One Track Mind
Forget last night’s game or who made the team – what are the real issues, forces and innovations shaping the future of sport? Join Professor Sam Robertson as he explores sport’s most compelling questions alongside expert guests from across the globe. The science, the technology, the economics, the politics. We’re tackling it all to find out – what is the future of sport? Brought to you by Track and Victoria University.
Episodes
69 episodes
69. The state and future of the Olympics
With the Olympics over for another four years, this episode recaps some of the trends, opportunities and issues that caught David and Sam's eye at the 2024 Paris Games. Discussion topics include some of the norms that were challenged, the...
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Episode 69
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68. The future of mental performance
It’s often been said that success in sport at the elite level has more to do with mental rather than physical performance. On this episode into the future of mental performance, Sam and David are joined by Founder and CEO of
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Episode 68
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67. The state of mental performance
In many sports there is a growing recognition that developing an athlete’s mental skills is one of the most high values ways to reach new performance heights. On this episode into the state of mental performance, David and Sam ask some of the b...
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Episode 67
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43:07
66. The future of wellbeing
Part two in the series into Wellbeing, features National Wellbeing Manager - Refereeing for Football Australia, Kay Robinson. As part of her role within Football Australia, Kay works coll...
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Episode 66
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65. The state of wellbeing
With dedicated roles and departments emerging in sports around the globe, wellbeing is a growing priority in high performance sport. But what actually is wellbeing? How is it being measured? What is its relationship with performance...
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Episode 65
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44:29
64. The future of female athlete health & performance
On the second episode of the two-part series on female athlete health and performance, David and Sam sit down with Dr Anita Biswas. Anita has over ...
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Episode 64
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63. The state of female athlete health & performance
Anterior cruciate ligament injury, menstrual cycle tracking, and relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (or RED-S). Whilst there is still so much more to be done, the increase in public awareness of these terms is at least a small sign that female...
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Episode 63
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62. The future of concussion management
On Part 2 of the series into Concussion Management, Sam & David are joined by Lead of FIFA’s Heading Expert Group, A/Prof Kerry Peek, to look into the future of this space. Kerry is a physiotherapist with a PhD in behavioural science who cu...
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Episode 62
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61. The state of concussion management
Concussion is one of the hottest current topics in sport, impacting medical, safety, training and even adjudication discussions. But is there even consensus on the definition of concussion? Are current assessment protocols aligned with th...
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Episode 61
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60. The future of talent identification in sport
This episode welcomes back to One Track Mind the renowned sports science and talent researcher Dr Joe Baker. Building on the previous episode, Joe, Sam and David discuss current research, practices, challenges and opportunities for talent...
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Episode 60
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59. The state of Talent Identification in Sport
Episode 59 marks the first in a new format for the show, moving to dual episodes examining the current 'state' and 'future' of some of sports biggest issues.On this show, Sam and David discuss current research, practices, challenges and...
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Episode 59
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58. MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference: 2024 Recap
The annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics conference in Boston, USA is one of the biggest conferences on the sports calendar. Bringing together thousands of analysts, executives and leading researchers to discuss the increasing role of analytics in...
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Episode 58
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57. Ten big opportunities & challenges for sport in 2024
Episode 57 marks two major changes for One Track Mind. David Joyce joins the show as host for the coming season. It also signals the start of a variety of new formats for the show.
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Episode 57
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56. Leveraging the power of sports data
Its often been said that sport is a mirror to society. And never has that adage been more true than when talking about data. But just how valuable is data really, particularly without context or a specific end goal in mind? On this epis...
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Episode 56
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55. Designing learning environments
How hard should training be? How much variety should athletes experience? How does one balance quantity vs quality of practice? Many of these types of questions which have fascinated coaches for years are presently being reinvigorated, fuelled ...
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Episode 55
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54. Performing under pressure
Whether it’s nailing the perfect routine, taking a winning penalty or making that championship winning putt - we all have our favourite example of an athlete performing under pressure. On this episode host
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Episode 54
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36:40
53. The importance of creativity in sport
Creative athletes have always captured the imagination of the sports fan. We each have our own ideas about what creativity means us in the sporting context, whether it is dancing with grace and flow, a new skateboarding trick or that almost inc...
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Episode 53
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39:25
52. Maximising impact as a sports performance practitioner
The characteristics of high performing athletes are relatively constant. Skill, endurance, power, resilience, dedication are all traits that will never go out of fashion. But the environment around high performance sport has arguabl...
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Episode 52
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51. The future sports coach
The sports coach of 2023 sure has a lot on their plate. They’re required to be an expert leader, tactician, communicator, relationship builder, media personality, as well as in many cases a spouse and parent. At the same time, they’re a...
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Episode 51
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50. Computer vision in sport
Over the past three years, One Track Mind has been fortunate enough to host some of sport’s leading practitioners, academics, executives and entrepreneurs.To celebrate the 50th episode, this show was recorded live on the 29th June 2023 o...
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Episode 50
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49. What does 'good' technology look like?
In 2022, a global network of like-minded individuals came together to develop a standardized, evidence-based framework which could be adopted by any sports stakeholder to assess the value, usability, and quality of technology. The Frame...
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Episode 49
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48. How could Artificial Intelligence impact sports?
Artificial intelligence is undoubtedly one of the world’s biggest current hot topics. Two and a half years on from our first ever episode of One Track Mind, where we discussed whether sports should even adopt AI, and the landscape is now comple...
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Episode 48
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47. The importance of science communication in sport
In the age of social media and around the clock content accessibility, we’ve never had more quality information at our fingertips. But the same can also be said for misinformation.Extracting real signal from the noise has become one of c...
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Episode 47
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37:51
46. Can subject matter experts make good leaders?
On this episode of One Track Mind, host Sam Robertson is joined by regular guest of the show, David Joyce, to discuss:What makes a ...
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Episode 46
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45. How does environment impact athlete development?
It’s often said that a champion team will beat a team of champions. But what is it about a team's culture, habits, levels of support, that makes them successful? And how can it be developed sustainably?To kick off 2023, host
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Episode 45
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