Pacey Performance Podcast

In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast, I have the pleasure in speaking to Sports Performance Specialist & Founding Coach at Coach Me Plus, Doug McKenney. Doug has vast experience working in the NHL and was, in fact, the first full-time S&C coach in the NHL working with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Naturally, I was keen to speak to Doug about his work in ice hockey and how things had progressed over his career. And with his long-standing relationship with Coach Me Plus, it was great to get Doug's thoughts on the world of athlete monitoring systems (AMS').

In this episode, you will learn -

• Who is Doug McKenney (background, experience, and current role)?
• Athlete Management Systems
  • What people are looking for/think they are looking for
  • Market leaders
• Athlete tracking in ice hockey
  • Ice hockey staking algorithms
  • Developing injury reduction strategies in ice hockey
• Strength & conditioning and how things have evolved
  • Athlete testing in and out of the gym

Doug can be found on LinkedIn HERE

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.

This episode is sponsored by Coach Me Plus who can be found on Twitter @CoachMePlus and at their website coachmeplus.com.

This episode is also sponsored by Forcedecks. If you want to know more about ForceDecks, listen to episode #139 of the Pacey Performance Podcast with co-founder, Dr. Daniel Cohen.

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

In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast, I have the pleasure in speaking to Head of Medical Services at St Helens Rugby Football Club, Nathan Mill. Nathan is a physiotherapist who has a post graduate qualification in strength and conditioning and at St Helens, has a big input in the physical preparation of his players. Nathan has a very keen interest in pre-participation screening and discussion around this formed the basis of this chat.

In this episode, you will learn -

• Who is Nathan Mill (background, experience, and current role)?
•  Screening tools
  • CMJ asymmetry
  • Jumps as part of the pre-participation screen
  • Other pre-participation screens
• Physio / S&C integration
  • Injury reduction strategies in rugby league
• RTP protocols
  • Benchmarking
  • Use of technology in the process
  • Physio / S&C crossover

Nathan can be found on Twitter @PhysioMill

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.

This episode is sponsored by Fatigue Science. Fatigue Science combine wearable technology with biomathematical science developed by the US Army to offer fantastic insights into sleep and cognitive fatigue.

This episode is also sponsored by Forcedecks. If you want to know more about ForceDecks, listen to episode #139 of the Pacey Performance Podcast with co-founder, Dr. Daniel Cohen.

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

In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast, I have the pleasure in speaking to President of Cressey Performance, Eric Cressey. Eric is THE man when it comes to physical preparation for baseball in the US so naturally, rotational sports was high on the agenda for this episode. Thank you to all the people that replied on Twitter and came back with some fantastic questions.

In this episode, you will learn -

• Who is Eric Cressey (background, experience, and current role)?
•  Importance of developing strength/stability outside the sagittal plane
• Medicine ball work
  - for the rotational athlete
  - for the team sport athlete
• Movement assessments
  - overhead lunge walk
  - practical examples of other more focused assessments
• Unilateral work and the use of fillers

Eric can be found on Twitter @EricCressey

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.

This episode is sponsored by Fatigue Science. Fatigue Science combine wearable technology with biomathematical science developed by the US Army to offer fantastic insights into sleep and cognitive fatigue.

This episode is also sponsored by Forcedecks. If you want to know more about ForceDecks, listen to episode #139 of the Pacey Performance Podcast with co-founder, Dr. Daniel Cohen.

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

In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast, I have the pleasure in speaking to Head of Strength & Conditioning at Orlando Magic in the NBA, Bill Burgos. As President of the NBSCA (National Basketball Strength & Conditioning Committee) and current member of the NBA Sports Science Committee, Bill has a wealth of experience working in an around the NBA. Bill is actually the first practitioner I have had on the podcast who currently works in the NBA so it was a pleasure to get him on for a chat.

In this episode, you will learn -

• Who is Bill Burgos (background, experience, and current role)?
• Military influences and their effect on your current practice
• The role of the S&C coach in the NBA
  • How that has changed over the last 5 years
• Your training philosophy as an S&C coach
• Influence of sports science and how that has changed your practice
• Managing guys in the off season
  • Information that is/isn't given to player
• Keeping things fresh in the gym and on the court

Bill can be found on Instagram @bb_strong74

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.

This episode is sponsored by Coach Me Plus who can be found on Twitter @CoachMePlus and at their website coachmeplus.com.

This episode is also sponsored by Forcedecks. If you want to know more about ForceDecks, listen to episode #139 of the Pacey Performance Podcast with co-founder, Dr. Daniel Cohen.

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