Dr. Craig Harrison
Craig’s passion is helping athletes become the best that they can be. In February 2014, Craig completed his PhD, with a focus on athlete development, at AUT University and lead Athlete Development from 2010 to 2019.
The Individual Performance Plan
Reaching your potential requires clarity.
A clear vision of where you want to go and how you're going to make it happen.
The individual performance plan...
The Holistic Approach
No longer is developing the technical and tactical skills of the athlete enough.
Now, developing the physical, cognitive, social and emotional skills of the person...
The pursuit of prevention
The anterior cruciate ligament tracks deep within our knee joint. It attaches to a notch on the bottom of the femur and runs to...
Free Soloing
Alex Honnold is a world renowned rock climber.
In 2017, he scaled the nearly 3,000-foot granite wall known as El Capitan, in Yosemite National Park, California.
It...
Stress less
Stress is the strain we feel before, during and after demanding circumstances.
It's the microtrauma caused by all of the running, jumping and throwing we...
EP 66 – Greg Nicol – Talent Development in New Zealand...
Today on the show I’m joined by Greg Nicol.
Greg has been the Athlete Pathway Manager for Hockey New Zealand for the past 12 years,...
EP 65 – Dave Wright – Insights from Coaching Youth Football...
Today on the show I’m joined by Dave Wright (@davewright07).
Dave is a football coach with 17 years’ of experience in England, Australia and New...
Age – only a number?
Suppose the opening bowler chargers in and releases the ball towards off stump at 100 km/hr-1.
The batter swings the bat and cuts the ball...
Ready, willing and stable
Infancy is marked by the search for balance.
After thousands of movement iterations, a young child finds a stable, upright position and takes her first step.
But...
Think about thinking
When the ball goes in, we focus on what the athlete did to make it so. How fast she ran to make the break, how...
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50 Questions Every Youth Athlete Should Ask Themselves
Asking good questions is an excellent way to assess your performance and become more in tune with what to focus on to get better.
At...
Weight training and cardio – together or separate?
Which should I do first - cardio or weights? Is doing cardio better than lifting weights for me? These are two questions I’ve found...
Implementing a set programme into your swim sessions
Training sets and fitness goals are a great way to improve your current swimming ability. More often than not, I see people swimming lap...
Swim School Spotlight: Morgan’s Story
Lisa, Tamara and Morgan.
“I love being able to help kids progress. Kids (that I’ve taught) used to be petrified of the water and now...
