Does Behaviour Predict Performance? Part II.
Part II of the Applied Behavioural Sports Science Series argues that athlete adaptation is driven primarily by the behaviours performed each day and not by the programmes written for them. Using Kahneman’s System-1/System-2 model and insights from behavioural economics, the post explains why knowing the “right” nutrition, recovery, or training approach rarely guarantees action. Real-world constraints, such as what is measured, rewarded, made easy, or socially normal, quietly bias judgement and decision making. This post reframes preparation inconsistency as a system and design challenge and offers a practical lens for sustainable behavioural change in elite sport.
The ASR Dashboard allows practitioners to plan straight line and change of direction (COD) conditioning sessions by inputting an athlete’s maximal aerobic speed (MAS) and maximal sprint speed (MSS). This tool automatically profiles each athlete into their assumed muscle fibre typology and provides training and recovery recommendations, including optimal and sub optimal conditioning intensities and durations. The ASR Dashboard includes both a conditioning tool for an individual athlete and a squad based prescription tool, allowing you to prescribe individualised distances for up to 36 athletes in one step.