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01/09/2013
Using Absolute vs. Relative Velocity Zones [Random Thoughts on GPS]
By Mladen Jovanovic on 01/09/2013Using Absolute vs. Relative Velocity Zones Suppose you are coaching two distance runners, one with MAS (Maximum Aerobic Speed) of 18km/h and one with MAS of 21 km/h. The former is definitely more aerobically fit and would crush the latter in most middle to long distances (taking into account that threshold is proportional to MAS)....
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14/08/2013
Individual Qualities vs Positional Demands
By Mladen Jovanovic on 14/08/2013One frequent question I get from coaches and try to resolve myself is whether the conditioning should be based on individual characteristics (MAS, YOYO, VMAX, etc.) OR based on position demands? Find out the answer in the following article.
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02/08/2013
Measuring External Workload in Boxing Using Accelerometers
By Mladen Jovanovic on 02/08/2013Measuring External Workload in Boxing Using Accelerometers Few years ago we had a pleasure of using MiniMax GPS devices (two of them) which we got for three months testing by courtesy of Catapult. I was amazed by the simplicity of it’s use and great software that comes with it – Sprint. I have been playing with normal features and...
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12/11/2012
Player and Test Report/Dashboard Screencast
By Mladen Jovanovic on 12/11/2012Below the video Complementary Training members can find and download the Excel workbook(Player Profiles).
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11/11/2012
Player and Test Report/Dashboard
By Mladen Jovanovic on 11/11/2012During the last couple of weeks I have been reading a lot on VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) for Excel since I haven’t found PivotTable enough to fulfill my needs. Luckily I have a programming background (yup, a nerd – been using Qbasic, C/C++, MATLAB and Assemblerduring the days of 486) so I had the basic skills and all...
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31/10/2012
Player profiles Dashboard – Template
By Mladen Jovanovic on 31/10/2012At the moment I am working on an Excel database and dashboard for tracking performance and screening data and creating a player profiles (dashboards). Theoretically, this should help me devise individualized training focus (does this guys need more core work, more mobility, speed, etc… how is he ranking to other guys… did he improved since last testing?). What I...
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02/07/2012
Repeated Sprint Ability is Overrated? [Part 4]
By Mladen Jovanovic on 02/07/2012I want to finish this article so I can go to vacation with ‘clear head’, and spend my time eating gyros, swimming and playing beach volleyball instead of thinking about RST/RSA/RSS. I am afraid that this article got away from sole RST/RSA/RSS discussion. The things I warned against, besides trying to answer whether RST/RSA is overrated, are the following
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26/06/2012
Repeated Sprint Ability is Overrated? [Part 3]
By Mladen Jovanovic on 26/06/2012The study by Carling et al. “is the first to investigate in detail the characteristics of repeated high-intensity movement activity patterns in professional soccer match-play and demands specific to positional role” (p. 332).I am posting the abstract here, while I am pretty sure the full paper can be downloaded
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23/06/2012
Repeated Sprint Ability is Overrated? [Part 2]
By Mladen Jovanovic on 23/06/2012Now when I cleared (or made you more confused about) some things regarding time-motion analysis and total/mean scores (without ranges, frequencies and zones), let’s deal with those most strenuous parts of the game. Defining what is strenuous is also tricky. Sprints, 1500m run, marathon, long jump they are all different in duration but done at maximum ability. They…
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22/06/2012
Repeated Sprint Ability is Overrated? (Part 1)
By Mladen Jovanovic on 22/06/2012This is going to be an article/research review (rant?) that could be seen as an addendum to my Troubles with RSA I wrote last year. I suggest you check that one first before proceeding with this one.