Whether it’s high performance on the court or high performance on the business side of the sport, there’s one apparent trend in this year’s March Madness Tournament: Technology. We are officially into the streaming age…
Last month, I reached out to a fellow professional on Twitter who was bashing the field of exercise science for having “no career paths outside of Strength Training/Personal Training”. That’s outdated language. After a few…
An athletic combine is an event centered around the assessment of human performance through testing skill and athleticism. The NBA and the NFL both host large-scale combines for athletes entering the leagues from college or international…
As I mentioned a few weeks prior to the Olympics, this year’s games will have a strong emphasis on rest and recovery for athletes. From staying in lavish cruise ships to using ancient Chinese therapies,…
The 2016 Rio Summer Olympics are having some issues. It came out today that the US Men’s and Women’s Olympic Basketball teams will be staying aboard the Silver Cloud cruise ship instead of the Olympic Village to combat…
The first events take place August 5th! The Olympics in Rio this year will undoubtedly display some of the best athletic performances on this planet. In regards to peak performance, here are five things to keep an eye on before…
Pokemon Go brought augmented reality (AR) to mainstream this past week and, well, it’s been interesting. We’ve seen people trespassing and driving cars dangerously slow around neighborhoods just to get that one Pokemon lying over in the weeds.…
I must say, taking batting practice off Randy Johnson and Roger Clemens during middle school was one of the most intimidating experiences within my sporting career; and it wasn’t even real. The experience was an exhibit…
This semester in History and Sociology of Sport and Exercise Science, students will be using a new instructional strategy aimed at increasing student motivation and engagement. The concept of gamification is being added to the…
In February, someone on Twitter asked what a “FIBA March Madness” tournament would look like. The yearning for more 64-team, single elimination tournaments usually starts within the next few weeks after the NCAA March Madness ends.…