked previously at the University of Connecticut and Cornell University. Beyond the collegiate ranks Teena has worked with several pro hockey (NHL) teams, the International Ice Hockey Federation, and from 2006-2010 was the Director of Performance for U.S.A Hockey- working with the Women’s National Team, and Olympic Team that won a silver medal in Vancouver, Canada.Quotes“I was not interested in a silo approach… I really wanted to build a team”“Consistency is key” “What are the demands (of the sport), what do the elite of the elite look like and how do we a better job”“We are constantly trying to figure out what we can do better and then we go to the coaches to convince them”Shownotes1) The Cardinal Way program at the University of Louisville2) Ice hockey and how it helped Teena’s development 3) The Cardinal Way performance profiling program4) The Cardinal Way high performance assessment - i) screening to stratify risk ii) performance testing iii) ongoing monitoring5) How the logistics of collegiate season affects the program and when to focus on physical weaknesses versus strengths6) Basic nutrition for collegiate athletes i) education ii) whole foods iii) hydration iv) timing7) Determining supplementation from baseline blood work8) The concept of high performance and instituting it in an administration9) Trends in high performance and getting your basics right first in monitoring10) The first one minute of a workout and teachable moments People Mentioned1) Fergus Connolly2) Angel McCoughtry

Teena Murray has been recently appointed Senior Director of Athlete Health and Performance at Sacramento Kings after spending the previous 14 years as Director of Sports Performance at the University of Louisville. She has built a premiere program in collegiate athletics (NCAA), that serves 21 teams (over 500 athletes), and offers a leading international mentorship program. Teena is also an adjunct lecturer in the College of Health and Sport Science at UofL, and holds an associate appointment in the Department of Bioengineering. Teena brings over 22 years of experience as an educator, researcher, mentor and practitioner in sports performance. She has worked previously at the University of Connecticut and Cornell University. Beyond the collegiate ranks Teena has worked with several pro hockey (NHL) teams, the International Ice Hockey Federation, and from 2006-2010 was the Director of Performance for U.S.A Hockey- working with the Women’s National Team, and Olympic Team that won a silver medal in Vancouver, Canada. Quotes “I was not interested in a silo approach… I really wanted to build a team” “Consistency is key” “What are the demands (of the sport), what do the elite of the elite look like and how do we a better job” “We are constantly trying to figure out what we can do better and then we go to the coaches to convince them” Shownotes 1) The Cardinal Way program at the University of Louisville 2) Ice hockey and how it helped Teena’s development 3) The Cardinal Way performance profiling program 4) The Cardinal Way high performance assessment - i) screening to stratify risk ii) performance testing iii) ongoing monitoring 5) How the logistics of collegiate season affects the program and when to focus on physical weaknesses versus strengths 6) Basic nutrition for collegiate athletes i) education ii) whole foods iii) hydration iv) timing 7) Determining supplementation from baseline blood work 8) The concept of high performance and instituting it in an administration 9) Trends in high performance and getting your basics right first in monitoring 10) The first one minute of a workout and teachable moments People Mentioned 1) Fergus Connolly 2) Angel McCoughtry

ASCA Podcast #28 - Teena Murray

The 2019 Roundtable focuses on strength &amp; conditioning in semi-professional, high school and university settings. The roundtable features three emerging leaders in Australasian strength &amp; conditioning: Nicolai Morris, Kurt Vogel &amp; Sam Joseph. In the third part of the roundtable, we examine prehabilitation and rehabilitation for the semi-professional and amateur athlete.ABOUT THE ROUNDTABLENICOLAI MORRIS | Nicolai is an Australian Strength and Conditioning Coach who works at Sydney University as the senior strength and conditioning coach working with multiple sports including swimming, athletics, rugby, rugby 7’s, water polo and soccer. She also works as the Head S&amp;C for the NSW Women’s State of Origin team. Nicolai has been coaching as an S&amp;C for 12 years working across private, schools, professional sport and university environments.SAM JOSEPH | Sam is the Strength &amp; Conditioning Coordinator at St Edmund's College, Ipswich and the Physical Performance Coach for QUT Wildcats in the Hart Sapphire Series Netball Competition. He holds a Masters in Sport Science, is a Level 2 ASCA Coach &amp; an Level 1 Sport Scientist. He has previously worked at the UQ Sport Academy and at Wynnum-Manly Seagulls RLFC and has a large interest in developmental/adolescent Strength &amp; Conditioning.KURT VOGEL | Kurt is currently a private consultant for athletes and teams across a variety of sports, in addition to working at USQ in the Sport Exercise Science department. He has worked for over a decade in over 20 different sports from amateur to elite and professional for athletes in more than six different nations. He has a strong interest in developing systems for those without resources. Kurt is an ASCA Level 2 PCAS: Elite Coach.

