Rob Siston

Husband to Natalie. Father to Mary Beth & Katie. Catholic. Dog lover. Youth soccer coach. Biomechanist. OSU MAE Professor & Dept Chair. Views are mine

[Rob Siston @ProfSiston]

@ianxellis @TaylorTwellman At elementary school swim meet:

Father got so angry at his kid’s time that he slammed his cell phone on the pool deck. It slid into the pool and sank to the bottom. Officials had to stop the meet so that someone could dive into the pool and retrieve the phone

Dad played in NFL

[Rob Siston @ProfSiston]

@dashboardlim Claude design

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@coach_kevin_m Book

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@MbarkCherguia Clearly going to the Ministry of Silly Walks

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@KarenKrugerPhD good looking group there

[Rob Siston @ProfSiston]

Pretty sure Peter was Jewish

[Rob Siston @ProfSiston]

@paulspacey @ImYouthSoccer Also missing the point that some players say I am a *insert league* player when it is clear they are not and would benefit from playing (more) in another league to develop. Perhaps then they are ready for *that league*

Can you tell it is U14 tryout season?!

[Rob Siston @ProfSiston]

@AngrySoccerGuy Not controversial at all. I was questioned why I wasn't yelling more because "that's what a coach is supposed to do". I educated my parents on this exact point; the kids need to learn to play for themselves. Parents are encourage to cheer but not instruct, too

[Rob Siston @ProfSiston]

@paulspacey @AngrySoccerGuy Perhaps I believe it if that parent coaches a club-level sport as well. I've coached club soccer for years and find myself remarkably quiet when compared to other parents on my daughter's select softball team.

[Peter Mohler @PeterMohler]

Thanks to @HondaInAmerica and Bob Nelson’s leadership for the partnership and leading the way to prepare @OhioState students for automotive manufacturing careers @robotsmarts @OSUengineering

[Rob Siston @ProfSiston]

Anyone else have @PLOSONE refuse to review your manuscript because you supposedly didn't have IRB approval to recruit human subjects despite you submitting evidence that you did? I'm in Bizarro World with them and can't figure out a path forward

[Rob Siston @ProfSiston]

@Don_K_Williams @fitsoccerqueen I set clear expectations for my parents for "do's" and "don'ts" from the sidelines. Cheer effort, but you're not the coach. Consequences could progress to being barred from the sideline.

After initial push back, I had 0 issues all season. Girls played great & had huge growth

[Rob Siston @ProfSiston]

Agree with this about taking risks.

During my job talk years ago, I was advised to have a black slide near the end. No text. My advisor said that the audience will all turn to you, so you better have something good to say.

I tried it. They all looked. I got the job.

[Karl Zelik @KarlZelik]

💡 Presentation tip:

Your first slide and last slide are often on the screen for the longest time. Use these to communicate something interesting, thought-provoking, or important. For instance, use your main takeaways as your Conclusion slide.

[Rob Siston @ProfSiston]

Field of Dreams is currently on TV. It was always hard to watch the ending without choking up.

Now, with James Earl Jones passing away this week, Terence Mann walking into the corn just hits differently.

[Common Man @CommonManRadio]

Shoeless Joe & Terence Mann are together again. In the corn. RIP

[Rob Siston @ProfSiston]

Love this video.

If they need someone with a stutter to voice Darth Vader going forward, @Lucasfilm and @Disney can give me a call

[All The Right Movies @ATRightMovies]

JAMES EARL JONES talking about his speaking role as Darth Vader and the struggles he's faced with his iconic voice. #RIPJamesEarlJones

[Rob Siston @ProfSiston]

@rosshm16 I’m suggesting that people are frustrated with the whole publishing system and are not participating, so your review pool is shrinking. Change the system, and reviewers will return

[Rob Siston @ProfSiston]

@rosshm16 Or…what about publishing more? Personally, I’ve seen too many high quality papers not get published because of “space restrictions” of a journal. If acceptance isn’t based on quality, why review for that journal?

[Rob Siston @ProfSiston]

@doctorBobG @BrianUmberger Is there a traveling Department Chair? I can take over for Ellen, Darryl, etc if the price is right