Turning Self-Reflection into Success
Darcy: Hi and welcome to the Game Changer Podcast. My name is Darcy Norman. Today, I’m joined by a special guest and somebody I’ve known for a long time and very much respect, Jack Nayler, who’s Head of Sports Science for Celtic FC. In his role, Jack manages all aspects of Sports Science provision at […]
Ed Lippie’s 5 Tips on Using Technology for Success
Ed Lippie has been involved with Italian La Liga giant AS Roma for the past six years. In his current role of Senior Performance Consultant he is responsible for architecting the growth and direction of the club and oversees personnel recruitment. Ed’s primary objective is to make sure the bigger picture items of AS Roma, […]
Think more, learn more, be more: 8 Lessons for Success from Mike Boyle
Legendary Performance Coach Mike Boyle recently joined CEO and Founder of Kitman Labs, Stephen Smith on the Game Changer Podcast. Mike has been involved in elite sport for close to 40 years, and worked with some of the greatest athletes in the biggest sporting teams, including the likes of the Boston Bruins, the USA Hockey […]
The Independent Reports: Kitman enters big leagues after €8m funding round
November 29, 2018 – As seen on the independent.ie: One of Ireland’s fastest-growing indigenous tech firms has added $9m (€8m) in funding in recent months, including a ‘Series B’ round of $4m (€3.5m) that it has just closed. Kitman Labs, a sports science and analytics company co-founded by former Leinster coach Stephen Smith and Iarfhlaith […]
Athlete optimization is about more than just the physical stuff
Kitman Labs’ new US Head of Performance, Darcy Norman gave Pundit Arena a fascinating insight into his experiences with football teams such as Bayern Munich, AS Roma and the German national team. Pundit Arena interviews Darcy Norman In his interview Norman highlights the important of mental strength in the optimization of athlete performance. “I think everything we do […]
Can you really predict a winner? We can try.
From the constant streams of news headlines and the trending hashtag ‘INSANE’ on twitter, it seems that the 2018 Russia World Cup will not be quickly forgotten. Not only has the twists and turns of this tournament left the world stunned, the defeat of teams such as Germany, Portugal, Argentina and Spain have left many […]
World cup: is there such a thing as a home advantage?
WORLD CUP: IS THERE SUCH A THING AS HOME ADVANTAGE? With Russia off to a strong start in the FIFA World Cup group stages, beating both Saudi Arabia and Egypt, we decided to investigate the theory of home advantage. This report will explore why European nations have historically been so dominant at tournaments held on […]
The Impact of Sleep and Travel on Performance During the World Cup
The FIFA World Cup kicks off on Thursday, June 14 and most bookmakers have five-time winners Brazil and current holders Germany as the favourites. But like any sporting event, Russia 2018 will undoubtedly have plenty of twists and turns and one topical factor that could impact the 32 nations’ hopes of success is their differing […]
GDPR… why it’s not so bad
Data privacy and protection seem to have finally come to a head within Europe. Not only has the recent data breaches within World Rugby shaken many sporting organisations, the added reality of the impending GDPR legislation has caused many teams to scramble and have a hard look at their current methods of storing and collecting […]
Monitoring during the combines: What are the key performance indicators to use when assessing future talent?
What are the key performance indicators to use when assessing future talent? The combines are a 5-6 day event (depending on the sport) designed to help coaches in their draft selections. At the combines athletes push themselves to their limits across a battery of tests, where their combined results are used as an indicator of their […]
