Rethinking Agility – with Dr. Daniel Kadlec
If you’re still approaching agility and change of direction (COD) as a series of drills, it’s time for a reset. In this webinar, Dr. Daniel Kadlec – biomechanist at Edith Cowan University and internationally recognized expert – offers a fresh perspective: agility as a dynamic, biomechanically driven skill that adapts to context, not just patterns.
Designed for strength & conditioning coaches who want more than generic templates, this session bridges elite sport experience with cutting-edge science – spanning Australian Football, judo, handball, and rugby across Europe and Australia.
What you’ll take away:
- Why our current understanding of COD performance needs an overhaul
- How sidestepping is a behavioral response, not just a movement pattern
- Valid approaches to assessing agility, performance, and injury risk
- The underestimated role of fatigue and “worst-case scenarios”
- When simplicity in training outperforms over-engineered systems
- How to critically spot pseudoscientific trends in agility coaching
Featured as part of the upcoming conference:
“Training for Worst-Case Scenarios: Sidestepping between Science and Fiction” – a deep dive into evidence-based approaches to chaotic, real-world movement.
Can’t make it live? A full recording will be available until the start of the main conference.
But for those looking to get the most out of it — including the opportunity to ask questions and join the discussion — we strongly recommend attending live.
Don’t miss your chance to level up your coaching game!