Athletic Development Workshop at Christ’s Hospital

physical literacy

Athletic Development in action at Christ’s Hospital Last week I ran 2 workshops for some of the Sports Scholars at Christ’s Hospital School in Horsham, West Sussex. Whilst the title was Athletic Development, the content was all about teaching the pupils about movement. Movement is the foundation of physical education (p.e.). So you could just…

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How a good coach can help you become a winner

Why hiring an expert coach will save you time and money

Young athletes (and their parents) are overwhelmed with information from varying sources that is often conflicting. It is my job to help them navigate the maelstrom.

Originally designed as a concept to deal with organising and displaying online information and layouts, information architecture could as easily be applied to coaching.

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How to start weightlifting pt2

The main lifts in weightlifting

The 2 major exercises are the snatch (pictured right) and the clean and jerk.
The snatch requires the lifter to pick the bar up from the floor and above their head in one quick action. They then have to stand up from this low position until the judges say that the lift is finished.

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Preparing to win: athlete support day review

“If you’re getting into the ring with Mike Tyson, your warm up better be good”.

fitness training devonWas the message of my first section of the most recent athlete support day in Exeter. We had 21 players from 8 different sports take part.

The lack of preparation immediately before a match from young sports people constantly needs addressing.

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Getting teenagers to take control of their sport preparation

“I don’t have a warm up routine”

how to warm upwas the quote of the day from a 16 year old experienced competitor on our Athlete Support Day on Monday.

Another young athlete I work with was a bundle of nerves before a recent competition. I am trying hard to get these young people to establish a warm up routine that is regular, specific and gives them confidence.

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Multi planar movements

Get off that machine

multi planar stretchingAs beginners we are often taught to isolate movements down to their simplest form.

In gyms this is done as single joint resistance training exercises or stretches.

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Athletic Development in Schools

“You can power clean 9000lbs, but if you can’t synchronise, you won’t be able to apply it.”

Jim Radcliffe said this at GAIN this year. “Synchronisation” was one of the main themes of the Coach/Teacher CPD session last Saturday.

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