ARTICLES FROM ELITE SPORT
Unlocking Athletic Performance: The Power of Microdosing in Sports Training
In this enlightening podcast episode, Dr. Matt Cuthbert, a seasoned sports scientist and researcher, takes us on a deep dive into the revolutionary concept of microdosing in sports training....
Speed & agility for team sports; moments, constraints & affordances – A framework for thinking
Reverse engineering is a key strategy commonly utilised in performance sport. Most versions aim to define physical markers or competition statistics as targets to work towards. But is this truly reverse...
Monitoring hip adduction strength in field based athletes
Groin pain is a common occurrence in multi-directional field sport athletes. According to a 15-year prospective UEFA injury study1, groin pain accounts for approximately 12 – 16% of all time-loss...
Intrisics, Arches and Achilles Function – Optimising Load Sharing Systems
The athletic motions of running, jumping and landing require the foot and ankle complex to be adaptable to varying surfaces and demands. The complex needs to be compliant to...
Rectus Femoris Injuries: A case study of a Sub 10 second Sprinter using a 7-Stage Framework
Michael Giakoumis: Physiotherapist: British Athletics, Total Performance & Centre of Health and Human Performance (London) Carles Pedret MD, PhD: Sports Medicine and Imaging department. Clinica Diagonal (barcelona) Sprinting places a...
The Power of Personal Skills
I reflect on my time as a coach since finishing formal education, and try to identify what was most relevant within those teachings, to working in coaching and impacting...
Athletic Shoulder Health & Performance
“The multifactorial complex nature of sports injuries arises not from the linear interaction between isolated and predictive factors, but from the complex interaction among a web of determinants” Bittencourt...
Limb Symmetry vs Symmetry + Performance
We place a lot of stock in limb symmetry but critically we need to couple this with performance. During a conversation with Mick Hughes (soon to be released...
The Importance of Strategic Leadership within Physical Performance Support
For a physical performance department to gain a competitive advantage in elite sport, where the objectives of optimising physical output while minimising time loss to injury are common, effective leadership can be...
LATEST ISSUE OF OUR DIGITAL MAGAZINE
ISSUE 01 (Jan 2021)
FEATURED INSIDE
- ATHLETIC SHOULDER HEALTH & PERFORMANCE MONITORING (Ben Ashworth)
- THE POWER OF PERSONAL SKILLS (Dan Howells)
- INTRINSICS, ARCHES AND ACHILLES FUNCTION – OPTIMISING LOAD SHARING SYSTEMS (Andy McDonald)
- RECTUS FEMORIS INJURIES: A CASE STUDY OF A SUB 10 SECOND SPRINTER USING A 7-STAGE FRAMEWORK (Michael Giakoumis)
- MONITORING HIP ADDUCTION STRENGTH IN FIELD BASED ATHLETES (Selwyn Griffith & Vald Performance)
- VELOCITY-BASED TRAINING AND ITS INFLUENCE ON FATIGUE (Steve Thompson)
- MONITORING MOVEMENT: WHERE ARE WE GOING WITH THIS? (Andrew Gray)
- TENDON STRUCTURE DOES MATTER – AND HERE IS WHY (Jarrod Antflick & Michael Giakoumis)
- SPEED & AGILITY FOR TEAM SPORTS; MOMENTS, CONSTRAINTS & AFFORDANCES -A FRAMEWORK FOR THINKING (Tom Farow)
- SPEED & AGILITY FOR HOW RETURN TO RUNNING CAN BEGIN IN ACUTE INJURY REHAB (Sam Blanchard)
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The ACL Game-Changer: How Cross-Bracing is Transforming Recovery
In the ever-evolving landscape of sports medicine and orthopedics, new paradigms often emerge, challenging established norms. One such paradigm shift has been the growing recognition of cross-bracing as a...