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....
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...
Fitness Testing: Why Most Coaches Get It Wrong
The fastest way to develop a dislike for something is to do it repeatedly without reward. What’s more, when there’s external expectation attached to...
EP 35 – Nicolas Gill, Ph.D. – Coaching the All Blacks,...
“It’s not about how sore you become, or about how hard you’ve pushed yourself into a hole, it’s about the value you’ve added to...
Environment is Everything
The smell of the first XV training room on game day is distinct. Peppermint infused heat rub, lynx scented deodorant and old mud all...
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...
EP 55 – Shane Pill – Accidental Academia and the Games...
My guest on the show today is Dr Shane Pill. Shane is an Associate Professor in Education at Flinders University in Adelaide, South Australia....
The Role of Teamwork in Youth Sport
The value of teamwork in sport is clear.
Mike Krzyzewski, the men’s basketball coach at Duke University, led his team to five NCAA championships. He’s...
Stop yelling from the sideline to go harder, and start teaching...
Have you ever had an athlete pull out of a maximal fitness test claiming they’re done, when clearly it’s just not the case?
Have...
What is youth sport for?
I recently asked this question to a group of school coaches from various sports in a professional development workshop I facilitated.
Here’s what they came...
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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...
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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...
