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In this end of year roundtable discussion on Sports Science, Ewell and Chris explore groundbreaking insights and debunk myths in athlete performance testing. Discover how traditional methods are being re-evaluated, why old concepts are resurfacing with new names, and the pivotal role of effective communication in coaching.
Key Takeaways:
- Understanding that less data can often lead to more accurate assessments.
- The importance of consistent terminology for clear communication between coaches and athletes.
- How external cues can enhance athletic performance by simplifying complex instructions. -
In this year end roundtable discussion, the panel discusses:
- The impact of leadership skills and interdisciplinary collaboration on athlete performance.
- Innovative programs like "Eat to Win" that empower young athletes with essential life skills.
- Cutting-edge research on muscle mechanics, biological sex differences, and neuromodulation techniques. -
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In this episode, Ewell and Chris discuss with the roundtable, the essence of sports psychology -its role in enhancing both clinical and performance aspects across various domains—from elite athletes to everyday performers. Discover how confidence fluctuates and why embracing adversity is crucial for success.
Key Takeaways:
- Understand the holistic approach to optimizing human performance.
- Learn why confidence isn't static and how preparation plays a pivotal role.
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Higher education professional with experiences in teaching, athletics, strength and conditioning, academic advising, disease state management, and performance consulting. As an exercise science leader, I strive to support students through providing learning and experiential opportunities that cultivate their transferrable skills needed in today’s dynamic healthcare and sport performance environment
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David Durand is a sports performance and psychology coach. His background and training is in clinical psychology, while he also has a strength and conditioning certification from the NSCA and a mental performance consultant certification from the AASP. His business, Real Development LLC, offers sports training services that combine mental, physical, and skill development for athletes. David focuses on helping individuals develop through a holistic perspective that increases their long-term potential rather than over emphasizing short-term success. His new book, B.E.T. On It: A Psychological Approach to Coaching Gen Z and Beyond, is a guide for coaches looking to make a difference in modern athletes' lives by understanding their brains and bodies on a deeper level and equipping them with tools to increase their health, well-being, and performance.
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Troy Taylor is an internationally renowned human performance leader, with extensive experience developing and leading world class, multi-disciplinary teams and working collaboratively to connect high level strategic insights to operational execution. Troy is currently the Senior Director, Performance Innovation at Tonal. Troy leads a department established to drive evidence-based fitness and human performance thought leadership into all aspects of Tonal’s curriculum and product development as well as to conduct, commission and collaborate on peer-reviewed research to advance human potential through resistance training
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Associate Professor Stephen Bird is an international award-winning performance scientist, researcher, and speaker with expertise in athlete preparation, strength and conditioning, and sport science. Stephen holds a Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology, an Honours research degree in Chronobiology and a Bachelor degree in Human Movement. His works in the area spanning more than 20 years, with an extensive publication record. He currently hold the positions of Associate Professor in Sport and Exercise Science at the University of Southern Queensland, Athlete Health and Performance Lead for Basketball New Zealand Women’s Senior National Team (Tall Ferns), Associate Editor for the Journal of Australian Strength and Conditioning, and Editor-in-Chief of the International Universities Strength and Conditioning Association Journal.
During his ten year span as Director of Strength and Conditioning at the Western Region of Sport (WRAS), the program was four-time winner of the National Strength and Conditioning Association Strength of America Award in the USA, following which Stephen was recognised with the WRAS Life Membership Award and Australian Strength and Conditioning Association Mentor Coach of the Year.
Stephen’s international experience as an innovative performance science consultant is impressive. His previous clients include the Indonesian Olympic Committee, Basketball Scotland, British Basketball League, Basketball New Zealand, Scotland Rugby League, Poland Rugby League, Team UR Racing, Papua New Guinea Sports Foundation and the Solomon Islands Performance Institute. Working with the highest-performing athletes from around the world, Birdy has attended two Olympic Games (2008 Beijing and 2016 Rio), World Championships, World Cups, Commonwealth Games, Southeast Asian and Asian Games, along with multiple international pre-competition training camps.
Closer to home, Stephen has worked within championship-winning teams across the National Basketball League, Women’s National Basketball League, and National Rugby League. He teaches proven strategies to successfully embed integrated performance frameworks, translating scientific data into practical and applied performance strategies. Communicating complex performance issues through a simplified contextual unpacking process allows key personnel to fully understand the benefits to improve organisational performance.
Working elite sport since 2000, “Birdy” as he is affectionately known, has implemented high-performance frameworks all around the world for developing youth athletes to elite juniors, through to World Champions and Olympic Games medallists. -
Dr. Suchomel started working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Movement Sciences in the Fall of 2016. He is originally from Sun Prairie, Wisconsin.
He is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Sports Medicine and Nutrition and Director of the Sports Science Master's Program at the University of Pittsburgh. -
Director of Sport Science at Ultimate Fighting Championship
A PHD IN PHYSIOLOGY WITH 20+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND INNOVATION IN SPORTS SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND PERFORMANCE.
LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT
• 20+ years experience in team leadership roles in sport science, technology, and professional sports.
• Founder of Research Institute of Sports for Olympic-level athletes.
• Launched 15 research labs and Mobile Labs for the national teams utilized in 4 Olympic Games.
