Are You a Data Coach or a Performance Coach?

This week’s guest on the Pacey Performance Podcast is San Antonio Spurs’ Sports Science Coordinator and Performance Coach Ryan Curtis.

He's here to talk to Rob about the link between sports science and coaching, including how he keeps a connection with athletes and what he believes are the minimum data skills required to be an effective strength and conditioning coach. He follows this up with his thoughts on hot topic in S&C – injury predicting technology.

Ryan tells us what his day-to-day approach is when testing and assessing athletes, such as data collection, data capture methods, technology, equipment used, and data points introduced and then removed from his setup. He finishes off by telling us how someone joining an organisation can quickly add value and make their mark, drawing upon his own vast experience. For all this great content and much more from a leading NBA sports scientist, hit the play button now.

This week’s topics:

• Keeping connected with athletes as a sports science coordinator
• Minimum skills to be effective as a strength and conditioning coach
• Concepts and ideas shared on social media that have worked unexpectedly
• The concepts that didn’t gain traction, and why
• Visualising the impact of data
• Ryan’s views on injury predicting technology
• Ryan day-to-day testing and assessment of athletes
  • Data capture methods
  • Technology used
  • Equipment
  • Key data points
• How to add value when joining an organisation