Why a "No Days Off" mentality sucks for athletes (Part 1)
Please stop with the”NO DAYS OFF” YouTube videos…
Category: Coach development
"Squats hurt your knees" – myths every sport parent needs to know
What not to say to a youth athlete about squatting and deadlifting…
"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?
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…
Getting more BANG for your BUCK!
Time waits for no man…at least that’s how the saying goes. We all have time pressures. As an athlete you may be balancing […]
Golden generations gone wrong.
In the late 80’s and early 90’s the U20 Portuguese football team was hailed as a “golden generation”, winning not one, but […]
The Toolbox Method
Some time ago I attended a UKSCA pre-conference seminar/workshop on strength and conditioning for youth athletes. There were numerous speakers including Joel […]
LTAD – BS or Brilliance? (Part 2)
In my previous post LTAD – BS or Brilliance (Part 1) I discussed the initial forays made into LTAD by Istvan Balyi […]