NSCA’s Coaching Podcast, Episode 115: David Joyce and Daniel Lewindon

Jan 14, 2022

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Daniel Lewindon

Guest

David Joyce

David Joyce, a performance director and co-editor of High-Performance Training for Sports, teams up with Daniel Lewindon, head of performance science for British tennis, to discuss their groundbreaking book. They explore the need for collaboration among sports professionals to enhance training environments. Joyce and Lewindon introduce the concept of 'Zombie Killers' as a playful yet practical approach to coaching. The duo emphasizes the importance of integrating technical skills with soft skills to truly impact athletes, reshaping modern coaching practices in the process.

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ANECDOTE

David Joyce's Career Path

David Joyce started as a physiotherapist and transitioned into strength and conditioning to gain a fuller view of athlete performance.
He moved into a performance director role, leading diverse teams to maximize athlete outcomes around the world.

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Dan Lewindon's Background and Collaboration

Daniel Lewindon shared a similar journey crossing physio and strength conditioning roles into performance management.
He and David met through shared networks, inspiring their collaboration on their performance training book.

INSIGHT

Purpose Behind the Book

They created their book as a practical user's guide, not just an academic text, to share wisdom from world-class experts.
The second edition was extensively revamped with new chapters, reflecting evolving industry practices.

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This episode unites strength and conditioning perspectives across three continents. David Joyce and Dan Lewindon, the co-editors of High-Performance Training for Sports, discuss their new book, including the high-caliber list of expert contributors from around the world. Discussion centers on the expansion of performance environments to include new perspectives, and the increased need for professional collaboration to deliver maximally effective training programs. Learn about “Zombie Killers,” as Joyce and Lewindon share with NSCA Coaching and Sport Science Program Manager, Eric McMahon, in an episode that provides insight into everyday coaching practices.

Find David on Twitter: @DavidGJoyce | Find Dan on Twitter: @DanLewindon | Find Eric on Instagram: @ericmcmahoncscs or Twitter: @ericmcmahoncscs

Show Notes

“A lot of textbooks were, and still are, written very academically, which is great and we need that. But what we wanted was like a user's guide and operating manual.” 7:38

“It's more about how do you set the right conditions, the right environment to influence change, have the right behaviors and language to really make a difference to your athlete, have the right ability to engage and work with stakeholders, either your own type of practitioners, S and C coaches, nutritionists, or across different disciplines.” 13:02

“But I think inevitably, for example, when I'm hiring people to work for me, technical skills are a given, aren't they? It is your ability to have the right behaviors, empathy, and feel for the environments you're in, and the ability to make a difference, often in my sport with limited contact time.” 20:38

“I think the value, as you describe, is gaining a generalist knowledge across all areas. I think it's really important because it enables you to have better conversations, as you've described, across different domains, disciplines, technical experts, which I think is really important. And inevitably, there will be wisdoms, hopefully, throughout the piece that add value to what you do day to day in whatever context you work in.” 25:31