Why the shoulder is so vulnerable to injury and how to...
It’s been bugging you for a while now.
There’s a dull ache in your shoulder and the more you play the sorer it gets.
Resting up...
3 essential physical skills for surfing
You love the ocean and the adrenaline-charged feeling of carving fresh lines down a wave. It makes you feel alive.
Your joy of surfing began...
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...
EP 47 – Warrick Wood – Self-Determinations Theory and the Winter...
“It’s not about winning, it’s about pursuing something, it’s about working hard and mastering your craft.”
My guest on the show is Warrick Wood (@warrickwood)....
Why the youth athlete is much more vulnerable to injury
Over half of school age children participate in at least 3 hours of organised sport each week.
For many young athletes it is considerably more....
Bone Growth and What Every Young Athlete Needs to Know to...
The benefits of participating in sport and physical activity are well known: you learn about team work and communication, how to commit to something...
EP 63 – Will Roberts and Danny Newcombe – Physical Literacy,...
Today on the show I’m joined by Will Roberts (@w_roberts6) and Danny Newcombe (@dannynewcombe). Will and Danny spend considerable time thinking about how best...
Pat Chat: Sleep enhancement for youth athletes
In the second of our three-part series, AD Academy Programme Manager and Lead Coach Patrick Davenport focuses on the importance of sleep for the...
10 quotes every athlete should live by
Planning is so crucial for the modern athlete. Athletes must juggle ever-increasing training and competition schedules, academic and social stresses at school and...
Q&A with a sport scientist. What do they do?
Michael Halliday is a Head Coach at AD and the Lead Coach at the AUT University Akoranga Campus on the North Shore. He is...