Lee Taft (The Speed Guy): Reimagining Youth Sports
Lee Taft, known to most simply as “The Speed Guy”, is highly respected as one of the top athletic movement specialists in […]
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Dr Rhodri Lloyd (Cardiff Metropolitan University): Bringing Science and Practice together.
Rhodri is a Reader in Paediatric Strength and Conditioning and Chair of the Youth Physical Development Centre at Cardiff Metropolitan University. He […]
Workshop Review: How to utilise gymnastic conditioning
On Sunday 31st March, Athletic Evolution and Edinburgh Leisure hosted a workshop led by 2018 Commonwealth Games Gymnast, Shannon Archer. This practical […]
Ask the Expert: Dr Joe Eisenmann
Dr. Joe Eisenmann is a diverse scholar-practitioner with 25 years of experience as a professor, researcher, sport scientist, coach educator, strength & […]
Ask the Expert – Des Ryan (Arsenal FC Academy)
Des Ryan is the Head of Sport Medicine and Athletic Development at Arsenal FC Academy. He has a wealth of experience in […]
Ask the Expert – Harry Weatherstone (Youth Athletic Development Academy)
In this installment of the “Ask the Expert” interviews, we speak with Harry Weatherstone of the Youth Athletic Development Academy from the […]
A second sport? The case for S&C
At the development end of the sporting spectrum, strength and conditioning should comprise of exposing the athlete to a wide range of movements…
4 stage model to athletic development – Part 2!
After the recent post on a 4 Stage model to athletic development, I received a lot of feedback online as to how […]
Athletic 8: Lateral Lunge
How do you introduce cutting and change of direction mechanics? Check out this simple exercise as a starting point…
Athletic 8: The Press Up
We introduce upper body training into the Athletic 8 series…