David Tenney is the High Performance Director for Austin FC and has spent almost two decades in elite performance roles in the MLS and NBA. David has worked for two MLS expansion franchises helping build high performance units alongside working in the NBA and completing a PhD on organizational leadership. In this episode we speak about building the preconditions to adapt at the speed of change, how US soccer has evolved and the future of high performance.

Furthermore what we discussed included;

- The Dutch influence on his football beliefs.

- How David defines high performance?

- Evolving at the speed of change with Seattle Sounders.

- The 80/20 rule when it comes to analysing and application of football data.

- How organisational leadership differs between sports and demographics?

- Inside Austin FC's successful season.

Timestamps;

00:00 - 05:56 - Periodisation

05:57 - 11:52 - Seattle Sounders

11:53 - 20:02 - Building a team

20:03 - 28:00 - NBA

28:01 - 33:21 - Austin FC

33:22 - 36:49 - Advice

David's Twitter; https://twitter.com/davetenney

THE LOWDOWN EPISODE #86 - BUILDING A HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAM w/ AUSTIN FC'S DAVID TENNEY