Upcoming Workshops!
Athletic Evolution is pleased to announce two exciting workshops taking place in Edinburgh in November!
Tag: strength and conditioning for young athletes
Ask the Expert: Olie Trotman (Swansea City Academy & Athletic Development Wales)
In this Ask the Expert interview, we speak with Swansea City Academy Strength & Conditioning Coach and Director of Athletic Development Wales – Olie Trotman! 1)What has led you into youth sport? I think the fact that I enjoyed playing a variety of sports whilst growing up taught me how impactful youth sport can be. […]
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 Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia!
What to do when loading goes too far: regaining control in the weight room…
Many coaches ramp up loading too quickly, simply because they can!
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…
So you want to be a Youth S&C coach? The 6 most important things you need to do…(Part 2)
In the first part of this series, we discussed all the various tasks and roles you may be asked to do as an S&C coach! If those tasks haven’t put you off, in this post we’ll discuss exactly what you should do, how you should do it and why, in order to stand the best […]
So you want to be a Youth S&C Coach? What are you signing up for? (Part 1)
Ultimately, you can’t always choose what role you’re given in the team…
Podcast Interview!
Recently I was interviewed for “The Curve Mindset” podcast. “In this one hour special, we sit down with Athletic Evolution founder Rob Anderson. Rob is a Scottish Rugby strength & conditioning coach working in the Borders & East Lothian Academy. This is a fantastic insight from a coach with such a varied background in sport.” […]
Why youth strength and conditioning is a failure… (Part 2)
So, just how can we structure can we give to this sort of process?
Why youth strength and conditioning is a failure… (Part 1)
What’s Ghandi got to do with S&C?