Krush Performance

The National Football League’s Big Data Debate

Is there a dark side to collecting personal data in sport?

Wearable technology has advanced very fast in a very short time and the information we are now able to access and record is mind boggling. In sport, it is typically used to help monitor a players health and state of readiness and recovery but could this very same data be used against the player?

Who owns the data? What is the value of this data? Is it for sale?

We talk with Sports Illustrated reporter and researcher Tom Taylor about his latest article, “Football’s Next Frontier – The Battle Over Big Data.”

The NFLPA has signed a 5 year deal with technology company Whoop and what they are planning to do with the data is very interesting!

Let us know and if you have any questions, comments, smart remarks, or a topic you would like us to investigate let us know we may dedicate a segment or even an entire show to your topic.

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Athletics Integrity Unit: A Ground Breaking Development in Sport with David Howman

The IAAF needed to do something bold to reset and regain the public trust and it has done so becoming the first international sporting organization to delegate complete authority for the management of it’s integrity programs to an independent body, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU).

The AIU will be responsible for over seeing anti doping, bribery & match fixing, age manipulation and other areas including athlete education all in an attempt to combat threats to the integrity of the sport.

This week, we are joined by the AIU Chair, David Howman, to get an inside look at this ground breaking move and to discuss what it may mean for the future of athletics and the impact it may have on sport in general.

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A Krush Performance Casual Conversation

Who is your favorite athlete: Jeter? Peyton? Trout? Crosby? Stephen Curry?

What would you say is the greatest athlete collapses of all time? Tiger? Tyson? Pistorius? Maybe OJ??

Which athlete would you say has or had the greatest impact on team performance: Lebron? Brady? Ortiz?

We share our thoughts on all of these and we talk with Marc Majeau of the Jason Gregor Show in Edmonton and The Basketball Hour about his trip to NY to pay tribute to #2.

What exactly did Jeter mean to the franchise, the city, and the game?

It’s a casual Krush Conversation this week on Krush Performance.

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Grit & Perseverance – The Story of MLB’s First African Born Player, Gift Ngoepe

Where do great players come from? What does it really take to chase down the dream of becoming a professional athlete?

Gift Ngoepe grew up with his mother and two brothers in a 7 by 9 room in the clubhouse of the Randburg Mets Baseball Club outside of Johannesburg, South Africa. It was here that he found his passion for the game of baseball. No one ever would’ve nor could’ve imagined that this African youth would go on to become the first African born Major League Baseball player.

This week, we find out what it really takes to chase down a dream as we talk with Gift Ngoepe about his journey to becoming the first African born player to play Major League Baseball. We talk to Gift about his journey, the people that helped along the way, and what it was like to step on to a Major League field for the first time as a Pittsburgh Pirate.

It is an incredible story of grit, perseverance and determination and it’s a story everyone should hear.

This is an episode you will want to share with family, friends, teammates and co-workers.

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The Process of Development & The Power of Good Coaching

Development is a process and it involves more common sense than you might realize.

In this fast paced “peak by Friday” approach that has taken developmental sport by storm, have we actually taken a step backwards? Dropout rates are up, injuries are up, and burn out is common place.

I have very little doubt that there is plenty of greatness out there just waiting to be exposed but I fear we have taken the wrong fork in the developmental road. We may be destroying more talent than we are creating!

This week on Krush Performance, we talk player development with Rick Knapp, the pitching consultant/coordinator for Major League Baseball International. He shares his insights on player development, kids getting good coaching, and how the common sense approach makes sense.

There is plenty of wisdom and food for thought in the jam packed conversation and it’s applications go well beyond baseball.

This is an episode you will want to share with family, friends, teammates and co-workers.

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Innovations In Player Development

What got you here…..won’t get you there.

These are words stand true for virtually all athletes when we look at the process of development. You can not keep doing the same thing and hope to progress and develop to new levels of performance.

This week, we talk with player agent Manny Schmidt of Link Management International about their process for developing not just athletes and players but well rounded individuals.

Also, we look at one of the world’s leading sporting organizations, Hockey Canada.

