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Inform Performance — 236 episodes

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Sports Science Insights - Niklas Virtanen: Are we training the way we play? Or using outdated methods?

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Part 2: Alan Murdoch & Simon Harries - ACL Gameplan

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Accelerate - Jordan Stewart-Mackie: Sports Tech Implementation

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Alan Murdoch & Simon Harries - ACL Gameplan

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Keith D'Amelio: Innovating not Copying In Professional Sport

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Travis Gaudet - High Ankle Sprain Gameplan

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Athletic Shoulder: Gus Morrison - You can nail every number & still send them back broken

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Tim McGrath - PCL Gameplan

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Sports Science Insights: Dan Ramsden - Career Transition, Leadership & Concussion.

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Lindsay Bull - The Handover Hangover: Sequential vs. Concurrent Return to Performance Models in Elite Sport

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Accelerate: Mark Opar - The Sports Tech Transition from Elite Sport to Healthcare

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Michael Giakoumis - Gameplan for Hamstring Strains

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Warren Bradley - FIFA World Cup: Physiological Challenges & Strategies

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Sports Science Insights - Julie Gooderick: Sleep, Recovery & the female athlete

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Accelerate - Allan MacDonald: Decision Making in Sport

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Simon Wallace: Achilles Tendon Repair Rehab

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Accelerate - Dr Naomi Myhill: Translating Elite Sport to Consumer Health

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Hannah Marchant - A Real World MPFL Case Study

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Accelerate - Brian Moore: The 15 Year Build: Science Leads and Tech Follows

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Athletic Shoulder - Richie Gray: Bridging Rehab & Performance in Collision Sport

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Accelerate - Chris Bodman: The Psychological Perspective

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Tom Clark - Mitigating the Effects of Jet Lag

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Accelerate - Jason Esseboom: Investment Capital in Sports Tech

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Trent Salo - Assessing & Improving Tendon Health

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Accelerate - Emma Meehan: Technical Founder in a Clinical World

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Accelerate - Andy McDonald: Building Tech as a Practitioner Founder

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Jake Gillies - Data-Driven Decision Making in Rehab

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Dr James Morehen - Fueling Strategies for Elite Performance

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Robin Thorpe - From Isolation to Integration: Unifying Rehab

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Sports Performance Leadership - David Bailey: Beyond Marginal Gains: From British Cycling to World Tour Leadership

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Bryony Johnson - Cooking for Gold: The Role of a Performance Chef

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Sports Performance Leadership - Richard Young: Simplify to Amplify: A Blueprint for High Performance Leadership

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Athletic Shoulder - Robbie Smyth: From Pool to Performance: Inside the Swimmer’s Shoulder

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Sports Performance Leadership - Jeremy Sheppard: Character First: Leading Beyond the Hierarchy

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Dr Enda King - Key Principles of Athletic Hip & Groin Pain Rehab

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Jess Elis - Navigating Ethics & Improving Athlete Data Processes

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Jeff Reipe - 360° Testing: Connecting Kinetic, Kinematic & Metabolic Data

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Sports Performance Leadership: Nick Grantham - “Batman or Alfred? Humility, Influence, and Action in High Performance Sport

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Sports Science Insights - Julia Donnelly: What Does Support for Athletes’ Menstrual Health Look Like?

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Maggie Bryant - Integrating Health & Performance Assessments During Player Acquisition

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Sports Performance Leadership: Mark Adamoulas - Coach Up or Fall Behind: Building High-Performing Teams

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Sports Science Insights - Warren Bradley: To infinity and Beyond... with BFR! From Practitioner to Global Business

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Sports Performance Leadership: Duncan French - Building People, Systems and Legacies

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Fearghal Kerin - T-Junction Hamstring Management

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Sports Science Insights - Jamie Salter: Growth, Maturation & Bio-Banding- Challenges, Insights & Solutions

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Sports Science Insights - Dave Carolan: Internal & External training loads - The Evolution of Sport Science Over 30 Years

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Stephanie Mock Grubbs - How to Implement New Systems in Team Sports

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Athletic Shoulder - Annelies Maenhout: Applied Practice Through a Research Journey

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Sports Performance Leadership: Perry Stewart - From the Pitch to the Plan: Perry Stewart on Leading Beyond the Sidelines

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ORKA Performance - MDT ACL Workflows & Developing a High Performance Facility

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Athletic Shoulder - Ian Horsley: Not the Shoulder!

