Something that is often not spoken about in professional settings whether it be a healthcare or a sports performance environment is dealing with less than satisfactory outcomes. Now it is not for one moment that anyone is naive to think that they will not have...
In our last article we discussed the use of competition as a driver of performance, as well as a factor in the last phase of return to competition. That article focused on how such factors could be manipulated in a team sport setting. In part two of this thread,...
Building upon our last article I have had a number of discussions with colleagues about using competition strategically to develop certain features that you cannot always get in training settings, or at least are not as easy to attain. Even when you set up training at...
I have had a few discussions this week with colleagues and students about preparing for competitions particularly across a season of longer duration. The literature is relatively clear on what will prepare athletes to perform well at major competitions, with much of...
Over the last few weeks I have had numerous discussions with coaches, health practitioners and students about some of the challenges of coaching, particularly in an Olympic sport such as track and field in Australia. These challenges vary greatly, from resources to...
In our last article we introduced the concept of predictive coding or predictive planning. As highlighted it is the concept of we behave in the world is based not on the objective reality, but on how we perceive our world. And accordingly, we make predictions about...
