The High Performance Project

The High Performance Project takes you into the world of sports science and elite sport, through the stories and experiences of the most influential people in the sports industry. Elite sport has been going through a rapid evolution on the back of huge technological and scientific advancements and investment. Sport has changed forever, and the scientific experts have never been more important. But with the opportunities come greater pressures and challenges. On the High Performance Project, hosts Ben Gazzola and Jack Shephard talk to industry experts, scientists, coaches and professional athletes, who share their insights and perspectives on their journey in sport, technology, data and performance. The guests also talk about their lives outside of sport and how they maintain balance with their high pressure environments.The High Performance Project is powered by Lumin Sports. Lumin Sports empowers data-driven decision-makers. Our intuitive athlete management software, Arc, visualises complex data that gives leaders the information they need to elevate athlete performance and wellbeing. Trusted by elite sport organisations, armed forces and colleges – the Australian built platform is an affordable and customisable solution that connects teams in one central hub.With the belief that data-driven decisions power human potential, Lumin Sports exists to improve performance, wellbeing and efficiencies of the entire team ecosystem.To learn more, visit luminsports.com or connect with the team @luminsports on socials. -The High Performance Project is produced by Lumin Sports in Adelaide, South Australia on Kaurna Land. Lumin Sports would like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we meet and host, and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. We also extend that respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

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The High Performance Project | Skylar Richards #50

March 24, 2022 • Lumin Sports • Season 3 • Episode 2

Skylar Richards is the current Director of physiology and science at Orlando City SC. Skylar has a wealth of experience within some of North America's most recognisable sports organisations in particular within the MLS.

Skylar started his career with a primary focus on injury prevention through scalable detection and recovery strategies for athletes. These strategies focus on increased training availability and physiologic monitoring which has been a strong focus for Skylar throughout his career and industry experience.

As a strong advocate for truly understanding the needs for athletes to succeed, Skylar speaks on his belief that the industry seems to far to often confuse the definitions of a data analysis and data scientists. The importance is placed on being able to resources your high performance department with the right people to nurture a successful team or even better athletes.

Skylar's work focuses heavily on the recovery and prevention techniques for elite soccer in the United States, and in 2015 founded a partnership between national clubs to open the first US professional soccer recovery lab highlighting the prevalence of soft tissue injuries and immobilization, nutrition and anti-inflammatory modalities within the MLS and beyond.

Skylar brings a huge amount of knowledge to this podcast and the Lumin Sports team appreciate the time, sharing his experiences and knowledge.

The High Performance Project is powered by Lumin Sports. Lumin Sports empowers data-driven decision makers by visualising complex data that gives leaders the information they need to elevate athlete performance wellbeing. Trusted by elite sport organisations, armed forces and colleges – Arc is an affordable and customisable solution that connects teams in one central software hub.

To learn more head to luminsports.com or follow at @luminsports