His father’s hard-driving ways made for some tense moments at home, but now, as the 2020 NBA lottery prospect prepares to play in New Zealand, it’s clear R.J. and his dad have taught each other a lot.
… The center back admits the new role took its toll in the first few months, but she’s grown into leading the team over the last five-and-a-half-years.
“That first six months, I don’t think I performed my best, but I think that was something I probably had to go through in a learning curve in terms of trying to develop into the captain I want to be today.
“It’s taken a long time in terms of perfecting that and being comfortable with how I am, but at the same time, there’s a lot of work that went on off the pitch that people probably don’t see, the conversations you have. I feel as though I’m comfortable in that role and it really brings out the best in me as a player and a person.”
Washington quarterback Alex Smith sat down for his first interview since a severe broken leg ended his 2018 season.
Smith spoke to Angie Goff of FOX5 DC while getting a massage at a mall and said that he’s steadily been able to do more activities as his recovery from the leg injury continues. He’s still wearing an external fixator on his leg, which he called a “crazy contraption” from Siberia, and that it will “save my leg, save my bone, allow me to heal and walk again.”
… Even if the United States triumphs again, Ellis might decide to leave for fresh opportunities. Given her experience and success, she certainly would draw interest from national federations and clubs in Europe upgrading their women’s operations.
“The résumé speaks for itself,” defender Ali Krieger said. “It’s been really enjoyable playing under a coach who is so demanding and knows exactly what she wants in us. We really try to apply that vision onto the field.”
Like all rookie coaches, the 55-year-old assistant defensive line coach — the Buccaneers’ first full-time female position coach — is just beginning to navigate this universe of large, talented, and wealthy players. Suh, a nine-year veteran, might have sneered at this first-year coach’s lack of NFL experience, her audacity.
Instead, in an indication of just how quickly and completely the Bucs have accepted their new defensive line assistant, Suh did exactly what Locust demanded, chasing down a ballcarrier on the next snap.
“You can’t get caught up in who they are and what they’ve done,” Locust said a recent interview. “You’ve got to remember you’re responsible for them and their production. You can’t be intimidated. I don’t have a problem approaching any player.”
The latest resource added to the Toronto Blue Jays’ batting practice menu is a pair of former pro pitchers available to better simulate game conditions during pre-game prep work.
Zach Stewart – the club’s primary target when Scott Rolen was sent to the Cincinnati Reds in the trade that also brought over Edwin Encarnacion – and lefty Matt Tracy were recently hired to not just throw, but to actually pitch to the team’s hitters, among other duties.
Having worked through other levels of the organization, they arrived in Toronto on Monday in roles that are still evolving. Tracy pitched some BP Tuesday while Stewart was on the mound early Wednesday, throwing some 20-30 pitches to Billy McKinney and a handful more to Brandon Drury.
Exactly how it will all ultimately work is still being determined, but for now the goal is “to expose (the concept) to the major-league level” before the hurlers “go back out to the minor-leagues,” GM Ross Atkins says in an interview. “We’re going to try to learn with the role.”
Wales Head of Performance Tony Strudwick will be appointed Head of Sports Science and Medicine at Sheffield Wednesday in the coming days.
Strudwick – who has been one of the foremost practitioners in UK performance for two decades – will continue in his role with Wales while working for the Owls.
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They’re elite names in the sporting world – from rowing to rugby, netball, AFL, soccer, tennis and volleyball – but they also have something else in common; they’re sharing their expertise in our schools to deliver the next generation of stars.
And it’s not only the top private schools luring big names to their fields and courts. From Paralowie to PAC, Heathfield to Henley, Mt Gambier to inner Adelaide, South Aussie high school kids are being given unprecedented access to current and former elite sports coaches and sporting legends – even sports psychologists – while at school.
Principals and sports teachers told the Sunday Mail the power of inspiration can’t be underestimated.
Meet Duo, the earphones that offer so much more than your regular pair of earphones. These earphones are designed to boost the intriguing technology that is bone conduction while also using this technology to bring more to the user than just the enjoyment of music.
