Season 1
Episodes
6 Sports Vision Tools Under $50 That Athletes Swear By
Most athletes, and even many coaches, believe elite vision training requires elite budgets. In today’s episode, we flip that misconception on its head. Dr. Daniel Laby breaks down six incredibly effective sports...
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How Vision Training Transformed Trent Alexander-Arnold’s Game
When Liverpool and England star Trent Alexander-Arnold partnered with Dr. Daniel Laby in 2021, few could have predicted the impact that cutting-edge vision training would have on his game. In this episode, Dr. Laby...
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Why Athletes Fail: The Invisible Skill That Separates Champions From Everyone Else
Episode SummaryIn this Deep Dive episode, the hosts break down the Sports Vision Pyramid — a five-level performance model built from decades of working with elite and professional athletes. Rather than relying solely...
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The Death of Talent: Why Preparation Always Wins
🎧 Show Notes – The Death of Talent: Why Preparation Always WinsDr. Laby’s framework for turning effort into exponential advantage — and why every athlete can build greatness from scratch.SummaryIn this episode of...
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What’s Really Limiting Your Game (and It’s Not Your Workout)
1. Summary (4–5 Paragraphs)In this episode of The Deep Dive, the hosts unpack four of the most common—and costly—mistakes athletes make that silently hold back their performance. Instead of focusing on grueling...
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Why 20/20 Vision Isn’t Good Enough for Elite Athletes | Mastering Myopia with Dr. Laby
🎙️ Episode SummaryIn this episode, Dr. Laby dives into one of the most overlooked yet impactful factors in athletic performance: myopia, or nearsightedness. For athletes who depend on split-second visual...
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🔑 From Darts to Data: Ted Lasso Meets Sports Science
🔑 Episode SummaryWhat can a TV comedy teach us about world-class performance? In this episode, we explore how a single dart scene from Ted Lasso reveals two powerful lessons for athletes and high performers...
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Reaction Time Explained: Age, Myths, and the Hidden Advantage
SummaryIn this episode, we explore one of the most fundamental yet misunderstood aspects of human performance: reaction time. We often assume catching a falling object or responding instantly in sport is purely...
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Faster Than Sight: How the Brain Predicts the Game Before It Happens
1. Episode SummaryIn this episode of The Deep Dive, we explore one of the most fascinating frontiers in performance science: how elite athletes use vision not just to see, but to predict the future. Guided by the work...
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Overload Training for the Eyes: Boost Speed, Focus & Reaction Like the Pros
1. Summary (4–5 paragraphs)In this episode, the discussion explores the concept of overload training—the practice of making training deliberately harder than performance conditions so that competition feels easier....
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Mo Salah’s Shocking Miss: The Hidden Vision Sabotage No One Saw Coming
🎙️ Episode SummaryIn this episode of The Deep Dive, we examine one of the most baffling moments in recent football history: Mohamed Salah’s shocking penalty miss against Senegal in the World Cup qualifier. Known for...
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Court Vision: The Hidden Superpower Behind Elite Basketball Performance
🎙️ Episode SummaryIn this episode, we uncover the critical but often underestimated role of vision in basketball performance. While strength, skill, and athleticism are always in the spotlight, vision is the hidden...
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