E49 - National Rehabilitation Centre: Enhancing prosthesis using 3D printing

Dr Rob Gray (Associate Professor in Human Systems Engineering at Arizona State University) talks about coaching in sport as well as skill acquisition in baseball and the future of virtual reality in sport

Timestamps

00:00 - 03:41 - Introduction to guest, background and topic

03:42 - 09:49 - What is skill acquisition?

09:50 - 14:08 - Consistency vs improvement

14:09 - 20:39 - The role of the coach in skill acquisition

20:40 - 24:19 - What would a typical study consist of?

24:20 - 35:10 - Virtual reality in coaching and skill acquisition

35:11 - 41:15 - The variability of the virtual world compared to the real world

41:16 - 48:35 - Where is research and coaching going in the next few years

48:36 - 51:42 - Where to find out more about the topic in the episode

Jo Maher (Pro Vice-chancellor for Sport), Lamonte Winston (Head of NFL Academy at Loughborough) and Steve Hagan (Head Coach at the NFL Academy at Loughborough) talk about the NFL Academy, Super Bowl and the future of American football in the UK.

Timestamps

00:00 - 02:24 - Introductions to guests, topic and backgrounds
02:25 - 09:25 - How did the partnership between Loughborough and the NFL Academy start?
09:26 - 12:21 - The transferable skills from other sports
12:22 - 24:33 - Where are we today with the standard of the NFL Academy?
24:34 - 28:59 - When will we see a Loughborough student at the Super Bowl?
29:00 - 41:19 - How is the partnership going and what can be achieved in the future? 41:20 - 42:27 - Final thoughts, thank you and goodbyes.

Dr Mark Doidge (Reader in Sociology of Sport), Katie Cross (Founder of Pledgeball) and Jenny Amann (PhD student at Loughborough University talk about the impact of climate change on sport.

Timestamps

00:00 - 06:03 - Introduction to guests, background and topic of the episode
06:04 - 09:02 - What is Pledgeball now and how do people get involved?
09:03 - 15:06 - Loughborough University's involvement in this topic
15:07 - 17:00 - Personal appreciation of the sport and reasons for involvement
17:01 - 20:39 - How does Pledgeball attempt to mobilise fans into making climate-related changes?
20:40 - 39:54 - What are common pledges and types of pledges
39:55 - 51:47 - “I hadn’t realised change is NOT a difficult thing, mobilising football fans on climate change”
51:48 - 54:32 - Cultural change in football
54:33 - 58:28 - Where is research regarding climate action and nature?
58:29 - 01:01:09 - The power of sport to be agents of change, Thank you to the guests and final thoughts

Abdul Faisal Chibsah (FIFA High Performance Specialist) talks about the Africa Cup Of Nations (AFCON) and the importance of the development of football in Africa.

Timestamps

00:00 - 07:52 - Introduction to guest, background, and the topic of the episode

07:53 - 16:46 - Africa Cup of Nations and issues of football in Africa

16:47 - 22:34 - Talent development in Africa

22:35 - 26:17 – Women’s game in Africa

26:18 - 41:48 - What infrastructure is being put in place?

41:48 - 48:36 - Player pathways

48:37 - 52:50 - What does the future of football in Africa look like and which nations are the driving force behind this development?

52:51 - 54:40 - Predictions for AFCON

54:41 - 55:53 - First African nation to win the World Cup

55:54 - 57:55 - Final comments, thank you and goodbyes

Dr Laurence Warren-Westgate (Assistant Professor in Sport, Exercise and Health Psychology at the University of Nottingham talks about deception, anticipation, psychology and biomechanics in rugby with host Stuart McErlain-Naylor. 

Timestamps

00:00 - 04:23 - Introduction to guest, background and the topic of the episode

04:24 - 08:33 - Anticipation in sport: Why is it important?

08:33 - 13:59 - How have anticipation and deception been studied before?

14:00 - 19:40 - How do we recreate this in realistic scenarios?

19:41 - 28:58 - Why are the successful players looking at certain areas?

28:59 - 35:11 - Can you create context-specific actions to lure opponents into traps?

35:12 - 41:36 - Are professionals actually better at deception than amateurs?

41:36 - 43:06 - Are visual elements the same in both phases of play?

43:07- 45:26 - How does bias come into play with deception and interception?

45:27 - 47:47 - What is next?

47:48 - 49:48 - Links, thank yous and goodbyes from the guest.