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Summary: Researchers aim to develop a practical day-to-day monitoring protocol and measurement system that can be used to quantify dynamic pitching capacity and injury. The objective is to characterize pitching patterns over loading cycles to identify aspects of pitching mechanics that correlate to player fatigue and injury risk factors and can feasibly be monitored in real-world settings using wearable sensors.
OKI Electric Cable, a tech company specializing in electric cables, launched Stretchable Flexible Printed Circuits, better known as Stretchable FPC. The product is part of the new Oki Electric Cable product lineup to be introduced in June 2019.
Caffeine is a widely utilized performance-enhancing supplement used by athletes and non-athletes alike. In recent years, a number of meta-analyses have demonstrated that caffeine’s ergogenic effects on exercise performance are well-established and well-replicated, appearing consistent across a broad range of exercise modalities. As such, it is clear that caffeine is an ergogenic aid—but can we further explore the context of this ergogenic aid in order to better inform practice? We propose that future research should aim to better understand the nuances of caffeine use within sport and exercise. Here, we propose a number of areas for exploration within future caffeine research. These include an understanding of the effects of training status, habitual caffeine use, time of day, age, and sex on caffeine ergogenicity, as well as further insight into the modifying effects of genotype. We also propose that a better understanding of the wider, non-direct effects of caffeine on exercise, such as how it modifies sleep, anxiety, and post-exercise recovery, will ensure athletes can maximize the performance benefits of caffeine supplementation during both training and competition. Whilst not exhaustive, we hope that the questions provided within this manuscript will prompt researchers to explore areas with the potential to have a large impact on caffeine use in the future. [full text]
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This study aimed to develop and refine an Athlete Food Choice Questionnaire (AFCQ) to determine the key factors influencing food choice in an international cohort of athletes. A questionnaire that contained 84 items on a 5-point frequency scale was developed for this study. Athletes at the 2017 Universiade in Taiwan were invited to participate. Principal component analysis (PCA) was utilised to identify key factors and refine the questionnaire. Completed questionnaires were received from 156 athletes from 31 countries and 17 sports. The PCA extracted 36 items organised into nine factors explaining 68.0% of variation. The nine factors were: ‘nutritional attributes of the food’, ‘emotional influences’, ‘food and health awareness’, ‘influence of others’, ‘usual eating practices’, ‘weight control’, ‘food values and beliefs’, ‘sensory appeal’ and ‘performance’. The overall Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin was 0.75, Bartlett test of sphericity was statistically significant (X2 (666) =2536.50, p< 0.001) and all communalities remained >0.5. Intercorrelations were detected between ‘performance’ and both ‘nutritional attributes of the food’ and ‘weight control’. Price of food, convenience and situational influences did not form part of the factorial structure. This research resulted in an AFCQ that includes factors specific to athletic performance and the sporting environment. The AFCQ will enable researchers and sports dietitians to better tailor nutrition education and dietary interventions to suit the individual or team. The next phase will test the accuracy and reliability of the AFCQ both during and outside of competition. The AFCQ is a useful tool to assist with management of performance nutrition for athletes.
… Dean Riddle, an applied sports scientist who joined the Seahawks staff in 2014, lifted the hood on some of the latest tactics used by the team at an event this month at CenturyLink Field hosted by CenturyLink.
Sports science has come a long way since Riddle worked with top cricket, soccer, and rugby teams in the 90s and 2000s. The first data management platforms he used consisted of floppy disks and stopwatches — “a miserable experience,” Riddle recalled. But the New Zealand native was on to something.
“I always knew data was hugely important to inform my decisions,” Riddle said.
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… Let’s assume that the goal of running a team with Chelsea’s resources is to increase your championship probability. And for the purposes of this exercise, let’s assume that Chelsea’s transfer ban gets upheld and is not delayed. So, if they can’t add players, then how do Chelsea increase their odds of winning a championship in the short term? By adding a manager who’s shown the ability to make his teams greater than the sums of their parts. Three problems with that: 1) most of those managers already have good jobs (in the Premier League), 2) the ones who don’t will be hard to attract because they know can’t add any new players, and 3) even the best managers likely only add a few points per season, controlling for talent.