Discovering Movement In Youth Athlete Development
Learning through play is supposed to be at the core of education. The ability to adapt and survive within the world around you is essential to survival, let alone sports
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International Bright Young Thing: Kira shines the spotlight on life as an elite junior athlete
Kira, an elite level junior netball player offered NK Fitness an insight into her world as an athlete. Here's what she had to say. NK: When did you first get involved
Adversity and Sports Performance
If you've been involved in sport for any amount of time, you will know that it has it's 'ups' and 'downs'. On any given day an athlete can feel the
Do good athletes make good coaches?
Do good athletes automatically make good coaches? Does someone who is extremely fit make an expert fitness coach? The simple answer is not necessarily. They might do but there isn't
Failing is a good thing for the young athlete
The young athlete will experience plenty of failure during their lifetime. In fact, failure is an important part of the development for a young athlete. So whilst recognising that it
Small Sided Games For Youth Team Sport
Sport is fun, at least it should be. Think about your own personal journey through sport. I'm going to take a guess that you started playing "sports" or "games" at
It’s the Coaches Role to Guide Not Dictate: Coaching 101
The old school is most definitely not the new school when it comes to coaching. At least not in my opinion! I believe a whole heap of beliefs, protocols, approaches
Correctly conditioning talented young athletes
In my previous youth development blog post I highlighted how high performance youth squads are dominated by early maturing athletes. This relative age effect is nothing new. The strength and
Can a talented young athlete be an elite young performer?
There are more opportunities than ever to identify and develop a talented young sports performer. Therefore we provide an increasing amount of strength and conditioning support to youth athletes in