5 episodes
The Scope of Sports IE Insights
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Sports ignite the passion of millions around the world, but they do not exist in a bubble. This podcast explores the relationship between sports and a range of fields - from politics to neuropsychology - by speaking to researchers and industry professionals.
The podcast is presented by Alex Cope, a former sports journalist, and is produced by IE Insights - the knowledge hub of IE University in Spain.
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Sports, Data, and Predicting Injuries
Injuries can end an athlete's dream or derail a team's season. But what if we could predict when an injury was going to occur?
In this episode, we speak to Dae-Jin Lee, an applied statistician and professor at IE School of Science and Technology, who recently researched how advanced statistical methods can help in predicting sporting injuries.
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Sports and Our Brains
Sports are - before all else - physical activities that require control of how our brains interact with our bodies.
In this episode, we speak to Susanna Harkonen, an expert in neuropsychology and mental health, to explore how athletes’ nervous systems affect their performance and how neuropsychology can be used to improve outcomes in general.
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Sports and Leadership
Sports coaching requires a blend of technical knowledge, motivational techniques, and emotional intelligence, much like many leadership roles.
In this episode, we speak to Albert Capellas, a professional football coach who has worked at some of the world's biggest clubs - including FC Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund - to learn about his training style and find out how sports coaching techniques can be used in other fields.
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Sports and Branding
Sports teams have grown from institutions created for local communities to practice leisure activities into some of the biggest brands in the world.
In this episode, we speak to branding expert Professor Gabriela Salinas to find out how this transformation happened and learn what it can teach us about branding in other industries.
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Sports and Politics
We speak to Professor Andrew Bertoli to explore how sports affect elections, nationalism, and global affairs.