Erik Korem, PhD

Help your athletes find the right hydration solutions based on individual performance and recovery needs with this essential Gatorade hydration portfolio chart. 

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As an S&C Coach you don’t “coach” strength or conditioning, you “coach” movement. Movement can be loaded or unloaded and performed across various velocity, distance, and time domains with specific volume parameters and work:rest ratios to stimulate adaptations in strength and/or conditioning. Never forget your job is to coach movement.

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#BaseballActionID - For Performance Excellence and Injury Prevention! 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗞𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡! 💢 ActionTypes #MotorPreferences #MotorPreferencesinBaseball #NPB #MLB

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#BaseballActionID - For Performance Excellence and Injury Prevention! 📢 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗣𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 💢 ActionTypes #MotorPreferences #MotorPreferencesinBaseball #NPB #MLB

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ICYMI: Edition 3 of the Insights & Impact Report showcases the recent joint-CBA outcomes for players. Read the full report: https://bit.ly/4dOQ5rb

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Prove you've got what it takes to lead in sport performance. 💪 Start 2025 strong with the best of the best at the 2025 NSCA Coaches Conference. » PARTICIPATE with 2x the hands-on sessions! » CONNECT with pros tackling your challenges » EXPLORE new insights & applied sport science BOOK EARLY & SAVE at NSCA.com/Coaches 👇 Tag a coach who can’t miss this #NSCACoaches25 #NSCAstrong #CSCS #strengthandconditioning #sportscience

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Youth Soccer Directors who hire top coaches... Work through these 7 specific questions ⬇️ 1/ How Do They Understand Development? Determine if your definitions of development align. Do they focus on long-term vision and player potential, or do they emphasize winning and infrastructure? Coaches should believe in every player’s potential and commit to a long-term process. 2/ What Is Their Coaching Philosophy? Assess if the coach has a well-crafted philosophy and can articulate the what and how. Their philosophy should be developmental and tailored to the age group they will coach. You need teachers who can convey the club’s vision in a way that resonates with specific players and parents. 3/ Are They Open to Being Developed Themselves? Identify if the coach is motivated to learn or set in their ways. Younger coaches might lack experience but can compensate with enthusiasm for personal development. Coaches passionate about their growth will push the club’s development forward. 4/ Why Do They Want to Coach at Your Club? Ensure their personal motivations align with the club’s long-term vision. Coaches should view the job as an end in itself, not merely a stepping stone. Ego-centric motivations can lead to apathy and derail club’s progress over time. 5/ Do They Seem Enthusiastic and Motivated to Do a Good Job? Look for dependable people who bring positive energy daily. Coaches need to create environments that kids want to return to, with enthusiasm that enhances the teaching of the club’s vision. Find those who see coaching as a vocation rather than just a job. 6/ Was the Feedback Overwhelmingly Positive from Their Previous Coaching Stops? Thoroughly investigate their past to identify any red flags. Contact people not on their reference list, especially former players who weren’t stars. Finding coaches who add value to everyone requires a close look at their previous roles. 7/ What’s Your Gut Feel? Trust your instincts. While the previous questions guide you, your gut feeling is crucial. Hiring is never completely objective, so follow your instincts when they push you one way or another. Be excited about every person you hire. ___ In Summary... Your organization is only as strong as your people. As a director, you set the vision and course for the entire club. So use the 7 Q's to bring in the right people in and Keep the wrong fits out. What problems have you come against hiring new coaches? Let us know in the comments.

