… “Name one other player who can play as well as I can after four knee surgeries? The soccer world thinks it’s better than me? I firmly disagree,” Gatt told ESPN. “[Soccer doesn’t] seem to care, don’t seem to want to give me a chance, don’t see the potential I have left.
“The message is clearly sent from soccer to me saying it’s moved on. Personally, I think it’s crap. I have never had a season without at least a goal or assist in every level I have played at. I challenge any team to take me out, any club in the world, and I bet you I could play with them.”
With straight faces and no hyperbole, evaluators and analysts have compared Utah State quarterback Jordan Love to both of the quarterbacks playing in the Super Bowl this year. Others in the scouting universe project him as a high-risk prospect whose production fails to match his reputation.
ESPN analyst Todd McShay has wondered if Love could end up as a second-round steal like San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. He’s also mentioned Love’s outsized arm talent and inconsistent production as being similar to Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes when he entered the NFL draft three years ago.
At Senior Bowl practices this week, there’s no bigger mystery prospect than Love. He’s been projected as high as a top-10 pick in the upcoming NFL draft. It also wouldn’t be shocking if he slipped to the third round. Among NFL evaluators, Love looms as the draft’s most divisive prospect, an enigma decoded with consistent disparity.
As you may recall, PeopleScience sponsored the Behavioral Marketing Summit in San Francisco in 2018. One of the best parts (besides access to good burritos) was getting a few minutes to interview most of the speakers about their work.
These short pieces provide a great snapshot into the type of work, opportunities, challenges and people that make up the field of applied behavioral science. It’s absolutely fascinating and must-watch material to catch up on what’s going down.
… As the first director of sports science in the NFL and MLB, Elliott is credited with major advances in the field. Much of his work is based on the rule that physics determines success in sports. It’s not about genetic lottery winners or freak injuries, but rather how athletes use their constituent parts to get the top possible performance from their bodies. And by studying the granular physics of athletes, Elliott and his team can predict on-field outcomes even before the competition begins.
“There’s Newtonian physics behind all sports,” he said, decked out in his trademark form-fitting T-shirt and sweatpants. “I’m not interested in how high an athlete jumps; rather, I’m much more interested in how and why they jump that way.”
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One way to set up a child for success: Take some time every day to really see them for who they are, not for who you want them to be, says psychiatrist Daniel J. Siegel and social worker Tina Payne Bryson.
One of the very best scientific predictors for how any child turns out — in terms of happiness, academic success, leadership skills, and meaningful relationships — is whether at least one adult in their life consistently shows up for them. And showing up doesn’t take a lot of time or energy, according to psychiatrist Daniel J. Siegel and social worker Tina Payne Bryson. Instead, it just requires acting in ways that ensure a child feels the Four S’s: Safe, Seen, Soothed and Secure. In this excerpt from their new book, The Power of Showing Up, Siegel and Bryson share two strategies that can make a child feel seen.
One of the most profound insights in all of psychology—and the foundation for much of modern psychotherapy—is this: what we pay attention to becomes our subjective reality. … Situations are objective, but human attention is selective. This means that in addition to changing your physical surroundings, you improve the odds of achieving your goals when you strategically orient your attention.
… Vivante’s GIThrive is a digital digestive health program that includes an at-home microbiome testing kit, a breath-based food sensitivity monitor, a 24-7 support line to a gastrointestinal care team and other tools. Compared to other chronic disease programs, Vivante frames its product as a management tool that is more specifically tuned to the needs of individuals who experience discomfort or illness from gastrointestinal issues.
Visitors of the ISPO Munich can test for example the Volava FitBoxing Kit at the Movesense booth. With the help of Movesense sensors, performance data is measured in real time and transferred to screen, mobile phone or similar. Demos show how the motion sensors work in ice hockey or cross-country skiing. On Tuesday, 28.1. there will also be the opportunity to test the sensor technology during weight training. Then Movesense partner Evomo will present its products.
Movesense is an open development platform for motion-sensitive electronic applications. Sport watch expert Suunto from Finland has developed the sensor, drawing on its long experience in hardware and detector technology. The sensor can detect and measure 8000 sports, creating new business models for sports, wellness and research. Now Movesense is looking for business partners.
