Why youth strength and conditioning is a failure… (Part 1)
What’s Ghandi got to do with S&C?
Tag: youth physical development model
Ask the Expert – Digby Webb (Kingswood School)
Digby is the Athletic Development Coach at Kingswood School, as well as being a qualified science and maths teacher…
Relative Age Effect in Youth Sport (Video)
An animated video for coaches and parents, describing Relative Age Effect in Youth Sports…
Ask the Expert – Andrew Pichardo (St John's College)
Originally hailing from the USA, Andrew Pichardo is currently the Director of Athletic Development at St John’s College in Hamilton, New Zealand, as well as a PhD candidate in Youth Athlete Development.
Strength & Conditioning for Young Athletes – Book Review
April’s book review was the key text in youth strength and conditioning…
LTAD – BS or Brilliance? (Part 2)
In my previous post LTAD – BS or Brilliance (Part 1) I discussed the initial forays made into LTAD by Istvan Balyi and his creation of the LTAD model. I also discussed some of the criticisms of his model, with the conclusion that there was some significant space for improvement.