250: The Science for Sport Story

250: The Science for Sport Story

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316: Neuroscience and Coaching in High Performance Sport

In this episode, Richard Graves is joined by Dr Sally Needham, whose work sits at the heart of coaching, neuroscience, and human performance. Sally shares her journey from coaching within the FA to leading human development and culture work across elite environments including Bre ...  Show more

315: The Under-fueling Problem in Professional Sport with Dr Nessan Costello

Sports nutrition in elite football is often misunderstood, even by the players doing it for a living. In this episode, Richard Graves sits down with Dr. Nessan Costello, 1st Team Sports Nutritionist at Al-Ahli in the Saudi Arabia Pro League, to cut through the noise and get pract ...  Show more

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