
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.
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

Thursday Mar 30, 2017
Thursday Mar 30, 2017
In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast I have a part 2 with Darren Burgess, High-Performance Manager at Port Adelaide in the AFL. Darren appeared on the podcast on episode 19 so it was great to hear what has changed at Port over the last 2 years. Darren also has some really interesting views on the industry and what is influencing young coaches.
In the episode you will learn -
- Who is Darren Burgess (background, education and current role)
- Dealing with the influences of social media
- Where to give your attention as a coach
- Heart rate recovery protocols
- Daily and weekly monitoring
Darren can be found on Twitter @darrenburgess25

Thursday Mar 23, 2017
Thursday Mar 23, 2017
In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast I am speaking to director of sports science at PUSH and strength & conditioning consultant, Chris Chapman. Chris goes under the radar when it comes to his personal profile but don't let that fool you, he is very smart dude. They are doing some extremely cool things at PUSH so watch this space!
In this episode you will learn -
- Who is Chris Chapman
- S&C for trampolining
- When & how to use bodybuilding techniques in sports with an aesthetic component
- The future of velocity based training
- Technology in the weight room
- The use of applied biomechanics
Chris can be found on Twitter @chappystrength

Thursday Mar 16, 2017
Thursday Mar 16, 2017
In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast I am speaking to strength & conditioning coach and now author, Brett Bartholomew. Brett has been on twice before and things have changed again for Brett since last time he was on, moving away from Unbreakable Performance and doing completely his own thing. Brett is now a self-published author and Conscious Coaching the book takes centre stage in this episode, plus his philosophy around coaching the person, not just the athlete.
In this episode you will learn -
- Who is Brett Bartholomew (background, education and current role)
- What is Conscious Coaching
- How Brett is coping with the business side of things now he is self-employed
- Building athlete buy-in
- What is personality flexibility
Brett can be found on Twitter @Coach_BrettB
This episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast is sponsored by Vald Performance, the team behind the NordBord and the new Groinbar, a hip and groin strength measuring solution. They can be found at valdperformance.com and you can get more information on the groin bar at groinbar.com and on Twitter @groinbar.
Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following on Twitter @strengthofsci or visiting strengthofscience.com/podcast.
Enjoy
PP

Thursday Mar 09, 2017
Thursday Mar 09, 2017
In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast, I am speaking to high-performance strategist, Brandon Marcello. Brandon has an unbelievable CV from being a co-founder of Athletes Performance (now EXOS), director of sports performance at Stanford University and director of human performance at USA softball. I saw Brandon speak in Seattle in 2015 and his presentation was superb so it was a no-brainer to get him on the podcast.
In this episode, you will learn -
- Who is Brandon Marcello (background, education and current role)
- What pro/collegiate sport can learn from the military (and vice-versa)
- Training the movement fundamentals
- Linear
- Lateral
- Multi-directional
- Recovery methods
- Supplementation 101
- Sleep
Brandon can be found on Twitter @bmarcello13

Wednesday Mar 01, 2017
Wednesday Mar 01, 2017
In the episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast I am speaking to first team physiotherapist at Arsenal Football Club, Ben Ashworth. Although Ben is a physio, he also has an Msc in strength and conditioning from St Mary's University in Twickenham. Ben is an expert when it comes to shoulder health which led to some very interesting discussions in part two of this episode.
In this episode you will learn -
- Who is Ben Ashworth (background, education and current role)
- Ben's thoughts around RTP protocols
- Hamstring injury prevention
- Monitoring strategies and how these are fed back to coaches to inform practice
- Ben's relationship and opinion on the new ForceDecks force plates
- Shoulder health and quantifying strength & RFD at the shoulder
Links mentioned -
- Arsenal FC SEMS Conference
- Alan McCall & Greg Dupont paper on the Hamstring Isometrics
- The Athletic Shoulder course
- Athletic Shoulder evening lecture (webinar)
Ben can be found on Twitter @benashworth
