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Integrated Fitness: female athletes and boiling frogs.
Female athletes as a group are different from male athletes, but within the female group there is a vast diversity of attitudes to training, physical development and indeed hard work. I find this divided by sport and background, rather than gender.
International Debuts: Good luck girls
Jenny McGeever and Torzie Boylett overcome hurdles to get honours
One of the best moments in my Coaching career was last week when these two ladies were talking about their selection for Internationals this week.
Both have had to overcome some big hurdles and I am chuffed to bits for them and their families.
Read MoreAre sports coaches restricting the thinking of their female athletes?
Are sports coaches restricting the thinking of their female athletes?
From observing young female athletes doing certain practices, I would say yes.
One warm up I have done is to get 2 athletes to shadow each other mimicking movement patterns. That is all the advice and instruction I give, then say go. Doing this with 13 year olds and you see a massive variety of different things being done. It looks like free play and creativity.
Read MoreFemale athletes and boiling frogs part 2
I am enjoying working with a group of female athletes on Monday mornings at 0730 at Millfield school. Coming from 3 different sports, this group of 6 are being introduced to resistance training and overall athletic development gradually.
One concern with working with young females when they feel their legs aching and the flow of blood to parts previously untouched is the “ I can feel my bum getting bigger!” quote.
I took the time and effort to explain to this young group, that what they were feeling was probably blood flow, rather than an immediate increase in mass.
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