SPORT SCIENCE
• Published 70+ original scientific articles, 2 books.
• Member of the American Physiological Society, ACSM, ECSS, SfN.
• Won 6 grants with a total sum of $ 21M.
• Amassed 30+ professional certificates, and 4 awards. -
Responsible for the strategy, management, and delivery of a world-class high-performance program, encompassing sport science, sports medicine, performance analysis, S&C & nutrition:
• Strategic alignment of staffing roles & responsibilities with strengths & growth potential of staff to best leverage their expertise. Cultivated a culture of collaborative and player-centered working in High Performance team.
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Director of Strength & Conditioning for the UFC Performance Institute’s in Las Vegas and Shanghai, China.
Currently the global Director of Strength & Conditioning for the UFC Performance Institute & owner/operator of GCP Fitness.
Previously he led the UFC PI in Shanghai, China which is the first ever elite academy program in Mixed Martial Arts. This involved the optimisation of physical capacities amongst professional UFC rostered fighters, as well as the full-time academy athletes who are close to breaking into the greatest MMA corporation in the world.
In 2018, he worked as the Performance Manager for Team China Surfing, building a program to aid in the development of young surfers with the hope of qualifying for the 2024 Olympics and beyond. Prior to that, his role as Program Manager with American-based company EXOS saw him work with Team Shanghai at the 13th National Games of the People's Republic of China, where he and his performance team helped Shanghai win 33 medals, including 19 Gold.
With over 20 years experience training elite athletes and the general population in strength and conditioning, the opportunity to access this knowledge has been made available to anyone in the world via this online medium, GCP Fitness.
We hope you can become a part of the international crew and get your "Reward for Effort"! -
Consulting Sports RD for the WNBA New York Liberty, previously served as Sports RD for the Miami Dolphins, UNC Chapel Hill, St. John’s University (NY), passionate about performance nutrition for athletes and active individuals
Committed to the education and growth of nutrition professionals- CPSDA SNIP Program, BWH Dietetic Internship, Boston University Adjunct Professor -
Currently certified as Strength and Conditioning Coach Certified (SCCC) by the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Assosciation, by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), and by the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) as a Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES) and Performance Enhancement Specialist (PES) respectively.
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2024 Can Fit Pro Specialty presenter of the year 2020 IDEA personal trainer of the year ACSM NASM FAFS NPCP ACE has been in the industry for over 3 decades. 2007 Fitness commercial of the year Bender Method of Core training creator of the Bender Ball. Author of Vital Core Training Director of Ageless Training Academy specializing in functional longevity training for all ages and abilities Leslee has worked with pro athletes and UNR ski team.
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Working in a Sports and as a Sports Medicine Doctor challenges , demands, pressure ethics, expectations etc...
Life look so flattering from a distance but reality is not as easy and cool as it seems. -
Performance Psychologist, Speaker and Author who brings energy and a performance improving message to every engagement. A specialist in removing the personal obstacles to excellence. Background: Fellow and Certified Mental Performance Consultant through the Association of Applied Sport Psychology and listed in the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee Sport Psychology Registry. Extensive experience in medical leadership as former Director & Chief Psychologist of a multidiscilinary chronic pain rehabilitation team at The Pain Center at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital. Specialties: Clinical sport psychology (helping performers overcome barriers to excellence like performance anxiety, perfectionism, doubt and fear, pain and injury); performance enhancement through the development of mental toughness and the pursuit of excellence.Author & Host of "The Psychology of Performance: How to Be Your Best in Life" through the Great Courses (www.thegreatcourses.com/dreddieoconnor)Owner of “Success Stories Membership” - an online community of high performers overcoming obstacles to achieve consistent excellence and growth (www.dreddieoconnor.com/membership)Success Stories Community at www.dreddieoconnor.com/membershipNot only can this be great for the nonprofessional person to overcome their internal obstacles to excellence, but I have a few psychologists in the membership who use it to enhance their own lives, professional practice, and share lessons learned with their clients!Psychological Flexibility Skills for the HRF at https://www.dynamicprinciples.com/hrf-act/This is a great intro into the psychological flexibility skills we discussed, embedded into the Human Rehabilitation Framework. Even if rehab isn't your thing, the overview of ACT is a very applied introduction and includes clinical exercises and examples to facilitate practice. It is a course for professionals.
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Experienced Professor with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Strong research professional skilled in Athletic Training, Biomechanics, Lecturing, Athletics, and Instructional Design.
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CEO and Co-Founder of Kinetisense, a patented markerless motion capture technology that is solving some of the largest problems in the clinical, employee wellness, and fitness industries. Kinetisense has been translated into 7 different languages and is being used globally as an accurate and objective human movement analysis system.
Kinetisense is an international award-winning system that has been validated for accuracy against the Vicon research system, in essence, we allow practitioners and trainers to have a portable biomechanics lab. -
Kate Baldwin - Developing Endurance for Athlete
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Dr Andrew Hill, holds a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience from UCLA and has extensive experience in the field of neurofeedback and QEEG. He is an expert in functional brain health and performance optimization, and has lectured on Neuroscience, Gerontology, & Psychology at UCLA. is an expert in functional brain health and performance optimization, and has lectured on Neuroscience, Gerontology, & Psychology at UCLA.
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