Top 5 kit bag essentials for athletes Drink – Add electrolytes and possibly carbohydrates if you have a prolonged/intense session Snack – easily digestible carbohydrate-based snack for just before or during exercise – e.g. banana, apple, high-quality energy bar Foam roller and small massage ball/hockey ball for self manual therapy Mini-bands/resistance bands – very useful…
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This week, I am going to be talking about metabolic conditioning for young athletes which is what most people would refer to as fitness! To put it simply, we all have certain ways in which we produce energy for a given task. These ‘energy systems’ all work alongside one another but certain tasks can be…
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The amount of research on youth athlete nutrition is nowhere near as extensive as adult athletes. There are some BIG differences that must be considered! Check out our infographic to find out more!
I heard this phrase a few years ago from World-renowned coach called Vern Gambetta, with the basic idea was that an athlete might train for 1, 2, 5 + hours per day but what about the rest of the time? There are four main areas to focus on throughout a 24 hour day – sleeping,…
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Even with the lack of plyo boxes, mini hurdles etc., there’s still a ton of legit jumping and landing progressions you can use to keep developing as an athlete. Here are our ‘Rona progressions that we’ve been using with our home-based youth athletes (ps. it’s very similar to our usual progressions!)
Pulling exercises form a crucial benefit for athletes and are often an underdeveloped area of strength, in my experience. I like to use bodyweight progressions initially which encourages good movement of the scapula on the rib cage. Horizontal pulling is one of the areas we work on regularly and here are some of the progressions…
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Flexibility training is often an afterthought for many young athletes but in this article, I will be giving a basic overview of what flexibility is, what the research says and what may be an optimal method to improve flexibility for certain athletes. Flexibility is the total range of motion of a given joint including the…
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