Pacey Performance Podcast

What it takes to win rugby sevens Olympic gold with Craig Twentyman (Head of Athletic Performance at Australian Womens Rugby Sevens)

In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast I am speaking to Head of Athletic Performance at Australian Women's Rugby Sevens, Craig Twentyman. The first thing to mention is that Craig was part of the team that won gold at the Rio Olympics this year which followed a World Series win in the 15/16 season. What an incredible achievement! After such an amazing summer it was great to get Craig on for a chat.

In this episode you will learn -

• Who is Craig Twentyman (background, education and current role)
• The Olympic experience
• Key learnings from working with females vs males
• Prescription of key performance variables
• Key focus points for a strength/power/speed dominant running sport
• Conditioning for Sevens rugby

Craig can be found on Twitter @craigtwentyman

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.

Enjoy

PP

Bridging the gap between science and practice with the NSCA and Scott Caulfield (Head of Strength & Conditioning at the NSCA)

In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast, I am speaking to Scott Caulfield, head of strength & conditioning at the NSCA. Scott is definitely one of the nicest guys I have had on the podcast and we stuck into some great chat. Many people, including myself, didn't know that the NSCA had a facility being run by a full-time S&C coach.

In this episode, you will learn - 

• Who is Scott Caulfield (background, education and current role)
• How personal training influenced his current practice
• Internships and the NSCA's stance
• How to build a strong network
• How the NSCA aims to bridge the gap between science and practice

This episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast is sponsored by Coach Me Plus.

This episode is sponsored by Vald Performance, the team behind the NordBord.

Scott can be found on Twitter @scottcaulfield

Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following me on Twitter @paceyperform or visiting the links below.

Enjoy

PP

From Premier League to the MLS with Steve Tashjian (High Performance Director at Columbus Crew)

In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast, I am speaking to High-Performance Director at Columbus Crew in the MLS, Steve Tashjian. Steve and I have been in contact for a while now and thankfully finally managed to get a date in the diary and get to chat. Steve is a super passionate guy and has a really interesting story having worked in the Premier League with Everton and MLS with Columbus Crew.

In this episode, you will learn -

• Who is Steve Tashjian (background, education and current role)
• What you learned from your time in the UK
• Delivering data to coaches/management - what, when and how
• Injury reduction strategies
• Player 'top ups' and 'extras'
• Movement competency and FMS

Manual therapy vs exercise therapy; progressions and staged criteria in RTP with Selwyn Griffith (Head of Rehabilitation at Brisbane Lions FC)

In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast I am speaking to head of rehabilitation at the Brisbane Lions in the AFL, Selwyn Griffith. As you can see from Selwyn's Twitter name, his background is osteopathy and as you will hear in the episode, his osteo background plays a huge part in his practice at the Lions. It was fantastic to get someone with a non-traditional background to S&C and hear how his thought process is slightly different to those who have entered the industry through more conventional routes.

In this episode you will learn -

• Who is Selwyn Griffith (background, education and current role)
• Why osteopathy?
• Osteopathy's role in high performance sport
• Manual therapy vs exercise therapy
• Rehabilitation -> the team within a team -> culture
• Progressions and staged criteria/goals
• Return to play protocols

This episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast is sponsored by Coach Me Plus.

This episode is also sponsored by Vald Performance, the team behind the NordBord.

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.

Selwyn can be found on Twitter @selwynosteo

Enjoy