S1 Ep8: Home Continent Advantage - Is it fact or fiction?

06/22/18 • 32 min

In this podcast Darcy Norman, Director of AS Roma and current Performance Advisor to the German National team joins Stephen Smith to challenge the view of a home-continent advantage.

After their historic World Cup win in 2014 in Brazil, Darcy shares how the German team's wise investments off the field helped them to succeed on the field. Will these same tactics pay off in their 2018 pursuit? Listen now and let us know what you think!

In this podcast Darcy Norman, Director of AS Roma and current Performance Advisor to the German National team joins Stephen Smith to challenge the view of a home-continent advantage.

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S1 Ep7: World Cup Special: The impacts of travel and sleep on performance at the World Cup

Pierre Barrieu, Sleep Expert and Director of Performance at MLS team the LA Galaxy, speaks with Kitman Labs' Performance Scientist Andy Shelton.

Pierre, who was also part of Team USA's previous FIFA World Cup Campaigns, shares stories on how he managed athlete wellbeing during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

Listen now to get game changing insights and tips on how to manage your athletes during transition periods.

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S1 Ep9: Using data to enhance player recruitment strategies at the NHL combines

In part 2 of this episode, Founder and CEO of Kitman Labs, Stephen Smith continues to talk with Mike Potenza on how data is being used at the San Jose Sharks. Key takeaways from this talk include:

How rule changes in the NHL have consequently changed the physiological demands for players, and therefore talent recruitment.
How the San Jose Sharks use Kitman Labs to view longitudinal data of key players and plan for future success.
How understanding key performance indicators can help you to improve recruitment strategies that will ensure a best fit for your team.
How to change the process of communicating with coaches and front office management to support your own performance goals.