"Squats hurt your knees" – myths every sport parent needs to know
What not to say to a youth athlete about squatting and deadlifting…
Author: Athletic Evolution
"Weight training isn't safe" – myths every sport parent needs to know
Unfortunately there are a number of untruths that continue to negatively influence youth athletes, parents and coaches. In this series, I am to address a number of them which continue to hamper the progression of youth athletes to full senior level performance…
"Weight training stunts your growth" – myths every sport parent needs to know
Does lifting weights really stunt your growth? Should Under 18’s lift weights at all?
My Indian Adventures – Cormac Whelan (Pro Sport Development)
Corman Whelan has experienced some unique coaching challenges in his time as a coach in rural India.
Coaching – Journey or Destination?
Why I believe in process based coaching over outcome based coaching…
10 ways you can improve as a coach
a list of 10 ways to improve as a coach, ranked in order of time required…
Influencing Change – Richard Cashman (Sporting Influencer)
In this episode of the Ask the Expert series, I interview Richard Cashman, founder of “The Sporting Influencer…
Strength & Conditioning for Young Athletes – Book Review
April’s book review was the key text in youth strength and conditioning…
Talent ID and European Adventures – John Pearce (The Handball Academy)
In episode 3 of the “Ask the Expert” series I interview John Pearce, founder of “The Handball Academy.”
5 ways early specialisation hurts athletes
The assumption of early specialization in 1 sport, is that by selecting a single sport to focus upon at an early age, the athlete will be able to excel to a higher level than if their attention or time was divided by participating in a number of sport.