Tag: Coaching
What is stress inoculation training?
On May 14, 1796, Edward Jenner took a small amount of fluid from a milkmaid's hand lesion and scratched it into the skin of...
Deliberate practice
Much has been said recently about the perils of early specialisation.
In fact, an increasing body of evidence shows that doing too much of the...
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...
The thing about feedback
We could express our approval for someone or something and acknowledge success. Or, we could state something to be true, something already there inside,...
Barriers to your athlete’s A game
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
...
The Spice of Life
For so long we’ve been told that to get better you need to train hard. That the one who turns up every day and...
The Youth Sports Coach and the Parent: Same Job, Different Context
The outcomes we hope for in our coaching are the very same outcomes we hope for as a parent. Specifically, a young person who...
EP 42 – Wade Gilbert, PhD – Small Towns, Environmental...
“Kids get to train alongside, be close to, connect with, these high performing athletes, world class, world champions in many cases, and it just...
7 ‘Dripping Faucets’ to Consider in Youth Sport
The Dripping Faucet
Kids learn a lot about how to act in the world from what we say and how we are saying it. They...
Ultimate Treadmill Workout
Hopping on the treadmill for a quick warm up usually is the first thing people do when they come to the gym. However, treadmill...
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The Menstrual Cycle and How It Affects the Female Athlete
It’s well-known that sex differences between men and woman exist. Differences that affect your physiology.
But what’s not so well known is how these differences...
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...
Lessons from A Silver Fern
Guest Contribution: Anna Harrison - New Zealand Netballer.
Another big year of Northern Mystics and New Zealand Silver Fern Netball commitments has come to an...
New Year Honours: CEO Mike Stanley awarded CNZM
AUT Millennium CEO and New Zealand Olympic President, Mike Stanley, has today been awarded the Companion of The New Zealand Order of Merit.
The award...
