Coaching Matters, my round up of articles & videos is proving more & more popular so I thought I would provide an RSS feed of the sites I visit most regularly for those who would like the most up to date posts as they happen.
The articles update on an hourly basis so bookmark the page & keep coming back. If I am missing any good blogs drop me an email or let me know on Twitter @SiNainby. Enjoy!
- Myth Buster: Is there a difference between Northern and Southern Hemisphere Rugby…?!
One might argue that there is a difference in playing cultures between the Hemispheres as we are continually bombarded with commentary that there is. People say the Northern Hemisphere has the pressure of relegation in the game whereas Super Rugby doesn’t. People comment that the Southern Hemisphere is played at ... read more1 week ago - NFL ACL Tears: A Critical Review of the Trends
[mashshare] By Derek Hansen Over the past five years, I have been closely reviewing the number of ACL injuries requiring surgery in the National Football League. In many ways, this examination has been for the purpose of determining the efficacy of off-season training protocols in keeping athletes healthy, ... read more1 week ago - Book on my desk & Mentorship
Once and awhile I have to clean my desk from the books that I received, bought and read. Thanks to digital technology my desk should be cleaner, but it’s not. Most people I meet, mainly books freaks, still prefer hardcopies over e-books, despite all the advantages of e-books over hardcopies. ... read more2 weeks ago - Essential Hamstring Training and Rehabilitation Science with András Hegyi
[mashshare] Freelap Friday Five with András Hegyi András Hegyi is a final-stage Ph.D. student working at the Neuromuscular Research Center at the University of Jyväskylä in Finland. His Ph.D. work focuses on regional and intermuscular hamstrings EMG activity in different hamstring exercises and in running. One of the ... read more2 weeks ago - Do you provide Data or Insights?
I recently read this article title Data as a Product vs. Data as a Service; it discusses the idea of data teams within organisations, their true purpose to the organisation and the different skill-sets needed depending on the Data as a Product (DaaP) or Data as a Service (DaaS) model ... read more2 weeks ago - Getting the Most out of Your Movement Assessment
[mashshare] By Eric Schmitt Let’s just admit it already: Quantifying exercise technique is really hard. This is one reason we love to look at kinetic variables in the weight room over kinematics. It’s simply an easier measure to understand how much load an athlete has on the bar versus ... read more2 weeks ago - 7 Things to Consider Before You Invest in a Video TowerThere is no doubt that having a portable video tower will transform your game analysis, but it is a reasonably big investment at the end of the day. With more and more competition in portable video towers, it’s hard for coaches to know which one will be the best for ... read more2 weeks ago
- 5 Ways to Manage Travel Costs and Prepare for Success in Track & Field
[mashshare] By Seth Boomsma Traveling as an emerging elite or semi-pro athlete can be extremely challenging when you factor in the limited amount of sponsorship support that comes with the sport of track and field. For both athletes and coaches breaking in at the professional level, the added ... read more2 weeks ago - NFL Training, Bosu Balls and Brad ArnettQuestion: What's your reaction to seeing top NFL athletes doing gimmicky shit on top of a Bosu ball and calling it "High-end Sports Performance Training for Elite Athletes"? Answer: I have not seen this spectacle you speak of in NFL training but I can imagine the reaction it gets throughout ... read more2 weeks ago
- How to Program Recovery with a Plan and Purpose
[mashshare] By Mike Whiteman Serious athletes should always have purpose, a sense which should also extend to training, competition, and recovery. Objectifying training and competition is often easy, but quantifying recovery not so much. After all, recovery is a broad topic and encompasses everything from sleep to nutrition. Perhaps ... read more2 weeks ago
