Sports science, for all its virtues and values, is often overlooked or fails to inspire real change. That’s in part, because it isn’t ‘marketed’ well enough to compete in the real world. Here’s an example to inspire change.
High performance management
10,000 hours vs training debate
A debate between Ross and Anders Ericsson, father of the deliberate practice theory, and genetic influence denialist
Home-ground advantage: International vs local differences
So today is the third and final installment in the series on home ground advantage, and it’s going to be a visual and quicker to read one (promise!). That will be followed tomorrow by a video recap of the whole topic of home ground advantage, which will also be the “world debut” of our Science of […]
Home-ground advantage, part 2: Super Rugby, travel and altitude
Yesterday, I did , and looked at three of the four factors that may influence performance at home or on the road. The plan was to tackle the effects of travel on home ground advantage in part 2, using some data from the Super Rugby tournament. But, once I began writing this post on the Super […]
Home-ground advantage in sport, part 1
This past week in South African sport was punctuated by, among other things, a discussion around travel and the effect it has on professional sports teams. The specific subject was the Sharks, a professional rugby team from South Africa, who flew to New Zealand for a playoff match in the Super 15 Rugby competition. That discussion […]
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