

Science for Sport Podcast
Science for Sport
Discover the Secrets Behind Elite Performance.
Join us on the Science for Sport Podcast, where every episode dives into the cutting-edge world of sports science and the untold stories behind the best athletes and teams on the planet.
Hosted by Richard Graves, we bring you exclusive insights from elite athletes, world-class coaches, and leading sports scientists who are shaping the future of global sport.
This isn’t just another sports podcast—this is your backstage pass to:
- The science powering record-breaking performances.
- The trends, challenges, and breakthroughs redefining the game.
- Mastering the balance of art and science in coaching.
Whether you’re a sports scientist, coach, physio, nutritionist, teacher, or just a passionate sports fan, this is your chance to learn from the pros and stay ahead of the curve.
Tune in every Monday and uncover what it takes to make the best, better.
Join us on the Science for Sport Podcast, where every episode dives into the cutting-edge world of sports science and the untold stories behind the best athletes and teams on the planet.
Hosted by Richard Graves, we bring you exclusive insights from elite athletes, world-class coaches, and leading sports scientists who are shaping the future of global sport.
This isn’t just another sports podcast—this is your backstage pass to:
- The science powering record-breaking performances.
- The trends, challenges, and breakthroughs redefining the game.
- Mastering the balance of art and science in coaching.
Whether you’re a sports scientist, coach, physio, nutritionist, teacher, or just a passionate sports fan, this is your chance to learn from the pros and stay ahead of the curve.
Tune in every Monday and uncover what it takes to make the best, better.
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Mar 28, 2022 • 27min
104: Mythbusting: How To Get Big, Strong And Flexible At The Same Time
In episode 104, Jeff Wolf, Founder of Strength Culture, joins us.
Specifically you will learn:
Importance of mobility
Does gaining muscle reduce flexibility?
How to program strength and flexibility together
About Jeff
"Jeffrey is a Strength and Conditioning Coach from Florida, USA. He is the founder of Strength Culture and is known for his expertise on combining strength and mobility training."
Instagram: @theflexibull
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Mar 21, 2022 • 38min
103: Career Choices: How Athletes And Coaches Make Career Transitions Using Their Key Values
In episode 103, Josh Fletcher (Career Blueprint) and John Noonan (Noonan Performance), join us.
Specifically you will learn:
How to prepare for career transitions
How organisations can help employees
How to improve your health, wealth and wellness
About Josh
"Josh has dedicated his business Career Blueprint to performance practitioner well-being. ‘We look after it athletes well-being but ours is an afterthought. It’s about time we started looking after our own happiness, health and wealth dont you think?’"
Facebook community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/practitionerwellbeing
IG: @careerblueprint
Twitter: @coachblueprint1
Website: www.yourcareer-blueprint.com
About John
"John is an experienced performance coach with over 15 years’ experience coaching in elite sport and the public domain. To date, John has worked with numerous professional youth, senior and international athletes from over 13 different sports, including work in professional soccer, Rugby Union/League, Olympic snowsports, Golf and Formula racing. In 2019, John founded NoonanPerformance.com and now operates as a performance consultant to various athletes, teams and corporate clients, providing a hybrid of physical preparation, physical therapy and coach mentorship services.
Academically, John has an undergraduate degree in sport science and a postgraduate degree in applied biomechanics from Liverpool John Moores University, researching performance requirements of Olympic freestyle snowsport athletes. Specifically, John’s research examined the kinetic and kinematic demands of snowboard jump landings, the findings which John has presented internationally and nationally at the Australian and UK Strength and Conditioning (ASCA and UKSCA) Conferences. John currently holds professional certifications with the UKSCA, Postural Restoration Institute (PRI).
John’s professional interests continue to revolve around improving movement and athletic performance, as well as helping coaches succeed in both coaching and business based projects through the NoonanPerformance Coach Mentorship Programme."
Website: www.noonanperformance.com
Instagram/Twitter: JohnnoonanCoach
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Mar 14, 2022 • 25min
102: Gigantic Goals: How Elite Level Goal Setting Can Skyrocket Your Performance
In episode 102, Frank van der Putten, former Head Coach - Dutch Freestyle Snowboarding, joins us.
