"after each day the club requires players to log in and record how much they have eaten and of what to better control what goes into the bodies of the players and control differing levels of proteins, fats, carbohydrates and sugars. "-bleedinggreennation.comIn the NFL, the Philadelphia Eagles is getting a lot of attention for integrating sport science into their program. One comment I will say i [...]

I think it's ok to do conditioning tests to gage fitness. Testing and Monitoring are similar, but after reviewing the notes I have with some workshops the monitoring hype needs to calm down. First, watching heart rate and GPS data on small-sided games is not coaching or sport science, just pretending to be busy when the general issues such as doing the basics or trying to get get better is not at [...]

Anyone starting to get tired of preaching on the need to be sport specific or why things are not functional? I would argue that sport specific training and functional training craze in the 1990s have cause the most problems. I am a big fan of Vern's effort to push single leg training and get away from machines, but some stuff I have seen is just silly. Gary Gray DB Matrix was not very popular at [...]

In an interesting discussion in NYC, small-sided games were brought up as a part of the cause for injuries in professional soccer. It was interesting to see such strong opinions, and the lack of filter with foreign coaches was entertaining to hear. This topic is in Neil's Kinetics Manual and is going to be a interesting topic down the road. A systematic review of the Physiology of Small-Sided Gam [...]

Now is the time to take a step back and look at the approach to Strength & Conditioning as it has evolved. Basically what we see happening is that we have the means to an end (Strength Training) become an end unto itself. Instead of having sport demands and qualities of the individual athlete drive the training the emphasis is on chasing numbers in the weight room. One or five rep maximum has litt [...]

A private meeting was in the Concord and Lexington area, purposely located to symbolize the future of what is happening in Boston. I predict that more private style workshops such as the one hosted by Ricardo will be the future. Flying halfway around the world needs to be more than just visiting a professional team and doing a keynote, the bar is raised as hotel and airports are not enough to make [...]

The pre-conference workshop was 5:15 on Thursday and I made sure I left about an hour ahead to beat Boston traffic into Northeastern. Art has hosted the BSMPG for years and is having pre conference workshops to stimulate learning and allow great people to network. The main interest I have is seeing the cross-fertilization of ideas from different people. If we have the same cult year after year we [...]

Landon Evans, who has both an RD and CSCS, shared a blue collar presentation of what he does at the CSCCA yesterday. Landon always keeps me in check to ensure that what I am experimenting is practical and valid. He pushes me in both directions and it's nice to see a no-nonsense approach to conditioning and training. My favorite slide was the rhythm of testing and how open he was to showing best p [...]

"The algorithm that calculated injury risk was a modified version of sports injury prevention company Move2Perform’s technology. The system stratifies soldiers into one of four risk categories, with prescriptions for each one, including exercises for moderate-risk soldiers and clinical visits for high-risk soldiers. The report is then printed and given to patients, but also sent directly to the [...]

I didn't get to make it to the Central Virginia seminar but much of the speaker notes are available online right not so people can see what might be at BSMPG this May and what may be talked about next year. With all of the player tracking nonsense I see on twitter, it's important to create a foundation of what is real and what is coach candy, cool stuff that has very little impact in the game. P [...]