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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 grouped under five quality “pillars”: Quality Assurance & Measurement, Established Benefit, Ethics & Security, User Experience, and Data Management. It can be used to help design and refine existing sports technology, thus helping to optimize quality as well as maintain industry standards. It could also form a common language for organizations, manufacturers, investors, and consumers to improve the efficiency of their own decision making on sports technology.

On this episode, host Sam Robertson sits down with two of the driving forces behind the framework, Dr Kristof De Mey and Dr Jessica Zendler. To download the whitepaper which details the Sports Technology Quality Framework, visit https://strn.co/special-interest-group 

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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 now completely different. So different in fact that we’re no longer asking questions relating to if and when for AI, we’ve now moved on to questions of how and where to use it in our organisations and our daily lives. As a result it seemed high time to return to the topic and learn a little more from the experts about what all of this could potentially mean for the world of sport.

On this episode, host Sam Robertson sits down with ex-Google, eBay and Microsoft computer scientist Hugh Williams to discuss all of this and more.

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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 contemporary science’s great challenges - not only in preventing negative impact through debunking potentially dangerous pseudoscience, but also in ensuring the right messages reach the right people at the right time, all in a format which they can comprehend and implement. 

On this episode, host Sam Robertson sits down with researcher, educator, app developer and public speaker Carlos Balsalobre-Fernández to discuss all of this and more.

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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 be an expert and a good leader at the same time?
• What are the best tools that individuals and organisations can adopt to assist them with their own leadership challenges?

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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, host Sam Robertson sits down with the NBA's Elite Basketball Performance  & Operations Advisor, Dr Jon Bartlett to discuss current best practice for environment development, as well as future directions. 

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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.

Join host Sam Robertson as he speaks with researcher Dr Mary Woessner on some of the reasons behind these numbers, along with the work that is currently being done to actively address this problem.

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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 common themes that have emerged on his journeys and interactions in 2022.

Topic 1: Learning: the next competitive advantage?
Topic 2: A matter of principle
Topic 3: Death to data science
Topic 4: Sports tech start ups: missing impact?
Topic 5: Human & machine
Topic 6: Life's better in 3D
Topic 7: Evidence-based practice: a crisis of reproducibility

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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 with an influx of staff talent from other sports is helping to break down silos between coaching, physical performance and analytics.

On part 1, we spoke with Inter Miami FC Analytics Director Sam Gregory and this week part 2 features Ajax FC Head of Sport Science & Data Analytics Vosse de Boode. We hear about how they're driving this type of innovation and collaboration within their respective clubs, both working to enhance a collective understanding of player performance. So how will these developments help to address football’s current and looming challenges? And what new focus areas will emerge to further lift the performance ceiling of players and teams?

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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 with an influx of staff talent from other sports is helping to break down silos between coaching, physical performance and analytics.

On this two part episode we talk to Inter Miami FC Analytics Director Sam Gregory and Head of Sport Science & Data Analytics Vosse de Boode to hear about how they're driving this type of innovation and collaboration within their respective clubs, both working to enhance a collective understanding of player performance. So how will these developments help to address football’s current and looming challenges? And what new focus areas will emerge to further lift the performance ceiling of players and teams?

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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 a global pandemic, how exactly will they bring new ideas to fruition?

To find out, host Sam Robertson sits down with the high performance leaders from the Australian Football League, Mathew Inness and Robert Inness, from the Western Bulldogs and Sydney Swans, respectively. 

Having helped their respective clubs qualify for the 2022 post-season, Mat and Robert were good enough to take the time to catch up in between preparations for their first final. 

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