The Athlete Development 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

ADS 0044: Tania Cassidy, PhD –Sport Pedagogy, Remaining Curious, and Staying in Touch with Your Community My guest on the show today believes that sports coaching is as much about good teaching and relationships as it is about expertise in sport skills and tactics. Her name is Dr Tania Cassidy and she’s an Associate Professor […]The post EP 44 – Tania Cassidy – Sport Pedagogy, Remaining Curious, and Staying in Touch with Your Community appeared first on AUT Millennium News.Support the show

My guest on the show today is Jamie Tout (@JamieTout). Jamie is the Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Black Ferns, New Zealand’s senior women’s rugby team, who for the first time in history won the team of the year award the 2017 Wold Rugby Awards. Jamie is also the Sport Performance Director for VX […]The post EP 43 – Jamie Tout – Fitter, Faster, Stronger Women Rugby Players and How Data Can Inform Better Practice appeared first on AUT Millennium News.Support the show

“Kids get to train alongside, be close to, connect with, these high performing athletes, world class, world champions in many cases, and it just becomes normal”. My guest on the show today is an award-winning professor in the department of kinesiology at California State University at Fresno. His name is Dr. Wade Gilbert, he holds […]The post EP 42 – Wade Gilbert, PhD – Small Towns, Environmental Engineering, and Developing Better Coaches appeared first on AUT Millennium News.Support the show

“Balance is key. You need time to regenerate, and reflect. And part of balance is about having fun. Are you still enjoying it when you turn up to training? Are you still excited to play?”    This conversation is with César Meylan (@MeylanCesar), Strength and Conditioning Coach at the Canadian Sports Institute Pacific, and Head […]The post EP 41 – Cesar Meylan – Cross-disciplinary development, Talent identification and Quantity versus Quality appeared first on AUT Millennium News.Support the show

“Growing up as a youngster, going onto the field, there were a couple of things my dad would always say, work hard today son, and be humble.” This conversation is with Keven Mealamu, one of the best All Blacks of all time. Keven made his international rugby debut in 2002 against Wales at the Millennium […]The post EP 40 – Keven Mealamu – Growing up in Tokoroa, How to Keep Motivated and Finding Your Passion appeared first on AUT Millennium News.Support the show