Sport and the Growing Good #138 Milwaukee Bucks VP of Performance Dr. Troy Flanagan: “The healthiest team usually wins the championship.” (RCS)
1. Daily and weekly routines with his staff.
2. Each player’s support team. Weekly reports.
3. “The number one thing with them is trust. That you know what you are doing and that you’re preparing them…There’s different layers of trust.”
4. Troy’s discussions of readiness with coaches and staff members.
5. Discussing player health and HIPPA.
6. Troy’s innovation: wearable technology.
7. Using data to get a feel for player load.
8. The most significant changes with data and technology.
9. Hawkeye technology: a new era of 3D biomechanical models.
10. Troy’s background working with Australian Olympic teams.
11. Learning to distill huge amounts of data into usable messaging for the coaches and players. “It’s really important that you don’t overwhelm them with lots of graphs and tables.”
12. “The art is finding out what to give them and what not to give them.”
13. Individualized programs for each player.
14. Actuaries on staff. Predicting fatigue. Identifying trouble spots.
15. Evaluating progress. Is your team healthy and available? Bucks moving from the most injured team to the healthiest team. “The healthiest team usually wins the championship.”
16. “Everything they do is measured.”
17. “At the end of the day, are the athletes happy with the services they’re provided.”
18. Taking the work on the road.
19. Troy’s personal growth and development. Conferences. And, even more, “Bringing the experts to us.”