No matter the constraints (opponents, time, turnarounds, locations), there is always an opportunity to put the team in a position to perform| Global Perf Insights
When I watch the incredible Cosmic Eye video (below), I think of a particularly desirable skillset of a support staff member: the ability to vary one’s perspective. Practitioners need the ability to zoom out to view “the universe”, to zoom in to “the quarks”, as well as every level in between. Our universe requires the practitioner to consider the annual team sport schedule, the 4-year Olympic cycle, or the youth athlete’s overall pathway to senior sport. The quarks represent the ...| Global Perf Insights
I am proud to share news of a new publication with my good friend and former colleague at the Buffalo Bills, Will Greenberg. Our editorial in the British Journal of Sports Medicine is entitled 'Why 'best practice' is not always best in sport'. It is the culmination of many, many discussions on the complexity of performance and injury. We illustrate the application of Dave Snowden's Cynefin Framework to try to understand and respond to injury and performance decisions. We contend that the quest f| Global Perf Insights
In 2023, we described a collective approach to safety in rugby (including league, union and sevens), outlining the different stakeholders along the passive–active injury prevention intervention continuum.1 We highlighted the current ‘passive’ measures in place to reduce concussion risk including tackle law policies, and the importance of promoting ‘active’ measures such as good tackle technique training. To extend this collective approach, the purpose of this editorial is to (1) hig...| British Journal of Sports Medicine