Long-term athletic development (LTAD) is a structured approach to training and skill development in sports that focuses on the physical, mental, and emotional growth of athletes over an extended period, typically from childhood to adulthood. It involves creating age-appropriate training programs,...

Effective communication is a key interpersonal skill and learning how we can improve our communication has many benefits. Communication is a two way process, so improving communication involves both how we send and receive messages. In this series of videos, James Perryman provides an understandi...

The rising numbers of mobile phone users and social media have changed the way we look at various things in today’s society, including our engagement in sports. There are many different social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube etc.; people can use these social media to...

Integral to sport is the activity of practice. But how much do we know about the art of practice? - How much time and energy do we invest in understanding what makes effective or ineffective practice? – and do we really care enough about understanding our choices and the resultant impact it has o...

Think of a time when you were so involved in what you were doing that the rest of the world seemed to have disappeared, then we might say you were in a flow state - or in the zone. Your mind wasn’t wandering; you were totally focused and concentrated on that activity, to such an extent that you w...

The junior-to-senior transition is something all athletes will experience if they are looking to excel in sport.
Successfully negotiating the junior-to-senior transition can be very difficult - and can place a number of challenges on a young athlete - both physically and psychologically.
In thi...

Motivation, simply defined, is the ability to initiate and persist at a task. To perform your best, you must want to begin the process of developing as an athlete and you must be willing to maintain your efforts until you have achieved your goals. But, motivation is complex and unique to every in...

Your coaching philosophy, who you are and how you teach is EVERYTHING. Your coaching philosophy provides you with a reference point with which to make consistent decisions. It allows for a better understanding of yourself and where your gaps lie. It acknowledges where you want to go and what succ...