
#104 Mark O'Sullivan_August Guest Review
Ian Renshaw and Keith Davids revisit Episode 72 with Mark O'Sullivan (Norwegian School of Sport Sciences) — why coaches are rarely taught to observe, a goalkeeping skill that transferred in from Gaeli...
21 Aug 41min

#103 What Makes a Champion — Ian Renshaw & Keith Davids Review Gullich et al (2021)
# What Makes a Champion — Ian Renshaw & Keith Davids Review Gullich et al (2021) In this theory episode, Ian Renshaw and Keith Davids dig into Gullich, McNamara, and Hambrick's 2021 meta-analysis "Wha...
14 Aug 1h 7min

#101 Nobody Plays in Perfect Conditions — Ian & Keith's July Monthly Catch-Up
In this month's catch-up, Ian Renshaw and Keith Davids work through a run of ideas connected by a single question: how do you prepare an athlete for the conditions, schedules, and pressure you can't c...
31 Jul 52min

#100 Use The Funnel, Not the Average Value: Chris Button on the PhD That Almost Wasn’t (Part One)
In this landmark 100th episode, Ian Renshaw and Keith Davids are joined by Professor Chris Button from the University of Otago, whose research has ranged from ball-catching biomechanics to basketball ...
17 Jul 37min

The Video Doesn't Show What Happened — Ian Renshaw & Keith Davids Review Schütz, Betsch & Plessner (2026), with guest Scott Russell
An emergency episode: VAR was dominating the World Cup news cycle, and a paper had just landed asking the exact question everyone was arguing about. Ian Renshaw and Keith Davids review Schütz, Betsch ...
10 Jul 1h 20min

#98 From the Pitch to the Algorithm — with Ben Teune
# From the Pitch to the Algorithm — with Ben Teune In this episode, Ian Renshaw and Keith Davids are joined by Ben Teune, Sports Scientist and Analytics Lead at the WTA (Women's Tennis Association), w...
3 Jul 1h 5min

#97 Round Up 11 — Your Team Was 29 Points Up. Here's Why That's the Dangerous Part.
The San Antonio Spurs led Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals by 29 points and lost it on a tip-in with 1.2 seconds left — the biggest comeback in Finals history. Ian Renshaw and Keith Davids use it to argu...
26 Jun 42min



















