Athletes Authority ON AIR

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 160 with host Jordi Taylor. Today’s guest is John Leyden, Head of Strength at North Melbourne FC in the AFL. Prior to this, he spend 10 years at the Geelong Cats working his way through the ranks from Intern, to Sports Science, to Academy S&C, Rehab Coordinator and Assistant S&C before taking lead in the head role. In this episode, John talks us through why he is in Sydney, how experiential PD is different to standard PD or Upskill, why it’s important to get outside of your “bubble”, how he specially structures and programs for the players in years 1-4, what key qualities he’s after for all new recruits, his background as an EP and how that set him up for his career, his time at Geelong and each phase of that 10 year journey, benefits of taking time vs rushing to the top Strength role, how to approach the day to day when the club isn’t winning on game day plus a whole lot more. This episode has plenty of incredible insights for coaches and allied health looking for an insight into an elite AFL program.    Enjoy, and let us know what you think!    Instagram: @athletesauthoritySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From the vault takes us back through some of our favourite episodes which is episode 88 with co-hosts Jordi Taylor and Brendan Hoyer.  Today’s guest is Jonas Dodoo, World Renowned Speed Coach and Founder of SpeedWorks Training, an in person and online education platform for coaches. Jonas has worked with some of the top athletes in their field including Track and Field Olympians, Paralympians and Rugby athletes. In this episode, Jonas discusses his 3 pillars of projection, reactivity and switching when it comes to speed training, key differences when coaching track, field or court based athletes, the importance of language and cuing, strategies for coaching speed in large group environments, common mistakes track coaches make in the gym and common mistakes S&C coaches make on the track, balancing speed and energy system development and a few insights to future SpeedWork courses, mentorships and workshops plus a whole lot more.  This episode has plenty of incredible insights for athletes, coaches and business owners wanting a unique insight a coach who has niched on the topic of speed.    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 episode 159 with co-owner Lachlan Wilmot and host Jordi Taylor. This episode we chat around internal bias as a coach and how to embrace it vs disregard it, is knowing lots of exercises a good thing or a bad thing and the hot topic of knee valgus and the continuum of control to chaos.  We’d love to hear you thoughts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Co-owner Karl Goodman shares insights from his week in Melbourne with Mastermind mentees and key business calculations for fitness businesses. The podcast also discusses retention strategies and the importance of leveraging assets. They explore the success story of Chris Radford's gym and the pros and cons of fixed start times versus open coaching times. Additionally, they delve into understanding predicted capacity and the pursuit of freedom for business owners in the fitness industry.

Alan Murdoch, known for his work in the rehab speed space with SpeedWorks, discusses key things to consider when working with ACLr athletes, biggest flaws in movement, what the best practitioners know, and getting the best outcomes for athletes. The podcast also covers important topics like incorporating speed and biomechanics in rehab, improving athlete performance through physical and mental strategies, restoring knee flexion and extension after ACL surgery, challenges in rehabilitating athletes, and plans for collaboration.

Ben Prentiss, owner of Prentiss Hockey Performance, shares insights from his 20+ years in the industry, including the difference between being a coach and a business owner, upskilling for coaches, handling national media attention, programming principles for hockey athletes, common overuse injuries, managing a massive workload, and more.

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 156 with host Jordi Taylor. Today’s guest is Taylor Ray, Sydney FC star, Athletes Authority athlete and recently appointed captain on ACL United - an initiative from Medibank to support the research, development and support in women sport specifically around ACL injuries.  In this episode, Taylor shares the why behind ACL United, the drive for her to jump on board, where the program is heading, as well as her experience with x3 ACL injuries over her career sharing each of the injuries, the rehab journey and what evolved off the back of each injury physically and mentally plus all of the nuances involved in being an injured professional athlete plus a whole lot more. This episode has plenty of incredible insights for athletes coaches and allied health owners wanting to understand more around the inner workings of an ACL rehab journey. Enjoy, and let us know what you think!  Instagram: @athletesauthoritySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 155 with co-owner Lachlan Wilmot and host Jordi Taylor. This episode we discuss a coaches evolution on PD and where/ how they can shift their focus with more experience, the time Lachlan was on the Biggest Loser and the contentious topic of Hamstring Tantrums - are they good or bad?  We’d love to hear you thoughts! Instagram: @athletesauthority See more of what we do: https://athletesauthority.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 154 with host Jordi Taylor. Today’s guest is Dr Tim Gabbett has 25 years experience working as an applied sport scientist with athletes and coaches from a wide range of sports and teams including Memphis Grizzles, Man United FC, New York  Giants, Toronto Maple Leafs and many many more. In this episode, Tim chats around what it actually means to train smarter and harder, what load management means to him, creating robust discussions around organisational or athlete goals, why some of the biggest organisations seek out his expertise, how organisations with limited budgets and implement the practices of wining teams, where he sees sports science evolving over the coming years plus a lot more. This episode has plenty of incredible insights for coaches and allied health owners wanting to understand more around the modern day sports scientist.  Enjoy, and let us know what you think!  Instagram: @athletesauthoritySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 153 with host Jordi Taylor. Today’s guest is Emily Smith, Managing Director of Sydney Sports Medicine Centre and the Podiatry Director of Balmain Sports Medicine and Sydney Sportsmed Specialists, and is also the Podiatric Medical Advisor to the top 200 WTA players. In this episode, Emily dives deep into her background and why she wanted to specialise in feet, the typical athlete that she sees and some of the key reasons, where she sits on insole vs training, training the feet, proactive vs reactive client approaches, taking us through the treatment process with a new athlete, some success stories, her business adventures plus a whole lot more. This episode has plenty of incredible insights for coaches and allied health owners wanting to understand more in the Podiatry world.  Enjoy, and let us know what you think!  Instagram: @athletesauthoritySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.