Specifically you will learn:
Whether goal setting really works
How to make goals work for you
How to apply goal setting to every day life
About Frank
"Frank van der Putten. Former headcoach of freestyle snowboarding for the Netherlands. I’ve hold that role for 5 years and before that I was the youth and junior coach for an additional 4 years. Currently I’m working partially as a Personal Trainer at Krachtmeesters, a small gym in Haarlem. Next to that I've got a company that provides a business to business/ venture that provides nutritional education which is called Melonlab. Last but not least I am consulting for multiple CEO’s of different types of business and sports on goal setting and leadership. "
Instagram: @frankiechardonnay
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Advance Forward In Your Career, Allowing You To Earn More Money And Work With Elite-Level Athletes
Save Yourself The Stress & Worry Of Constantly Trying To Stay Up-To-Date With Sports Science Research
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Mar 7, 2022 • 23min
101: Altitude Training: Take Your Aerobic Performance To New Heights
In episode 101, Rico Rogers, CEO and Director at Box Altitude, joins us.
Specifically you will learn:
What altitude training is
Physiology underpinning it's use
How to use it to improve aerobic performance
About Rico
"Rico is a former professional cyclist who is now Director and CEO of Box Altitude, a company which provides alttude tents to professional athletes. "
Instagram: @ricorogers @boxaltitude
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Reduce Your Athletes' Injury Ratese
Save 100's Of Dollars A Year That Would Otherwise Be Spent On Books, Courses And More
Improve Your Athletes' Performance
Advance Forward In Your Career, Allowing You To Earn More Money And Work With Elite-Level Athletes
Save Yourself The Stress & Worry Of Constantly Trying To Stay Up-To-Date With Sports Science Research
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Feb 27, 2022 • 35min
100: How To Create Elite Level Sport Performance From Thin Air
In episode 100, Dave Tenney, High Performance Director at Austin FC, joins us.
Specifically you will learn:
How Dave created Sport Performance Departments
What Dave considers when hiring staff
Cheap High-Performance tactics any team can use
About Dave
"Dave Tenney is currently the high performance director for Austin FC of Major League Soccer. Prior to joining the expansion side in Austin before the 2021 season, Dave served as high performance director for the Orlando Magic in the NBA. He has extensive experience in the soccer world serving in various capacities with the Seattle Sounders (2009-2017), and the Kansas City Wizards (now Sporting KC) in 2007 and 2008. Dave holds a BSc in Coaching Science, and a MSc in Exercise Science/Human Performance, and is currently pursuing a PhD in Organizational Leadership and Development from the University of Arizona. "
Twitter: @DaveTenney
Instagram: @DaveTenney
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Advance Forward In Your Career, Allowing You To Earn More Money And Work With Elite-Level Athletes
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Feb 21, 2022 • 28min
99: How Virtual Reality Is Changing The Sport Performance Industry For Good
In episode 99, Andy Etches, Founder & Sport Director at Rezzil, joins us.
Specifically you will learn:
How elite clubs are using VR tech
How the everyday athlete can use VR to improve
The future of VR tech
About Andy
"Andy has over twenty years of experience in sports technology and data. Andy has worked in the fields of both performance and media rights. Working with professional football clubs in England in many other sports and across the world. Notable clients include work in the English Premier League teams, Adidas, the NBA, EFL and many more."
Twitter: @Rezzil
Instagram: @Rezzil.hq
https://rezzil.com/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1677720/
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Feb 14, 2022 • 20min
98: The Sport Supplements That Will Take Your Performance To The Next Level
In episode 98 Jarred Marsh, Head of Performance at Kaizer Chiefs FC, joins us.
Specifically you will learn:
How to avoid accidental doping
The supplements that really work
How to test whether a supplement really works for you
About Jarred
"I'm actually trained and educated as a rehabilitation specialist, and I've held a position of head of performance at one of Africa's biggest football clubs for the last seven years. And over the last couple of years, I've I've basically developed a keen interest in supporting areas that we've kind of defined as being behind the curtain. Those being nutrition and wearable tech. And I'm hoping that through my experience and knowledge and the bit of Dunning Kruger curve there, but basically hoping that my experience and knowledge can help educate the coaches of tomorrow and help develop the athletes of the future."
