Athletes Authority ON AIR

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is Under The Bar episode with co-hosts Lachlan Wilmot and Jordi Taylor.    Today’s guest is Selwyn Griffith, High Performance Manager at Melbourne Demons. With more than a decade in high performance sport within the AFL, Selwyn provides fantastic insights into what entails his current role, and some of the key lessons learnt along the way, including his previous experiences at different clubs and through his educational background as an Osteopath.   In this episode, Selwyn takes us through the process of becoming a HPM in the AFL System, the journey of winning a premiership, using the unique perspective of his education and understanding of an Osteopath background in the treatment and training prescription , dealing with naysayers, the power of networks, his accelerated hamstring rehab principles and balancing a young family while working in professional sport plus a whole lot more.    This episode has plenty of incredible insights for aspiring to veteran coaches, to allied health wanting an in depth insight into the high performance space and career progression working in professional sport.  Enjoy, and let us know what you think!  Instagram: @athletesauthority See more of what we do: https://athletesauthority.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is our fourth Industry Insights episode with co-hosts Lachlan Wilmot, Jordi Taylor and special guest Noel Palabrica.    The Industry Insights episodes provide incredible and unfiltered opinions of some the top coaches within the field on the topics coaches actually want to know. You’re guaranteed to take something away to apply to your coaching.    Today’s question is on movement. “In the LTAD landscape, what’s your thoughts on structure vs play when prescribing programs. Is there a perfect balance that needs to be achieved?"   Enjoy, and let us know what you think!  Instagram: @athletesauthority See more of what we do: https://athletesauthority.com.au    Show Notes: Ali Kershner  Vernon Griffith  Dr Craig Liebenson  Mike Guevara Selwyn Griffith David Joyce See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is Under The Bar episode with co-hosts Lachlan Wilmot and Jordi Taylor.    Today’s guest is David Joyce, former High Performance Manager at GWS, author of The High Performance Training For Sports and Owner/ Consultant at Synapsing. With more than two decades in high performance sport, David brings a unique perspective from a sporting and business background to solve complex problems, bridging the gap between the boardroom and playing arena.    In this episode, David takes us through the process of writing the second edition of The High Performance Training For Sports book, the challenges and process of collating so many great minds, deep insights into being a leader and manger of multiple departments - in both sport and outside of sport, the Australian sporting landscape, the benefit of seeing the world through different practitioner lenses with his Physiotherapy and Masters in S&C degrees, adding an MBA to his toolbox of qualifications and a whole lot more.    This episode has plenty of incredible insights for aspiring to veteran coaches, to allied health wanting an in depth insight into the high performance space and career progression working in and out of sport.  Enjoy, and let us know what you think!  Instagram: @athletesauthority See more of what we do: https://athletesauthority.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is our sixth QnA episode with co-owners Lachlan Wilmot and Karl Goodman.   The QnA episodes answer your hard hitting questions about athletic development, business systems, career advice and anything in between. You’re guaranteed to take something away to apply to your circumstances.   Keep an eye out on our social media platforms in the future for the opportunity to get your questions submitted for the next episode.   Show Notes: 5:40- Question 1- How does AA up skill their coaches? What is the expectation of the employee’s? 10:14- Question 2- How does the conversation sound when athletes aren’t progressing with their rehab? What does the conversation look like?  14:57- Question 3- What baseline tests are done when a athlete joins AA? 22:20- Question 4- How long did it take to develop your systems? What are your best tips for designing your own? 29:50- Question 5- Would you ever hire a Chiropractor or Osteopath? Where would they fit in high performance program? Enjoy, and let us know what you think!  Instagram: @athletesauthority See more of what we do: https://athletesauthority.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is Turning Pro with co-hosts Lachlan Wilmot and Jordi Taylor.    Our guest today is Alex Delaney, who has just recently joined us here at Athlete’s Authority as a part of her rehabilitation. Alex plays in the WNBL and recently won a championship with Canberra Capitals. Prior to joining the WNBL, she spent 4 years of Div 1 College in Brooklyn. It was incredible to have Alex both share their insights into transitioning from a collegiate athlete in the US to a professional back here in Australia.    In this episode, Alex discusses the process of joining a college, the day in the life of a student athlete, NCAA rules and the hallmark NIL deal that started this year, the process of joining the Canberra Capital’s in the WNBL and a whole lot more.   Enjoy, and let us know what you think!  