Si Nainby delivers a two-part podcast with Mark Williams. He is interim Lead Strength & Conditioning Coach for Basketball England, a Lecturer in Sports Science and former Head of S&C for GB Basketball & Southend United FC. 1. The commute: Some quickfire takeawaysMark's story from semi-pro rugby player to a professional S&C coachLessons from the Covid lockdown The value in focussing on the basics of movement2. The Deep DiveThe story behind Mark's PhD and why player autonomy became central to his thinkingThe Paradox of S&C - How can the controlled environment of the gym carry over to the chaos of sport?Completing the circle - Marks' evolution of thinking, from questioning the importance of S&C to the role he now sees it playing in developing playersA note from Si:At the end, we talk about degeneracy and I had redundancy on my brain, as I'd been reading about it that day, and gave the wrong definition. This is what I should have said: Degeneracy is the ability of elements that are structurally different to perform the same function or yield the same output.LINKS FROM THE PODCASTBasketball England 8 week Athletic Development Program Basketball England Parkour VideosTom Farrow YouTube Robin Eager RFU VIDEOSDan Cleather book