charlie faulkner

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WHAT A MOMENT 🏆

Mary Fowler on her ACL recovery: “Physically, I pretty much have the best staff I could ask for. They’ve been super supportive, the girls have been supportive.” “From a physcial stand point it’s been really good, I have nothing to complain about. Mentally, also good.” “I cried for the first two days and that was it. There is a lot more life to happen than just playing football games – that perspective helped me stay grateful for a lot of the blessings I have in my life and get in my rehab so I can get onto the pitch.”  [via David Weiner for Football 360 Australia]

Another big name added to the Strength & Power Conference lineup. We’re excited to announce @CFaulkner1993, 1st Team Physical Performance Coach at Manchester City Women, as a speaker at the Sportsmith Strength & Power Conference, Etihad Stadium, Manchester (11–12 October). Charlie will co-present with @Alexpwolf on “Challenging the Norm: How an Outcome-Led Approach Drives Performance.” Their session will flip the focus from methods-first to outcomes-first—showing how clear intent, smart exercise selection, and intensity drive meaningful physical change that truly impacts performance. Click here for more information: sportsmith.co/events/sportsm…

Writing is thinking. Not writing to communicate what you've already figured out but writing to discover what you actually understand and believe. Benedict Evans embodies this. He drafts his ideas, then interrogates them ruthlessly. And his test for whether something is worth publishing has evolved with the times. Now he asks: Could ChatGPT have written this? If yes, he kills it. Not because AI makes his work redundant, but because it means he hasn't pushed his thinking far enough. If ChatGPT could have written it, anybody would have. This is what we lose if we outsource our writing. The wandering thoughts that being written down suddenly crystallize into something meaningful. The moment you realize your argument has flaws. The struggle to find the right word that forces you to think one step deeper and clarify what you mean. Benedict learned this at Cambridge studying history. How to synthesize vast amounts of information, how to distinguish what something appears to mean from what it actually means, and how to find the next question hiding behind the obvious ones. The messy process of writing is where the insights happen.

@Toohey_sp 👍 Eccentrics slow & fast can help; probably already using Working on their deceleration mechanics crucial part of the equation; given that 85% ACL’s occur in deceleration Leading researchers practitioners decel/COD are @DHMov & @TomDosSantos91 Also Man City’s @CFaulkner1993

This is just silly now 😳 @jackdraper0 takes the first set 6-0 over Arnaldi in 25 minutes! #MMOpen

'Manchester City is such a special part of our lives, so much so that Poppy has already watched over 50 games… and she’s not even turned three yet!' What it means to 'Love This City' for the Cook family! 🩵⤵️

🎙️ New Podcast Summary 🎙️ Testing and training deceleration and change of direction qualities @CFaulkner1993 "Effective deceleration and change-of-direction mechanics are rooted in a deep understanding of individual movement patterns and tailored training interventions" sportsmith.co/articles/testi…

Book Summary: “Never Split The Difference”

Myths of S&C Part 1: The Force-Velocity Curve of Exercises Curves like this are taken as gospel, but are complete BS.

Book Summary (4K): “Never Split the Difference”

Tendon Cell Biology: Effect of Mechanical Loading 👇👇👇 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39568406/

Rafa Nadal’s agent, Carlos Costa, shared a photo of his tournament passes for all the tournaments he’s been to with Rafa after 22 years: “22 years around the world enjoying the great Rafa Nadal in the best tournaments in the world..” What a life. 🥹 (via Carlos Costa’s IG)

💚 The Hammarby supporters representing once again 😍 Watch live for free on DAZN ▶️ bit.ly/DAZNWFootball #UWCLonDAZN #UWCL

🩵 Man City = Quarter-final bound 😎 #UWCL || @ManCityWomen

Brian Ashton's Philosophy👇 🗣"As a coach your coaching people that just happen to have a talent for playing rugby. Fundamentally your coaching people. You’ve got to take care of the technical & physical side. And the emotional & mental state of players.”

That @lauren__hemp and @JillRoordNL link up 🔗 Roord bags her first goal of the season after returning from her ACL injury 💪 #BarclaysWSL @ManCityWomen

What a special moment for @JillRoordNL. 🥹🩵

NO WAY RAFA 🤯 @RafaelNadal doing what he does best with a RIDICULOUS forehand 🙌 #SixKingsSlam

Are you organised, curious, collaborative and an individual that seeks challenge? An opportunity for a rehab physio to join the ‘City Football Group Rehab and Performance Unit’ Applications close on the 31st of Oct 2024. careers.cityfootballgroup.com/job/Manchester…