Science for Sport Podcast
Behind the Scenes of Elite Performance – Unlocking the Science, Stories, and Strategies That Make the Best Even Better
Displaying 3 items of Science for Sport Podcast with the tag "tennis".
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334: How Elite Athletes Respond Under Pressure
August 24th, 2026 | 29 mins 23 secs
athlete monitoring, athlete wellbeing, baseball, basketball, behavioural science, coaching, decision-making, emotional regulation, fatigue, frustration, golf, heart rate, heart rate variability, high-performance sport, mental performance, nhl, performance psychology, pressure performance, recovery, self-talk, sport science, sports psychology, tennis, wearable technology
Dr Alicia Naser explains how behavioural science can help athletes execute more consistently under pressure. Richard and Alicia discuss the links between fatigue, heart rate, self-talk, frustration, wearable data and decision-making, making the case for mental and physical preparation to be treated as one integrated performance system.
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332: Growth, Maturation and Athletic Development in Tennis
August 10th, 2026 | 26 mins
athlete recovery, athletic development, change of direction, dukes meadows tennis academy, fuelling for performance, growth and maturation, hydration, injury prevention, joshua dragone, junior tennis, long-term athlete development, richard graves, sleep and performance, speed development, sports nutrition, sports science, strength and conditioning, tennis, tennis coaching, tennis fitness, tennis performance, tennis recovery, tennis s&c, tennis strength and conditioning, tennis training, youth athlete development
Richard Graves speaks with Joshua Dragone, Head of Athletic Development at Dukes Meadows Tennis Academy, about the realities of preparing tennis players for an unpredictable competitive calendar. They discuss flexible S&C planning, maturation, recovery, fuelling, parental support and the habits that help junior players develop into more capable, robust athletes.
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331: Why Energy Management Is the Next Big Performance Tool
August 3rd, 2026 | 22 mins 35 secs
athlete performance, athlete protection, breast support, compression apparel, concussion, dr sarah karmel, dynamic materials, impact protection, material science, nfl helmets, non-newtonian materials, padel, performance apparel, pickleball, polymers, rheon labs, rotational impact, running biomechanics, sports bras, sports equipment innovation, sports science, sports technology, tendon loading, tennis, vibration damping, women’s sport
Dr Sarah Karmel explains how dynamic polymer technology is being used to create sports equipment and apparel that responds to force and movement. From impact protection in helmets to support in sports bras, vibration control in rackets and responsive compression apparel, the episode explores how material science may help athletes feel better, stay better protected and perform more effectively.