Data Tracking: Not Just For Coaches

August 24, 2017 by Tim Nash

The latest consensus in the debate about kids playing multiple sports seems to be trending toward it being a good idea.

It’s quite common to see young athletes – especially at the middle and high school ages – playing more than one sport in the same season. They play a school sport after school and rush to their club practice at night.

We are not going to add to the debate here and contribute our opinions on whether it is good or bad, right or wrong. Instead, we want to talk about the inevitable consequences – issues arising from overuse.

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Filed Under: Athlete Development, Athletic Performance, Data Science, Elite Sports Teams, Fitness, Mobile Coaching, RPE, Soccer, Sports Performance, Strength Training, training

Data: The Key To Improving Sports Performance

June 6, 2017 by Tim Nash

So, you have a player who is not performing as well as you’d like, and it’s frustrating. They are among your most talented players, but they just don’t get it done.

You have your own theories as to why, and over time you convince yourself you are right – he’s just lazy, he’s too slow, he’s not aggressive enough.

But what if you are wrong? What if there is a simple explanation that neither you nor the player have considered? What a waste that would be.

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Filed Under: Athlete Development, Athletic Performance, Data Science, Fitness, RPE, Soccer, Sports Performance, Strength Training

Accepting The Fear of Failure

May 23, 2017 by Tim Nash

Some recent conversations have reminded me about the importance of failure in player development.

The first example came from Rose Lavelle, a current rising star with the U.S. National Team and a rookie with the Boston Breakers. She told a story about how as a high school freshman her fear of failure nearly derailed a promising career.

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Filed Under: Athlete Development, Soccer, Women's National Team

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