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**Science for Sport Podcast**

Discover the Secrets Behind Elite Performance. Join us on the Science for Sport Podcast, where every episode dives into the cutting-edge world of sports science and the untold stories behind the best athletes and teams on the planet. Hosted by Richard Graves, we bring you exclusive insights from elite athletes, world-class coaches, and leading sports scientists who are shaping the future of global sport. This isn’t just another sports podcast—this is your backstage pass to: – The science powering record-breaking performances. – The trends, challenges, and breakthroughs redefining the game. – Mastering the balance of art and science in coaching. Whether you’re a sports scientist, coach, physio, nutritionist, teacher, or just a passionate sports fan, this is your chance to learn from the pros and stay ahead of the curve. Tune in every Monday and uncover what it takes to make the best, better.

Latest Episodes:

137: Pain Science: How You Could Be Tricked Into Pain, And How To Deal With It Nov 14, 2022

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In episode 137, Siobhan Milner, Strength & Conditioning Coach, joins us.

Specifically Siobhan will be looking at:

The role of pain
How pain works physiologically
Pain without symptoms
How to deal with pain using science

About Siobhan

"Siobhan Milner is a Strength & Conditioning Coach originally from New Zealand with a background in Exercise Science and Rehabilitation Science. She’s worked as a clinical exercise physiologist, an exercise scientist, and is currently contracted as an S&C coach with TeamNL (Dutch Olympic Team) training Shorttrack Speed Skaters and the National Curling team. She also works with several independent athletes, primarily in (ultra) endurance sports and performing arts, and with clients seeking her knowledge in injury rehabilitation."

Social Media:
Instagram: @siobhan.milner
Twitter: @SiobhanCMilner

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136: How To Use Ground Based Plyometrics For Elite Level Sporting Performance Nov 07, 2022

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In episode 136, Matt McInnes-Watson, Performance Coach and Consultant, joins us.

Specifically Matt will be looking at:

How to program plyos for younger and older athletes
How he classifies plyometrics
How to apply plyometrics for elite performance

About Matt

"Matt McInnes Watson is a performance coach and consultant that specialises in plyometrics and speed training. Whilst studying for a PhD in plyometrics, he also runs Plus Plyos an online training and coaching platform that aims to develop and educate athletes and coaches all over the world."

Social Media:
@mcinneswatson
@plusplyos

www.plusplyos.com

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135: Could Poor Breathing Be Destroying Your Performance? Oct 31, 2022

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In episode 135, Rachel Vickery, Human Behaviour and High-Performance Consultant, joins us.

Specifically Rachel will be looking at:

What good and bad breathing looks like
How to breathe well
How to breathing transfers to sport performance

About Rachel

"Rachel Vickery is a Human Behaviour and High-Performance Consultant, qualified High Performance Sport Physiotherapist and former International Gymnast, competing on the National team for 6 years. She consults with Professional and Elite athletes, coaches and organisations; and other high-performance arenas including elite military teams, corporates, trauma and emergency medicine personnel to optimise performance in high pressure and high stakes environments. Rachel has worked with breathing from a performance perspective for over 20 years, being a pioneer in the field. She has a unique perspective on how breathing impacts not only arousal state, but physical performance, biomechanics and physiology in the world of elite performance.

Rachel has worked with individuals and teams in the NBA (Golden State Warriors USA), the NRL (Melbourne Storm and Sydney Roosters) and the AFL (Brisbane Lions and Adelaide Crows) and numerous National, Olympic and World Champion level athletes, coaches and organisations from NZ, Australia and the USA, and is a performance ambassador for the global Leaders in Sport organisation.

In her spare time Rachel has co-founded two digital health start-ups, and been a Director of a State sport organisation "

People can get in touch via rachel@breathingandperformance.com
My website www.breathingandperformance.com or www.rachelvickery.com
Or connect with me on linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelvickery/
Instagram @rachel.vickery

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134: How The Menstrual Cycle Affects Sport Performance: Must-Know Info For Coaches And Athletes Oct 24, 2022

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In episode 134, Kirsty Elliott-Sale, Professor of Female Endocrinology and Exercise Physiology at Manchester Metropolitan University, joins us.

