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13/01/2020
Extending the Classical Test Theory with Circular Performance Model
By Mladen Jovanovic on 13/01/2020In this video, I will go more into these details and also provide an extension of this model, which I termed Circular Performance Model (CPM). CPM, in my opinion, better represent performance phenomenology we experience as coaches and athletes.
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25/07/2017
Personality Profiling of the Athletes (and Coaches)?
By Mladen Jovanovic on 25/07/2017Screening athletes for movement faults has been all the rage recently. Predictive of injury or not, it is very helpful in clustering your athletes into groups of similar needs, and making individualization of training less hard.
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13/10/2015
My Productivity System
By Mladen Jovanovic on 13/10/2015Last couple of weeks (or months) I have been trying to read as much as I can on productivity and was trying to re-organize my flow and how I get things done and organized. I have been using Evernote (with implemented GTD: Getting Things Done a-la solution The Secret Weapon, that uses smart tagging system) to plan my goals,…
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13/06/2014
Idealism vs. Pragmatism in Coaching/Managing
By Mladen Jovanovic on 13/06/2014I was huge believer in this Chinese “Teach a man to fish” proverb. Until I actually coaching team sports.
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12/05/2014
Planning the In-Season Microcycle in Soccer Part 1: Complexity
By Mladen Jovanovic on 12/05/2014One step toward that direction is solving the planning complexities of in-season microcycle in soccer (might be some other team sport as well, such as basketball, rugby, handball, hockey, football, etc). I have presented a following template and I would love to ask for your opinion or practical solution and rationale for it.
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24/01/2014
Sport-Specific or “Culture-Specific”?
By Mladen Jovanovic on 24/01/2014Recently a friend of mine and a fellow physical preparation coach, who was working with futsal and was preparing Olympic level Judokas, got an offer to take care of a pro basketball team. Since I was the one recommending him to the agent, I was questioned would he be a good fit, taking into account his lack of experience…
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22/01/2014
Increasing Sense of Control in Team Sports
By Mladen Jovanovic on 22/01/2014I have blogged about this issue before and I really love how Charles Staley solved this paradox in strength training by prescribing compulsory and optional exercises in a workout. This provides enough of wiggle room for the athlete to make his own choices and have a feeling of being in control.
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08/11/2013
(Not so) Random Thoughts
By Mladen Jovanovic on 08/11/2013(Not so) Random Thoughts Good Bye and Thanks to Hammarby IF The season 2013 ended with the last game on the home stadium Tele2 Arena on November 2ndwith a win against Östersunds FK. It was a pretty rough ride this season with a coach change, new stadium and new training ground (currently in the making process). Unfortunately, we haven’t...
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27/03/2013
Is Power/Speed Reading in Clean and Snatch Counterproductive?
By Mladen Jovanovic on 27/03/2013Just had a great talk with Travis Fisher regarding velocity-based strength training (he is only one I know using it and trying to figure out a solid system) and we touched a little bit on using velocity/power readings during Olympic lifts.
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24/04/2012
The Best Review Article on Fatigue and My Application of It
By Mladen Jovanovic on 24/04/2012Fatigue is a brain-derived emotion that regulates the exercise behavior to ensure the protection of whole body homeostasis.