Vicon motion analysis systems is known as the gold standard for analyzing human movement. However, many professional or collegiate teams just don’t have the resources to install such sophisticated technology into their own facilities. This means that they miss out on the valuable insights and biomechanical analysis these systems can provide. But what if there was a way to get the same insights on the field with a fraction of the setup time and cost?
Dr. Josh Weinhandl, Associate Professor of Biomechanics at the University of Tennessee, is investigating which established Vicon metrics he collects in the lab correlate with more novel metrics teams are starting to measure outside of the lab with IMU sensors (inertial measurement units). There are a number of metrics, such as tibial anterior shear force, which have been used within the research. These are used as a surrogate for ACL loading. Therefore if there were correlations to that from data collected in the field, things may get very exciting for the researcher and the practitioner.
… SEMI: Mojo Vision has conducted its own research on human interaction with mobile devices. Why is this important?
Wiemer: Our mobile devices have given us access to the information we need and want, improving many aspects of our lives. But our devices have also influenced our relationships and attention to our environment in negative ways. We believe that the next mobile computing platform must improve this situation. Instead of pulling us away from the moment, our devices need to embrace more human-centric engagement while still letting us access information that improves our quality of life. Mojo Vision has worked to understand this problem through our own studies and research so we can better develop an approach to address it.
SEMI: How are key technical trends driving size, efficiency and capability advancements in mobile devices?
Wiemer: Tiny low-power sensors are enabling ever-smaller feature-rich mobile devices that run longer on a battery charge. Smartwatches are a good example. Just a few years ago, smartwatches were not that much more than small screens on our wrists. Today, we have GPS, EKG/health monitoring, and cellular wireless interfaces all inside the same form factor.
Controlling body heat is important in a variety of situations, particularly during heavy physical exertion and when patients have high fevers. Currently there are few methods of lowering one’s temperature, and many of those can be impractical, especially if a power source is required.
Now, a team of scientists at the University of Missouri has developed a material that can cool the skin by about 11°F (6°C) and also act as a substrate for flexible body monitoring electronics. The new material may perform a variety of healthcare related tasks while moderating body temperature, something that soldiers, athletes, and others could benefit from.
The porous material reflects sunlight and allows body heat to escape at the same time and a prototype device containing it was tested on human skin.
Diagnostics, Inc. (MX3), the company that introduced the first saliva-based, portable hydration testing system, announces the pre-order availability of the MX3 Sweat Test, a personalized assessment that determines electrolyte loss during exercise or exertion.
The MX3 Sweat Test determines sodium loss in sweat with laboratory-grade accuracy. Current sweat-testing systems rely on shipping samples to remote facilities or the use of expensive or complicated equipment. MX3’s portable Sweat Test offers unparalleled flexibility and convenience that empowers users to perform sweat testing as frequently as they desire with immediate, actionable results.
… With the FA Cup kicking into gear, the Champions League/Europa League knockout rounds coming soon and the January transfer window open for another week or so, “squad depth” is the buzz-phrase of the moment.
Who has the rosters to weather the increasingly crowded fixture lists, the inevitable injuries and the unexpected yellow/red card suspensions? However, despite Conte’s constant fretting, the last non-Manchester City team to win the Premier League — his team — did it with a tied-tight group of key contributors. Not everyone needs squad depth, and, in fact, sometimes you can have too much of it.
“Squad depth is obviously an important insurance policy against injuries, but the importance of squad depth depends mainly on the number of competitions in which the club is involved,” said Altman, who was also formerly senior adviser for football operations at Swansea City. “It’s impossible for a club playing in a domestic league and three cups to play the same starting 11 every day. Players will get run down quickly and be running on fumes by the end of the season.”
There is just one meaningful football game left this season, and teams have already moved on to planning for next year. With that in mind, here are the biggest questions this coming offseason.
Will we get more surprise retirements?
Luke Kuechly shocked the NFL last week when he retired at the age of just 28. Kuechly was the latest in a line of magnificent players who have quit football before the game has taken too much of a toll on their bodies. Will others follow suit?