It’s that time of year again where I’m doing more speaking engagements. This month I will be presenting at: October 2015 Herts Lawn Tennis Association: ‘The Role of S&C in Stroke Development’ 15th October 2015 University of Hertfordshire ‘Foundations of Sports Coaching’ 27th October 2015 University of Hertfordshire ‘Advanced Sports Coaching’ 30th October 2015 […]
September madness If your job is anything like mine then the month of September is all hands on deck as many of our junior athletes are returning from summer holidays, are back to school and are now getting back to their student athlete lifestyles. Needless to say we have had a lot of athletes to […]
In previous weeks I have posted on why an athlete should employ an S&C coach (Click Here) and another one on how much should junior athletes should train (Click Here). This blog is a follow up to the first two- it’s a bit of a sneak peak to APA’s next workshop. We always kick off […]
Hi All, like many of us busy coaches this time of year represents a time for reflection over the summer before we get back to it in September. This year I had the opportunity to go to all three days of the UKSCA conference!! As usual I like to get some take home points out […]
August is upon us already! That means one thing- it’s conference season! Like many of you out there, I have just got back from the 2015 UKSCA S&C Conference. Having made all but one since they started in 2005 I can honestly say this was one of my favourites. I was there for all three […]
This week I am giving you a FREE presentation which answers the fundamental question- why should an athlete use an S&C coach? I’ve had the opportunity in recent weeks and months to speak to a number of coaches who work with athletes, whether they be Head coaches for a sports team, a Director of a Sports […]
Yesterday I had the pleasure of doing some coach education for a group of students in Year 10 and 11 from the Dacorum School Sports Network who undertake work experience, training and development within the schools in the Dacorum network around the borough of Dacorum. The concept for the two hour workshop was to introduce the topic of […]
On Wednesday 1st July I had the opportunity to go to the University of Bath to listen to Joe Eisenmann talk about Spartan Performance, a programme which in collaboration with MSU SportsMEDICINE and Rehabilitation Medicine, provides an integrated, holistic approach to the care and training of mid-Michigan athletes, especially High School aged athletes. Joe was invited by […]
I’m been on the road for several weeks. Started at Excel Centre, London, then University of Hertfordshire, then Oakham School, Rutland, then University of Bath and I’ll be finishing my conference trip at the UKSCA Conference next month. Travel and networking isn’t for everyone, but I personally love the adventure of being at the ‘tip […]
Today’s blog comes from APA coach Patrick Waplington. It is very relevant as I posted only a few weeks ago on the principles of training junior athletes in terms of hours. This blog focuses on what to do during those hours of training. I will start us of by giving an example of a programme […]
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