EP 72- Mustafa Sarkar – How to create psychological resilience
“When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower. ”
On the show today, I chat with...
Ep1 – Welcome to The Athlete Development Show
Hello listeners… and thank you for tuning in to the first episode of the athlete development show. My name is Craig Harrison and I’ll...
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...
How to Stop Your Emotions Affecting Your Game
Does your game crumble under high pressure? Are you hard on yourself when you make a mistake? Are you quick to blame others when...
Push play
Give a kid a skateboard, step back, and watch what happens.
Very quickly they recognise the opportunity to play.
To see what happens when they lean...
What Happens When You Lose?
It’s easy to put all of your time and energy into winning. It makes you feel good and provides great pleasure.
However, here’s the thing:...
EP 48 – Paul Tupou-Vea – Leadership and Wellbeing for Youth
“It’s about becoming a young person who’s aware of themselves and the world and starting to think about what they do with that.”
My guest...
Balance: How to Jump Higher and Run Faster
In sport, athletic prowess matters. Subject to equal levels of skill, the fitter, faster, stronger athlete most often prevails. But it’s not only in...
What can we learn from skateboarding?
No coach. No rules. No scheduled training sessions. Yet hours of purposeful practice. Why?
Part of the beauty of coaching early morning training sessions is...
Opportunity Cost of Choice
Opportunity cost is what you sacrifice when you choose one option over another. And we face an abundance of choices every day.
What should my...
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AD Alumni: Anna Steven
We're shining the spotlight on some of Athlete Development's alumni who are doing great things in their chosen sport. Meet sprinter Anna Steven, who...
Preparing for school and club sport
Now that school and club sports teams trainings and games are gearing up again, what can your young athletes do to better prepare for...
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...
How can you build psychological safety?
When it comes to pursuing excellence, moving from where we are now to a place that is more effective, how we behave is what...
Ep 79: Paudie Roche – The Arsenal Way
"We're looking at long-term athlete development, and that requires a lot of patience, coaching and structure to the programme where performance isn't the end...
