My annual AFL Injury Snapshot is now live, stacked with key game injury insights on hamstring and concussion injury rates, as well as medical sub usage. trackademicblog.com/blog/2021aflin…

The World Athletics Champs in Oregon proved that Tokyo was no fluke - the athletics glow up is real. Here’s my take on the action from Hayward Field, where the amount of Championship Records set more than doubled compared to the last edition trackademicblog.com/blog/oregon

54% of professional football players say they’ve suffered an injury due to schedule overload, according to FIFPRO. With the World Cup just days away, I took a quick look at why this percentage is likely to climb: trackademicblog.com/blog/worldcup22

We tracked the sleep quality and sleep behaviours of elite track and field athletes to identify areas for potential intervention during major champs and preparation. Just published in Journal of Sports Sciences, ft. Alex Stewart, @AstridZech1 and Christoph Kniewasser. tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108…

Our new PeerJ Publishing paper provides the first peer-reviewed evidence that superspikes have contributed to recent improvements in elite sprint performances. Featuring JB Morin, @AstridZech1, Prof Andreas Groll and Dominik Niedziela. peerj.com/articles/16433/

🚨NEW PAPER🚨 The potential impact of advanced footwear 👟technology on the recent evolution of elite sprint performances 📈 Dr Joel Mason with a detailed analysis and comprehensive discussion🤓 Open Access 📄🎁 PeerJ Publishing 👇 peerj.com/articles/16433/

Super Spikes - Sprint Performance: Nicely done analysis & discussion from Dr. Mason & colleagues on super spike perf effects. Raes Take TV @rosshm16 Ken Clark, PhD Michael Johnson Lewis Johnson Dr. Gerard McMahon Dan Cleather Sportsmith @lancecbrooks_

New Research: Can the recent sex-specific evolutions in elite running performances be attributed to advanced footwear technology? frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… #sports #activeliving

In the supershoe era, women’s world records have improved by twice the magnitude of men’s. Our new Frontiers - Sports and Active Living paper explores whether it's just the shoes or if other factors are at play, ft. Laura Starc, JB Morin, Emily McClelland & @AstridZech1 frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

Track and Field at the Paris Olympics surpassed Tokyo on the World Athletics rankings list to become the best meet on record. Why is athletics so good at the moment? I break down the science, stats and stories from that purple patch in Paris. trackademicblog.com/blog/purplepar…

It's not just the shoes: frontiersin.org/journals/sport…

Can we believe in 2:09:56? It’s an extraordinary performance, one almost insisting on doubt. In our latest podcast, we try to untangle the elements that may have contributed to a performance leap, exploring why skepticism exists and how much is justified? podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/the…