Episode 20 with Dr. Fergus Connelly October 26, 2017March 6, 2018 Heather Podcast About This Episode Dr. Fergus Connelly (Director of Performance at the University of Michigan) returns to the show to talk in depth about his book, Game Changer. Will and Fergus take a deep dive into the foundations and philosophies in the book, talk about examples of analytics and action seen in sports, and make a […] Continue reading
Surgery: What To Do When Things Go Wrong October 25, 2017 Heather Article, Will Carroll For athletes, surgery often feels like failure. A blown elbow ligament. A knee that buckled. A bone that snapped. All that training, time, and passion is gone. Except it’s not. Surgery is a setback, not an end in most cases. The advances in surgery and rehab in just the twenty years I’ve been covering sports […] Continue reading
The Origins of Velocity, Part I October 18, 2017 Heather Article, Will Carroll There’s no question that velocity has increased in Major League Baseball and at the levels leading up to it. However, there’s really been no explanation of how this happened. Using the data we have at Motus and with some key assistance from Motus’ Mike Lambiaso, I’ve tried to figure out if there’s any clear answer […] Continue reading
Episode 19 with Kristen Holmes-Winn, Whoop October 13, 2017March 6, 2018 Heather Podcast About This Episode Data is not enough. Controlling your own data, understanding your data, and putting it into action is where there’s still an advantage. Whoop is one of the top data wearable companies out there and Will speaks with their director of performance, Kristen Holmes-Winn, about what they do and where she feels sports […] Continue reading
Recharging the Pitching Schedule October 12, 2017 Heather Article, Research I spent most of a morning digging through data, looking at both the kind of data we can get with the motusTHROW and velocity logs from both this season and some notes I took from a research project I did back at Baseball Prospectus in 2004. While this is hardly definitive, I believe that it’s […] Continue reading
New training tool helps Purdue QBs track throws, prevent injuries October 11, 2017October 12, 2017 Heather Web Arm sleeves may seem like an accessory these days, something to boost a football player’s swag more than anything. But some actually serve a bigger purpose. Especially the ones Purdue quarterbacks have been wearing during practices this season. Domenic Reno made sure of that. Stacey Clardie – Goldandblack.com Staff For full article: https://purdue.rivals.com/news/new-training-tool-helps-purdue-qbs-track-throws-prevent-injuries Continue reading
Readiness or Roles? October 10, 2017October 10, 2017 Heather Article, Will Carroll Watching the playoffs this year, it’s clear that Andrew Miller’s usage last year wasn’t an aberration. Pitchers, at least in the playoffs, are going to be asked to work to get outs, not fill roles. One-inning closers are pushed to go more than one. Starters are used as relievers. Innings are extended, as are pitch […] Continue reading
Compression Sleeve October 9, 2017October 10, 2017 Heather Article With proper planning, workload management, and the use of a certain compression sleeve with a sensor in it, this could also work in the long term, changing the game. “Bullpenning” is the hot new term in baseball right now. After two games of quick hooks for the starters, the playoffs have shown that a new […] Continue reading
Pitching Arm Care October 5, 2017October 10, 2017 Heather Article Pitching arm care is recommended for most athletes. There’s no question that pitching injuries are up. From the major leagues to the little leagues, far too many pitchers are coming off the mound and into the waiting room due to overuse, poor mechanics, and a real lack of basic pitching arm care. This could be […] Continue reading
Episode 18 with Phil White October 2, 2017March 6, 2018 Heather Podcast About This Episode Phil White is one of the smartest writers in the business. His book Unplugged looks at the use of technology in sports and how it can be better and more appropriately used. We also discuss his other book, Game Changer, written with recent guest Fergus Connolly. Don’t unplug yet – listen to […] Continue reading