Dr. Craig Harrison
Craig’s passion is helping athletes become the best that they can be. In February 2014, Craig completed his PhD, with a focus on athlete development, at AUT University and lead Athlete Development from 2010 to 2019.
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...
EP6 – Ken Lynch – Winning vs. Development and Producing High...
Hello ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to another episode of the ADS… thanks so much for tuning in.
Now, if you’re interested in the best...
The R Word: Responsibility and how we can develop it in...
If there’s one thing sport can teach, it’s responsibility.
Being responsible means performing a particular task assigned to you by someone else, or created by...
EP5 – David Cooper: Street Games, Physiotherapy and Preventing Injury
My guest on the show today is David Cooper. Dave is an experienced physiotherapist and spends his days treating weekend warriors to athletes at...
3 Things to avoid when signing your child up for sport
With so many sports and development programme on offer these days, it’s hard to know what’s right, and what’s not, for your child. Here...
EP4 – Dr Mark Fulcher: The ACC Sportsmart Warmup
My guest on the show today is Dr Mark Fulcher, a guy at the top of the game in sports medicine.
Mark currently directs everything...
Forget Running. Play More Games.
Aerobic fitness is crucial for team sport players. It helps you produce ‘game-defining’ high-intensity efforts, and to sustain these efforts for the duration of...
Too Little Sleep and an Unhealthy Diet Increase Your Chances of...
There are some skills every young athlete can’t do without. Netballers, for instance, need to know how to catch. And pass. Rugby players on...
EP3 – Stevie Baxter: Cultural Diversity, Motivation, and the Impact of...
In this episode we cover the influence of culture working in such a diverse ethnic city such as Auckland.
We chat about the importance of...
Ep 2 – Mike Stanley: Identifying Talent, School Academies, and the...
Today’s guest, Mike Stanley, has enjoyed a wide ranging career in sports, as an athlete, a coach, and an administrator.
Mike was a member of...
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5 Reasons Why Competition is Good (and bad) for your Child
What does the word ‘competition’ bring to mind? Is all competition a good thing? How do you distinguish between helpful competition and that which...
50 Questions Every Youth Athlete Should Ask Themselves
Asking good questions is an excellent way to assess your performance and become more in tune with what to focus on to get better.
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Have you got heel pain?
Plantar fascia pain Aka ‘Runners heel'
The plantarfascia is the layer of tissue between the skin and the muscles on the sole of the feet....
Implementing a set programme into your swim sessions
Training sets and fitness goals are a great way to improve your current swimming ability. More often than not, I see people swimming lap...
Weight training and cardio – together or separate?
Which should I do first - cardio or weights? Is doing cardio better than lifting weights for me? These are two questions I’ve found...
