Karl Popper, Defining Speed and the Altis Experience with Stu McMillan

The High Performance Hockey Podcast

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• The influence of philosopher-scientist, Karl Popper, on critical thinking and coaching.
• Speed training and skating ability for team sports for on and off the ice.
• The difference between speed and game speed.
• Technical coaching in team sports: why we need it and its overall impact.

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Show Notes:

Can hockey players benefit from applied sprint training? Today, we have Stu McMillan, CEO of Altis, joining us for a critical breakdown on speed and sprint training in ice hockey. Stu has been an Olympic coach for over nine games, including having coached three home Olympic games before. With his focus on power and speed development, we’ll discuss what speed is, how it differs from game speed, and the complex systems between speed and players that coaches need to understand. We also dive into the influence of philosopher-scientist, Karl Popper, on Stu’s coaching and critical thinking skills. How do you train off ice speed acquisition for on ice? What do performance practitioners need to be aware of for technical training development? Why do we need to have more technical emphasis in team sports? We’ll answer all these questions and more as we explore capacity, ability, and potential within our athletes!

0:00:00 Join the conversation with this week’s guest, Stu McMillan, the CEO of Altis working with a variety of athletes in power and speed development!

0:01:40 How did you choose where to live?

0:07:40 What does a regular day at Altis look like for you?

0:10:15 How has philosopher-scientist, Karl Popper, influenced your coaching?

0:13:25 The scientific approach to philosophy.

0:16:15 How does problem solving philosophy relate to coaching?

0:18:25 Is track and field the foundation of all field-based sports? Why or why not?

0:20:25 What is speed?

0:22:45 What is speed in team sports?

0:26:10 The difference between speed and game speed in team sports.

0:28:40 How should coaches approach a chaotic system?

0:32:10 What is the bias towards measuring impact?

0:34:45 How do you bring off ice speed acquisition onto the ice?

0:37:00 What needs to be understood most about technical development training?

0:42:40 Do you believe speed should be trained in its environment?

0:44:25 Why do athletes need to be introduced to noise?

0:49:45 Is there a need to have more technical emphasis for team sport athletes?

0:53:25 Three rules of thumb for coaches to assess athletes without having a track and field background.

0:57:40 Do hockey players need to sprint?

0:59:30 What are your thoughts on the three day rollover? Do you still use it to train your athletes?

1:02:30 What are some projects you’re working on with Altis?

1:04:00 What do you want your legacy to be?