Ask the Expert – Matt Depledge (Southampton FC)
This week we interview Matt Depledge, Academy Strength and Conditioning Coach at Southampton Football Club…
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Ask the Expert – Tom Smale (Leaf Academy)
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 […]
Read More Ask the Expert – Tom Smale (Leaf Academy)Sleep and the Youth Athlete (Video)
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 […]
Read More Sleep and the Youth Athlete (Video)Relative Age Effect in Youth Sport (Video)
An animated video for coaches and parents, describing Relative Age Effect in Youth Sports…
Read More Relative Age Effect in Youth Sport (Video)“Squats hurt your knees” – myths every sport parent needs to know
What not to say to a youth athlete about squatting and deadlifting…
Read More “Squats hurt your knees” – myths every sport parent needs to know“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…
Read More “Weight training isn’t safe” – myths every sport parent needs to know5 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.
Read More 5 ways early specialisation hurts athletesChild to Champion – James Baker (Proformance)
In the latest episode of “Ask the Expert” I speak to James Baker: Director of Proformance, Strength and Conditioning Coach and PE Teacher at St Peter’s High School.
Read More Child to Champion – James Baker (Proformance)Paudie Roche Seminar – Setanta College
I’ve just recently come across this fantastic free 3 part video series from Setanta College. It features Paudie Roche presenting on “Strength Training for Youth Athletes”. If you haven’t heard of Paudie Roche here is a small review:
Read More Paudie Roche Seminar – Setanta CollegeBroken collarbones and the man-child
It was a crisp Sunday morning in Perth, Western Australia. I was still pretty drowsy from an early start to get to my football match on time. I was playing centre back. I remember everyone taking about how the other team had a “man-child” playing. This guy was an early-starter… I was about to find […]
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