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Episode #112 Perform Worse, Understand Better - Ian & Keith Revisit Ana Ramos (Guest Review)
This week Ian Renshaw and Keith Davids go back to episode 21 from October 2024, our conversation with Ana Ramos, a volleyball coach, coach educator and researcher at the University of Porto. Keith was involved in Ana's PhD and hosted the original episode with Martyn; Ian comes to it as a listener. They start with how Ana's research was built: action research cycles (observe, analyse, plan, act, reflect) run across full competitive seasons, using mixed methods that combine numbers on team behaviour with what players say in focus groups and interviews. Ian picks up Martyn's point that the game…
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