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Two significant rule changes are coming into play in Major League Soccer this weekend. These rules seek to discourage players from feigning injuries and using subs to “run down the clock” and I am really interested to see the impact these rules have on player/ staff behavior!     The first rule looks to address players remaining on the ground after a suspected injury. Now medical staff will automatically be called onto the field if a player stays down for more than 15 seconds, this will then lead to the player having to leave the field for at least two minutes. Obvious exceptions exist for potential head injuries, goalkeeper injuries, serious medical events, and injuries suffered during fouls resulting in yellow or red cards.   A second big on-field rule change aims to speed ups substitutions and the time taken away from the game to bring on a new player. Players being substituted must leave the field within 10 seconds and failure to do so would result in a mandatory 60 second wait before bringing the player on.   Interesting new dynamic to pitch side management and the Medical teams’ ability to communicate in the heat of the moment will become even more important! #football #injury #pitchside #progress

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The Sport Data Mentorship covers 6 topics, guest speakers, social group, file sharing, round table meetings, and discussion board to help you level up your sport science and data skills as a practitioner. Program starts week of June 17th Learn more here: dsmstrength.com/sportdata

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Bio-banding is the process of grouping athletes based on attributes associated with growth and maturation, rather than chronological age (e.g. under-14s). Every so often, restricting the differences associated with maturity variance (e.g. size, strength, and skill) will result in balanced environments where smaller players will be given the opportunity to be creative and try things that they might avoid amongst their chronological age. On the flip side bigger stronger players will face opposition that can negate their physical qualities and make them problem solve using more technical and cognitive solutions.

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I used to think my job was to make people jump higher and lift more weight… We get excited by performance metrics in Strength and conditioning. > Reactive strength index > Rate of force development > Barbell velocity The list is endless... ...but there is a metric that dwarves all of these and gives you a 7x greater chance of hitting your goals. 👉 Days lost to training from sickness and/or injury. My job is to keep people evergreen. That means... ✅ Available to train ✅ Enjoying training ✅ Excited by training and ✅ Returning quickly to training when (and they do happen) an injury occurs. It's cool to track KGs lifted or KMs run, but this is so you don't lose days to injury or sickness. Are you tracking this metric? --- p.s. If you liked this consider giving Finlay MacHugh a follow

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In this episode, we dive into why focusing solely on one metric (ie. velocity in training) can be limiting. We discuss the importance of not overlooking other crucial factors like command and movement for a well-rounded player development approach. Learn how incorporating diverse metrics such as vertical jump and 60-time runs can provide a more complete assessment of player performance. We also emphasize the value of integrating game-like scenarios in practice, including live batters and runners, to better prepare athletes for real-game situations. Enhance your training with a comprehensive strategy that sets you apart from the competition. Youtube Episode: https://lnkd.in/egutQz89

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Optimizing athlete performance requires a deep understanding of cognitive metrics. Here's a detailed breakdown to help assess an athletes cognitive performance.

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NEW: Maximize training impact: Assess player readiness effectively 🚀 Excited to share our latest blog post on optimizing training readiness for peak performance! Coaches, are your training sessions aligned with player status? Discover how Apollo's Readiness Dashboard streamlines data for informed decisions. bit.ly/3U4xoXD Paul Walsh Louis Cunningham Chris Wilding Chace Homer Ruben Cisneros Mark Leather Rich Buchanan Paul Macdonald Adrian Lamb CSCS #SportsScience #PerformanceAnalysis #coaching #TeamPerformance #sportstechnology #sportsperformance #collegefootball  #Sportsdata 

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The growth of sports science has been fueled by sports tech that has taken research grade technology and simplified the data management, analysis, and user interface for everyday use in applied settings. The result is summary metrics, clean dashboards and lots of segregated platforms. While this has been great, the future of sports science may be a reversal of this process. As user’s data processing capabilities improve, the growing demand will be for high-frequency data not summary metrics and high powered databases not clean dashboards. What do you think about the future of sports tech / sports science?

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🏅 Learn from the pros! In this webinar, Tim McCain and industry experts dive into sports workflows. Don’t miss out—register now!

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🏅 Learn from the pros! In this webinar, Tim McCain and industry experts dive into sports workflows. Don’t miss out—register now!

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Some good insights into utilizing recovery strategies during a competitive season. I personally really believe in cold water immersion for 5-10 minutes at 50 degrees Fahrenheit after a match or MD+1. Soft tissue mobilization via foam rolling MD +2/3. Vibration via massage gun MD -2/-1. What kind of strategies do you implement with your athletes?

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