336: How the NFL’s Best Practitioners Use Performance Data
Elite teams have access to more performance data than ever. The real competitive advantage, however, comes from knowing which questions to a...
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Come with us as we delve into the mysterious and exciting world of sports science… This entertaining podcast explores: • The science behind the world’s best athletes. • Current issues and ev...
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20 of 335 episodes335: The Three Outcomes That Define High Performance
What does it take to build a genuinely integrated high-performance programme? This week, Richard Graves is joined by Dr Trevor Short, Senior...
334: How Elite Athletes Respond Under Pressure
This week, Richard Graves is joined by Dr Alicia Naser, behavioural scientist and founder of The Naser Institute for Behavioral Sports Psych...
333: Why Athletes Keep Breaking Down
This week, Richard Graves is joined by Dave Emsley, physiotherapist and movement specialist at The Body Mechanics, for a practical conversat...
332: Growth, Maturation and Athletic Development in Tennis
Tennis players need far more than clean technique and a strong forehand. They need to be fast, powerful, durable and able to recover well en...
331: Why Energy Management Is the Next Big Performance Tool
How much of an athlete’s performance is shaped by the materials they wear and use? This week, Richard Graves is joined by Dr Sarah Karmel, C...
330: Frontal Plane Fundamentals with Dr Matthew Ibrahim
Richard Graves welcomes Dr Matthew Ibrahim back to the Science for Sport podcast to discuss how sports science, strength and conditioning, a...
329: The Five Qualities of Speed Development
Speed in American football is about far more than running a fast 40-yard dash. It is the ability to create space, close space, accelerate, d...
328: Blood Flow Restriction at the World Cup
In this episode of the Science for Sport Podcast, Richard Graves welcomes back Dr Warren Bradley, Co-Founder and Head of Elite Performance a...
327: Building Nutrition Systems in Elite Sport
Richard Graves welcomes Dr James Morehen back to the Science for Sport podcast for a practical conversation on what it really takes to work...
326: Creatine’s Next Chapter with Steve Jennings
This week on the Science for Sport Podcast, Richard Graves welcomes back Steve Jennings for part two of one of the most fascinating stories...
325: Building Sports Science Systems That Coaches Use
This week, Richard Graves is joined by Anna Cruse, Assistant Athletics Director for Applied Health and Performance Science and Director of F...
324: Joe Truman: Training of a GB Track Sprinter
This week on the Science for Sport Podcast, Richard Graves is joined by Great Britain track cyclist Joe Truman. Joe has spent nearly a decad...
323: The Unseen Work of S&C and Sports Science
This week on the Science for Sport podcast, Richard Graves welcomes Matt Parr back to the show for a deeper look at the work that really dri...
322: The Performance Demands of a World Cup with Dr Dave Hancock
In this episode of the Science for Sport Podcast, Richard Graves welcomes Dr Dave Hancock back to the show. Dave has spent more than three d...
321: Preparing for the World Cup: Physical Performance Under Extreme Pressure
The 2026 Men’s World Cup will place unprecedented demands on international teams: 48 nations, 104 matches and a tournament staged across Can...
320: The Challenges of Modern Collegiate Sport
This week on the Science for Sport Podcast, Richard Graves is joined by Heather Farmer, Assistant Athletics Director, Sports Science at the...
319: Acceleration, Plyometrics and the Transfer to Performance
In this episode of the Science for Sport Podcast, Richard Graves is joined by Olympic silver medallist and high performance coach Eric Frank...
318: ACL Rehab: Training Age, Force Progression and Return to Sport with Carmen Bott
This week, Richard Graves is joined by Carmen Bott, a certified strength and conditioning specialist, kinesiologist, sports performance coac...
317: Building Effective Analysis Processes in Elite Teams with Jamie Cook
In this episode of the Science for Sport podcast, Richard Graves sits down with Jamie Cook, Lead Performance Analyst for Chelsea Women, to u...