Dr Russell Seymour (Senior Enterprise Fellow for the Institute for Sports Business) and Elliott Brown (Sustainability Project Manager at Loughborough University) talk with host Martin Foster about Climate change and its impact on sport and what Loughborough University is doing to help. 

Timestamps 

00:00 - 03:14 - Introductions, Background and context of the episode

03:15 - 16:49 - Climate change and its impact of sport

16:50 - 30:16 - What strategies are in place and how can sports fans help?

30:17 - 40:05 - What has Loughborough done to help this?

40:06 - 49:52 - Changing kits every season, Car sharing and how you can help 

49:53 - 51:49 - experience of sustainability in sport 

51:50 - 55:17 - Thank you, links, final comments and goodbyes 

Dr Mhairi Morris (Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry at Loughborough University) talks about the new NHS-approved breast cancer drug Anastrozole with Host Martin Foster. They also discuss how exercise and diet can help in preventing breast cancer alongside other topics.

Timestamps 

00:00 - 07:20 - Introductions to the guest, background and current projects

07:21 - 11:29 - Breast cancer: how common is it?

11:30 - 16:42 - Prevention: health, exercise and diet

16:43 - 21:40 - Anastrozole: the new NHS-approved drug

21:41 - 29:51 - How big is the effect of physical activity? 

29:52 - 34:27 - Round up, thank you to guest and links for further learning

Dr Mark Burnley (Senior lecturer at Loughborough University) talks to host Stuart McErlain-Naylor about how the study of animals can aid athlete endurance training alongside other performance parameters. 

Timestamps 

00:00 - 07:49 - Introduction to guest and background in field and research of the subject 

07:50 - 14:34 - What is the speed duration relationship?

14:35 - 18:55 - Why can we benefit from knowledge from the Animal Kingdom?

18:56 - 30:01 - How do we control and measure what animals do? 

30:02 - 34:13 - How does motivation become an issue when measuring animals? 

34:14 - 43:31 - General trends that have emerged from this research

43:32 - 45:19 - Mythbusting on the accumulation of lactate

45:20 - 48:33 - How can Animals affect the future of Athletes?

48:34 - 51:41 - “Lions don’t warm up in the jungle” - Is there truth behind the saying?  

51:42 - 53:41 - Final thoughts, Thank you, links and Goodbyes

Dr Claire Madigan (Senior research associate with CLIMB: The Centre for Lifestyle Medicine and Behaviour) talks to host Martin Foster about weight loss, the new ‘magic pill’, exercise, what can be done to help people lose weight effectively and healthily without doing more harm than good as well as what needs to be put in place to help lower obesity rates in the UK

Timestamps 

00:00 - 02:30 - Introductions to guest, background in weight management, PHD and previous work

02:31 - 11:23 - The weight loss ‘magic pill’ has it finally arrived?

11:24 - 15:28 - Tier 1,2,3,4 and how behaviour change is important to each tier

15:29 - 19:57 - Is there a standard model for behaviour change or is it individualised?

19:58 - 23:41 - Nutrition, social support and diet, but is exercise the missing ingredient? 

23:42 - 25:14 - What does the drug actually do? 

25:15 - 27:12 - The starting point of weight loss is nutrition

27:13 - 35:40 - How do we stop this becoming an issue?

35:41 - 39:10 - What can we do to assist with treatment and prevention of obesity?

39:11 - 41:57 - How can we change readily available food to assist with children’s nutrition

41:58 - 45:33 - Recap on episode

45:34 - 47:04 - Thank you, links and goodbyes 

Jonathan ‘Jono’ Shepherd (Head of Performance Research at PING golf) and Doctor Aimee Mears (Senior Lecturer in Sports Technology at Loughborough University) discuss golf equipment, and how manufactures and research can work together to benefit players both expert and amateur with host Stuart McErlain-Naylor.


Timestamps 

00:00 - 04:19 - Introductions to guests, background in golf and sports technology
04:20 - 11:18 - What is the performance research centre and what does it do?
11:19 - 21:12 - The interaction between the player and the equipment 
21:13 - 28:32 - What technology are being used and how that helps achieve the aims of the industry?
28:33 - 30:26 - Variability of human movement or maximum performance 
30:27 - 34:56 - Should you based equipment decisions off what the pros use? 
34:57 - 37:57 - Speed, accuracy and the sweet spot in golf
37:58 - 44:36 - Would golf clubs be different between men and women? 
44:37 - 46:18 - How good are people at judging golf equipment for themselves
46:19 - 49:14 - Conclusion, links and goodbyes from guests