3 Exercises for getting faster
Explosive athletes win games.
Imagine the rugby player who tears through the gap to score a try in the last minute, or the footballer who...
EP 34 – Nathan Wallis – Harnessing the Human Stress Response,...
“You learn a lot more from the teacher you love than the teacher you’re scared of.”
- Nathan Wallis
Nathan Wallis is a gifted educator of...
EP 29 – Dame Valerie Adams – The Makings of a...
My guest on the show today needs little introduction. Her name is Dame Valerie Adams, and she’s one of the best athletes New Zealand...
EP 10 – Dr Sean Cumming
Kia Ora people, and thanks so much for tuning in to the Athlete Development Show…. a show all about the youth athlete, and their...
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...
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 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...
Ep 74 -Dan Exeter – Early specialisation, the modern day sports...
ADS 074: Dan Exeter – Early specialisation, the modern day sports parent, and formalising informality.
On the show today, I chat with Sport and...
5 Essential Ingredients to Better Sporting Performance
Your performance in competition is dependent on doing the right things in training. Here are 5 essential ingredients to consider.
Ambition
Where does your motivation...
Ep 75 – Austin Einhorn – Movement Banking
ADS 075: Austin Einhorn – Movement Banking
"Almost every session, whether the client I'm with is 13 or 36, or if they're a high...
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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...
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...
Flip the narrative
Tuesday and Thursday night practice is a time for improvement.
A time to focus on what's not so good in our bag of tricks. To...
