How do we improve practice quality? Coaches can design better practices, but what about athletes? We compared learning skills between athlete skill levels. Lucky to lead this paper from masterminds @bakerjyorku, Dr. Sharleen Hoar CDN Sport Institute Pacific, and Dr. Brad Young uOttawa FHS Research/ FSS Recherche Santé.

A #scholarsunday shoutout to two doctoral students: Ryan Foley in neuromechanics & ergonomics (that’s fancy for workplace fatigue) and Matt McCue for sport science (even though he’s a Jays fan!). Both were in the scicomm workshop that I ran last week (and my kid swore in)

Calling Basketball Coaches! Do you coach or assist in making decisions on basketball talent? We’re conducting a study on talent ID and would appreciate your participation. Follow the secure link below for more details: surveymonkey.com/r/PSM8KQJ

Because I can’t sleep, here’s some key passages from the 2021 study by Matthew McCue and Nick Wattie on the effects of unrepresentative practice in skilled baseball hitters 🧵⬇️

Congratulations to @JVieira04 for accepting a minor league hitting coach position with the Toronto Blue Jays! I’m so thrilled for this Canadian stud to start impacting THE Canadian team! #womeninbaseball