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Sports Science Insights - Mitch Cholewinski: College Football & the Science of Recovery

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Sports Performance Leadership: Luke Passman - Don’t Just Wear the Badge – Build the Culture

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Dr Chris Bramah - Using the S-MAS for Objective Sprint Mechanics Assessment

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Sports Science Insights: Aman Singh Shergill - Tech in Sport: The What, Why and How to Select What's Appropriate

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Sport Performance Leadership: Barry Shillabeer - How to Implement Models of Leadership

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Athletic Shoulder: Danny Wilson - The Need for Boxing Science

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Tom Tombleson - Correcting Biomechanics: Risk v Reward Decision Making

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Sports Science Insights: Naomi Myhill - Answering Performance Questions Using R&D Strategies in Sport

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Sports Performance Leadership: Raj Thiruchelvarajah - Beyond The Pitch: Leadership Lessons from Startup Life

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Sports Science Insights: Kelsey Vinson - Creating a Sport Science Program in College Football

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Sport Performance Leadership: David Lasini - How to Lead in Performance Institutes

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David Clancy - How To Assess & Design High-Performance Cultures

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Sport Science Insights: Tzlil Shushan - Sub-maximal Testing - What's Left to Understand?

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Sport Performance Leadership: Dan Taylor - Leadership Lessons with Dan Taylor

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Bernard Condevaux - Designing Effective Physio Departments

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Sport Science Insights: Andy Guard PhD - Adapting Sport Science to Different Organisations & Philosophies

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Sports Performance Leadership: Chris Tombs - Cultivating Relationships for Team Success

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Mike Robertson - Building a Non-Centralized MDT in High Performance Sport

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Sport Science Insights: Dr Michael King - Effective Applications of Talent ID

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Research Unpacked: Scott Hulm - Unraveling Aponeurotic Strain Injuries

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Sports Performance Leadership: Rich Hunwicks - Leadership Lessons From Two Decades in Pro Sports

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Romain Tourillon - Assessing & Training Foot & Ankle Function

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Athletic Shoulder: Dr Margie Olds - Managing Recurrent Shoulder Instability

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Sport Science Insights: Paul Schaffran - Sport Science Initiatives for Player Development - Borussia Dortmund Insights

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Jo Clubb - Implementing Change in Sports Science

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Research Unpacked: Bryan Heiderscheit - Hamstring Strain Risk, Profiling & Return-to-Play

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Sport Science Insights: Shaun McLaren - Understanding Training Load, Exposure & Dose Using RPE

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Athletic Shoulder: Jo Gibson - The Kinetic Chain & Much More

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Dr Steve Thompson - Enhancing Performance with VBT

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Athletic Shoulder: Edel Fanning - Return to Performance Testing

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Simon Harries - Return-to-Running Frameworks

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Research Unpacked: Brady Green - Calf Muscle Strain Injury Management

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Athletic Shoulder: Karl Denvir - The Contact Shoulder

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Alan Murdoch - A Speed-Based Approach to Rehab and Training (Elevate Speed & Rehab)

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Research Unpacked: Dan Lorenz - Mechanisms and Benefits of Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) Training

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Research Unpacked: Filippo Picinini - Quantifying Workload in On-Field Rehab after ACL Reconstruction (Isokinetic)

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James King - Preparing for Pressure & Democratising Access to Psychological Skills

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Research Unpacked: Snehal Patel - The Evolution of Rehabilitation & Return to Sport Following Cartilage Surgery

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Rich Willy - Bone Stress Injury Rehab (Montana Running Lab’s Scientist & Educator)

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David Grey - Movement Competency for the Foot, Ankle & Achilles Complex

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Stephania Bell: The Complexity of Surface Selection (ESPN Injury Analyst & Senior Writer)

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Research Unpacked: Colin Griffin - Achilles Injury Rehab & Lower Limb Biomechanics

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Luke Passman - Flexible Leadership & Performance Modeling (New York Mets Strength & Conditioning Coordinator)

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Research Unpacked: Kate Yung PhD - RTP Through a Complex Systems Approach (Director of Medical and Performance Innovations - Kitchee Sports Club)

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Erik Meira - Scientific Principles in Elite Sports Rehab (Sports Medicine Consultant & Educator)

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Research Unpacked: Matthew DeLang - Role of Adductor Strength Monitoring in Football (Head of Medical - FC Nordsjaelland) ·

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Research Unpacked: Judd Kalkhoven - Modeling for Proactive Injury Management (Associate Lecturer at WSU)

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Dan Howells - The grey area between Physiotherapy & Strength & Conditioning (Director of Collaborate Sports / Lead Mentor)

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Research Unpacked: Dr Dustin Willis - Compassionate Care of Elite Athletes (Quantum Performance)

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Maggie Awad - Using Biomarkers to Improve Athlete Health & Performance (NP & Elevate Performance Medicine Founder)

