What does it really mean for my game? Please take note...
Netball is more physically demanding and competitive than ever before. And the best teams play the game at pace. Strength is a fundamental component of speed. Basically,...
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...
Barriers to your athlete’s A game
Every sport has unique movement demands.
Take basketball, for example. Here is a list of the physical skills required to play the game:
Jump
Sprint
...
Do your athletes trust you?
Trust - It’s Not A Coach's Right
It’s easy to think that an athlete’s trust is your right. But it’s not. It must be earned.
Please...
Why training the ‘beach muscles’ matters.
If you've ever set foot in a gym and thrown a bit of 'tin' around, you’ll know what I’m talking about here. Training ‘chest...
EP 70 – Matt Hunter – Director of Youth Sports Performance...
“If you not keeping them around because your training sux, or you’re not a good guy to hang out with, then you don’t get...
Why goal setting CAN be pointless
Goal-setting is a popular practice. It’s used by coaches, teachers and physical education students to come up with things that they want to achieve...
Stop Checking Facebook Before Bed.
Sleep. How important is it? Are you getting enough and is it good quality? Do you schedule it into your weekly training plan?
Most youth...
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...
Your development as an athlete starts here – 4 areas to...
The best athletes I know have a deep awareness of themselves. They’re realistic of their own abilities, they understand their strengths and weaknesses, they...
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Debunking a common myth: Youth weight training
There are these common generational myths that have been passed down to us and it would be fair to say that we really don’t...
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...
