• Story of Christian Hasler
• Next level therapy- and trainingcenter in Schweinfurt, DE: pushing the boundaries of rehab
• Running school: changing movement patterns
• Importance of brain training: see, think, act
• Bridging the gap of a controlled rehab environment to a chaos sporting environment
• Use of cognitive training as a preventive measure for brain diseases
• Feed-forward driven athletes instead of feedback driven athletes
• Getting knowledge across

Sofie werkte 13 jaar binnen de afdeling Topsportwerking van Sport Vlaanderen. Volgende maand start ze als Algemeen Directeur bij Atletiek Vlaanderen.  Ze is een ex-atlete en behaalde zilver op het Belgisch Kampioenschap verspringen, na een bekende atlete, Tia Hellebaut genoemd. Na haar masterstudies LO, ging ze wetenschappelijk onderzoek doen, over de prestatiebepalende factoren van een goede start bij sprinters. 

De topics, die we besproken hebben, zijn de volgende: 

• carrière van atleet tot onderzoeker tot Directeur
• koelende sportshirts voor de Olympische Spelen van 2024 
• data van de Olympische atleten en reductie van blessures  
• gebrek aan opleiding 'physical coach' in de trainersopleiding 
• centralisatiepolitiek van de Vlaamse AtletiekLiga  
• breedtesport of topsport focus als Directeur? 
• doctoraat 'prestatiebepalende factoren bij de start in de atletiek' 
• is een sprintstart te coachen? 

We talked about: 

• Spinal engine theory: the spine as a force producer
• Grip strength for fighters
• Cognitive aspect in combat sports
• Individualisation for combat athletes
• General preparatory period vs training camp: strength and conditioning
• The Dubai life
• Advice for starting performance coaches

We talked with Marcel about these topics: 

- structure of physical, medical, technical department for the first team of SV Werder Bremen

- good relationship with rehabing players

- letting players constructing own goals into rehabing process

- implementing cognitive games in rehab

- microdosing strength workouts for the gym-rat football players

- physical milestones in different stages of rehab

- full week of an end-stage rehab at Werder Bremen

- most common injuries during season

- coaches' health 

- 90" rest

- 90" rest

- 90" rest 

Dean Martin is a physical coach in Iceland. He's a former English player, who even played some games for the First Team of West Ham United. Some time later, he went to Iceland and played for 2 teams, both teams even played European. He went back to Engeland and after some time in China and Ireland, he returned to Iceland for a coaching degree and career. In Iceland, he coached for the National youth teams, until he was asked for the assistant role for the Chinese women team. Now he is the physical coach of IA Akranes, an Icelandic first .

We discussed following topics in this podcast: 

• playing professional football in Engeland
• Football Nomad: travelling to play football professionally
• reality of football transfers: 
• playing for the love of football: not asking the salary 
• Icelandic vs English football style
• Dean was the oldest player to score in the top league op Iceland (being 40 years)
• amazing times in Chinese football: no budget limit
• going abroad, meeting new people and learning 
• giving a toolbox to players

- the road to becoming a world-renowned sport scientist

- the 30-15 IFT test of Martin Buchheit

- concurrent training effect for runners: rotating strength sessions with running sessions

- is 6 hours enough between strength and cardio for every athlete?

- using HIIT in a rehab protocol: neuromuscular demands

- misconceptions of HIIT science

- HIIT instead of zone2 training for field players

- Sport science 3.0

- Martin being a marathon runner

Hij is tevens eigenaar van sportkinesistenpraktijk, Kineworks in Turnhout. Tom is dus een drukbezette kinesist. We spraken met hem, over:

- combineren van verschillende sporten/ploegen als kinesist: 14landen in 3 maanden en +40.000 vliegkilometers
- opofferingen van buitenlandse stages 
- als kinesist op de Olympische Spelen
- groeiverhaal van de Nationale Hockeyploeg: 
    * elke Olympiade een stapje hoger 
    * elke coach voor elk verhaal  
    * groei in faciliteiten: van houten chalet naar modern complex
    * de strafcorner in hockey 
- onderbetaling in het voetbal
- de motivatie binnen een revalidatieverhaal: geef korte termijn perspectief aan atleten die revalideren

Here were some topics we discussed: 

·        Change of career plan

·       “Getting the most out of every rehab”

o   working during the Ramadan period in Egypt 

o   From +40°C in Egypt to -40°C in China

o   Pooltable as treatment table for physiotherapy

o   Being not allowed in the rehab room of the club 

o   4 coach changes in one season! 

·       “Physical coaches should have an opinion”

·       Looking out for your own career as a physiotherapist

·       Getting quality in all aspects of your life

·       “A physiotherapist, also working in a private setting, is actually an advantage for a club”

·       Use of rehab protocols 

Here were the topics we discussed: 

- difference in approach between coaching female or male players

- menstrual cycle: 

• difference in reactions of players
• difference in performance in different phases of the cycle
• 'the cycle as a free monitoring tool'
• injury risk in different phases of the cycle
• inflammation during end of luteal phase
• adjusting prehab exercises per phase
• still a taboo for some athletes

- nutrition intake in female athletes

- application for tracking the cycle

We discussed these topics:

- job in the Bahrain Olympic Committee

- working with basketball players

- using an objective (RSI) and subjective (sRPE) load measurement during the season

- adjusting training program, depending on readiness of players

- challenges of working in the Middle East 

- differences of working with other athletes: handball, shooting athletes, etc

- communication skills as a coach

- certification of professional Swedish academies
- challenge of Swedish football field in -19°C
- use of fitness app in training
- Integration of fitness: weekly plan: recovery phase, high load phase and game phase: integrate Triphasic model and 3D model in the plan
- use of eccentric training in different phases of the week 
- integration of physical training for youth players 
- rewarm-up during halftime in a game