Current practice when assessing athlete readiness, positives and negatives with Devan McConnell (UMAS Lowell) & Justin Roethlingshoefer (San Diego Gulls)

Head of Hockey Performance at UMASS Lowell, Devan McConnell and Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at San Diego Gull, Justin Roethlingshoefer come on the podcast as a double act after the release of their new book, INTENT. I really enjoyed chatting with these guys and although very ill at the time (as you will hear), these guys do an amazing job of taking a snapshot of the industry from their perspective and delivering their message in terms of athlete monitoring with their INTENT system. Enjoy! In this episode, you will learn - Who is Devan McConnell & Justin Roethlingshoefer (background, education and current role) Current practice when assessing athlete readiness Positives Negatives INTENT system What it is Improvement on current methods/protocols The book Why was it written? Gap in the market? Most influenctial books The Happiness Project - Gretchen Rubin Legacy - James Kerr Start with Why - Simon Sinek Justin can be found on Twitter @jroethstrong Devan can be found on Twitter @DMcConnell29 Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following on Twitter @strengthofsci or visiting strengthofscience.com. Enjoy PP