Skylar Richards – How the pros have been preparing to return to play.

Skylar Richards, Head of Science and Physiology at Orlando City FC and former Director of Sport Science at FC Dallas joined Tom Shields and Mark Wilson for a fascinating conversation that explored what the professionals have been doing during Lockdown in order to prepare for this week’s return to training and their eventual return to play. Skylar discussed the role the data captured from Beyond Pulse played in providing insight for the structure of his training plans, how important it was for players to continue to incorporate ball work to avoid soft tissue tears/tweaks and that there is a very interesting correlation between the players that are most curious about their training quality and the performances they are capable of delivering on match day. An incredible hour of insight from someone at the very forefront of soccer in the US.