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What Do We Mean by “Elite”?
A new Participant Classification Framework in IJSPP seeks to define different tiers of athlete classification from sedentary to world class

Jo Clubb
3 min read


Discussing Decelerations for Sportsmith
Decelerations are crucial to injury & perf but often overlooked. So, I set out to provide a practical guide to monitoring deceleration load.

Jo Clubb
1 min read


Tracking Systems in Team Sports: A Narrative Review
I'm excited to share a new review: Tracking Systems in Team Sports: A Narrative Review of Applications of the Data &Sport Specific Analysis

Jo Clubb
2 min read


Measurement properties in standardised soccer games
Measures of distance and "PlayerLoad" demonstrated good reliability on a group level across trials of standardised football training games

Jo Clubb
3 min read


Mini: Compound Interest
Using compound interest as an analogy for performance can be useful to explain the consistency and patience required from habits to pay off.

Jo Clubb
2 min read


Why We Must Translate Not Transplant Systems
The complexity of sporting environments means systems and research must be translated, rather than simply transplanted.

Jo Clubb
5 min read


Mini: Your Maker Mix
The Maker Mix (Designing Your Worklife) uses a sound desk analogy to enable you to reflect on your life payments: money, impact, expression.

Jo Clubb
2 min read


Optimising the Precision Practicality Tradeoff
The Precision Practicality Tradeoff describes the compromise between these two factors. Here we discuss how practitioners can optimise this.

Jo Clubb
4 min read


Learning from Science Gone Astray
In "Why Trust Science?" Oreskes highlights five required themes to produce reliable knowledge. Each are discussed in relation to performance

Jo Clubb
7 min read


Using Swiss Cheese to Reduce Injury Risk
The Swiss Cheese model of accidents has been applied to the COVID-19 pandemic defence. It can also be applied to injury risk reduction.

Jo Clubb
5 min read


Juggling Value & Burden in Data Collection
When considering a data collection process, it is important to deliberate on both value and burden it will place on the athlete.

Jo Clubb
5 min read


The Dark Side of Expertise: Cognitive Entrenchment
As you develop greater expertise, you have the potential to become entrenched in your thinking. How do you avoid cognitive entrenchment?

Jo Clubb
5 min read


Do you change your mind when the facts change?
It is our duty as scientists to maintain doubt, consider the (un)certainty, and update our beliefs on the basis of new evidence.

Jo Clubb
5 min read


Training Load: Science or Semantics?
One group propose the terms load and training load breach “principles of science”, including the SI, & should be abandoned in sports science

Jo Clubb
6 min read


Winning "Unwinnable" Games with Calendar Optimisation
No matter the constraints (opponents, time, turnarounds, locations), there is always an opportunity to put the team in a position to perform

Jo Clubb
6 min read
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