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The role of the coach: Insights from Boxing Champions
Do you tell athletes what to think or how to think? The excellent “In This Corner” by Peter Heller is a collection of World Champion boxers across 7 decades. There is a lot of experience contained in those recollections and it is interesting to hear from people who have been there and done it. Tommy…
Read MorePioneering Sports Club
Pioneering Sports Club Excelsior ADC is now affiliated to British Athletics, British Weightlifting and British Gymnastics; the only sports club in the UK to do so. Access to coaching for children in the Culm Valley is limited, every Gymnastics club in Devon is oversubscribed, the nearest Weightlifting clubs are in Plymouth and Bristol, and good…
Read MoreThe Agony and the Ecstasy: Excelsior athletes in Europe.
Highlights of a Summer of Sport We have had lots of our athletes and ex athletes competing with a European flavour this summer, so here is a brief round up. Ex Excelsior athlete Arthur Lanigan O’Keeffe won the European Modern Pentathlon Championships in Bath. Jenny McGeever also competed here in the team relay. Part of…
Read MoreAre girls more flexible than boys?
Are girls naturally more flexible, or is it training?
We often get asked this question when training our athletes. At Excelsior mobility is one of the four pillars that form your structural integrity (posture, balance, stability being the others).
Are you fat or obese?
Recent comments from Health Minister Anne Milton about Doctors telling people they are fat have generated much comment. I don’t have a problem with honest feedback- there is too little of it- as long as you then give some solutions to help the person concerned.
PRICE Guidelines for injury treatment
Current recommendations on treating injuries
After witnessing the aftermath of the parents’ races at my daughters’ school sports day last week, I decided to review the current Executive Summary of the Management of Acute Soft Tissue Protection, Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation (PRICE) by the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports and Exercise medicine (ACPSM).
Read MoreHow to Get Fit for Handball pt1
Handball is the second most popular team sport in Europe
Since London 2012, the number of clubs in England has nearly doubled. It is one of the country’s fastest growing sports, with total participation increasing by 400% in the last three years.
Speed Endurance for Football: Theory and Practice
How to train for speed endurance
Not so long ago, speed and speed endurance were mentioned far less than they are currently.
Arguably, it could be said that speed, strength and power are excessively emphasised and tested in British football.
However, that could be countered by saying the British style of play needs and suits these requirements.
Read MoreHow to make your own sports drink
Lucozade and Red Bull are expensive
how to make your own sports drinkbut not necessarily better than water (see here for comparison). You can easily make your own sports drink which will help you save money and tailor it for your own needs.
Is my child overtraining?
Exam season is upon us, and they may have pushed your teenager to breaking point
Overtraining is common in young athletes due to the high demand put on them by schools and sports teams.
Schools will get talented young athletes to compete in as many sports as possible and these same athletes will also train outside of school for a team they play for in one or more sports.
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