The Athlete Development Show

Dr Adam Storey (@agstorey) is the Sports Science Manager and Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Blues Super Rugby Team. Adam and I have a few years of history together and I’ve watched with interest as he’s gone from gym instructor to master strength coach, working with some of New Zealand’s best youth and […]The post EP 24 – Adam Storey – Olympic Weightlifting, Super Rugby, and Being a Dad appeared first on AUT Millennium News.Support the show

Parents play a major part in every young athlete’s story. So much in fact that the type of support they provide can make or break their child’s sporting experience. However, despite their best intensions, many parents dedicate very little time to being a better sporting parent. My guest on the show today had spent many […]The post EP 23 – Simon Walters – Parents in Youth Sport appeared first on AUT Millennium News.Support the show

If you’ve read Outliers by Malcom Gladwell, you’ll know that it takes 10,000 hours of deliberate practice to become an expert. Unfortunately, it’s not quite that simple. More recent research shows that you can reach an expert level in some disciplines with much less practice, while in others you can practice as much as you […]The post EP 22 – Dr Jean Côté – Play vs Practice, Sampling vs Specialisation and Transformational Leadership appeared first on AUT Millennium News.Support the show

The show today is about two things: netball, and netball injury. And when it comes to netball and injury, one person comes to mind. Her name is Sharon Kearney, and she’s been working with injured netballers for over 25 years. Shaz began her journey in Netball with the Otago team in 1992, toured with the […]The post EP 21 – Sharon Kearney – Netball and Injury appeared first on AUT Millennium News.Support the show

My guest on the show today believes that the what we experience as a child and the people we hang out the most has a huge effect on what we believe and the people we become as adults, which significantly influences the way we parent and coach. His name is Dr Martin Toms, he’s a […]The post EP 20 – Martin Toms – It’s Not About You but Those You Coach appeared first on AUT Millennium News.Support the show

ADS 0019: Fiona Mather – What we can learn from the horse racing industry My guest of the show today is Fiona Mather (@FifiMather). Fiona leads the physiotherapy and rehabilitation team at High Performance Sport New Zealand in Auckland, where she works with elite athletes across many different codes. Scottish born, Fiona was head of […]The post EP 19 – Fiona Mather – What we can learn from the horse racing industry appeared first on AUT Millennium News.Support the show

Three and a half years ago my guest on today’s show wrote an article online called “More important than talent”. It struck a chord, inspiring a community of adults looking for a different way to coach and raise their kids. His name is John O’Sullivan and he’s the founder of Changing the Game Project, and […]The post EP 18 – John O’Sullivan appeared first on AUT Millennium News.Support the show

Youth sport is more physically demanding that ever before. It’s not uncommon for an athlete to spend 20 hours a week training and competing, or for a child a young as six to compete for a spot on a representative team. Sadly, this increased involvement in sport is resulting in more injury. My guest on […]The post EP 17 – Dr Chris Hanna – Bone Growth, Overuse Injury and Managing Athlete Load appeared first on AUT Millennium News.Support the show

Instead of typical gym routines that isolate individual muscles – like biceps curls, knee extensions, and bench press – functional training favours exercises that get you on your feet and replicate the multidirectional, full-body motion of sports. My guest on the show today is considered the founding father of such training. His name is Vern […]The post EP 16 – Vern Gambetta – Functional Movement and the Essential Ingredients for Coaching Kids appeared first on AUT Millennium News.Support the show

Originally from a small town in Northern Ireland, my guest today now resides in sunny Adelaide, on the south coast of Australia. Dr Ian McKeown, more commonly known as “Mackers”, heads up athletic development at the Port Adelaide Football Club where he balances the complex interaction of injury prevention, long term athlete development, athletic performance […]The post EP 15 – Ian McKeown, PhD – Coaching Essentials, Movement Development, and Growing Up in Northern Ireland appeared first on AUT Millennium News.Support the show