The 2019 Roundtable focuses on strength &amp; conditioning in semi-professional, high school and university settings. The roundtable features three emerging leaders in Australasian strength &amp; conditioning: Nicolai Morris, Kurt Vogel &amp; Sam Joseph. In the third part of the roundtable, we examine prehabilitation and rehabilitation for the semi-professional and amateur athlete. ABOUT THE ROUNDTABLE NICOLAI MORRIS | Nicolai is an Australian Strength and Conditioning Coach who works at Sydney University as the senior strength and conditioning coach working with multiple sports including swimming, athletics, rugby, rugby 7’s, water polo and soccer. She also works as the Head S&amp;C for the NSW Women’s State of Origin team. Nicolai has been coaching as an S&amp;C for 12 years working across private, schools, professional sport and university environments. SAM JOSEPH | Sam is the Strength &amp; Conditioning Coordinator at St Edmund's College, Ipswich and the Physical Performance Coach for QUT Wildcats in the Hart Sapphire Series Netball Competition. He holds a Masters in Sport Science, is a Level 2 ASCA Coach &amp; an Level 1 Sport Scientist. He has previously worked at the UQ Sport Academy and at Wynnum-Manly Seagulls RLFC and has a large interest in developmental/adolescent Strength &amp; Conditioning. KURT VOGEL | Kurt is currently a private consultant for athletes and teams across a variety of sports, in addition to working at USQ in the Sport Exercise Science department. He has worked for over a decade in over 20 different sports from amateur to elite and professional for athletes in more than six different nations. He has a strong interest in developing systems for those without resources. Kurt is an ASCA Level 2 PCAS: Elite Coach.

ASCA Podcast #43 - 2019 Roundtable Part 3 - Prehabilitation and Rehabilitation

Mike McGuigan

Mike McGuigan is a Professor of Strength and Conditioning at Auckland University of Technology and an Adjunct Professor at Edith Cowan University.  He is currently Senior Associate Editor for the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research and Associate Editor for the Journal of Australian Strength and Conditioning.  Mike worked for several years as a Sport Scientist with different sports and he regularly consults for elite sports in the areas of strength and power assessment and athlete monitoring.  He is also a National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with Distinction.QUOTES“Decide what you are trying to answer and then develop your needs analysis for that sport”“We started off with a lot of tests and then reduced it down to what was required”“We moved to a model where the testing is embedded in the program”“If you’re not doing it (testing) on a systematic and regular basis then there’s pretty big gaps where you’re not getting information and things can change very quickly” ‘For athletes, there is enough anxiety and pressure associated with the sport anyway and sometimes if you can remove that by embedding it in the program, you get better information”“In sport science, we tend to overreport data”“There are probably not many methods that are as user friendly (as sRPE) that gives useful information to act upon” SHOWNOTES1)	Mike’s journey from NZ to Australia to US to Australia to NZ2)	Profiling of athletes3)	Examples of profile – court sport (netball) versus field sport (rugby)4)	Logistics around profiling  and embedding it in your program5)	Fundamental concepts for establishing what is meaningful and useful in testing6)	Reporting to coaches and athletes and their preferences7)	Mike’s big rocks for strength &amp; power development 8)	Focusing on strengths and weaknesses – when to do what? 9)	The murky window of getting transfer to sport10)	Peak power load and how you should use it11)	Practical considerations for strength &amp; power work after needs analysis?12)	Monitoring of players (sRPE, wellness, VBT)13)	Next areas of research for Mike – eccentric training, how do people interpret information for presentation and action14)	Getting information from outside the s&amp;C / sport science field e.g. “Genius at Play”PEOPLE MENTIONEDTony ShieldAnthony BlazevichNic GillRob NewtonBill KraemerJeff VolekCarl FosterTravis TripletWill HopkinsJohn Lythe (Excel Tricks For Sport)Angus RossJacqui TranValerie AdamsWerner GunthorJon Conway (“Genius at Play”)

