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#173 - Robert Butler (Director of Performance at St Louis Cardinals)
Category: Sports & Recreation
Duration: 00:44:22
Publish Date: 2018-02-01 04:15:48
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Rob Butler is Director of Performance at the St Louis Cardinals in Major League Baseball. Rob joined the Cardinals having previously been an Assistant Professor and Associate Director at Duke University. Rob is a SUPER smart dude with an Msc in biomechanics and movement science and a Ph.D. in biomechanics from the University of Delaware. Having only had one guest on the podcast who has worked in Major League Baseball, I took this opportunity via ANOTHER introduction from former guest, Martin Buchheit. Hopefully this episode gives an insight into the workings of a performance department in baseball, where its been and where it is heading. Enjoy!

In this episode, you will learn -

    Who is Rob Butler (background, education and current role) Building a 'performance model'
      Influences from other sports
    Understanding the demands of the game
      Data collection
        What? How? Cultural issues New to the market wearables
    Recruitment Travel and fatigue management Injury risk management
      Injury prevention strategies
    Most influenctial books
      Legacy - James Kerr

Rob can be found on Twitter @rjbutler_dptphd

This episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast is sponsored by Vald Performance, the team behind the NordBord and the new Groinbar, a hip and groin strength measuring solution. They can be found at valdperformance.com and you can get more information on the groin bar at groinbar.com and on Twitter @groinbar.

This episode is sponsored by BLK BOX, leaders in performance training equipment & facility design. BLK BOX manufacture and distribute a full range of strength training equipment across Europe from their Headquarters in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

This episode is also sponsored by Forcedecks. If you want to know more about ForceDecks, listen to episode #139 of the Pacey Performance Podcast with co-founder, Dr. Daniel Cohen.

Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following on Twitter @strengthofsci or visiting strengthofscience.com

Enjoy

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