Jake Jennings (Bendigo Pioneers): Are you ready for the worst case scenario?
Jake is a strength and conditioning coach and applied sports scientist. He has extensive experience within academy, team and individual sport settings […]
Tag: youth sport coaching
Ash Cox (Edge Hill University): Are we missing a prime opportunity to equip adolescents for resistance training?
Ash’s academic foundations include 3 undergraduate degrees: in Strength and Conditioning, Sports and Exercise Science and Exercise Rehabilitation. Additionally He has post […]
Gordon MacLelland (Working with Parents in Sport): Navigating the Parent & Coach Relationship.
Gordon MacLelland set up ‘Working with Parents in Sport’ after 20 years as a teacher and as a coach to all age […]
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 […]
Ask the Expert: Dr Darren Britton (Solent University)
Darren is a lecturer in Sport Psychology at Solent University. Darren first graduated with a BSc (Hons) Psychology from Bournemouth University in […]
The 3 biggest mistakes coaches make in Athletic Development (Part 1)
I’ve been involved in youth athletic development for over 10 years now across a variety of sports and contexts. Unfortunately, I regularly […]
Try before you buy…
I was chatting with one of my S&C colleagues, Uti Ousselam the other day. One of the things we were discussing was […]
What is the real problem with grassroots sport?
Sport is an incredible tool. Some athletes may grow in self esteem and confidence because of it. Some athletes may learn valuable […]
5 ways grassroots coaching made me better…
Use your community coaching experience as a springboard to improve as a coach!
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 […]