There are lots of voices in the coaching world. Few are as trusted as the Pacey Performance Podcast. Rob Pacey and his guests share the philosophies, ideas and insights in conversations that are the signal in the noise of the sport performance space.
Episodes
Tuesday May 26, 2015
Tuesday May 26, 2015
In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast I am speaking with Josh Darrall-Jones, Yorkshire Carnegie Rugby senior academy strength and conditioning coach. Josh is combining his PhD whilst working at Yorkshire Carnegie and has just published his first paper which you can download from the links below. Its a really interesting chat with Josh as he is one of only a few PhD students we see working with elite players and using them players for research which is great.
In this episode you will learn -
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Managing work & a PhD
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Testing with academy players
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What makes a top class rugby union academy player
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Differences across countries/hemispheres
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How is testing influencing your practice
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Use of the 30-15 test
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Using the isometric mid-thigh pull
Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following me on Twitter @paceyperform or visiting paceyperformance.co.uk/podcast
Josh can be found on Twitter @J_Darrall_Jones
Enjoy
PP
Monday May 18, 2015
Monday May 18, 2015
In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast sees me speaking with senior lecturer at Edith Cowan University, Dr Sophia Nimphius. After reading Sophia's chapter in High Performance Training for Sports and subsequently reading a lot of her work since, I had to get her on the podcast. Not only was this a great episode, but Sophia becomes the first female on the podcast, not to say I haven't tried though!
In this episode you will learn -
- Who is Sophia Nimphius and how did she get to where she is today
- Ways of testing for 'agility'
- How can we detect which physical quality is lacking by performing COD tests
- Programming to enhance 'agility'
- Time spent focusing on hitting correct positions in COD
- Developing 'agility' in youths & adolescents
- Biggest considerations when training females
- Coaching the female athlete
Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following me on Twitter @paceyperform or visiting paceyperformance.co.uk/podcast.
Sophia can be found on Twitter @DocSoph
Enjoy
PP
Monday May 11, 2015
Monday May 11, 2015
In this episode of the podcast I speak with head of strength & conditioning and sports science at Bristol City Football Club, Rhys Carr. I have followed the fortunes of Bristol City this past season as an old central defensive partner of mine is now there. Coming all the way up from non-league to the Championship and getting in the team of the year on no mean feet. Rhys is a really open guy and was happy to share what he has got going on down at Bristol City. At the time of writing this they are on the brink of winning League One so by the time it goes out Rhys and the players will no doubt be on the beach!
In this episode you will learn -
- Who is Rhys Carr and how did you get to where he is today
- Building a winning culture
- Injury prevention strategies
- Dealing with groups of players with differing training ages
- The need to talk 'coach' in football
- The benefit of having coaching qualifications in football
- The state of S&C in the UK
Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following me on Twitter @paceyperform or visiting paceyperformance.co.uk/podcast
Rhys can be found on Twitter @Rhyscarr86
Enjoy
PP
Monday May 04, 2015
Monday May 04, 2015
This episode of the podcast features another amazing guest in Seattle Seahawks sport scientist, Patrick Ward. Patrick is such a nice guy and was very open talking about his work, not only with the Seahawks but with his past employees which included working at the Nike sports research lab. Patrick speaks at conferences and seminars all the US about his methods, many of which are alongside some of the best sports scientists and strength and conditioning coaches in the game!