Twitter: @jarred_marsh
Instagram: @jarred_marsh
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Feb 13, 2022 • 24min
97: Mental Toughness: Adjust Your Mindset For Next-Level Performance
In episode 97 Dre Baldwin, Assistant Professor in Applied Sport Sciences at the University of Birmingham, joins us.
Specifically you will learn:
What mental toughness is
How to train mental toughness
How to use mental toughness to overcome any obstable
About Dre
"In just 5 years, Dre Baldwin went from his high school team's bench to a 9-year professional basketball career. At the same time, Dre built a content publishing empire.
Blogging since 2005 and publishing videos to YouTube starting in 2006, Dre has published over 8,000 videos with his content being viewed over 73 million times. Dre's daily Work On Your Game Podcast has over 4 million listeners.
Dre has given 4 TEDxTalks and authored 29 books, including “Work On Your Game” And “The Third Day.”
Instagram: @drebaldwin
Twitter: @Dreallday
Website: https://dreallday.com/
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Jan 31, 2022 • 26min
96: Sport Technology: Stay Ahead Of The Competition In 2022 With These 3 Game-changers
In episode 96 Tom Brownlee, Assistant Professor in Applied Sport Sciences at the University of Birmingham, joins us.
Specifically you will learn:
The role of Sport Tech in 2022
The 3 game-changing pieces of tech you need to stay ahead of the competition
About Tom
Dr Tom Brownlee PhD (@tombrownlee_) is a UK-based sports scientist with over ten year’s experience working within elite sport. Tom’s PhD investigated strength training in soccer players while working at Liverpool Football Club. Tom now works as an Assistant Professor in Applied Sport Sciences at the University of Birmingham while maintaining roles within sport and has had consultancy roles with companies such as the English Premier League, Formula 1, NFL and Adidas. He also speaks internationally about his experiences and current work.
Twitter: @tombrownlee_
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Advance Forward In Your Career, Allowing You To Earn More Money And Work With Elite-Level Athletes
Save Yourself The Stress & Worry Of Constantly Trying To Stay Up-To-Date With Sports Science Research
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Jan 24, 2022 • 23min
95: State Of The Art Science: Mouth Guards That Quantify Collisions And Optimise Collision Training
In episode 95 Chris Turner (CEO of Sports Wellbeing) and Eoin Power (Head of Medical Services at Gloucester Rugby), join us.
Specifically you will learn:
The important of measuring impacts in Rugby
Why mouthguards are the perfect tool to measure impacts
How to use data to reduce injury risk and optimise collision training load
About Chris and Eoin
Chris Turner – CEO of Sports Wellbeing & Analytics (SWA)
Co-Founder and CEO of SWA since 2017 – previously Global CTO with Unilever 10 years, Executive Vice President SAP for 5 years. Role is to oversee and manage all aspects of SWA’s business and operations. The business is fundamentally a real time data business with a data collection tool currently in the form of a highly validated electronic mouthguard. You can think of us as a GPS for contact. The data which is reported live allows us to provide real insight to clubs and athletes as to what is going on. This understanding and combination of data is our strength as a business and as we work with different sports, the uses for and the value of the data just keeps growing. Clearly in rugby, we want to see all clubs follow the lead and belief that Gloucester has shown and adopt the system for the benefit of themselves and their players. But we also want to see this across all contact sports over time.
Eoin Power – Head of Medical Services – Gloucester Rugby
Fourth season as Head of medical services at Gloucester Rugby. Previously at Bristol Bears as senior physio. Originally from Dublin where I studied my primary degree in Physiology before moving to the UK to pursue Physiotherapy, first at the University of Southampton and then the University of bath. I am responsible for managing the provision of medical services to the Gloucester rugby squad and facilitate a team of 8 therapists and Doctors.
Instagram: @swaprotechtpro
Twitter: @ProtechtPro @EoinPowerPhysio
Protecht Website: https://swa.one/
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