Jo Clubb
The Debate Around Sports Science: Who’s Really a Scientist?
This post outlines four key pillars that underpin the responsibilities of an applied sports scientist.
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Jo Clubb
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The Science Underpinning Isometric Exercises: 4 Reasons for Their Popularity
This post explains the science underpinning isometric strength training and four key reasons why they have become so popular.
Jo Clubb
8 min read
Ten Tips to ‘Show Your Work’ in Sports Science
This post discusses the book 'Show Your Work' and the 10 ways to share your creativity and get discovered in sports science.
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Motor Learning in Action: Practical Insights for Sports Scientists
This post introduces concepts in motor learning that can aide sport scientists in optimizing player performance, health, and development.
Jo Clubb
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The Hedgehog vs the Fox in Decision Making
The hedgehog and the fox have been used to describe different approaches to decision making. Here we consider them in sports science.
Jo Clubb
5 min read
Public Speaking Secrets from TED Talks
I discuss the nine TED Talks secrets to help you become a better speaker, along with an example TED Talk video for each to illustrate.
Jo Clubb
4 min read
Seeking Insights: Seeing What Others Don't in Sports
This post explores what Gary Klein's book Seeing What Others Don't: The Remarkable Ways We Gain Insights means for sports scientists.
Jo Clubb
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Keeping Performance at the Heart of Sports Science
The Performance Cycle is a framework for Sports Scientist to help them keep performance, not just injury, at the forefront of their roles.
Jo Clubb
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Embracing Rethinking in Sports Science
Adam Grant's book, Think Again, delves into rethinking and is important for sports science to consider how they think.
Jo Clubb
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The Pareto Principle in Sports Performance: Why Less is More
According to the Pareto Principle, 80% of results will come from 20% of the inputs. So what does this mean in sports science & performance?
Jo Clubb
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Influencing Risk: From Military to Sports Injuries
The book "Risk: A User's Guide" highlights that we cannot eliminate risk but must focus our energies on boosting our “Risk Immune System”.
Jo Clubb
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Man and Machine: A Hybrid Approach to Athlete Load Management
Is it Man vs Machine when it comes to using artificial intelligence with athlete training load management, or can we use a hybrid approach?
Jo Clubb
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Why we should believe in belief effects in sports performance
Belief can take athletes to another performance level. But do social belief effects, in the coach & S&C programme, influence performance?
Jo Clubb
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Book Insights: Top Tips for Making and Breaking Habits from James Clear
In this book review of James Clear's Atomic Habits, I discuss 5 insights. This book provides practical tips for building and breaking habits
Jo Clubb
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Mini: Bottlenecks
Bottlenecks are inevitable. Every system will have a point that limits its efficiency. Where is the bottleneck in your screening process?
Jo Clubb
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Mini: Signalling
Signalling is a powerful tool in our campaign to gain athlete buy-in. Humans’ actions provide an influential form of feedback.
Jo Clubb
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Why We Must Translate Not Transplant Systems
The complexity of sporting environments means systems and research must be translated, rather than simply transplanted.
Jo Clubb
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Optimising the Precision Practicality Tradeoff
The Precision Practicality Tradeoff describes the compromise between these two factors. Here we discuss how practitioners can optimise this.
Jo Clubb
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Winning "Unwinnable" Games with Calendar Optimisation
No matter the constraints (opponents, time, turnarounds, locations), there is always an opportunity to put the team in a position to perform
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Perspectives on Perspectives: Using the Zoom Button
When I watch the incredible Cosmic Eye video (below), I think of a particularly desirable skillset of a support staff member: the ability...
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