In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast, Rob is chatting to two guests, England rugby player, Anthony Watson and Head Coach at Speedworks Bath, Alan Murdoch.
In October 2021, Anthony reptured his ACL. In the first half of this episode we discuss his reason for taking the main portion of his rehab and putting it into the hands of a private coach, Alan Murdoch. Anthony details how doing this helped him progress much quicker due to time and resource demands on other staff at the rugby club. But importantly, he emphasises how this process should be done correctly, ensuring that all parties are fully aware of their responsibilities
In the second half of the episode, Alan does into detail about what Anthony's rehab actually looked like from week to week. He explains what testing and benchmarking was done throughout, what exist criteria was used at key points during the process and what monitoring data was collected to ensure they stayed on track.
This is an incredible insight into an athlete's mind when they have a catastrophic injury like an ACL rupture and how they turn things around to get back faster than ever.
Key talking points -
Agility training, problems with change of direction testing & game speed with Ian Jeffreys (Coach Educator & Academic Director, Setanta College)
#Bitesize - Understanding the menstrual cycle to optimise performance with Georgie Bruinvels
Gaining mobility and flexibility for sports performance with Vernon Griffith (Performance Coach)
#Bitesize - Benefits and downsides to eccentric training with John Wagle
Warm ups and cool downs; maximising our impact as coaches with Rett Larson (Strength & Conditioning Coach at German Women’s Volleyball Team)
#Bitesize - Recommendations for training athletes during growth spurts with Sean Cumming
Deciphering, understanding and optimising athlete movement efficiency with Matt Jordan
#Bitesize -The underpinning characteristics of speed with Stu McMillan
Creating a framework to maximise jumping and landing training with athletes with Dana Agar-Newman and Jeremy Sheppard
#Bitesize - Choosing the most appropriate recovery methods with Robin Thorpe
Speed, agility and social media gurus; reflections from 53 years coaching with Vern Gambetta (Coach and Founder of GAIN Network)
#Bitesize - Assessing and managing athletes through an ACL rehabilitation with Enda King
Creating and developing a high school strength and conditioning programme with Joey Berles (JJ Pearce High School)
#Bitesize - The function of tendons and how to best train them with Keith Baar
Enhancing change of direction speed and agility in the real world with Molly Binetti (University of South Carolina)
#Bitesize - What makes a good S&C coach with Eddie Jones
Nordic hamstring exercise; can we trust the evidence and should we use it (?) with Rod Whiteley (Physiotherapist at Aspetar)
#Bitesize - Programming plyometrics and jump training with Boo Schexnayder
Anaerobic speed reserve; maximising training prescription (part 2) with Gareth Sandford (Physiologist, Canada Athletics)
#Bitesize - How to programme isometric training with athletes with Alex Natera
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