Entries by dazdrake

Child to Champion 2017 Conference Review

Last weekend, I attended the Child to Champion LTAD conference in Gloucester. It was hosted by ProFormance which is run in the UK by James Baker & in the US by Mike Young.  For those of you who couldn’t make it please find below a few bullet-point notes from the sessions I attended.  I will go […]

Motor Learning Concepts all coaches need to know about

Streamed live on 18 Nov 2015 Dr. Mike Young: Motor Learning Concepts All Coaches Should Know & Understand I encourage everyone to have a look at this webinar.  Below are the summary notes I have written having watched it myself. What is Skill? In the field, ”be able to accomplish a task with great movement efficiency.” […]

Youth Training ideas- Fundamentals of Movement

For anyone who follows this blog you know that I am passionate about Youth Strength & Conditioning and applying sound principles based on Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) models.  At this part of the training phase (term 2 in the academic timetable) January-April, it is a pretty fun time.  All my interns have spent the first […]

What is sport specific fitness?

If you’re like me you love to play sport, the competitive challenge of testing your skills and physical attributes against a worthy opponent. Sport is a fast paced affair- and anyone who plays sport loves the speed of the game.   I was recently talking to one of my coaches and he was raving about some […]

FREE Videos for Christmas!

Hi All. As it’s Christmas I thought I would put some more FREE content for you and share some drills you can use with your athletes to improve their Skill. Physical Literacy You’ve probably heard me mention it a lot on this blog but skill is a vital part of Fitness- Istan Balyi first described […]

Reaction Speed Drills for Athletes

I just wanted to give you some more FREE content courtesy of APA.  This week I put together a little video series of Reaction Speed drills. It is not the first time I have referred to Reaction Speed- or cognitive/perceptual training.  I have written several blogs on it: Perception is the new frontier of athletics […]

Nutrition 101: What supplements should you take?

Hi All, it’s been a while since I posted on Nutrition. This blog post is inspired by a recent visit to an Independent School to talk to some sport scholars about Nutrition.  These young athletes were 13 and 14 years old and I wanted them to have a great overview of: The fuel and hydration […]

What is athleticism and have you got some?

This week I have had the privilege to guest lecture at the University of Hertfordshire Sports Studies 1st year and 3rd year coaching modules.  The topic was ‘The Art of Coaching: How to Communicate Effectively.’  For ideas on this topic feel free to read the previous blog on this topic.   One of the great […]