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Welcome to VALDCAST, where health, performance and technology intersect.
Join hosts Dylan Carmody and Ryan McLaughlin as they bring you exclusive insights from the world's most influential voices, exploring the data, technology and trends transforming the high-performance and health industries.
Whether you're a coach, clinician, sports scientist or simply interested in health and performance technology, this is your go-to source for powerful insights and conversations you won’t find anywhere else.
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Hosted by Ryan McLaughlin and Dylan Carmody
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Recent Episodes
S3E9 Dawn Scott: Building World Champions - The Evolution of Athlete Monitoring in Women's Sport
In this episode of VALDCAST, Dawn Scott reflects on her journey from introducing sport science to England's Women's National Football (Soccer) Team in the early 2000s to helping drive performance…
S3E8 Anna Cruse: Building Collaborative Sport Science Systems
What does effective sport science actually look like in practice?In this episode of VALDCAST, host Dylan chats to Anna Cruse, Assistant Athletic Director for Applied Health and Performance Science at…
S3E7 Braylon Tatum: Athlete Profiling, Objective Data & Working in Elite Sport
What does it actually take to work in elite sport environments? In this episode of VALDCAST, Braylon Tatum discusses athlete profiling, objective data and the realities of operating in high…
S3E6 Ziad Dahdul: Inside Modern ACL Rehab
What does elite ACL rehab actually look like in 2026?In this episode of the VALDCAST, Ziad from Ignite Phyzio breaks down how objective data, athletic development and clinician education are…
S3E5 Dave Hamilton: Building Performance Systems That Actually Win
In this episode of VALDCAST, high‑performance leader Dave Hamilton shares insights from over 25 years across Olympic sport, collegiate athletics and the NFL. From his early days at the UK Institute…
S3E4 Jarrod Antflick: Why Loading Beats Quick Fixes in Tendinopathy
In this episode, clinician and researcher Jarrod Antflick breaks down the real drivers of tendinopathy across the Achilles tendon and patellar tendon. From systemic influences like metabolic and…
S3E3 Mark Fitzgerald: Coaching Intuition vs Data — Why the Best Coaches Use Both
What’s really changed in high performance over the last 20 years?In this episode of VALDCAST, Mark Fitzgerald shares lessons from decades in elite sport — from early days with minimal data to today’s…
S3E2 Jess Elis: Rehab Isn’t a Protocol
In this episode of #VALDCAST, host Dylan sits down with Jess Ellis — founder of Rehab Code and former NBA health and performance director — to challenge some of the most common assumptions in modern…
S3E1 Marc Lewis: Building Athlete Monitoring Systems That Actually Work
In this episode of #VALDCAST, our host Ryan sits down with Dr. Marc Lewis — Director of Applied Sports Science for the Houston Texans and co‑founder of the Sport Science Network — to unpack what it…
S2E12 Chris Bramah: Preparing and Profiling HYROX Athletes
In this BONUS episode of VALDCAST, Ryan sits down with physio, biomechanist and researcher Dr. Chris Bramah to explore how practitioners can better profile and prepare athletes for HYROX.Chris breaks…
S2E11 Tyler Collings: Validity, Reliability and Measuring What Matters
In this episode of VALDCAST, our host Ryan sits down with biomechanist and Griffith University researcher, Tyler Collings, to break down one of the most common and most misunderstood topics in sports…
S2E10 Bobby Esbrandt: Building Athlete Profiles Beyond the CMJ
In this episode of VALDCAST, Dylan sits down with physical therapist and Impact Sports Physical Therapy founder Bobby Esbrandt to unpack what it really means to assess, treat and develop athletes…
S2E9 Taylor Evernden: Bridging Rehab and Performance Through Data, Culture and Care
In this episode of VALDCAST, Ryan sits down with Taylor Evernden, coach and Co-Founder of ORKA Performance, to explore what truly effective return-to-performance looks like when rehab, performance…
S2E8 Hannah Marchant: Managing Complex Knees with Data-Informed Rehab
In this episode of VALDCAST, Dylan sits down with physical therapist at New York City Football Club, Hannah Marchant, to unpack one of the most challenging cases in knee rehabilitation: medial…
S2E7 Daniel Cohen: Decoding Force Plate Truths
In this episode of the VALDCAST, our host Ryan sits down with the co-founder of ForceDecks Dr. Daniel Cohen — sports scientist, researcher and long-time leader in force plate methodology. Together…
S2E6 Travis Gaudet: Creating Tech-Informed Cohesion
In this episode of VALDCAST, our host Dylan sits down with Physiotherapist and ORKA Performance Co-Founder Travis Gaudet to unpack what meaningful technology integration looks like at a company…
S2E5 Karl Goodman: Building a High-Performance Business — Lessons from Athletes Authority
In this episode, Ryan sits down with Karl Goodman, co-founder of Athletes Authority, for a deep dive into how one of Australia’s leading performance facilities was built (and rebuilt) through smart…
S2E4 Tony Shield: The Turning Point in Hamstring Rehabilitation
Our host Dylan sat down with co-inventor of the NordBord, Dr. Tony Shield, to unpack the origins of the world’s leading hamstring testing system.In this episode, Tony discusses the evolution of…
S2E3 Jo Clubb: Rethinking High-Performance Careers — From Pro Teams to Consulting
In this episode of VALDCast, our host Ryan sits down with Jo Clubb — founder of Global Performance Insights and one of the most respected figures in applied sport science — to unpack her journey from…
S2E2 Lachlan James: Strength Science Simplified — Measuring What Actually Matters
In this episode of the VALDCast, we sit down with Associate Professor at La Trobe University Dr. Lachlan James — sports scientist, consultant, and founder of ForceLab — to decode one of the most…
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VALDCAST has published 35 episodes since March 2025, covering topics in Health & Fitness, Science.
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