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Research Unpacked: Jay Hertel - Chronic Ankle Instability

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Jonas Dodoo - Coaching Return-to-Running (Head Coach & Founder Speedworks Training)

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Research Unpacked: Ola Eriksrud - Deceleration Mechanics

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Dr Ben Rosenblatt - Intentional Coaching (CEO & Founder of 292 Performance)

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Research Unpacked: Danny Lum - Isometrics v Traditional Resistance: Comparative Analysis

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Research Unpacked: Dr Mathew Cuthbert - Implementing Microdosing In Physical Preparation

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James Collins - Optimal Nutrition Service Provision (Managing Director of INTRA Performance Group)

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Research Unpacked: Dr Stephanie Filbay - Non-Surgical ACL Management with Cross Bracing Protocol

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Research Unpacked: Tyler Yearby - Ecological Dynamics

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How a Tech Layer Under a Players Insole/Foot In Real Environments Can Inform Rehab & Performance (Andrew Gray, Phil Graham-Smith & Daryl Carter)

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Claire Robertson - Managing Patellofemoral Pain in Athletes (Consultant Physiotherapist)

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Ciara Burgi - Houston Texans Return-to-Play Philosophy (Return to Performance Lead Houston Texans NFL)

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Nick Kane - Hamstring Rehab For Field Sports (Head Physiotherapist at Essendon Football Club & Managing Director of the Sports MAP Network)

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#Highlight - Putting Evidence-Based-Practise In Perspective with Sue Falsone

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Daniel Bodkin - How & Why You Should Use Isokinetic Systems In Rehab (PT, AT & Director of clinical education for CSMi)

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#Highlight - How to Effectively Educate & Empower Professional Athletes with Mike Reinold

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Max Lankheit- Bridging The Gap Between The Front-Office & Performance Dept (Philadelphia Union MLS Head of Performance and Innovation)

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Cici Murray - Technical v Physical Qualities in Sprinters (Spellman Performance Coach & More Her Speed Founder)

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Keir Wenham-Flatt - Protect Your Coaching Income (Founder of Strength Coach Network)

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Raphael Brandon - Effective Data Strategy in Elite Sport (Head of Performance Science at BreakAway Data)

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Dan Howells - Coach Development & Career Periodisation (Founder of Collaborate Sports)

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Dave Hancock - Art v Science of Using Data to Improve Performance (CEO of Apollo)

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Scot Morrison - Energy System Development & Tissue Specific Rehab (Consultant Sports Physical Therapist)

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Mike Guevara - High Performance Coaching in the Private Sector (Strength & Conditioning Coach & Founder of GBG Hoops)

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Dr. John Kiely - A Modern Perspective on Periodization (Senior Lecturer in Performance and Innovation, University of Limerick)

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Research Unpacked: Matthew Buckthorpe PhD - Part 2 - On Field Rehabiliation

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Research Unpacked: 2022 Bern Consensus Statement - Part 1 (Ben Ashworth, Ariane Schwank & Paul Blazey)

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Darcy Norman (Performance Coach - US Men’s National Soccer Team & Lead Performance Strategist at Kitman Labs)

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Research Unpacked: Matthew Buckthorpe PhD - Part 1 - Rate of Force Development

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Ben Ashworth - Shoulder Monitoring & Rehabilitation (High Performance Consultant & Athletic Shoulder Specialist)

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Philipp Jacobsen - Dealing With Backroom Pressure & Taking Care Of Athletes (Physiotherapist & Performance Consultant)

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JB Morin - Sprint Training - Using GPS, Programming Resisted Sprints & Postural Considerations (Professor, Consultant and Running Coach)

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Research Unpacked: Nick Cross - Achilles Tendinopathy

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Wayne Diesel - Reflections of a career at the highest levels of International sport (Sports Physiotherapist)

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Research Unpacked: Tim McGrath - Part 3 - Nordic Dosage & Return-to-Running

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Jerry Flannery (Harlequins Rugby Lineout & Defence Coach)

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Dan Lewindon -Technical & Professional Development (Head of Performance Science & Medicine for the LTA)

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Research Unpacked: Tim McGrath - Part 2 - ACL Rehabilitation

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Research Unpacked: Tim McGrath - ACL Rehabilitation

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Nigel Walker OBE - Managing Change (Performance Director of Welsh Rugby Union)

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Research Unpacked: Dr Andras Hegyi - Part 3 - Nordic Hamstring Research

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Johnny O’Connor - Implementing Heavy Eccentrics (Senior Strength & Conditioning Coach at Connacht Rugby)

