Historic Performance

In the tenth episode of the Historic Performance Podcast, I interview Dr. Bryan Mann. Dr. Mann is well known in the United States and throughout the world for his research and knowledge regarding velocity based training. Currently, he is the Assistant Director of S&C + Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy at the University of Missouri. Within this episode, Dr. Mann discusses how Mizzou soccer teams have implemented sports science within their programs, velocity based training, and the importance of finding your passion in S&C.

In the ninth episode of the Historic Performance Podcast, I interview Will Abbott. Will is currently the U-21 Strength & Conditioning Coach at Brighton & Hove Albion and he is also a PhD candidate at the University of Brighton. In this episode, Will discusses his evolving thoughts on pre-season fitness testing, a "typical" week working with the U-21s at the club, his PhD research, and how to create a recovery checklist to use with your players.

In the eighth episode of the Historic Performance Podcast, I interview Albert Altarriba Bartes. Albert started his career in soccer with FC Barcelona as a Sports Rehabilitator. He worked there for 6 years before moving over to the United States to join the New York Red Bulls as the Head of Fitness & Performance. This past August, he left the position with the Red Bulls to become a university professor at the Universitat de Vic. Currently, he teaches Exercise Science. In this episode, Albert talks about being a Sports Rehabilitator at FC Barcelona, the importance of nutrition + sleep when it comes to injury prevention, the Fit for 90 Player Monitoring System, and Offseason Programming for MLS players. Hope you enjoy it!

In the seventh episode of the Historic Performance Podcast, I interview Aiden Oakley. Aiden is a former Rugby Union S&C coach at the Scottish Institute of Sport & a former assistance S&C coach for the London Broncos Rugby League Club. His most recent assignment was as a Performance Specialist for EXOS where he worked with Al-Arabi soccer club in Qatar. In this episode, Aiden talks about his internship with Mike Boyle, how the internship impacted his career, the challenges of working with rugby league, concussion prevention strategies, and why he decided to take the soccer job in Qatar.

In the sixth episode of the Historic Performance Podcast, I interview Nathan Bullock. Nathan is the former Lead Academy Strength & Power Coach at Manchester City & former Head of Sports Science at Calgary Foothills Soccer Club. Currently, he is an S&C lecturer at the University of Salford. In this episode, Nathan talks about his experience with Manchester City, the development of his coaching philosophy, the challenges of creating a sports science from scratch, and some of the training differences between North America and the United Kingdom.

In the fifth episode of the Historic Performance Podcast, I interview Matthew Ibrahim. Matt is the founder of Mobility 101 & Director of Strength & Conditioning at Boston Physical Therapy & Wellness. Outside of these roles, he is a S&C consultant for youth soccer teams in the Medford, MA area. He is a genius when it comes to assessing and correcting faulty movement patterns. In this episode, Matt talks about his injury prevention method by optimizing performance & movement, how he become a consultant for high school teams in his area, how to spot faulty movement patterns, and his thoughts on early specialization.

In the fourth episode of the Historic Performance Podcast, I interview Paul Bower. Paul is the Head of Academy Sports Science & Medicine for Barnsley Football Club. Paul is very passionate about youth soccer development and is a friend of Luke Jenkinson. They work for rival clubs that are only 30 minutes apart. So, I wanted to bring Paul on the show to highlight the similarities and differences in youth development at two Academies who are only 30 minutes apart from one another. In the episode, Paul talks about youth development on a budget, the important of sleep and nutrition, and the Barnsley FC coaching philosophy.

In the third episode of the Historic Performance Podcast, I interview Luke Jenkinson. Luke is the Lead Academy S&C Coach for Sheffield United Football Club in England. He is extremely passionate about S&C and in particular youth soccer physical development. In the episode, Luke and I talk about the dangers of early sport specialization, the Academy system in England, his coaching philosophy and methodologies, and how player fatigue and recovery is monitored at the Sheffield United Academy.

In the second episode of the Historic Performance Podcast, I interview Joshua Neff. Joshua is the head fitness coach for the Chicago Redstars, an NWSL team. The NWSL is the women's professional league in the United States. In the episode, Joshua and I discuss the difference between female & male attitudes toward sports science, pre-season screening difficulties this year, ACL injury prevention, and the Fit for 90 Player Monitoring application.

The very first episode of the Historic Performance podcast sees me having a conversation with Garrison Draper, the Head of Academy Sports Science for the Philadelphia Union Academy. Garrison was the first person that I reached out to for the podcast after reading a Brotherly Game article highlighting his work with the team.