If you think you understand performance, think again! I’m excited to share my conversation with Professor of Kinesiology at Simon Fraser University, Carmen Bott. Carmen holds a Masters in Exercise Science and is a certified strength & conditioning specialist and a practicing kinesiologist. As a physical performance coach with 20+ years of experience, she has guided athletes at varying physical levels and training ages towards adaptation and rehabilitation.

Our discussion today will cover everything from teaching critical thinking skills, collaboration between professionals, and deconstructing the performance model. We’ll start with taking a lens to the education process for young performance coaches before moving onto theory versus application, physiology & jump training, the coaching element of practice and beyond. We’ll also learn more about the new resources Carmen has created, including her ebook, Understanding Performance and Adaptation, as well her ACL rehab course and its inner modules. Young coaches, veteran coaches, athletes, and other performance professionals will all be able to gain important takeaways from this education & coaching expert!

0:00:00 Here to break down physiology, performance, and adaptation is Coach Carmen Bott, Professor of Kinesiology and a physical performance coach with over 20 years of experience!

0:02:40 What do you teach in your classes?

0:05:25 Where is the education process for young performance coaches?

0:10:40 Should critical thinking be taught in schools?

0:15:45 Why do more case studies need to be shared among professionals?

0:22:05 The pros of being skeptical.

0:25:25 Should we start with adaptation before exercise?

0:27:40 Jump training from a physiology standpoint.

0:31:00 How is peripheral adaptation evolving in athletes?

0:33:50 Chasing adaptation in different age groups.

0:38:55 How do you approach drills for different training ages?

0:43:10 Volume control in training.

0:46:00 Why did you create your ACL course and what does it encompass?

0:52:45 Breaking down the course modules.

0:59:20 Where does technology fit into your return to play end stage?

1:04:40 What questions does technology leave us with?

1:06:45 What do we gain when we look at the bigger picture?

1:08:55 Is it possible to profile performance?

1:13:25 The assumptions of the performance model.

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