Specifically Kirsty will be looking at:

Impact of the menstrual cycle in sport
Key phases and their importance in sport
How/whether to adjust training around the menstrual cylce

About Kirsty

"I completed my undergraduate degree and PhD [Exercise Physiology] at Liverpool John Moores University. My PhD examined the effects of female reproductive hormones on muscle strength and since then my work has primarily focused on female athletes. I worked as a Lecturer at Brunel University and the University of Brighton, before undertaking a four-year Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship at Kings College London. I worked at Nottingham Trent University between 2009 and 2022. I joined the Institute of Sport at Manchester Metropolitan University this year as a Professor of Female Endocrinology and Exercise Physiology. In addition to my research on female athletes, which includes the menstrual cycle, hormonal contraceptives, the Female Athlete Triad and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport, my work in recent years has involved designing and implementing exercise interventions during and following pregnancy in a variety of populations including servicewomen (i.e., military personnel), athletes, and women with obesity. I have co-authored numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, expert statements, and editorials on/for sportswomen. In addition, I work with many organisations such as the English Institute of Sport, the Football Association, The Australian Institute of Sport, The European Club Association, and The Wu Tsai Performance Alliance and am on several special interest groups and advisory boards related to female athletes."

Twitter: @ElliottSale

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133: What Is The World's Most Physically Demanding Team Sport? Oct 17, 2022

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In episode 133, Mathew Pell, Applied Sport Scientist at Catapult Sports , joins us.

Specifically Mat will be looking at:

Which sports have the biggest aerobic demands
Which sports have the biggest anaerobic demands
Which sports have the biggest strength demands
Which is the most physically demanding team sport overall

About Mat

"I moved to America from Australia about a year and a half ago. I’ve come fresh out of the Australian Football League where I coached in a multitude of roles from Referees to two of the senior organisations: Carton FC, and North Melbourne FC. Now I’ve transitioned to Catapult where my role is Applied Sport Scientist, and my responsibilities include all the MLS and around 20 American Football accounts"

Twitter: @MathewPell
Instagram: @Mathew_Pell

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132: Why Youth Sport Is Broken, and How We Can Fix It Oct 10, 2022

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In episode 132, Linda Flanagan, Author, joins us.

Specifically Linda will be looking at:

Key issues affecting youth sports
How coaches can improve these
Role of parents in improving youth sport

About Linda

"Linda is a freelance journalist, researcher, and former cross-country and track coach. A graduate of Lehigh University, Flanagan holds master’s degrees from Oxford University and the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy and was an analyst for the National Security Program at Harvard University. She is a founding board member of the New York City chapter of the Positive Coaching Alliance and a 2020–21 advisory group member for the Aspen Institute’s Reimagining School Sports initiative, and her writing on sports has appeared in The Atlantic, Runner’s World, and on NPR’s education site MindShift, where she is a regular contributor. A mother of three and a lifelong athlete, Flanagan lives in New Jersey."

Twitter: @LindaFlanagan2
Instagram: @Lindaflanagan_author

https://annehelen.substack.com/p/are-kids-sports-reformable

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131: How Elite Football Teams Use Maximal Intensity Periods To Optimise Performance Oct 03, 2022

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In episode 131, Rainer van Gaal Appelhof, Head of S&C and Sport Science at FC Utrecht, joins us.

Specifically Rainer will be looking at:

What maximum intensity periods are
How to use maximum intensity periods
How coaches and athletes on a budget can use MIPs

About Rainer

"Rainer is currently working as head of sport science and S&C at FC Utrecht which is competing in the Dutch
Eredivisie. He has been with the club for over 5 years in a variety of roles alongside some leading coaches and
practitioners.

Together with the performance staff, his main aim is to create an environment that pushes 1% growth everyday.
Optimal planning and delivery of S&C, both on and off the field, clear pitch-based (individual) training loads
combined with a strong connection to the coaching staff are the cornerstones of his work.

