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7th November 2024
Essays to help sports coaches and P.E. teachers. My latest book, ‘Coaches’ Corner,’ is now available to buy on Amazon. It contains over 50 essays about athletic development, coaching, and physical education based on my work over the last ten years as Head Coach of Excelsior Athletic Development Club. How and what I’ve coached has […]
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Complexes
I use complexes as part of warm ups, as part conditioning work or used as preparation before commencing a strength or power training block.
They involve several different exercises performed as part of a sequence, building on one to the next.
For example, using a barbell one could work from the ground up: deadlift, bent over row, hang lean, front squat, military press and then back squat.
Popularised by Javorek, they are not a catch all answer to everything, but they are time efficient and can get a lot of areas covered in a short time.
Videos of 2 medicine ball complexes and a barbell warm up complex can be found here.
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Millfield School
For the past 2 years, as Head of Athletic Development, James has made a significant contribution to the development and understanding of athletic development among our sports programmes. With knowledge and passion, he has continually championed best practise in relation to the athletic development of young athletes, and been unstinting in the rigour of its delivery. As a coach, James has made a direct contribution to the development of several prominent individuals, as well as more broadly to our squads.
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