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The Coretex Athletic Review
Host Evan Kurylo distills current sport science research it through the lens of modern athlete development, coaching methodology, and goaltender performance. The aim is to simplify complex research, highlight the key findings, and connect them to real-world coaching decisions — from anticipation and pattern recognition, to visual cognition, to the latest in coaching pedagogy. Short episodes. Strong insights. Better athletes.
Episodes
- The Coretex Athletic Review
35. How Is Dehydration Hurting your Performance?
In this episode of the Coretex Athletic Review, I break down a study examining how mild dehydration affects ice hockey goaltenders. Eleven goalies completed…
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34. Flow State
What does it mean to be “in the zone”—and what happens before, during, and after that experience? In this episode of the Coretex Athletic Review, I explore…
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33. Goaltender Specific Psychology | Increased Save Percentage
This week, I examine a study by Lisa J. Rogerson and Dennis W. Hrycaiko involving five Junior A goaltenders and a mental-skills intervention built around…
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32. Four Mental Skills for Goaltenders
In this episode, I examine a 2006 research note by Ryan Gelinas and Krista Munroe-Chandler that organizes the mental side of goaltending around four…
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31. Choking Under Pressure
Following last episode’s look at the Yerkes-Dodson Law, Episode 31 takes a more modern—and more sport-specific—look at performance under pressure. Using Vivien…
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30. The Yerkes-Dodson Law
The Yerkes–Dodson law is usually presented as a simple inverted-U relationship: performance improves as arousal rises, reaches an optimal “sweet spot,” and…
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29. Foundations Series: The 10,000 Hour "Rule" | Anders Ericsson
The 10,000-hour rule has become one of the most recognizable ideas in sport, coaching, and skill development—but what did the original research actually say?…
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28. Foundations 1: Schmidt's Schema Theory
In 1975, Richard Schmidt proposed a new way to explain how we learn, adapt, and evaluate movement. Rather than storing a separate motor program for every…
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27. Social Media & Athletic Performance
Elite athletes often speak openly about the psychological toll of social media. From abusive comments to relentless criticism, online negativity has become an…
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26. Sleep Strategies for Traveling
Returning for season 2: In this episode, I dive into the science behind athlete travel and explore why crossing time zones, long flights, poor sleep…
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25. Athletes and their Music...
This week we explore the dissertation Music to Move You: Comparing Effects of Music Genre on Subjective Performance of Football Players in a Practice Setting…
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24. Sleeping to Perform
Episode 24 dives into the strange and often overlooked relationship between sleep and athletic performance. This week’s paper explored whether a simple 14-day…
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23. What Is Norway Doing So Well? | Athlete Development
Episode 23 examines a comparative analysis of elite sport systems in four Nordic countries: Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. Despite sharing many…
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22. Reaction Speed vs Stress
This week’s episode reviews a 2026 paper published in Sports Medicine – Open titled: Predictors of Latent Reaction Speed in Athletes: The Role of Performance…
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21. Russian Goaltender Development Framework | Proposed Model
Episode 21 takes a look at a research paper out of Lesgaft University in Russia exploring how goaltender training can be structured to better reflect the…
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20. Transfer of Learning | Why multisport athletes adapt faster
This week’s episode breaks down a 2005 paper from Applied Cognitive Psychology by Abernethy, Baker, and Côté examining whether pattern recognition skills can…
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19. Youth Resistance Training [Myths]
For years, resistance training in youth has been surrounded by caution—concerns about stunted growth, growth plate damage, and unnecessary injury risk. But…
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18. Perfectionism and Athletic Performance
What actually is perfectionism? In sport, it’s often treated as a positive trait—high standards, attention to detail, relentless work ethic. But this episode…
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17. Playing Up
“Playing up” is one of the most common—and often unquestioned—development decisions in youth sport. In this episode, I break down a recent study examining how…
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16. Jet-Lag Performance | Athlete Time-Zone Adjustments
This episode breaks down a 2026 narrative review examining the physiological and performance effects of long-haul travel and jet lag in athletes. I explore the…
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15. Name, Image, Likeness | NCAA NIL Agreements
Patreon: https://patreon.com/coretexathleticreview YouTube: https://youtube.com/@coretexathleticreview When people talk about NIL deals and athletes getting…
The Coretex Athletic Review14. Coaching Legacies: Influence Propagation in Sport | In Memoriam: John Stevenson
In this episode I examine the research paper “Coaching Legacies: Influence Propagation Through Temporal Social Networks” by Gordana Marmulla, Geoff Dickson…
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13. Population ≠ Success
In this episode, I walk through one of the foundational papers in sport economics: Who Wins the Olympic Games? Economic Resources and Medal Totals Andrew B…
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12. Physiology of an NHL Dynasty Team | A 26 Year Longitudinal Study
In this episode of the Coretex Athletic Review, I head west to examine a 26-year longitudinal study tracking the physiological profile of one particular NHL…
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11. Amateur vs. Pro Goaltender Physiology
In this episode, I examine the physiological profile of elite ice hockey goaltenders through the lens of a 2021 systematic review and meta-analysis published…
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10. Non-Sanctioned Hockey | Alberta Hockey Landscape
In this episode, I walk through a recent doctoral dissertation from the University of Alberta examining the rise of independent (non-sanctioned) youth hockey…
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9. Skill Decay Over Time | A 2025 Meta-Analysis
We often hear that “you never forget how to ride a bike.”But in sport, that saying hides an important qualifier. In this episode of the Coretex Athletic…
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8. Personality Differences Among Hockey Positions
Are goaltenders really “wired differently”? Are defensemen calmer by nature? Are forwards inherently more volatile? In this episode of the Coretex Athletic…
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7. Ending an Athletic Career
Elite sport moves fast. Athletes can be central figures in their sport one season and largely absent from the competitive conversation only a few years later…
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6. Reverse Perspective | Perceptual Asymmetry | Basketball for Goalies
Basketball, Goalies, and Perception–Action Asymmetries Why might basketball be a useful complementary sport for hockey goaltenders? In this episode, I explore…
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5. The Quiet Eye | Early Introductions
Quiet Eye Isn’t Quiet | How Elite Athletes Actually See We tend to think of vision as clear, continuous, and camera-like. In reality, it’s fragmented…
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4. Should The Demo be Perfect?
In this episode, I examine how athletes learn skills by watching others—and why perfect demonstrations may not always be the most effective teaching tool. I…
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3. Excellence is... Boring?
In this episode, host Evan Kurylo revisits The Mundanity of Excellence (1989) by sociologist Daniel F. Chambliss — an ethnographic study of Olympic-level…
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2. A Formula for Play Reading | Bayes Theorem
This episode explores how athletes make sense of fast, chaotic game environments using internal models, priors, and pattern recognition. Through the lens of…
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1: Odds Ratios | How Hometown Population Affects Athlete Odds
Episode 1 — The Birthplace Effect: Population Size, Relative Age, and the Hidden Ecology of Talent This episode reviews the landmark 2006 study by Côté et al…