Rainer holds a MSc in Sport Science from the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) where he also obtained he
coaching license (UEFA A Elite Youth). Furthermore, he is an accredited strength & conditioning coach (CSCS)."

Instagram: @rainervangaalappelhof

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130: Can Training Visual Cues And Decision Making Take Your Performance To The Next Level? Sep 26, 2022

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In episode 130, John Quinn, Exercise Physiologist, joins us.

Specifically John will be looking at:

The importance of visual cues and decision making
How to train these aspects of performance

About John

"John’ s career has spanned more than 30 years. He has worked with many of Australian’s leading athletes and coaches across sports as diverse as track and field, swimming, AFL, rugby league, tennis, cricket, bobsleigh and soccer..

In 2014 John was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease – Limbic Encephalitis. This initial prognosis from this condition was one of dire consequence. After months in hospital and professional care, John emerged from this condition with an even stronger determination for changing peoples lives.

This saw John return to GWS Giants in the role of Academy Director. He also established two separate Exercise Physiology Clinics – one in Sydney and the other in Melbourne. In an Australian first, John is also employed at two
private schools as an Exercise Physiologist and acts as a service provider and mentor to students and staff at these colleges.

Highly regarded in the sport and fitness industry, John’s involvement with some of Australia’s most elite sports people along with his own inspiring health battle, has made his expertise highly sought-after by both sporting teams and businesses alike."

Instagram: @john_quinn01
Twitter: JQuinn_01

https://www.quinnelitesports.com.au

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129: How To Throw (Or Bowl!) Faster Sep 19, 2022

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In episode 129, Steffan Jones, Fast Bowling Coach, joins us.

Specifically Steffan will be looking at:

The importance of speed
How to train for throwing speed
How he programs for fast bowlers

About Steffan

"Steffan Jones is the last dual professional sportsman in the United Kingdom having played 3 years professional rugby and 20 years professional cricket.

Currently, he is Director of Sport Performance at a private school in England and a global fast bowling consultant. He is the fast bowling development coach for the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL as well as consulting for individual fast bowlers, javelin throwers and pitchers around the world.

Steffan is in a unique position having played the sport, is a qualified sports scientist, a UKSCA qualified strength and conditioning coach and also as a level 3 qualified technical coach. His methods are innovative and heavily based on sports science. Steffan is also the only cricket coach to be qualified in teaching the Lila movement Exogen suit which he regards as the number 1 specific strength tool in the business. Steffan has developed a reputation as an ‘outside the box’ thinker in all overhead throwing sports and is the go-to man when an increase in bowling velocity is required.

His focus on specific strength including weighted ball bowling, the application of the Bondarchuk classification and the utilisation of Isometric training as part of his Skill-stability training' method has brought him plaudits from all around the world and continues to change and stabilise technique."

Twitter/Instagram: @SteffanJones105

https://pacelabglobal.com/

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128: The Secrets Of Using GPS Data For Gym Based Training Sep 12, 2022

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In episode 128, Mitch Cholewinski, Sport Scientist at The University of Texas, joins us.

Specifically Mitch will be looking at:

KPIs in American Football
How GPS Data can inform gym based training
How GPS Data can inform conditioning sessions

About Mitch

"I am from Pittsburgh, PA and hold Bachelor’s degrees in Physics from Slippery Rock University in Slippery Rock, PA and a Chemical Engineering degree from the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, PA. Once I completed my Chemical Engineering degree I started my graduate school at Baylor University in Waco, TX. During my time there I taught anatomy lab, conducted research and started my work with the Baylor Football team in 2018. During my time there I worked mainly with Football and had experiences with Baseball, Soccer and Equestrian to help process and report performance and wellness data to the coaches. After working there for 3 years I moved onto the University of Texas at Austin in Austin, TX in April 2021. Here I work primarily with the football team and am tasked with collecting and reporting field/weight room and testing data."