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29/09/2014
Early Bird price for the 2014 EOA Conference extended until October 3!
By Mladen Jovanovic on 29/09/2014This is your chance to sign up for this years Evolution of the Athlete Coach Education Conference for $275 before the price jumps up to $500. With a line-up of speakers which include some of the world’s leading sports science and coaching professionals, EOA is a must for anyone interested in improving the performance of their athletes. EOA is...
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28/09/2014
Where to start with Machine Learning and Data Mining?
By Mladen Jovanovic on 28/09/2014I have just started reading about machine learning and predictive analytics in general, so I wanted to share my planned journey for those who wish to start the same.
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24/09/2014
Importance of Context in Evaluating Wellness Questionnaires
By Mladen Jovanovic on 24/09/2014In the previous post I’ve shared the novel idea on how to ‘aggregate’ wellness categories into positive/negative wellness score.
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20/09/2014
Interesting Books on Soccer Training
By Mladen Jovanovic on 20/09/2014I wanted to give you a quick heads up on a couple of interesting books on soccer training. I’ve got most of them and will read them all .
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16/09/2014
New Way to Calculate Wellness From Questionnaires
By Mladen Jovanovic on 16/09/2014In this video, I go over the usual problems of calculating total Wellness from different categories and I present a new way to calculate total wellness score that is more sensitive.
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12/09/2014
Statistics 101 – Introduction to ‘Model Thinking’
By Mladen Jovanovic on 12/09/2014I am just reading Data Science for Business book, which is by the way great, and finishing Discovering Statistics Using R. Both of these provide interesting viewpoint on building models. In most other stats books, linear regression and correlation are explained by trying to find linear relationship between variables – using ‘model thinking’ viewpoint we are trying to fit...
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07/09/2014
How to Adjust Generic %1RM Table for Higher Reps With Lower Body Lifts?
By Mladen Jovanovic on 07/09/2014It is pretty common to use generic %1RM tables when prescribing weight training, both for upper body and lower body movements. As with everything, there are pros and cons of such an approach...
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03/09/2014
Long-term Athlete Development Model – Excellent video by José Afonso
By Mladen Jovanovic on 03/09/2014We tend to think in “buckets”, and after recently reading Antidote by Oliver Burkeman, it might be because of our inherent fear of uncertainty and chaos. Great book to read as well. Reading more books on Psychology, Philosophy, Analytics help us gain new perspectives on the same problems and help to overcome “einstellung”