Entries by darren.drake

Latest Coach Resource- Speed Ebook

I just thought I would take the opportunity to let you know that I am due to launch an Ebook- Speed, Agility & Quickness Training for Sports Bible.  I have written more about it on one of the pages at the APA website- check it out here.   It’s a 68-page colour Manual and access […]

APA review of the Middlesex Students S&C conference 2014

Well it’s been a busy week for me getting the latest Ebook I’m writing finished and the highlight of the week was spending the day at the Middlesex Student S&C Conference.    Anthony Turner organised another great line up of speakers covering biochemistry, nutrition, screening protocols and coaching science.   For this first post I’m […]

APA Announce New 1st4sport Level 2 Strength & Conditioning Qualification

This is the news you have all been waiting for!!!! Athletic Performance Academy (APA) are pleased to announce that APA Director Daz Drake will be running APA’s first coaching certification, a 1st4sport Level 2 Strength & Conditioning qualification.  The qualification is being run in conjunction with strength & conditioning education online, the highly successful S&C […]

Power endurance- earning the right to endure it!

So if you read the last blog on the Gosling Tennis Academy Pro Team Pre-season you will know that I promised you I would follow that blog up with more information on how the second half of the pre-season panned out. As a guideline below is how I would ideally like to progress in my […]

APA Latest workshop

  APA Workshop Gosling Tennis Academy, 22nd February 2014 9.AM- 12PM Workshop cost £30   About the workshop: Athletic Performance Academy (APA) will be hosting a workshop with APA Director and Head of Strength & Conditioning at Gosling IHPC, Daz Drake.  This workshop will bring together the presenter’s extensive experience and background in the field […]

Latest APA Workshop SAQ for Sports coming soon

Stand by for further details of the next APA Workshop on Speed, Agility and Quickness Training for Sports. Date: February 22nd   Location: Gosling Sports Park   Time: 9-12pm   Cost: £30  with 3 license points for Tennis Coaches (TBC)   To wet your appetite check out this video of some of the work APA […]

Gosling Pro-Team Pre-Season 2013

Well, it’s got to that time of year again where the junior Academy programme quiets down for Christmas but the Pro team are back with a vengeance to really hit their training hard!!  Christmas time means only one thing in Pro Tennis- Pre-season!!!!  I get to work with our pro players for any where between […]