Paul Carson, Vice President of Membership Development joins us as we look back on the decision to ban body checking at the developmental levels of the game, new innovations like the “Cross Ice” program that is changing how we teach the game of hockey, and we’ll look at the top summer sports for hockey players as recommended by Hockey Canada.

We’re talking innovations in player development right here on Krush Performance.

Let us know and if you have any questions, comments, smart remarks, or a topic you would like us to investigate let us know we may dedicate a segment or even an entire show to your topic.

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Changing The Game With John O’Sullivan

Why are 7 of 10 kids dropping out of sport?

This week on Krush Performance, we take a serious look at some of the issues facing developmental sport.

First, we look at the dangers of caffeine as a 16 year old high school student, Davis Allen of South Carolina, passes away from heart complication associated with caffeine consumption. He consumed a large Mountain Dew, a McDonald’s Latte, and an energy drink in a two hour period. He had no pre-existing conditions.

Let’s talk to our kids about caffeine, where it comes from, and the issues of consuming too much.

Then, there some major concerns as 7 of 10 kids are dropping out of organized sport by the age of 13.

We are joined by John O’Sullivan, Founder and CEO of the “Changing The Game Project,” to look at the issues they are seeing in developmental sport and to discuss the all important roles of parents and coaches, coaching and coaching development, the top reasons why kids are leaving sports, and more importantly the top reasons why they play in the first place, winning by the way, didn’t even crack the Top Ten!

It’s an important episode of Krush Performance as we dive deep into the issues facing developmental sport right here on Radio Influence.

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Krush’s War on Sugar Rages On With Dr. Yoni Freedhoff

Are you okay with the soft drink and big food companies riding the backs of your kids and even school programs to promote their products? Don’t be fooled. This is cold and calculated marketing.

It’s time to rebrand exercise.

This week, we look at why exercise is the world’s best drug. We talk with Dr. Yoni Freedhoff in this powerful #WARonSUGAR episode of Krush Performance.

Let us know and if you have any questions, comments, smart remarks, or a topic you would like us to investigate let us know we may dedicate a segment or even an entire show to your topic.

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Tales from the Trenches: Coaching, Athlete Development, & Scouting

The development of skill and talent is a process. It takes a lot of time and some serious patience.

This week, we share tales from the trenches as we talk with Kelly Hodgson, soccer dad and longtime team coach and now technical coach for the Scottish United Soccer Club in Alberta, Canada, about the process of talent development and how patience is a critical factor in athlete success.

Let us know and if you have any questions, comments, smart remarks, or a topic you would like us to investigate let us know we may dedicate a segment or even an entire show to your topic.

As always, thanks for listening!

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A Must Listen Performance Conversation With The “Coach of Champions,” Jim Fannin

Spring and summer sports are getting underway. We also have the NHL playoffs, the NBA racing to the finish line, Major League Baseball, Soccer from the 4 corners of the earth, rumblings around the NFL, and we’re coming off of one of the most intriguing Masters in recent history.

It’s the time of year I like to check in with the “Coach of Champions,” Jim Fannin.

I called Jim to get his insights on The Masters and Sergio Garcia but our conversation went well beyond golf and turned into something that neither Jim nor I expected. It may be one of the most powerful performance conversations we have ever had on the show.

I’m going to ask a favor. Please pass this on.

If you are a parent, pass it on to family and other parents on your kid’s teams.

If you are a coach, share this conversation with the other coaches in your organization.

If you are a teacher, forward it to the other teachers in your school. For that matter, your entire school district.

If you own a business or manage people, pass this on to your entire leadership team and employees.

If you are an athlete, take some time to listen to this conversation. Get a notebook, take some notes. I mean it.

There is so much great information in this conversation about strategies on how you can improve your performance, thoughts on how you can make the people around you better, and some powerful advice for parents on how to support and nurture confidence and self esteem in your children.

It’s a must listen episode of Krush Performance right here on Radio Influence.

I can’t wait for you to hear it.

Let us know and if you have any questions, comments, smart remarks, or a topic you would like us to investigate let us know we may dedicate a segment or even an entire show to your topic.

As always, thanks for listening!

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