Athlete Development

The show today is about two things: netball, and netball injury. And when it comes to netball and injury, one person comes to mind....

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 ...

Suppose the opening bowler chargers in and releases the ball towards off stump at 100 km/hr-1. The batter swings the bat and cuts the ball...

For 2 million years homo-sapiens roamed the earth as an insignificant animal, fighting for their survival. They were learners, yes, but they learned through...

My guest on the show today is Nathan Parnham (@nathan_parnham). Nathan is the conditioning and rehabilitation coach and the head of athletic development at...

Old school thinking says that, to make the top, athletes must do two things: work hard and train more than everyone else. One of those...

Whilst setting up to present at a coach seminar on the weekend, the speaker before me jokingly noted – “most of us are just...

“If you play for something bigger than yourself you play a bigger game.” The All Blacks are one of the most successful sporting teams on...

The school team. The club team. The courts down the street. The private academy. Every environment comes with a story. A story of the beliefs and behaviours of...

On the 18 August 2016, Sam McEntee stepped up to start in heat 1 of the 5000 meters at the Summer Olympics games. He...