Posts Tagged ‘LTAD’
Beware of the Mom Taper
“Jodie can’t make training tonight because she is exhausted and worried about her homework deadlines”
A phone call, text or email late in the day from the Mum, and your plans for the night’s training session are scuppered. This is extremely frustrating as a coach. It happened to me 3 times last week alone.
Coaching the Millennials
Generation Y Me?
Sometimes known as Generation Y, this group of people are the ones coming into the workplace since the Millennium.
A bit different from the Generation X “slackers”, the Millennials have been hot housed, nurtured and been led to believe that they can achieve anything.
Read MoreStrength training for young people
“You never see an oak tree with huge branches and a tiny trunk”
Kathryn “Wiggs” Catto on a last week’s level 1 coaching strength and conditioning for sport course.
This was her way of describing to young teenage boys the necessity of developing strength in a safe and progressive manner.
Read More11 questions every aspiring athlete should ask themselves
“If you ask me how I want to be remembered, it is as a winner.
You know what a winner is? A winner is somebody who has given his best effort, who has tried the hardest they possibly can, who has utilized every ounce of energy and strength within them to accomplish something.
The Talent ID Bun Fight
“I feel pressurised as a parent to choose between sports for my daughters”.
Said a concerned Mum at a recent workshop.
She is far from alone. Well meaning, but concerned, parents are being asked to ferry their children from “selection camp” to “regional centre” to “talent pathway nuclei” (O.K. I made that last one up).
Read MoreDeveloping young athletes: Jonah Barrington
“Kids are brittle and fickle”
Jonah Barrington, squash legend. I worked with Jonah for 5 years when I was Head of Athletic Development at Millfield school.
He was always a great sounding board on things to do with coaching, squash and life.
He gave a heartfelt presentation to all of the coaches at the school, and I have just uncovered the notes I took. Here are some of his insights:
Read MoreTalent ID- The Australian Myth: Paula Jardine
Physiology tests don’t identify talent.
The idea that physical abilities tests can predict talent is now so pervasive that I’m beginning to lose track of the number of times I’m asked by athletes who’ve completed physiology tests what sports the tests suggest they’d be good at.
Principles of Athletic Development : GAIN review 1
“Are you making athletes better or tired or more predisposed to injury?”
This was one of the key questions we were asked on the GAIN 2011 conference in Houston, Texas in June.
It is easy to make Athletes tired, it is easy to do STUFF, but making them better and knowing why you are doing things is difficult.
This is the 1st of 5 blogs that will review some of the things covered over the 5 day conference. It is a summation of my reflections and thoughts since then: hence the delay.
Read MoreMotor skills development- spatial awareness and catching.
I am using a block of Autumn training as a motor skill development with endurance training period.
I am using tennis ball drills: catching, dribbling, turning, evasion and throwing for one set of development.
The other set is using the 4 limbs to perform different tasks whilst standing and then moving in different directions.
Most of the athletes can do 2 different things simultaneously, but not many 3.
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