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
Apr 28, 2017
Apr 28, 2017
34 min
In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast I am speaking to Cheri Mah, Research Fellow at the University of California San Francisco Human Performance Centre. Cheri is an expert when it comes to sleep and in this episode talks about how athletes can improve the quality and duration of their sleep. In this episode, we run through some real life scenarios and get Cheri's view on dealing with common headaches coaches have when traveling for away matches.
In this episode you will learn -
- Who is Cheri Mah (background, education and current role)
- How sleep can affect athletic performance
- Tracking sleep in the applied world - validity & reliability of methods
- How much sleep do we need? How can we find out?
- Strategies to maximise sleep
- Benefits & pitfalls of napping throughout the day
Cheri can be found on Twitter @cherimah
Apr 20, 2017
Apr 20, 2017
44 min
In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast I am speaking with Bob Alejo, Assistant Athletic Director and Director of S&C at North Carolina State University. I must thank Bob for coming on the podcast and being so open about what he does. Bob has an incredible amount of experience working in the collegiate, professional and private settings so to get him on the podcast was a real honour.
In this episode you will learn -
- Who is Bob Alejo (background, education and current role)
- Strength as the basis for all development
- A strength and conditioning coach's perspective of sports science
- Training for power or power training especially inexperienced lifters
- Testing and data analysis driving program design
- Sport specific training - doesn't exist or exists perfectly
Bob can be found on Twitter @coach_alejo
Apr 13, 2017
Apr 13, 2017
46 min
In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast, I am speaking to Head of Sports Science at Football Federation Australia, Dr. Craig Duncan. Craig's name has been mentioned numerous times when speaking with podcast guests and after a recent push from Darren Burgess to get him on, we had to make it happen. Craig is presently Director of Performance Intelligence Agency, a senior lecturer in sports science at The Australian Catholic University (ACU) and also consults to numerous high-performance organisations, including Football Federation Australia.
In this episode you will learn -
- Who is Craig Duncan (background, education and current role(s))
- Productivity in sport and business
- Developing a 'high-performance strategy'
- The future of wearable technology
- Fulfilling the aims of a camp while keeping players 'safe'
Craig can be found on Twitter @drcraigduncan
Apr 6, 2017
Apr 6, 2017
46 min
In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast I am speaking to Head of Strength & Conditioning at the English Institute of Sport, Alex Wolf. Alex has been on my radar a LONG time and finally, I have been able to get in touch with him and line up a chat. Alex has been through a number of Olympic cycles with one of the most successful Olympic programmes Britain has ever had in rowing, so it was great to get his insight into that programme.
In this episode you will learn -
- Who is Alex Wolf (education, background etc)
- Working with GB Rowing
- Nutrition knowledge for S&C coaches
- Performance problem solving
- The influence of athletics on mainstream sports
Alex can be found on Twitter @alexpwolf