EP 23 – Simon Walters – Parents in Youth Sport
Parents play a major part in every young athlete’s story. So much in fact that the type of support they provide can make or...
EP 22 – Dr Jean Côté – Play vs Practice,...
If you’ve read Outliers by Malcom Gladwell, you’ll know that it takes 10,000 hours of deliberate practice to become an expert.
Unfortunately, it’s not quite...
The Menstrual Cycle and How It Affects the Female Athlete
It’s well-known that sex differences between men and woman exist. Differences that affect your physiology.
But what’s not so well known is how these differences...
EP 21 – Sharon Kearney – Netball and Injury
The show today is about two things: netball, and netball injury. And when it comes to netball and injury, one person comes to mind....
EP 20 – Martin Toms – It’s Not About You but...
My guest on the show today believes that the what we experience as a child and the people we hang out the most has...
The Playground: Why Every Young Athlete Should ‘Monkey Around’
Imagine for a moment you’re a kid again.
You’re on holiday at a place you’ve never visited before and come across the local playground. A...
EP 19 – Fiona Mather – What we can learn from...
ADS 0019: Fiona Mather – What we can learn from the horse racing industry
My guest of the show today is Fiona Mather (@FifiMather).
Fiona...
The problems with developing early and how to avoid it
There are two times in life when you go through an accelerated period of growth.
The first is during infancy. It’s a rapid stage...
EP 18 – John O’Sullivan
Three and a half years ago my guest on today’s show wrote an article online called “More important than talent”. It struck a chord,...
Developing young people through sport
Young athletes are being pushed to their limits more than ever. For many, the pressure to succeed begins at an ever-increasingly young age and...