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07/03/2024

Some things we’ve been working on the past few years with to share some surface-level insights into the objectives we’re trying to accomplish and questions we’re trying to answer

We’re very fortunate to be working with to handle almost all of our data collation/cleaning, analysis, and dissemination processes. By in large, we’re looking to use the information to:

- Better inform and individualize the training process, and drive athlete intent towards and understanding of that process
- Understand sport demands during various phases of the year and ensure preparatory efforts are moving us towards being ready for them
- Identify and proactively flag rate limiters/risk factors that could limit athletes from maximizing their preparation to perform their best when it matters most
- Optimize information sharing across the program to maximize synchronicity and influence decision-making processes more objectively

Some details on the included visuals:
1. Comprehensive Player Profiles- surface view of where an athlete is currently at across most of our key data streams. What the athlete sees in their phone is the same that their coach sees on their tablet, so there are no surprises, information gaps, or discrepancies.
2. Automated Training Buckets- monthly performance testing results categorize each athlete into training priorities for the next 4 week cycle. Generally, 1st priority is asymmetry reduction, 2nd priority is power/strength levels relative to positional norms, 3rd priority is retention of symmetry/output.
3. Publicized Performance Ratings- athlete testing results are contextualized to a “Madden” (BK) Rating that is a weighted combination of their all-time best output on that test, and their most recent outputs on that test. Highlight guys who generate high outputs, but also incentivize them to continually train/test at a high level. Ratings are relative to all-time data at the team level, overall rating is derived from all-time data compared to position group.

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29/06/2022

Still occasionally dabble in the weights, #614 Hatfield split squat and a conversation with Harambe at the bottom

25/03/2022

Update: my face every time the math doesn’t math on the sport science

Geaux Tigers 🐯🏈

01/01/2022

Starting the new year with a new chapter of my life as I join as their Manager of Applied Sport Science!

I can’t express my gratitude enough to all of my Arizona athletes for allowing me to have a small role in their careers and to the colleagues I had the opportunity to work alongside in my time there- thank you all!

GEAUX TIGERS 🐯

24/11/2021

BLACK FRIDAY SALE AND RELEASE
On Friday, November 26th, My warm-up template will be on sale for $15 USD, and I will release an Excel version of my Annual Planner template, which will be priced at $15 USD.
Anyone who makes a purchase of either template will be entered for a chance to win one of my standard monitoring dashboards ($500 USD value), which provides insights into the training loads and wellness of all of your athletes to assist in decision-making processes.
Template and contest entry will go live at 12:00am CST on Friday, any purchases made before then will not count as an entry. If you purchase both templates, it will count as two entries. If you purchase 13 warm-up templates, I will look at you funny and treat it as 13 entries.

15/09/2021

The first white paper I was able to contribute to has officially been published!
What we looked at in this paper was the influence of tactical planning/practice design on emergent competitive outcomes. The computer science team created a weighted “game score” based upon goals, shots, turnovers, ranking differential and turnaround time to boil game performance down to one number. From there, we looked at how the GPS/HR features of each practice type within the tactical planning model I designed affected the game score, identifying impactful features and thresholds of those features to aim for dependent on the type of practice to enhance the game score/avoid decreasing it.
Effectively, we were able to demonstrate that the high-low model can be applied to tactical planning; appropriate manipulation of practice structure and drill selection that works in cadence with natural physiological undulations during the competitive season can yield favorable outcomes for performance. The cool piece of this to me is how this study illustrates that the physical environment created by the practice plan/structure can have bearing on competitive outcomes; purely mechanical/physiological practice metrics were found to affect a game score made up of purely game stats.
What results did we get during the season we deployed this model?
50% increase in wins

83% reduction of in-season injuries

100% reduction of soft tissue/catastrophic injuries

Girls were available for selection 416/420 possible times (4 games lost were due to a broken hand from a stick check)

98% reduction in insurance claim costs

Subjectively: girls saying this season was the best season or favorite year of their life
Huge thank you to the 2018-19 team, , , , , , and our computer science team for making this possible.
Link to this paper is in my bio, enjoy!

