Athlete Development

Previously I’ve introduced the concept of fundamental movement skills as a critical cog in the athlete development wheel. The requirements of physical sports performance are unpinned...

"If you focus on what’s important to you and your standards, then that's really the only thing that should matter... finding your own path...

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...

“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...

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...

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...

In episode 27 of the Athlete Development Show, I spoke with Mystics and Silver Ferns defender Michaela Sokolich-Beatson. On the show, I asked Michaela...

“Kids get to train alongside, be close to, connect with, these high performing athletes, world class, world champions in many cases, and it just...

“Right from the start mum has always felt that cooking good food for us is something she could do to make a big difference…...

One of my favourite Olympic events is the gymnastics. Why? I like the variation in apparatus. The rings, bars, vault, floor, the gymnast does...