Tag: Sleep
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...
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,...
What’s Your Child’s Biggest Challenge Right Now In Their Sport?
Sam is 15, a competitive swimmer. She loves her sport but despite all her hard work in the pool, she’s struggling to get better.
I...
Sleep: The Crucial Ingredient
As a physiotherapist our patients often ask us how they could have avoided the injury that has landed them in our office.
Injury prevention is a...
Stop Checking Facebook Before Bed.
Sleep. How important is it? Are you getting enough and is it good quality? Do you schedule it into your weekly training plan?
Most youth...
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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...
The Benefits of Training Accessories for Swimming: PT 1 Pull Buoys...
Have you ever watched a top swimmer walk into a swimming pool with a bright coloured mesh bag in hand and wondered why they...
A Deep Dive into our Muscles
Muscles. We are all made up of them, and in fact, we have around 600 of them. Just because you may have some that...
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...
