One Track Mind by Track & Victoria University

06.12.2024

64. The future of female athlete health & performance

On the second episode of the two-part series on female athlete health and performance, David and Sam sit down with Dr Anita Biswas. Anita has over 25 years experience working in the medical side of elite sport in a whole...

05.29.2024

63. The state of female athlete health & performance

Anterior cruciate ligament injury, menstrual cycle tracking, and relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (or RED-S). Whilst there is still so much more to be done, the increase in public awareness of these terms is at least a small sign that...

05.09.2024

62. The future of concussion management

On Part 2 of the series into Concussion Management, Sam & David are joined by Lead of FIFA’s Heading Expert Group, A/Prof Kerry Peek, to look into the future of this space. Kerry is a physiotherapist with a PhD in...

04.24.2024

61. The state of concussion management

Concussion is one of the hottest current topics in sport, impacting medical, safety, training and even adjudication discussions. But is there even consensus on the definition of concussion? Are current assessment protocols aligned with this definition? How effective are current...

04.11.2024

60. The future of talent identification in sport

This episode welcomes back to One Track Mind the renowned sports science and talent researcher Dr Joe Baker. Building on the previous episode, Joe, Sam and David discuss current research, practices, challenges and opportunities for talent identification along with some...

03.27.2024

59. The state of Talent Identification in Sport

Episode 59 marks the first in a new format for the show, moving to dual episodes examining the current 'state' and 'future' of some of sports biggest issues. On this show, Sam and David discuss current research, practices, challenges and opportunities...

03.13.2024

58. MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference: 2024 Recap

The annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics conference in Boston, USA is one of the biggest conferences on the sports calendar. Bringing together thousands of analysts, executives and leading researchers to discuss the increasing role of analytics in the sports industry,...

02.27.2024

57. Ten big opportunities & challenges for sport in 2024

Episode 57 marks two major changes for One Track Mind. David Joyce joins the show as host for the coming season. It also signals the start of a variety of new formats for the show. This episode sets the scene...

02.14.2024

56. Leveraging the power of sports data

Its often been said that sport is a mirror to society. And never has that adage been more true than when talking about data. But just how valuable is data really, particularly without context or a specific end goal in...

01.22.2024

55. Designing learning environments

How hard should training be? How much variety should athletes experience? How does one balance quantity vs quality of practice? Many of these types of questions which have fascinated coaches for years are presently being reinvigorated, fuelled by new data...

01.02.2024

54. Performing under pressure

Whether it’s nailing the perfect routine, taking a winning penalty or making that championship winning putt - we all have our favourite example of an athlete performing under pressure. On this episode host Sam Robertson is joined by Davie Gray...

12.05.2023

53. The importance of creativity in sport

Creative athletes have always captured the imagination of the sports fan. We each have our own ideas about what creativity means us in the sporting context, whether it is dancing with grace and flow, a new skateboarding trick or that...

11.15.2023

52. Maximising impact as a sports performance practitioner

The characteristics of high performing athletes are relatively constant. Skill, endurance, power, resilience, dedication are all traits that will never go out of fashion. But the environment around high performance sport has arguably never been more fluid than it is...

08.22.2023

51. The future sports coach

The sports coach of 2023 sure has a lot on their plate. They’re required to be an expert leader, tactician, communicator, relationship builder, media personality, as well as in many cases a spouse and parent. At the same time, they’re...

08.02.2023

50. Computer vision in sport

Over the past three years, One Track Mind has been fortunate enough to host some of sport’s leading practitioners, academics, executives and entrepreneurs. To celebrate the 50th episode, this show was recorded live on the 29th June 2023 onsite at...

07.02.2023

49. What does 'good' technology look like?

In 2022, a global network of like-minded individuals came together to develop a standardized, evidence-based framework which could be adopted by any sports stakeholder to assess the value, usability, and quality of technology. The Framework consists of 25 measurable features...

05.23.2023

48. How could Artificial Intelligence impact sports?

Artificial intelligence is undoubtedly one of the world’s biggest current hot topics. Two and a half years on from our first ever episode of One Track Mind, where we discussed whether sports should even adopt AI, and the landscape is...

03.30.2023

47. The importance of science communication in sport

In the age of social media and around the clock content accessibility, we’ve never had more quality information at our fingertips. But the same can also be said for misinformation. Extracting real signal from the noise has become one of...

02.09.2023

46. Can subject matter experts make good leaders?

On this episode of One Track Mind, host Sam Robertson is joined by regular guest of the show, David Joyce, to discuss: What makes a good leader?Why do subject matter experts so often end up in leadership roles?Whether it’s possible to...

01.23.2023

45. How does environment impact athlete development?

It’s often said that a champion team will beat a team of champions. But what is it about a team's culture, habits, levels of support, that makes them successful? And how can it be developed sustainably? To kick off 2023,...

