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...
Lessons from A Silver Fern
Guest Contribution: Anna Harrison - New Zealand Netballer.
Another big year of Northern Mystics and New Zealand Silver Fern Netball commitments has come to an...
What makes sport fun?
The positive benefit sport can provide kids is highly dependent on one thing: continued involvement.
If a child drops out, which evidence suggests is happening...
EP 14 – Stacy Sims – Physiology of the Female Athlete,...
ADS 0014: Stacy Sims, PhD – Physiology of the Female Athlete, Menstruation, and Developing Confidence in Youth
In an age when no topic appears taboo,...
EP 71- Tim Driesen – High Performance Athlete Development Leader at...
“You can rely on talent up until a certain time, whatever talent is, but it’s not going to make you the best in the...
EP 69 – Amanda Stanec – Finding Joy in Physical Activity...
“Movement is truly the vehicle to teach the principles, to engage with others in joyful ways, to then problem solve and transfer that to...
Ep 73- Dougal Allan- Dreaming big, the art of reflection, and...
“I think I learnt from quite a young age that I was able to really become more reflective and make more sense of the...
Parents, What You Say After the Game Matters
It’s difficult to contain your emotions when you care deeply about something, or someone, and things go wrong. Remember how it felt the last...
Introducing the modern-day Youth Sports Coach
To an untrained eye the understated work of today’s youth sports coach belies the calibre of the person required to do a successful job....
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...
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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...