07/09/2021

There’s a budding discussion on a forum regarding portfolios for strength coaches and how to go about putting one together. While most jobs won’t require you to provide one, it’s a good idea to send one to prospective employers unsolicited, as it not only primes them to you as a candidate in another way, but also gives them a chance to review your body of work more qualitatively throughout the interview process. Don’t take my thoughts as gospel, but here are a few ideas about how to go about this.
- Make it a presentation- which it is, about a topic no one knows more about than you- yourself. I did mine in Keynote, which I found to be helpful for keeping each page brief, yet informative, while also relying on visuals and screenshots of various reports, programs, and data projects I’ve done. This also works conveniently in the Zoom age where you may be doing interviews on the computer and have the need to turn your portfolio into a presentation, which can easily be done by doing it in this way, or it can be sent over and printed by the staff to review alongside your interview.
- Macro to Micro- Start with the 30,000 foot view of yourself and gradually work your way down to the micro of what a training card/program might look like for off-season and in-season under you (use the organization’s logos/colors). Talk about your personal principles, training philosophy, thoughts regarding collaboration with other departments. Again, brevity is your friend here.
- Show off- Speak to results you’ve contributed to with regards to injuries and physical qualities. Use a timeline structure that speaks to roles/responsibilities/impacts at each stop, and showcase various pieces you’ve created at each of those stops. These could be training cards, annual plans, GPS reports, coach reports, tactical frameworks etc… Include those alongside any relevant points that demonstrate the improvements made with those pieces, or how they were implemented.
- Don’t: include every training card you’ve ever printed, write paragraphs, aim to make it as long as possible for length’s sake, and DEFINITELY don’t embellish or use other peoples’ works without due credit.

19/08/2021

After a lot of intrigue on a post of mine from a few weeks ago regarding warm-ups and how I structure and progress movements within them, I have decided to make it into my first product that is available for sale in my e-store!
This warm-up addresses a little bit of everything and will serve as a great developmental warm-up for athletes of any age in any sport. Qualities developed include: basic physical literacy and movement competency, active mobilization, lower leg conditioning, jump sequencing, grappling/combat prep, upper body strength, crawling, and specific prep sequences and progressions for acceleration, max velocity, change of direction/agility, conditioning, and sport practice sessions.
Included in the template is:
- introduction page explaining the template
- 4 blocks of progressions for Activation and Prime segments of the warm-up
- the ability to click on any exercise and view a video demonstration of the movement
- recommendations on distances and reps to prescribe for each segment and specific exercises.
Head to the link in my bio, go to the Scott Kuehn Performance Shop, scroll down and grab your copy today!

18/08/2021

In sport, time is the currency utilized to pay for adaptations that are believed by stakeholders to improve performance and thus the odds of winning. With the restrictions in most governing bodies on durations of time that athletes can be mandated to participate in preparatory sessions, it is of the utmost importance to maximize the ROI of how that time is allocated.
With maximal speed being such a fleeting quality, especially in-season, we seek to get one speed top-up per week as part of a practice session. Given that longer rest periods are inherent to maximizing outputs and that we want to maximize the utility of the time scripted for practice, rather than have the athletes stand around and passively rest for the 4 minutes I prescribe between top-up sprints, , .technique and I collaborated on the tactical periodization and session logistics so athletes could hit their flye sprint and coast out into a stationary, low intensity technical drill that they will complete during the 4 minute rest period between their warm-up stride and 1st and 2nd flye sprints. Once 4 minutes is up, athletes walk back to the starting point for the sprint for further recovery before the next sprint effort and repeat. Developmental time maximized.
Other possible strategies to fill rest time:
- delayed feedback film review- incorporates this at so athletes can immediately see what they did and learn from it
- tactical install/discussion- spend time talking strategy with the athletes, bring out a whiteboard to diagram.
Rest is an amplifier of intensity and is a necessity for developing physical and game speed. If you want a team that plays fast, you have to be willing to structure practice in a way that elicits maximal outputs. This doesn’t mean the rest time needs to be dead time; fill it productively and in a way that preserves the developmental goal of the day, while also driving improvements that underpin winning.

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