ASCA Podcast #36 - Dr. 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” 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