Sports science is in its early immature stage. Progress involves developing people (athletes and sports management mostly), and developing ideas (training, sports medicine, technology). How to mold athletic talent is global issue. Every sport in every corner of the world thinks hard about what to do with the best young athletes in their midst. Loan […]
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Sports Science: Week in Review, Mar 20-Mar 26
Everyone in sports wants an advantage, a leg up against the competition. Sports science should be an “advantage” but the circumstances that surround sports science are not as simple as the idea of competitive advantage. Marginal gains, the philosophy that many small advantages can accrue in a manner that leads to victories, is on the […]
Read More →Sports Science: Week in Review, Mar 13-Mar 19
Sensemaking is an active research area in computing. I first heard about the subject at a 2008 research workshop in Portland, Oregon, a meeting that considered how interactive technology could help with sensemaking tasks. Sports science is in need of sensemaking. The large number of articles, blog posts and research papers that serve as explainers […]
Read More →Sports Science: Week in Review, Mar 6-Mar 12
The Miami Heat found something in the middle of their season that changed everything about their team. On January 6 the Heat lost to the Lakers, playing in Los Angeles and getting steamrolled in the 4th quarter. Miami went on to lose the next three games on the road trip (against the Clippers, Warriors and […]
Read More →Sports Science: Week in Review, Feb 27-Mar 5
Data provides no benefit when usable information fails to reach knowledgeable decision makers. The problem of getting the right information to the right person at the right time has been called dat socialization by Bernard Marr. Plentiful data and a lack of quality information is a social problem and it pervades sports. A small number […]
Read More →Sports Science: Week in Review, Feb 20-Feb 26
Long seasons have become the rule for competitive sports, even as the intensity of the matches increases. Players train and prepare more and better than before, and so they also have to recover more and better. And when the inevitable injury occurs the rehabilitation and return to play are managed processes. Athlete health during long […]
Read More →Sports Science: Week in Review, Feb 13-Feb 19
Work leads to winning in sports. Sports science is irreversibly changing how the work is done in sports. Trainers train differently. Coaches coach differently. The measures for athlete health and performance won’t ever again be the same. Disruptive technologies are the primary cause for the changes to how athletes and sports people work. A Review […]
Read More →Sports Science: Week in Review, Feb 6-Feb 12
Sports science can help any athlete but larger impacts come at younger ages. Youth development: LA GALAXY OC’s WOODCOCK ON WHAT COACHES LOOK FOR AT YOUTH SOCCER TRYOUTS (GoalNation, Diane Scavuzzo) An athlete’s age may be less important to performance than persistent practice (The Denver Post, Ginny McReynolds) Sporting KC focuses on youth academy to […]
Read More →Sports Science: Week in Review, Jan 30-Feb 5
The Future Has Arrived. It’s Just Not Evenly Distributed Yet. – William Gibson The quote is often cited in advanced technology circles but as technology inevitably spreads throughout culture and commerce the statement’s basic truth is happening in sports. The most prominent example in sports of the future’s uneven distribution is coaching. Coaches are changing, […]
Read More →Sports Science: Week in Review, Jan 23-29
Deals and dealmaking are among the most obvious examples of collaboration in professional sports. Risk and information get shared in the process and sometimes what results is equitable, sometimes it is not. Fair deals are a sign of an industry that collaborates effectively while unfair deal indicate dysfunction. In sports the deals are all over […]
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