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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
In this week’s blog I would like to give an example of how we can develop the role of S&C in sport skills coaching at the elite level. Last week I wrote about some of the ways we can assess/train physical qualities within a sports coaching session (click HERE). This should hopefully empower sports coaches […]
This week I had the privilege to be invited to speak at a Lawn Tennis Association Level 4 Coaching Qualification. This qualification was being run by Nigel Long, a director of UCoach and I was asked to speak to the tennis coaches as part of the physical development section of the course. The brief was to […]
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