Mike McGuigan is a Professor of Strength and Conditioning at Auckland University of Technology and an Adjunct Professor at Edith Cowan University. He is currently Senior Associate Editor for the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research and Associate Editor for the Journal of Australian Strength and Conditioning. Mike worked for several years as a Sport Scientist with different sports and he regularly consults for elite sports in the areas of strength and power assessment and athlete monitoring. He is also a National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with Distinction. QUOTES “Decide what you are trying to answer and then develop your needs analysis for that sport” “We started off with a lot of tests and then reduced it down to what was required” “We moved to a model where the testing is embedded in the program” “If you’re not doing it (testing) on a systematic and regular basis then there’s pretty big gaps where you’re not getting information and things can change very quickly” ‘For athletes, there is enough anxiety and pressure associated with the sport anyway and sometimes if you can remove that by embedding it in the program, you get better information” “In sport science, we tend to overreport data” “There are probably not many methods that are as user friendly (as sRPE) that gives useful information to act upon” SHOWNOTES 1)	Mike’s journey from NZ to Australia to US to Australia to NZ 2)	Profiling of athletes 3)	Examples of profile – court sport (netball) versus field sport (rugby) 4)	Logistics around profiling and embedding it in your program 5)	Fundamental concepts for establishing what is meaningful and useful in testing 6)	Reporting to coaches and athletes and their preferences 7)	Mike’s big rocks for strength &amp; power development 8)	Focusing on strengths and weaknesses – when to do what? 9)	The murky window of getting transfer to sport 10)	Peak power load and how you should use it 11)	Practical considerations for strength &amp; power work after needs analysis? 12)	Monitoring of players (sRPE, wellness, VBT) 13)	Next areas of research for Mike – eccentric training, how do people interpret information for presentation and action 14)	Getting information from outside the s&amp;C / sport science field e.g. “Genius at Play” PEOPLE MENTIONED Tony Shield Anthony Blazevich Nic Gill Rob Newton Bill Kraemer Jeff Volek Carl Foster Travis Triplet Will Hopkins John Lythe (Excel Tricks For Sport) Angus Ross Jacqui Tran Valerie Adams Werner Gunthor Jon Conway (“Genius at Play”)

ASCA Podcast #29 - Mike McGuigan

John Mitchell

Stephen Bird

The ASCA Board always works to ensure the ASCA provides the support Members and Coaches need to feel confident within their qualifications and standing in the sporting and strength and conditioning industry.Part of this was the development of the ASCA Professional Coach Accreditation Scheme (PCAS). The PCAS was primarily developed for the following reasons:- To recognise coaching experience in addition to education- Delineate the scope of the Strength and Conditioning professional- Create a structured mentoring network- Provide employers and ASCA members with a framework of job competencies and proposed remuneration schedulesASCA Board Member, John Mitchell, was instrumental in the development of the PCAS and has recently shared his experiences in both the industry and the development of the PCAS in a podcast with Dr Stephen Bird, ASCA inaugural Mentor Coach of the Year and Associate Editor of JASC.In this podcast Dr Bird and John Mitchell discuss the establishment of the PCAS and how it was developed to solidify the integrity of the profession.In addition to recognising both education and experience at different levels the PCAS gives the coach the confidence to know what their credentials should entitle them to, and the employer guidelines of how to select a coach with credentials and experience and a guide for the minimum remuneration that aligns to these credentials.The ASCA is ever evolving with what our Members and Coaches need from their governing body and we share with you this podcast to give you insight to the passion and commitment the Board has for both the ASCA and the industry as a whole.Following this podcast keep an eye out for the supporting article in JASC 27(5), due to be published at the end of October.

The ASCA Board always works to ensure the ASCA provides the support Members and Coaches need to feel confident within their qualifications and standing in the sporting and strength and conditioning industry. Part of this was the development of the ASCA Professional Coach Accreditation Scheme (PCAS). The PCAS was primarily developed for the following reasons: - To recognise coaching experience in addition to education - Delineate the scope of the Strength and Conditioning professional - Create a structured mentoring network - Provide employers and ASCA members with a framework of job competencies and proposed remuneration schedules ASCA Board Member, John Mitchell, was instrumental in the development of the PCAS and has recently shared his experiences in both the industry and the development of the PCAS in a podcast with Dr Stephen Bird, ASCA inaugural Mentor Coach of the Year and Associate Editor of JASC. In this podcast Dr Bird and John Mitchell discuss the establishment of the PCAS and how it was developed to solidify the integrity of the profession. In addition to recognising both education and experience at different levels the PCAS gives the coach the confidence to know what their credentials should entitle them to, and the employer guidelines of how to select a coach with credentials and experience and a guide for the minimum remuneration that aligns to these credentials. The ASCA is ever evolving with what our Members and Coaches need from their governing body and we share with you this podcast to give you insight to the passion and commitment the Board has for both the ASCA and the industry as a whole. Following this podcast keep an eye out for the supporting article in JASC 27(5), due to be published at the end of October.

ASCA Podcast #39 - John Mitchell and Stephen Bird PhD

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