Instagram: @athletesauthority See more of what we do: https://athletesauthority.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is Under The Bar episode with co-hosts Lachlan Wilmot and Jordi Taylor.    Today’s guest Mike Guevara (better known as Mike G), the owner of GBG Hoops and former Performance Coach of the New Orleans Pelicans. Mike is well known and highly respected in the NBA community working with Bucks star Jrue Holiday as his personal coach for many seasons plus other stars such as Anthony Davis, Rajon Rondo, Spencer Dinwidee.   In this episode, Mike takes us back to the early days of his coaching career from working with former world number 1 tennis star Victoria Azarenka, considerations for coaching basketball athletes throughout each phase of their development, the gruelling NBA travel schedule and ways to manage, traits of successful athletes, the launch of the GBG online coaching platform and a whole lot more.   This episode has plenty of incredible insights for aspiring to veteran coaches, to NBA fans wanting an in depth insight into the performance space and career progression working with professional athletes.    Enjoy, and let us know what you think!  Instagram: @athletesauthority See more of what we do: https://athletesauthority.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is Industry Insights episode with co-hosts Lachlan Wilmot, Jordi Taylor and special guest Alan Robinson.   The Industry Insights episodes provide incredible and unfiltered opinions of some the top coaches within the field on the topics coaches actually want to know. You’re guaranteed to take something away to apply to your coaching.    Today’s question is on movement. “What is your coaching philosophy when it comes to movement vs load. There tends to be two parties, one chase weight it doesn’t matter how you move or the other side of the coin no external load until you move perfectly."   Enjoy, and let us know what you think!  Instagram: @athletesauthority See more of what we do: https://athletesauthority.com.au  Show Notes: Brett Bartholomew 11:52 Keir Wenham-Flatt 19:52 Mike Boyle 24:20 Mike Young 34:50 Mike Robertson 43:43 Ron McKeefery 47:50 Nathan Spencer 52:20See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is Under The Bar episode with co-hosts Lachlan Wilmot and Jordi Taylor.    Today’s guest is Ali Kershner, former Stanford Women’s Basketball Head of Performance and currently working at Art Of Coaching with Brett Bartholomew. Ali is known and respected in the coaching world for her career as a collegiate athlete at Duke before entering the world of performance as a coach at Kansas before moving to Stanford.    In this episode, Ali discusses working at the two prestigious schools of Kansas and Stanford, some of the challenges in College sports - in particularly the infamous Women’s March Madness bubble weight room topic, essentially switching careers after winning a National Championship to work at AOC, the value of lateral thinking for women in the industry and a whole lot more.   This episode has plenty of incredible insights for aspiring to veteran coaches, to physiotherapists wanting an in depth insight into the performance space and career progression in a typically male dominated industry.    Enjoy, and let us know what you think!  Instagram: @athletesauthority See more of what we do: https://athletesauthority.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is our fifth QnA episode with co-owners Lachlan Wilmot and Karl Goodman.   The QnA episodes answer your hard hitting questions about athletic development, business systems, career advice and anything in between. You’re guaranteed to take something away to apply to your circumstances.   Keep an eye out on our social media platforms in the future for the opportunity to get your questions submitted for the next episode.   Show Notes: 8:00- Question 1- What’s next for AA, what’s the vision for the future?  21:02- Question 2- How do you decide on a price to charge?  27:12- Question 3- What can the pro sector learn from the private sector?  36:20- Question 4- What are some the underlying qualities you find valuable when yourself or others are looking to hire? Would you consider hiring from another country? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is Under The Bar episode with co-hosts Lachlan Wilmot and Jordi Taylor.    Today’s guest is one of the industry’s figureheads in the “explore space” Vernon Griffith. Vern is most well know for his mobility, and more specifically loaded mobility work with high level athletes across the US. Vernon is without a doubt the most interesting guest we have had on, also sharing his alien abduction story which is an absolute cliff hanger.   In this episode, Vern discusses his work specifically his key coaching principles, downsizing from a facility to a garage to work with athletes 1:1, networking and working in with other coaches, some key movement trends he tends to see and discusses in depth his mantra of “explore”.   This episode has plenty of incredible insights for aspiring to veteran coaches, to physiotherapists wanting an in depth insight into how to train around a typically vanilla space in mobility and wanting to learn from a figurehead within the industry.  Enjoy, and let us know what you think!  Instagram: @athletesauthority See more of what we do: https://athletesauthority.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.