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Jo Clubb
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Understanding the Role of Athlete Screening Tests in Sports Science
This post explores the potential for screening tests to predict sports injury and how they fit into an injury risk minimization framework.
Jo Clubb
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Practitioner's Guide to Shoulders
The following excerpt is taken from the VALD eBook 'Practitioner's Guide to Shoulders'.
Jo Clubb
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Understanding Rate of Force Development (RFD)
This post delve into the significance of RFD, explore how it is calculated, and discuss its practical applications.
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
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Understanding Impulse in the Nordic Hamstring Exercise
This blog post delves into the usefulness of impulse in the Nordic hamstring exercise, exploring its definition and how it can be used.
Jo Clubb
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Five Ways Sports Technology Enhances Team Training Environments
I discuss five key ways sports technology enhances team training, and their potential pitfalls.
Jo Clubb
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How to Calculate Jump Height: Flight Time vs Impulse Momentum
This post compares the two prevalent methods for calculating jump height: flight time and impulse momentum.
Jo Clubb
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Measures That Matter in Football
This article explores which sports science measures matter most in football (soccer).
Jo Clubb
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Preseason Testing Objectives in Team Sports
This excerpt is taken from the VALD eBook 'Practitioner's Guide to Preseason', which covers the fundamentals of planning preseason.
Jo Clubb
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Measures That Matter in American Football
With strictly one game a week, the remaining six days must be expertly managed to balance training load and recovery.
Jo Clubb
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Objective Muscle Fatigue Assessment: A Missing Puzzle Piece?
This article delves into the science behind Myocene and its potential application in athlete monitoring programmes.
Jo Clubb
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Hamstring Strength Testing: Beyond the Nordic Hamstring Exercise
Here we delve into different ways to test hamstring muscle strength.
Jo Clubb
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Predicting Soccer Players’ Fitness Status Through a Machine-Learning Approach
Here we introduce our new publication in IJSPP: Predicting Soccer Players’ Fitness Status Through a Machine-Learning Approach
Jo Clubb
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Jump Testing with Force Plates Explained
This video delves into the methodology of various jump tests including the countermovement jump (CMJ), squat jump (SJ), and drop jump (DJ).
Jo Clubb
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Measuring Athlete Asymmetries: The 'Calculation Conundrum'
In this video, I discuss calculating athlete asymmetries, including all the 'Calculation Conundrum' equations.
Jo Clubb
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Monitoring Readiness in Female Footballers
Our new publication Monitoring Readiness to Train and Perform in Female Football: Current Evidence and Recommendations for Practitioners
Jo Clubb
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Force Plates in Sport Explained
Force plate technology is widely used across sports & biomechanics labs to test athletic capacities. Go inside the technology in this video.
Jo Clubb
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Timing Gates for Speed Testing: The Ultimate Guide
In this video, we discuss how to use timing gates, and the SmartSpeed system from VALD Performance.
Jo Clubb
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Calf Muscle Complex: Anatomy, Function & Testing
In this video, we're going to discuss different options for calf muscle strength testing, as well as calf anatomy & function for athletes.
Jo Clubb
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Measuring Shoulder Strength with VALD's ForceFrame
This post discusses how to use the VALD Performance ForceFrame to measure shoulder strength in internal and external rotation.
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