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 36 – Adam Price, Ph.D. – The Unmotivated Teenage Boy...
“The child is running the race, but it’s the parent’s job to make sure they stay on the track.”
Today on the show I’m chatting...
EP 60 – Jeremy Frisch – Promoting Freedom of Movement and...
Jeremy Frisch (@JeremyFrisch) is the owner and director of Achieve Performance Training in Clinton, Massachusetts in the US. Here he works with a range...
Advice for Young Athletes from Dame Valerie Adams
(Listen to the excerpt from Valerie Adams here)
“I think if you hand everything to a young athlete they’ll never learn. You actually need that...
3 essential physical skills for surfing
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...
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 54 – Maria Folau – Positive Parenting, Learning to Shoot,...
“You can’t make excuses. You had to wake up every morning to train. You had to eat the right foods and make sure you...
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...
EP 56 – James Baker – Strength and Conditioning in Schools
My guest on the show today is James Baker. James is an Accredited Strength & Conditioning Coach with the UK Strength & Conditioning Association...
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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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...
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...
