This week's Pacey Performance Podcast sees Rob speaking to Head of Performance at Perth Glory in the A-League, Carmen Colomer. Since 2017, Carmen has had quite the journey going from the Australian Institute of Sport to the Brumbies, Brisbane Broncos, Philadelphia 76'ers as Director of Sports Science and then into her current role in Perth.
With all those experiences across multiple sports and countries, we wanted to chat to Carmen about what she has learnt along the way, particularly when it comes to recovery. The NBA has a notoriously gruelling schedule, so how did Carmen implement fresh ideas to the organisation and what has she took from that experience and integrated into the programme at Perth?
The first half of the conversation is all about recovery, what has worked for Carmen and her athletes and what hasn't. Then the second half is all about load monitoring. This is certainly a passion of hers but she early in the conversation gives us the cold hard facts of what load monitoring is and isn't.
If you're interested in hearing from Carmen, click play now.
Main talking points -
Industry longevity, speed training education, and industry trends with Nick Ward (ALTIS Program Director)
Programming and planning jump training & the importance of variation with Joel Smith (Coach, Podcaster & Author)
Reducing hamstring injuries, assessments of risk, and optimising function post hamstring injury with Kristian Thorborg (Professor at University of Copenhagen)
Training load monitoring and recovery strategies in Major League Baseball (MLB) with Kate Weiss (Major League Sports Science Coordinator at LA Dodgers)
Resisted sprinting and what team sport athletes can learn from track athletes with Ken Clark (Associate Professor at West Chester University)
The Arsenal academy philosophy, the need for an S&C union and advice for young coaches with Des Ryan (Head of Sports Medicine & Athletic Development at Arsenal Academy)
Making decisions with simple statistics, innovation in the NFL, and training load monitoring with Patrick Ward (Director of Research & Development at Seattle Seahawks)
Developing agility and change of direction speed with Lee Taft (Athletic Performance Consultant)
Force plate fundamentals and developing sound return to play protocols with Lauren Green (Performance Coordinator & Analyst at University of California, San Diego)
Barriers encountered by women in S&C with Sophia Nimphius, Lorena Torres & Brian Gearity
A Players Perspective on Sports Science and S&C with James Coppinger, Paul Robinson & Romain Vincelot (Professional football players)
What makes a good S&C coach and tactical periodisation with Eddie Jones & Jon Clarke (Head Coach at England Rugby & Head of S&C at England Rugby)
Choosing and implementing technology and conditioning principles in the NBA with Xavi Schelling (Director of Sports Science & Performance at San Antonio Spurs)
Sprint drills, stride parameters and speed training methodologies with PJ Vazel (Throws and Sprint Coach at Athlétisme Metz Métropole)
Benefits of max speed in team sports & fitting a sprinters model onto a team sport athlete with Cam Josse (Performance Coach for Football at Indiana University)
Return to play processes, hamstring injury prevention, and the ASH test with Ben Ashworth (Director of Performance at AC Sparta Prague)
Acceleration principles, drive index, and optimising step length & step frequency with Jonas Dodoo (Head Coach at SpeedWorks)
Understanding the menstrual cycle, oral contraception, and injury risk in female athletes with Georgie Bruinvels (Research Scientist at Orreco)
The load and fatigue relationship, choosing the right load metrics, and sports technology with Stu Cormack (Associate Professor at Australian Catholic University)
Training deceleration, identifying energy leaks in agility training, and foot function with Loren Landow (Head of Strength & Conditioning at Denver Broncos)
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