[h=2]AC In The AM: Sports Science A Game-Changer For Dolphins by Andy Cohen - MiamiDolphins.com[/h] "In a small office on the ground floor of the Dolphins training facility, just adjacent to the weight room, you’ll find Wayne Diesel sitting behind his desk. Diesel is in his second season running the team’s sports science department and he very well could be as valuable as anyone in this organization. The Dolphins, you see, are on a mission and Diesel – a man who has spent his professional life studying what makes athletes tick – is a vital part of that mission. The mission is really simple: Use every scientific resource available to help these players reach a level of peak performance and, in addition, use those resources to both prevent and rehabilitate injuries. That’s what Diesel’s sports science department is all about. It is the realization of a vision by Owner Stephen Ross and Executive Vice President Mike Tannenbaum to literally take this franchise where it has never gone before. From nutrition to analytics to developing the most up-to-date training methods, it all under the sports science umbrella. And based on the feedback I have already received from several players, it is already paying significant dividends... "[FONT="] Rest of article worth a quick read.[/FONT]
I wonder what Diesel's reaction was to the Steelers players puking a few weeks back while we stomped them? Regardless the results of this season, that will be one of the highlights for me. The Steelers wilting away in their black jerseys in the heat and humidity while we ran it down their throats with Ajayi and wore them down even more with no ill effects. That's not just from wearing a black jersey and being in the sun, that's also from a team not ready to play in those conditions. Sure, you can say we're used to it, but as you can tell by this little article, we're also more prepared for it, and the team is trained to not be effected by it.
The concept and practices are well over due, even simple principles as it pertains to maximizing these machines have been overlooked.
