Applied

Jo Clubb

4 min read

Science Communication in Sports

This post explores how sports science practitioners can navigate the tension between complexity and simplicity in their communication.

The Debate Around Sports Science: Who’s Really a Scientist?

Jo Clubb

8 min read

Applied

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.

The Science Underpinning Isometric Exercises: 4 Reasons for Their Popularity

Jo Clubb

4 min read

Applied

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.

Ten Tips to ‘Show Your Work’ in Sports Science

Jo Clubb

8 min read

Applied

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.

Motor Learning in Action: Practical Insights for Sports Scientists

Guest

7 min read

Applied

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.

The Hedgehog vs the Fox in Decision Making

Jo Clubb

3 min read

Applied

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

Applied

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.

Seeking Insights: Seeing What Others Don't in Sports

Jo Clubb

4 min read

Applied

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.

Keeping Performance at the Heart of Sports Science

Jo Clubb

3 min read

Applied

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

5 min read

Applied

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.

The Pareto Principle in Sports Performance: Why Less is More

Jo Clubb

4 min read

Applied

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?

Influencing Risk: From Military to Sports Injuries

Jo Clubb

7 min read

Applied

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”.

Man and Machine: A Hybrid Approach to Athlete Load Management

Jo Clubb

6 min read

Applied

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?

Why we should believe in belief effects in sports performance

Jo Clubb

3 min read

Applied

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?

Book Insights: Top Tips for Making and Breaking Habits from James Clear

Jo Clubb

1 min read

Applied

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

2 min read

Applied

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

2 min read

Applied

Mini: Signalling

Signalling is a powerful tool in our campaign to gain athlete buy-in. Humans’ actions provide an influential form of feedback.

Why We Must Translate Not Transplant Systems

Jo Clubb

5 min read

Applied

Why We Must Translate Not Transplant Systems

The complexity of sporting environments means systems and research must be translated, rather than simply transplanted.

Optimising the Precision Practicality Tradeoff

Jo Clubb

4 min read

Applied

Optimising the Precision Practicality Tradeoff

The Precision Practicality Tradeoff describes the compromise between these two factors. Here we discuss how practitioners can optimise this.

Winning "Unwinnable" Games with Calendar Optimisation

Jo Clubb

6 min read

Applied

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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