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Prav Mathema - Physiotherapy across elite rugby environments (Physiotherapist for the Welsh National Men‘s Squad & The British & Irish Lions)

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Dr Ryan Crotin - Baseball Special (Organisational Strategist, Baseball Scientist, Coach, Research Author & Educator)

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Research Unpacked: Dr Andras Hegyi - Part 2 -Hamstring Research

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Jesse Wright - Soft skill development (High Performance Consultant, Founder of the Balance The Bar Initiative & Author)

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Research Unpacked: Dr Andras Hegyi - Region-dependent hamstrings activity in Nordic hamstring exercise & stiff-leg deadlift

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Ian Gatt - The Sporting Hand & Wrist (GB Boxing Head of Performance Services / Lead Physio and Anthony Joshua‘s Physio and Cutman)

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Dr .Matt Jordan - Force velocity Individualisation & changing post-Injury movement patterns (Director of Sports Science at the Canadian Sports Institute Calgary)

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Dr. Kelly Starrett - Diagnosing & optimising athlete readiness (Coach, Physical Therapist, Author, Speaker, and Co-Founder of The Ready State)

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Cory Schlesinger - Paradigm shifts through coaching experiences (Phoenix Suns Director of Performance / Head of Strength & Conditioning)

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Daniel Bove (Director of Performance and Sports Science for the New Orleans Pelicans)

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Laura Penhaul (Performance Manager & Consultant for Expeditions/World Record Attempts/Elite Sport)

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Dr Steve Ingham (Supporting Champions Director And Performance Consultant)

156

Dr Hugh Fullagar - Recovery Special (Lecturer - Sports & Exercise Science - University of Technology Sydney)

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Tyler Williams (Los Angeles Rams Director of Sports Science/Asst Athletic Trainer)

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Martin Buchheit & George Perry (Authors of EGOals Book)

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Michael Giakoumis (Physio & Medical Lead for the British Athletics Futures Program)

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Phil Glasgow (Performance Consultant and IRFU Head of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation)

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Dr Daniel Coughlan (PGA European Tour - Head of Strength & Conditioning)

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Matt Howley (Director of Performance at Real Salt Lake MLS Club)

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Sean Smith (Performance Coach at University of Louisville)

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Véronique Richard (Cirque du Soleil - Mental Performance Consultant)

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Nic Gill (All Blacks Strength & Conditioning Coach)

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Ian Gatt (GB Boxing Head Of Performance Services)

167

Clive Brewer - Part 2 (Performance Specialist)

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Eric Cressey (NY Yankees Director of Player Health & Performance / President & Co-Founder of Cressey Sports Performance)

169

Eric Cressey - Part 1 (Inform Performance x Elite Baseball Development Podcast Swapcast)

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Jesse Green (Sacramento Kings - Head of Sport Science)

171

European Shoulder Series Panel Discussion (Ben Ashworth, Stig Andersson, Martin Asker & Fredrik Johansson)

172

Clive Brewer (Performance Specialist)

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Martin Asker - Shoulder Series (Director of Handball Research Group at Sophiahemmet University)

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Daniel Greenwood - Skill Acquisition (Director of the Human Performance Center at the University of Memphis)

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Stig Andersson - Shoulder Series (Physiotherapist - Norwegian Institute of Sports Medicine)

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Dr Fredrik Johansson - Shoulder Series (Tennis Research and Performance Group)

177

Paudie Roche (Arsenal Lead Academy Strength & Conditioning Coach)

178

Chris Tombs - Velocity Based Training (Seattle Seawolves Performance Lead / S&C Coach and Educator)

179

Dr David Opar (Director of the Sports Performance, Recovery, Injury and New Technologies (SPRINT) Research Centre at ACU)

180

Tom Farrow (Physical Performance Specialist & Founder / Co-Director of Areté Performance)

181

Jesse Elis (Director of Health and Performance at the Portland Trail Blazers)

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Sérgio T Fonseca (Professor at the University Federal de Minas Gerais and Editor in Chief of the Brazilian Journal of Physiotherapy)

183

Mike Friday (USA Rugby Mens 7's Head Coach)

184

Jarrod Antflick - Tendon Management (Consultant Sports Physiotherapist & Founder of Total Performance)

185

James Moore - Hamstring Special (Co-Founder of The Health Development & Performance Network - HDPN)

186

Mick Hughes - ACL Rehab (Co-founder of the Melbourne ACL Rehabilitation Guide & @learnphysio)

187

Nick Winkelman (Head of Athletic Performance & Science for Irish Rugby Football Union)

188

Andrew Gray (Founder & Director of Athletic Data Innovations and High Performance Manager at Wests Tigers Rugby)

