Athletic Development – Page 3 – Athletic Evolution

Athletic 8: The Press Up

Posted November 21, 2016 Athletic EvolutionLeave a commentPosted in Youth strength and conditioning

We introduce upper body training into the Athletic 8 series…

Athletic 8: Goblet Squat

Posted November 14, 2016 Athletic EvolutionLeave a commentPosted in Applied coaching, Long term athlete development, Youth strength and conditioning

In this installment, we introduce squatting to our young athletes!

Ask the Expert – James Butterfield (Youthathletedevelopment.com)

Posted September 8, 2016 Athletic EvolutionLeave a commentPosted in Ask the expert, Youth strength and conditioning

James is the Head of Sports Performance and Rehabilitation at the Bangkok International school and the founder of www.youthathletedevelopment.com

Ask the Expert – Andy Woodward (Barnard Castle School)

Posted September 1, 2016 Athletic EvolutionLeave a commentPosted in Applied coach, Ask the expert, Coach development, Long term athlete development, Youth strength and conditioning

Andy is the Strength and Conditioning Coach at Barnard Castle School and PEP Sports weeks performance sports camps, as well as the Throws and Speed Coach at Darlington Harriers Athletics Club.

Ask the Expert: Johnny Harris-Wright (Bristol Rugby)

Posted August 25, 2016 Athletic EvolutionLeave a commentPosted in Ask the expert, Coach development, Long term athlete development, Youth strength and conditioning

Give us a bit of background on yourself… (sporting career, qualifications, coaching experience) I have played rugby most of my life and was lucky enough to play representative rugby in New Zealand and in Ireland at school boy and college level for my home province of Leinster. My most relevant qualifications would be my Undergraduate Degree in Strength and Conditioning and I am […]

Ask the Expert – Matt Depledge (Southampton FC)

Posted August 18, 2016 Athletic EvolutionLeave a commentPosted in Ask the expert, Youth strength and conditioning

This week we interview Matt Depledge, Academy Strength and Conditioning Coach at Southampton Football Club…

Ask the Expert – Tom Smale (Leaf Academy)

Posted August 4, 2016 Athletic EvolutionLeave a commentPosted in Applied coaching, Ask the expert, biological maturation, Long term athlete development, Youth strength and conditioning

Would you mind giving us a bit of background about yourself? I studied at University of Stirling getting a BA (Hons) in Sports Studies and MSc in Sports Coaching. Whilst doing my MSc got the opportunity to shadow S&C sessions run by the University and Sportscotland Institute of Sport and realised this would be a […]

The Genius in all of us – Book Review

Posted July 25, 2016 Athletic EvolutionLeave a commentPosted in Book Reviews, Parents, Talent ID, Youth strength and conditioning

This month I review a book discussing the numerous factors that contribute to the development of talent.

Ask the Expert – Digby Webb (Kingswood School)

Posted July 21, 2016 Athletic EvolutionLeave a commentPosted in Applied coaching, Ask the expert, biological maturation, Long term athlete development, Youth strength and conditioning

Digby is the Athletic Development Coach at Kingswood School, as well as being a qualified science and maths teacher…

Sleep and the Youth Athlete (Video)

Posted July 18, 2016 Athletic EvolutionLeave a commentPosted in Animated videos, biological maturation, Long term athlete development, Parents, Youth strength and conditioning

After the success and positive feedback of the last animated video on Relative Age Effect in Youth Sport, I decided to continue with a series on “The Youth Athlete”. This series will focus on a number of issues that coaches often encounter when working with young athletes. These videos will focus primarily on educating coaches, parents […]