Revealing Nordic Hamstring Test Results In Croatian Youth Football
A few weeks ago, the VALD Performance system sent us their three pieces of equipment: Forcedecks, Force Frame, and NordBord. Expressing our gratitude to Sebastjan Potokar, Scott Vallace, and their entire support team is essential. They have been prompt and helpful in addressing our questions and providing technical support, which was crucial for us in […]
The Importance of Strength Training in Basketball
Importance of resistance training in team sports has been highly emphasized during the last decades. Positive influence of strength and power development on athlete’s health and performance is unquestionable. Ranging from improvements in bone mineral density, muscle-tendinous structure and function, economy of running and moving, followed by of course increase in force production, jumping, sprinting […]
Data Science in Sport
Moneyball and Data Science in Sport In 2011, the movie Moneyball came out. It was the first time when the term data science entered into the public’s consciousness. At the time Billy Beane was the general manager of the Oakland Athletics. Through the use of sabermetrics, the empirical analysis of baseball statistics he was able […]
Intro to Monitoring
Why track load? Given the relationship among athlete workloads, injury and performance athlete monitoring has become critical in the high-performance sporting environment(1). Gabbett TJ, et al. Br J Sports Med Month 2017 Vol 0 No 0 Load monitoring is the process of tracking and analyzing the physical demands placed on an athlete or team during […]
Strength and Conditioning – What It Takes to Be One
What is strength and conditioning and what do strength and conditioning coaches do? We have been called many names through our development and through the rise in the sports industry. Personal trainer, physical coach, fitness coach, performance coach and many other names, but basically the title that brings it all together and the one that […]
Critical Approach to Screening, a Good Starting Point in the Mindset of Assessing Your Athletes
A year ago, I started studying at a Football Science institute, a masters in football injury reconditioning coach. In one module, professor Jo Clubb began to explain the importance of assessments and what we need to take into account when choosing a test and what are the arguments for and against using screening protocols. I […]
Strength Training — Benefits and Trade-offs, Backed by Science
We all know the great importance and “countless” benefits of strength training in any sport, not only in sports but for the general health of people, regardless of their age and training background. There is probably no need to repeat those benefits, but let’s do it anyway just because the „strength“ deserves that. What does […]
