The Athlete Development Show

“You can’t make excuses. You had to wake up every morning to train. You had to eat the right foods and make sure you were hydrated. Those were the things that dad always instilled in us, and to not let anyone stand in the way.” My guest on the show today is one of New […]The post EP 54 – Maria Folau – Positive Parenting, Learning to Shoot, and her Love for Netball appeared first on AUT Millennium News.Support the show

It’s a pleasure to introduce two guests on the show today. The first, is Dr Doug Gleddie (@doug_gleddie), Associate Professor of Elementary Physical Education at the University of Alberta, in Canada. Doug is a qualitative researcher, has 22 years’ experience of teaching behind him, and has worked with a wide variety of people and organisations […]The post EP 53 – Doug Gleddie and Lauren Sulz – Play, School Sport, and Finding Joy in Movement appeared first on AUT Millennium News.Support the show

My guest on the show today is Jayne Dunbar (@dunbar_jayne). Jayne is the Careers and Pathways Project Leader at Hobsonville Point Secondary School, in Auckland. Prior to this, Jayne was a Physical Education and Health Teacher at Papakura High School in South Auckland. As part of her role at the school, Jayne led a Sport […]The post EP 52 – Jayne Dunbar – Sport as a Vehicle for Change in Education appeared first on AUT Millennium News.Support the show

My guest on the show today is Dr Brooke Macnamara (@BrookeMacnamara). Brooke is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Case Western Reserve University where her research crosses multiple levels of investigation from high-level studies of complex human performance to lower-level investigations of working memory processes. She has a Master’s degree from […]The post EP 51 – Dr Brooke Macnamara – Developing Expertise in Sports appeared first on AUT Millennium News.Support the show

My guest on the show today is Nathan Parnham (@nathan_parnham). Nathan is the conditioning and rehabilitation coach and the head of athletic development at the Parramatta Eels Rugby League Club in the NRL. Prior to working with the Eels, Nathan spent 5 and a half years as the strength and conditioning manager at Newington College […]The post EP 50 – Nathan Parnham – Coaching Kids in the Gym appeared first on AUT Millennium News.Support the show

“Right from the start mum has always felt that cooking good food for us is something she could do to make a big difference… and it has.” My guests on the show today are Sam (@sammysawce) and Ben (@benodeaa) O’Dea, New Zealand’s top beach volleyball team, and fresh off a bronze medal at the 2018 […]The post EP 49 – Sam & Ben O’Dea – NZ’s Beach Volleyball Brothers appeared first on AUT Millennium News.Support the show

“It’s about becoming a young person who’s aware of themselves and the world and starting to think about what they do with that.” My guest on the show today is Paul Tupou-Vea (@paultupz). Paul is an expert in youth wellbeing and currently leads the personal and social curriculum at Dilworth School’s Rural Campus in South […]The post EP 48 – Paul Tupou-Vea – Leadership and Wellbeing for Youth appeared first on AUT Millennium News.Support the show

“It’s not about winning, it’s about pursuing something, it’s about working hard and mastering your craft.”   My guest on the show is Warrick Wood (@warrickwood). Warrick is a Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Massey University in Auckland, in New Zealand, where he has been for nearly 5 years. Warrick completed his undergraduate […]The post EP 47 – Warrick Wood – Self-Determinations Theory and the Winter Olympic Games appeared first on AUT Millennium News.Support the show

My guest on the show today describes himself as “a self-motivated person, living in one of the world’s most amazing place, doing what I love”. His name is Braden Currie (@BradenCurrie) and he’s one of New Zealand’s best endurance athletes. Braden has a list of podium finished a mile long, most recently winning the 2018 […]The post EP 46 – Braden Currie – Hard Work, Developing Confidence, and Growing Up On a Farm appeared first on AUT Millennium News.Support the show

My guest on the show today is a former sport scientist who now works with software tools and technology to help Strength and Conditioning Coaches, Nutritionists, and Performance Analysists in high performance sport environments do a better job. His name is John Lythe (@athletefitness) and he’s a Performance Systems Manager at High Performance Sport New […]The post EP 45 – John Lythe – Dealing with Failure, Monitoring Workload, and Being a Dad appeared first on AUT Millennium News.Support the show