11.30.2022

44. Creating safe sporting environments for junior participants

Every child should have the opportunity to participate in sport without being subjected to violence. However, research has shown that in reality the opposite is true, with more junior participants experiencing psychological, physical or sexual violence in sporting environments, than not....

11.09.2022

43. Seven musings & observations from 2022

What’s the latest training product or method taking the sporting world by storm? On which problems should organisations be trying to get ahead of their competition now? Join host Sam Robertson as he provides his observations on seven of the most...

10.11.2022

42. What's next in football (soccer) performance? (Part 2)

Football (soccer) is making a change. Long criticized for being slower to innovate in performance practice than other sports, the emergence of new data sources is leading to the creation of new roles and responsibilities in the game. These roles, combined...

09.19.2022

41. What's next in football (soccer) performance? (Part 1)

Football (soccer) is making a change. Long criticized for being slower to innovate in performance practice than other sports, the emergence of new data sources is leading to the creation of new roles and responsibilities in the game. These roles,...

08.23.2022

40. What's next in Australian football performance?

Australian football has a long-standing reputation as a leader in high performance. So which new areas are clubs focusing on in order to drive performance to never before seen heights? And with increased challenges to resourcing in the wake of...

08.03.2022

39. Sport & the Entrepreneur (Part 2: Ventures)

When it comes to successful sports start ups, we’ve probably all got our favourite example or story. But for each one of these successes, there are many more examples of companies not thriving or even surviving. So what is it about...

07.05.2022

38. Sport & the Entrepreneur (Part 1: Founders)

It’s an understatement to say that entrepreneurship in sport is exploding. Franchises across the globe are making considerable investments, the start up scene is burgeoning, university courses have emerged to train the next generation, and even some professional athletes have...

06.13.2022

37. How injury prediction actually could work (Part 2)

Some of the many issues with injury prediction modelling have been discussed on multiple occasions on One Track Mind. But what if we could reach this 'Holy Grail'? How far away would we be from this scenario eventuating? What would...

05.23.2022

36. How injury prediction actually could work (Part 1)

Some of the many issues with injury prediction modelling have been discussed on multiple occasions on One Track Mind. But what if we could reach this 'Holy Grail'? How far away would we be from this scenario eventuating? What would...

04.26.2022

35. Genetic testing in sport: science or snake oil?

Genetic testing in sport has emerged as a cost-effective and accessible tool to identify an individual's potential for sporting performance, trainability, optimal exercise selection, recovery strategies and injury risks. But just how strong is the evidence behind this practice? What are...

04.05.2022

34. Wearable technology for athlete monitoring

Wearable technology is proliferating at a rate of knots - from smart watches to heart rate monitors, posture-correcting sensors and even our mobile phones, almost anyone you talk to is using some personal health data from at least one of...

03.15.2022

33. Skill acquisition: sport's untapped performance frontier?

Skill is the defining feature of a successful athlete in many of the sports we play and love. Yet, it remains one of the most controversial areas of high performance methodology. How much practice is optimal? How variable do we...

02.28.2022

32. What's next in baseball performance?

Baseball is often viewed as one of the more traditional team sports. However, it’s recently been at the forefront of the analytics revolution in sport and is one of the most data rich, technology adoptive sports out there. This week’s...

02.15.2022

31. Improving the talent pathway

We’re all familiar with examples of child sporting prodigies - social media posts of a four year old footballer masterfully dribbling past opponents or videos of a young Tiger Woods come readily to mind. But the reality is, these examples...

12.21.2021

30. Is light the future of fast?

On the last episode of One Track Mind for 2021, host Sam Robertson is joined by New Zealand strength and conditioning legend Professor John Cronin (JC) The topic? Wearable resistance training. Lightweight wearable resistance training involves external micro-loads, sometimes as little...

12.08.2021

29. Developing the high performance coach

On this episode, host Sam Robertson is joined by high-performance coach Neil Craig and skill acquisition expert Professor Damian Farrow in a general discussion covering all things high performance coaching. Topics include: - The new skill sets required by the modern...

11.25.2021

28. Engaging the sports fan

In the blink of an eye, the volume and type of options available to the sports fan has exploded. The digital age has seen not only the battles for hearts and minds, but also eyeballs on screens, extend to other...

11.10.2021

27. Is academic publishing broken?

None of the latest breakthroughs in science come into mainstream practice without academic publishing - submission of a manuscript based on a study or experiment, which is then peer reviewed to assess its quality. Although this might not seem like an...

10.27.2021

26. How can we level the playing field?

It is often said that sport is the great leveller - that once participants enter the track, court or field of play, their background, beliefs and even the fiercest conflicts all become temporarily irrelevant. But in many aspects, the gap...

10.20.2021

When should we trust our gut?

Intuition, gut instinct, educated hunch. Whether its contemplating who to select in an upcoming football match or hesitating to travel down that inner city, darkened alleyway, we all use our gut instincts every day. But it’s in our workplaces, where...

10.13.2021