{"id":2201,"date":"2019-06-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/podcasts\/the-kinduct-athlete-management-series-podcast-episode-2-brandon-mcdaniel\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T05:16:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T05:16:46","slug":"the-kinduct-athlete-management-series-podcast-episode-2-brandon-mcdaniel","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/podcasts\/the-kinduct-athlete-management-series-podcast-episode-2-brandon-mcdaniel\/","title":{"rendered":"The Kinduct Athlete Management Series Podcast &#8211; Episode 2: Brandon McDaniel"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- blocks\/hero-editorial -->\n<!-- inc\/hero-editorial -->\n<div class=\"hero es-hero__editorial hero--var-1\" role=\"banner\">\n\t<div class=\"hero__image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/la-dodgers.jpg);\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"hero__overlay grad-overlay content-bottom\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content\">\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <p class=\"es-label es-label--md\">\n                                Jun 05, 2019                            <\/p>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/podcasts\" class=\"theme-dark hero__back-link back-link es-label es-label--sm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon--md icon--arrow-left\"><\/span>Podcasts<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"hero__title\">The Kinduct Athlete Management Series Podcast &#8211; Episode 2: Brandon McDaniel<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n        \n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <section class=\"es-section theme-light hero__sidebar-wrapper container\">\n        <div class=\"hero__sidebar\">\n                            <div class=\"category-list\">\n                  <div class=\"es-label es-label--sm\">Category<\/div>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/category\/data-innovation\/\" rel=\"tag\">Data &amp; Innovation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/category\/human-performance\/\" rel=\"tag\">Human Performance<\/a>                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"share-list\">\n                  <div class=\"es-label es-label--sm\">Share<\/div>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/podcasts\/the-kinduct-athlete-management-series-podcast-episode-2-brandon-mcdaniel\/\">Facebook<\/a>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/podcasts\/the-kinduct-athlete-management-series-podcast-episode-2-brandon-mcdaniel\/&#038;text=The Kinduct Athlete Management Series Podcast - Episode 2: Brandon McDaniel\">Twitter<\/a>\n                  <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Here's a Leaders In Sport article for you &amp;body=Check out this article: The Kinduct Athlete Management Series Podcast - Episode 2: Brandon McDaniel. https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/podcasts\/the-kinduct-athlete-management-series-podcast-episode-2-brandon-mcdaniel\/\">Email<\/a>\n                  <a href=\"#copyLink\" id=\"copyButton\" class=\"copy-link-clipboard\">Copy Link<\/a>\n                  <div id=\"textToCopy\" class=\"font-hidden\">https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/podcasts\/the-kinduct-athlete-management-series-podcast-episode-2-brandon-mcdaniel\/<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<!-- blocks\/section -->\n<section\n  class=\"es-section flexible-section  text-only theme-light\"\n    >\n                <div class=\"container\">\n                                    <div class=\"bg-striped-pattern__inner section-padding-top section-padding-bottom\">\n                <div class=\"es-section__inner col-parent col-parent--stack-sm\">\n                                            <div class=\"es-section__sidebar es-section__sidebar--sticky col col--12 \">\n                            \n                            \n                            \n                                                            <div class=\"es-section__text content-area\">\n                                    <p><h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22022\" src=\"\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Untitled.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"135\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4>Welcome to the second in a new series of podcasts from the Leaders Performance Institute and our partners Kinduct.<\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<h6>By John Portch<\/h6>\n<p>Over the course of this series you&#8217;ll hear from human performance experts across the world discussing best practice, the role of performance data, and what the future of athlete and intelligence management systems might look like.<\/p>\n<p>Episode 1 with Kevin Forbes, Enterprise Product Manager at Kinduct, is available <a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance\/the-kinduct-athlete-management-series-podcast-episode-1-kevin-forbes\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For this episode, we sat down with Brandon McDaniel, the Head of Strength &amp; Conditioning at the Los Angeles Dodgers.<\/p>\n<p>He talked about the evolution of athlete management systems during his time in MLB and how he works to fill performance gaps for the athletes on the Dodgers&#8217; roster.<\/p>\n<p>We also discussed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How the Dodgers came into their own as a performance staff, evolving beyond mere spreadsheets in their use of data [3:00];<\/li>\n<li>The importance of consolidating workflows if you are to work as an effective interdisciplinary team [6:30];<\/li>\n<li>How technology is allowing the Dodgers to ask new and different performance questions [9:40];<\/li>\n<li>The development of S&amp;C protocols with the advent of data [16:00];<\/li>\n<li>Surprises in his role and why staff members need to think like a player [18:50].<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/id\/44481541\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"138px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Regardless of whether you\u2019re a coach just trying to track and train your athletes or a performance director leading multiple staff and juggling a variety of data sources, Kinduct\u2019s athlete intelligence and management systems will help you better understand your athletes to drive improved performance.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Kinduct\u2019s broad range of tools allows you to consolidate various athlete data sources, analyze that information for actionable insights, collaborate on programming across multiple departments or locations, and deliver that plan through a variety of athlete-facing engagement solutions.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Find out what hundreds of elite sport organizations already know and let Kinduct help provide you with the right information, with the right tools, at the right time, to help inform your decisions.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>For more information, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kinduct.com\/\">kinduct.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            \n                            \n                            \n                                                    <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"col visibly-hidden col--flex-align-right\">\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The LA Dodgers&#8217; 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