Sports Interview
Expert Speaker Series: Kristian Thorborg on Prevention of Groin Injuries in Sport
Dr Thorborg is an Associate Professor and Physiotherapist based at the Sports Orthopaedic Research Centre. He has special interests in knee, hip and groin injuries and presented on ‘The Prevention of Groin Injuries in Sport’. Understanding the Clinical Entity Groin pain presents itself in a number of different clinical entities and so four main categories […]
Tags: ACU, Groin, injury, Injury Prevention, Kristian Thorborg, Research, risk factors
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Expert Speaker Series: Ben Serpell on ACL Injuries in High Performance Sport
Ben is currently the Athletic Performance Coach at the Brumbies, acting as the link between the medical and performance teams. He also has experience working in rehabilitation at Port Adelaide FC (AFL) and Gloucester Rugby. His current research focus is on improving the prevention of ACL injuries, seeing as though rates have not decreased despite […]
Tags: ACL, ACU, Ben Serpell, injury, Injury Prevention, Mechanism, Rehabilitation, risk factors
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Expert Speaker Series: Anthony Shield on Hamstring Strain Injuries
The second post in this ‘Expert Speaker’ series is on the discussion with Dr Anthony Shield from the Queensland University of Technology and the QUT-ACU Hamstring Injury Group. Dr Shield discussed his current research interests, most notably investigating why there is such a high incidence of hamstring recurrence as well as developing their device, the Nordbord, to […]
Tags: ACU, Anthony Shield, Hamstring, injury, Injury Prevention, Nordbord, Rehabilitation, Reinjury, Research
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Expert Speaker Series: Darren Burgess on Load Monitoring as an Injury Prevention Tool
As part of the Performance and Injury: Prevention and Management module led by Dr David Opar on ACU’s Masters in High Performance Sport, we have been spoilt to hear from a number of world class speakers. Over the next few blog posts I will be sharing a summary on the following presentations plus a few of my […]
Tags: ACU, Darren Burgess, injury, Monitoring, Performance, Prevention
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Soccer and tech: How the Sounders separate noise from signal with wearable tracking data
Sounders defender Zach Scott wears a GPS device during practice last month as Sport Science and Performance Manager Dave Tenney looks on. While many soccer clubs now use wearable trackers to gain additional insight into player performance, the Seattle Sounders FC was largely ahead of the curve, utilizing new gadgets and software to gain an edge on competition […]
Tags: Football, GPS, Statistics, Training Load
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Rugby World Cup 2015: Life inside the All Blacks
Insights from Conrad Smith By Alexander Bisley New Zealand sports writer Historically the All Blacks have been the dominant force in international rugby union - a 76% win rate speaks volumes for a glorious tradition. But since winning the 2011 Rugby World Cup on home soil, New Zealand’s supremacy and status as one of the world’s most successful sporting […]
Tags: All Blacks, Culture, Development, Interview, Leadership, Performance, Rugby
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Interview with Andrew Gray (Athletic Data Innovations)
Andrew Gray is the Physical Performance Manager at Cronulla Sharks RLFC in the NRL, having spent 16 years at St George Illawarra Dragons RLFC as a Physiotherapist, Rehabilitation Coach, Sport Scientist, and ultimately their Performance Director. Additionally, Andrew is an elite Strength & Conditioning professional as well as a qualified physiotherapist, and is also […]
Tags: GPS, injury, Injury Prevention, Interview, Rehabilitation, Return to Play, Training Load
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Interview: Dr Craig Duncan
For our latest Sports Discovery interview I am delighted to be able to share the thoughts of the 2014 ESSA (Exercise and Sport Science Australia) Sport Scientist of Year, Dr Craig Duncan. Our discussion includes recovery, sleep, monitoring, accreditation, managing stress and advice for aspiring Sport Scientists. Firstly, a bit of background: In 2014 alone, […]
Tags: Accreditation, ACU, Craig Duncan, Data Management, Interview, Monitoring, Nutrition, Research, Sleep, Sport Science, Stress
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Interview: Recovery Strategies with Hugh Fullagar
Hugh Fullagar is currently undertaking a combined role as a doctoral candidate and sport scientist at the Institute of Sports and Preventative Medicine (FIFA Centre) within the University of Saarland, Germany. Specifically, he is studying the effects of different recovery strategies (most notably sleep) on various recovery and performance parameters of elite football players […]
Tags: Fatigue, Interview, Jet Lag, Recovery, Research, Sleep
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A Starting Point for Sports Science CPD Online
So the end of season is upon us and for most practitioners working in domestic football it is time to rest and relax. Except we all know that will last for a day or two and then we will get itchy feet! So I thought I would put together a collection of resources for Continued […]
Tags: CPD, Learning, Podcasts, Research, Sports Science, Twitter, Video
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