Episode 43: Andy McDonald chats to Garrison Draper the Director of Performance at Philadelphia Union MLS Team. Garrison is a Sport Scientist and Strength & Conditioning Coach with a wealth of knowledge ad experience working within the MLS enjoying previous spells at Chicago Fire and Seattle Sounders. On todays show we’ll be discussing environmental stresses including altitude, weather, the effects of travel and player wellness. Alongside his role at Philadelphia Union Garrison is completing a PHD in Sports Science at Teeside University in the UK.

In this episode Andy and Garrison discuss:

Garrison’s background
Staffing structure at the Union
Points on the road in the MLS
Game Difficulty Scale
MLS blind spots data/ performance insights
Garrisons PHD: Utilising different data types to guide training
- Environmental impacts on athletes
Wellness Data

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Garrison Draper (Director of Performance for Philadelphia Union MLS)

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