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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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Developing the young athlete
One of the best projects I have been associated with is the South West Talent group. The idea is to look at developing athlete’s backgrounds, pick the ones with a varied sporting background who are later maturers, and then support them with training and measurement over a few years.
The athletes come from many different sports in the South West. Whilst some have fallen by the wayside- mainly from thinking it was another free t-shirt without realising the commitment required- the ones who have been training regularly have progressed immensely.
An example of the results in action can be seen here with Dom Hinchcliffe (#12) playing with Taunton Tigers under 16s.
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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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