A Thread: When an S&C Coach has a major stat line of wins & losses it promotes a black-box approach... this is inaccurate. A black-box approach means that those W/L are directly due to the S&C Coach which isn't true. (1/7)

Without a doubt the S&C Coach has an impact on the W/L... but to say it's a direct reflection of W/L isn't true. The stat line may look great when that team wins... but what if that great S&C coach is on a losing team? Much harder to prove your worth now huh? (2/7)

Rather... a white-box approach should be used. When using a white-box approach people need to realize that S&C =/= W/L. In fact... the equation is much more complex... HC+OC+DC+Positional Coaches+Talent+Age+Injuries+Sleep+Nutrition+S&C+
Additioanl Factors = W/L. (3/7)

This is why we (S&C / Sports Scientists) should always be monitoring our athletes and gathering objective data. That way if working with a team w/ a losing record wants to blame you, you have objective data that proves that you did YOUR job! YOUR part of the equation was... (4/7)

...accounted for. It would be great to see some stat lines for S&C Coaches read as such: helped field a 95% starting rate over 3 years alongside ATC, helped develop a specific injury RTP, on a professional soft tissue committee, didn't give multiple athletes rhabdo, ... (5/7)

... first S&C Coach to use a specific monitoring device, etc. 1) DeWeese, Brad H., et al. “Revising the Definition of Periodization: Merging Historical Principles with Modern Concern.” Olympic Coach, Sport Performance Division, 2013, pp. 5–19. @DrBradDeWeese (6/7)

2) Carroll, K. (2020). Monitoring Overview [Powerpoint Slide]. @DrKMCarroll (7/7)