Why youth strength and conditioning is a failure… (Part 1)
What’s Ghandi got to do with S&C?
What’s Ghandi got to do with S&C?
Think outside the box and plan what you want, why you want to want it and how many exercises you can use it for.
Recently I was interviewed for the “Growing Up Strong” Podcast, a podcast dedicated to the development of young athletes, hosted by Sam Joyce. You might remember Sam from our most recent “Ask the Expert” interview. In this episode. We discuss a range of topics including strength programmes, periods of accelerated growth and the effects working with […]
The latest Ask the Expert interview comes from Nottingham Forest FC U18 Sport Scientist, and host of the “Growing Up Strong” podcast, Sam Joyce.
Paul is a senior lecturer and researcher at St Mary’s University. He is also an S&C coach working with a range of Professional MMA Fighters, Academy football players and Elite Youth Golfers. His current research is primarily focused around injury prevention strategies for youth soccer players and S&C provision for golfers and MMA fighters.
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 […]
Here’s the latest in our “Youth Athlete” video series aimed at informing coaches and parents of youth athletes. As always, please like, share and comment as you see fit! You can like us on Facebook too. Here is a great example of a RAMP style warm up, applied at Barcelona FC: Are you a grassroots youth […]
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 latest in the “Youth Athlete” animated video series…
Digby is the Athletic Development Coach at Kingswood School, as well as being a qualified science and maths teacher…