This Football Life

James Witts: Virtual Reality, Nanotechnology and the future of Sports Science in Football

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Episode notes

Timeline: 7:42 How EPPP changed sports science 15:50 Hamstring injuries and traffic light systems 25:02 Use of GPS 29:07 Technology and football 31:37 Nanotechnology 36:25 Is the gulf widening between big and small teams in sports science? 41:25 Do players play too much? Today I'm joined by writer James Witts. Witts is the author of the new book Training Secrets of the World's Greatest Footballers: How Science is Transforming the Modern Game which you can buy on Amazon or wherever you get your books. In this episode we'll discuss: how sports science has evolved in the UK, how nanotechnology may be the future of football, do players play too much and more. If you like sports science or performance I recommend you check out the Training Ground Guru podcast which I host and produce with Simon Austin as we also touch on those subjects. If you enjoy the show please leave a review on iTunes, or tell a friend You can also reach out to James, his Twitter handle is @james_witts.