Tag: athlete development
Don’t sleep on sleep
Sleep is an essential nutrient of life.
Such is its importance, an increasing body of evidence now links poor sleep to chronic disease, including obesity,...
A Family Affair
Spending time with family is high on everyone's priority list, especially at this time of year with Mother's Day on the calendar. For one...
The Holistic Approach
No longer is developing the technical and tactical skills of the athlete enough.
Now, developing the physical, cognitive, social and emotional skills of the person...
Free Soloing
Alex Honnold is a world renowned rock climber.
In 2017, he scaled the nearly 3,000-foot granite wall known as El Capitan, in Yosemite National Park, California.
It...
Age – only a number?
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...
Not your regular holiday programme
A refreshed Athlete Development Holiday Academy programme was a success over the summer, with 30 keen young athletes enjoying movement-based activities for an action-packed...
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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.
At...
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...
How to use fins in your swim training
When you are at the pool you might see people in the water using a range of equipment, and wonder what the benefits are...
