Will AI replace human coaches in professional sport?

Dr Mikael Mattsson, Phd Mikael Mattsson is CEO at exercise intelligence company svexa, which creates algorithms and software for decision support for sports teams, elite and recreational athletes, as well as hardware and software companies in the sports and health tech industries. He lives in Menlo Park, California. Follow him on Instagram. Visit svexa.com and…

October 12, 20240Comments

ByJoe Warner

SPOTLIGHT Under The Skin

James Haskell: The same problems face sport and society

James Haskell James Haskell is a former international rugby union player who made 77 appearances for England between 2007 and 2019, and represented the British and Irish Lions on the 2017 tour to New Zealand. He spent the majority of his club career at London Wasps, making 210 appearances in two spells between 2002-2009 and…

July 15, 20240Comments

ByJoe Warner

TRAINING

BALCO exclusive: master chemist Patrick Arnold reveals the inside story of sport’s biggest scandal

Patrick Arnold Patrick Arnold is a synthetic organic chemist best known for his role in creating designer steroids, specifically The Clear, that were used by elite athletes in what became known as the BALCO Scandal. He also introduced the nutritional supplement Andro (androstenedione) and created the class of sports supplements known as prohormones. Arnold also…

April 1, 20240Comments

ByDr Jonny Rees

POLITICS Opinion

Sharron Davies: “We must stop throwing female athletes under the bus”

Sharron Davies Sharron Davies is a British former swimmer who competed internationally for more than 20 years, including three Olympics. She won a silver medal in the 400m individual medley at the 1980 Moscow Games, missing out on gold to East Germany’s Petra Schneider who later admitted doping. Since retirement she starred as Amazon in…

February 21, 20240Comments

ByMark Bailey

New Zealand All Blacks rugby union Nic Gill strength conditioning fitness training

TRAINING Vanguard

All Blacks coach Nic Gill: 10 training secrets from the greatest team in sport

Dr Nic Gill Dr Nic Gill is a professional strength and conditioning coach with huge expertise in rugby and other sports. He is the head S&C coach of the New Zealand All Blacks rugby union team and Associate Professor at the University of Waikato. He is a staff wellness and fitness consultant for a number…

October 23, 20230Comments

ByMark Bailey

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