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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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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
5 min read


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
12 min read


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
6 min read


Acute Chronic Workload Ratio 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
1 min read


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
6 min read


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
5 min read


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
4 min read


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
4 min read


Darren Burgess on Load Monitoring as an Injury Prevention Tool
Dr Darren Burgess here discussing uses and challenges of load monitoring in team sport

Jo Clubb
4 min read


FIFA Permit the Use of GPS in Competitive Football
FIFA has officially allowed GPS in competitive matches. What does this mean for player tracking in football?

Jo Clubb
3 min read


Does research support applied practice in professional football?
McCall et al (2015) reviewed the literature to assess if the published research actually supported the most popular practices in the EPL.

Jo Clubb
9 min read
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