“Everything is based upon the game for us,” said Ryan Alexander.

“Understanding how the physical demands and fitness is going to be interpreted on the field as it is going to relate to the technical and tactical execution of a certain style of play.”

Alexander, the Director of Sports Science at Atlanta United, was speaking to John Portch and Joe Lemire on the People Behind the Tech podcast ahead of the new MLS season, which began in late February.

He also spoke about the club’s groundbreaking work with i-Brain Tech, a neurofitness training aid that has transformed their skills and cognitive training and led to players having “higher levels of conversations with their technical coaches."

Elsewhere, Alexander explored:

• Finding the level of confidence in the data to challenge or support [9:30];
• Knowing when to take calculated risks with players [18:00];
• How i-Brain has been integrated into the players’ training plans [27:00];
• His efforts to meet players and coaches at their 'level' when it comes to data [35:30].

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