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Posts tagged with ‘Psychology’

  • Extending the Classical Test Theory with Circular Performance Model

    By Mladen Jovanovic on 13/01/2020

    In 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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  • Personality Profiling of the Athletes (and Coaches)?

    By Mladen Jovanovic on 25/07/2017

    Screening 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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  • My Productivity System

    By Mladen Jovanovic on 13/10/2015

    Last 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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  • Idealism vs. Pragmatism in Coaching/Managing

    By Mladen Jovanovic on 13/06/2014

    I was huge believer in this Chinese “Teach a man to fish” proverb. Until I actually coaching team sports.

  • Planning the In-Season Microcycle in Soccer Part 1: Complexity

    By Mladen Jovanovic on 12/05/2014

    One 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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  • Sport-Specific or “Culture-Specific”?

    By Mladen Jovanovic on 24/01/2014

    Recently 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…

  • Increasing Sense of Control in Team Sports

    By Mladen Jovanovic on 22/01/2014

    I 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.

  • (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...

  • Is Power/Speed Reading in Clean and Snatch Counterproductive?

    By Mladen Jovanovic on 27/03/2013

    Just 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.

  • The Best Review Article on Fatigue and My Application of It

    By Mladen Jovanovic on 24/04/2012

    Fatigue is a brain-derived emotion that regulates the exercise behavior to ensure the protection of whole body homeostasis.