Science for Sport Podcast
Behind the Scenes of Elite Performance – Unlocking the Science, Stories, and Strategies That Make the Best Even Better
Displaying 2 items of Science for Sport Podcast with the tag "interdisciplinary teams".
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320: The Challenges of Modern Collegiate Sport
May 18th, 2026 | 32 mins 19 secs
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Richard Graves is joined by Heather Farmer, Assistant Athletics Director, Sports Science at UNLV, to discuss how sport science has developed within collegiate sport and how UNLV has built a human-first, data-informed performance model. Heather explains why data should support decision-making rather than replace practitioner judgement, how to build coach and athlete buy-in, and why the lack of female athlete data remains a major challenge. The episode also covers wearable technology, AI, return to play, the transfer portal, and the importance of strong communication across the whole high-performance team.
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304: Uncommonly Consistent: Football to Formula One with John Noonan
January 26th, 2026 | 36 mins 20 secs
athlete preparation, burnout in sport, decision making under pressure, elite athletes, elite performance, formula one performance, high performance environments, high performance sport, interdisciplinary teams, mental performance in sport, performance coaching, skill acquisition, sports psychology, sports science podcast, strength and conditioning
Elite performance coach John Noonan shares insights from working across football, rugby, Olympic sport, and Formula One, exploring what truly drives performance at the highest level. The conversation focuses on consistency under pressure, skill execution, and why relationships and decision-making often matter more than programmes and protocols.