189

Adam Loiacono (Director of Rehabilitation at Phoenix Suns)

190

Mike Tucker (Head Athletic Performance Coach Villanova University Football)

191

Navin Hettiarachchi (Director of Health, Wellness and Performance for the Washington Wizards)

192

Elliott Clarke (Harlequins Rugby Senior Rehabilitation Physiotherapist)

193

Matt Tuttle - Catch Up (Denver Nuggets Lead Sport Scientist & PT)

194

Garrison Draper (Director of Performance for Philadelphia Union MLS)

195

Amy Arundale (Brooklyn Nets NBA Physical Therapist and Biomechanist)

196

Bradley Scanes: Formula-1 Physio (Redbull Racing / Max Verstappens Physiotherapist & Performance Coach)

197

Alan Hazlett (British Olympic Association Physiotherapist - Intensive Rehab Unit)

198

Duncan French (UFC Performance Institute Vice President of Performance)

199

Scott Epsley - Bone Stress Injuries & Ultrasonography (Philadelphia 76ers Medical Director)

200

Pierre Barrieu (FIFA High Performance Expert & Physical Instructor)

201

Gordon Bosworth - Physiotherapy at the Olympics (Consultant Physiotherapist, Founder & Clinical Director of The Bosworth Clinic)

202

Dr Jas Randhawa (Altis Lead Performance Therapist)

203

Tracy Axel (USA Surfing Director of High Performance & Mamba Sports Academy Manager of Sport Performance Research & Analytics)

204

Alex Natera - Isometrics & Eccentrics (Senior Athletic Performance Specialist, GWS Giants Football Club)

205

Alex Wolf - Adaptation Led Programming (Performance Consultant, Strength & Conditioning Coach and Co-Founder of Wayfaring)

206

Achilles Tendinopathy Panel Discussion (Dr Karin Silbernagel, Mark Young & Dr Matt Tuttle)

207

Dr Meeta Singh MD (Sleep Medicine Specialist & Service Chief / Section Head at Henry Ford Sleep Disorder Clinic)

208

Dr Andy Barr DPT (CEO & Founder of Quantum Performance)

209

Dr Matt Taberner (Sport Scientist, S&C and Rehab Coach)

210

Dr Phil Wagner (Founder & CEO of Sparta Science)

211

Pete McKnight (Hintsa Performance Director of Coaching and Sports Science)

212

Dan Howells (Houston Astros Head S&C Coordinator)

213

Dr Matt Tuttle (Lead Sport Scientist & Physical Therapist at the Denver Nuggets)

214

Per Lundstam (Redbull Director of Performance)

215

Tom Batchelor (Harlequins Rugby Head of Sport Science)

216

Matt Jordan (Director of Sports Science at the Canadian Sports Institute, Calgary)

217

Mike Reinold (Senior Medical Advisor for the Chicago White Sox & Co-Founder / President of Champion PT)

218

Dr Ebonie Rio (Lower Extremity Tendon Management)

219

Dr Heather Linden (UFC Director of Physical Therapy)

220

Dr Fergus Connolly (High Performance Consultant, Speaker & Author)

221

Dr Sherylle Calder (Visual Performance Coach, Sport Scientist & Founder / CEO of EyeGym)

222

Dr Christopher Dodson (Philadelphia 76ers Head Team Physician & Philadelphia Eagles Head Orthopaedic Surgeon)

223

Daniel Martinez (Head S&C Coach / Sports Performance Coordinator at Trinity University)

224

Lauren Johnson (NY Yankees Mental Conditioning Coach)

225

Ed Lea (Rehab and Strength & Conditioning Coach at Harlequins Rugby)

226

Dr Matt Tuttle (Lead Sport Scientist & Physical Therapist at the Denver Nuggets)

227

Dave Alred MBE (Performance Coach)

228

Chris Tombs (Velocity Based Training Expert)

229

Les Spellman (Speed Specialist & Consultant for NFL, Olympic, Collegiate, and youth athletes)

230

Sue Falsone (Author of Bridging The Gap - From Rehab To Performance)

231

Bill Burgos (Head of Strength & Conditioning at Minnesota Timberwolves)

232

Dr Luke Hughes (Blood Flow Restriction Expert & Post-doc' research fellow at St Marys University)

233

Tim Gabbett (High Performance Consultant)

234

Rachel Balkovec (Research & Development Fellow at Driveline Baseball)

235

Rob Madden (Hintsa Performance Coach, Team AJ & CHHP Physiotherapist)

236

Ivi Casagrande (Strength & Conditioning Coach at Orlando Pride)