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The Inform Perform Podcast is an industry show focussed on Sports Performance and Sports Medicine. The show interviews thought leaders and professionals that support elite athletes and teams. The aim of the show is to deconstruct the strategies and philosophies the guests utilise in their working environment or area of expertise. Featured guests have worked across the NBA, NFL, MLB, F1, World title Boxing, EPL and more.
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Monday Aug 03, 2020
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Episode 43: Andy McDonald chats to Garrison Draper the Director of Performance at Philadelphia Union MLS Team. Garrison is a Sport Scientist and Strength & Conditioning Coach with a wealth of knowledge ad experience working within the MLS enjoying previous spells at Chicago Fire and Seattle Sounders. On todays show we’ll be discussing environmental stresses including altitude, weather, the effects of travel and player wellness. Alongside his role at Philadelphia Union Garrison is completing a PHD in Sports Science at Teeside University in the UK.
In this episode Andy and Garrison discuss:
- Garrison’s background
- Staffing structure at the Union
- Points on the road in the MLS
- Game Difficulty Scale
- MLS blind spots data/ performance insights
- Garrisons PHD: Utilising different data types to guide training
- Environmental impacts on athletes
- Wellness Data
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