Just Kickin' It Pod

Game Model Design

Today's conversation is with Ian Barker, Director of Coach Education for the United Soccer Coaches Association, and Vince Ganzberg Education Content Coordinator for the United Soccer Coaches Association. We discuss everything Game Model/Playing Styles. What is a Game Model/Player Style? The relevance at the grassroots level Is a Game Model important or is it just for a certain level of the game? Constructing or deconstructing a Game Model and various other aspects of this concept.

Are we losing the Art in Science

I spoke with Alan Hazlett, Strength & Conditioning, and a member of the Team GB Intensive Rehabilitation Unit. Alan wrote a provoking article about the application of subjective and objective knowledge, specifically in the world of human performance. You can locate the article here: https://sportperfsci.com/sports-science-medicine-are-we-losing-the-art-in-the-science/

Physical Preparation following a pandemic

Dr. Mike Young the founder and owner of the premier sport science research & training facility Athletic Lab, located in North Carolina. Dr. Young is a world-renowned physical preparation coach working with various sports. He currently works with the North Carolina Courage, in the women's professional soccer league. In this episode, Dr. Young and I spoke about principles revolving around returning to soccer after a pandemic.

Objective Football Coaching

Consciously improve your coaching. An Objective Framework to theorize your coaching. Why other professions have objective frameworks. Theorizing Louis van Gaal Recommendations to avoid the virtual tsunami

Dr. John Cone

n today's conversation with Dr. John Cone, we discuss the science behind the methods. Topics such as: Signal vs Noise Objective and Subjective criteria Return to Play considerations using science to guide decision making. Physical Preparation Isolation and Game Experience the differences, and prescribing when you have to use them.