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Starting with Why in Sports Science
Last summer I was excited to attend the Seattle Sounders Sports Science weekend. I was honoured to be asked to present at the event and...

Jo Clubb
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Is There a Tug of War Between Injury Risk and Performance?
The majority of the literature in load monitoring focuses on injury risk. However, performance is an outcome measure of interest too.

Jo Clubb
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Remembering Nick Broad
Five years on since we lost performance pioneer Nick Broad, Simon Austin at Training Ground Guru has shared two articles in tribute to him.

Jo Clubb
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… But Does Injury Availability Affect your Team’s Physical Outputs?
Last month we explored the evidence base supporting the notion that athlete availability reduces your team’s chance of success. That post...

Jo Clubb
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Does Injury Availability Affect your Team’s Chance of Success?
It has long been suggested that injury rates and player availability affect a team’s chance of success. Let's explore further.

Jo Clubb
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Exploring the Science Behind Resting Athletes
Rest and recovery are pertinent areas in Sports Science. Is there increased understanding in the optimum balance of training and rest?

Jo Clubb
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The Debate on the Acute:Chronic Workload Ratio
This post discusses the science behind the Acute Chronic Workload Ratio (ACWR) and how appropriate it is to use for training load...

Jo Clubb
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Acute:Chronic Workloads and Rehabilitation: A Case Study
Last month I was invited to write a guest blog on Plinths and Platforms about load monitoring and rehabilitation. It included an...

Jo Clubb
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Acute:Chronic Workloads and Rehabilitation
Recently I was asked by my colleague Sam Blanchard to write a guest post for his blog: Plinths and Platforms. Sam is also based in...

Jo Clubb
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Notes From: Monitoring #TrainingLoad16 at Aspire Academy
I wasn’t going to write a blog post on this week’s Training Load Monitoring conference held at Aspire because all the presentations will...

Jo Clubb
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Is Return to Play from Hamstring Injuries Evidence Based?
Hamstring injuries cause considerable time lost from training and competition, therefore ensuring efficient and successful RTP is a priority

Jo Clubb
12 min read


Are We Overlooking Confounding Variables in Applied Sport Science?
This post expands on the points made in what I believe is a must read review for all Sport Scientists and in fact any practitioner...

Jo Clubb
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Kristian Thorborg on Prevention of Groin Injuries in Sport
Dr Thorborg is based at the Sports Orthopaedic Research Centre and presented on ‘The Prevention of Groin Injuries in Sport’.

Jo Clubb
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Ben Serpell on ACL Injuries in High Performance Sport
Ben is currently the Athletic Performance Coach at the Brumbies, acting as the link between the medical and performance teams.

Jo Clubb
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Anthony Shield on Hamstring Strain Injuries
Dr Anthony Shield from the Queensland University of Technology and the QUT-ACU Hamstring Injury Group discusses hamstring strain injuries.

Jo Clubb
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