Let’s compare a field or court based sport with structured coached strength and conditioning. The demands of sport on a human body are clearly greater than that of a weekly development session where monitoring, control, recovery etc are structured and therefore safe across the board. Loads absorbed are far less and non chaotic with optimal

It’s imperative that the information on peak height velocity is understood by coaches (physical prep) parents, and technical/sports coaches. Feel free to read our blog post which covers this really interesting topic. As coaches of a large number of youth athletes we have a duty to monitor growth and understand the effects it can have

Strength training is often frowned upon by endurance athletes and coaches, and instead, the view is often taken that endurance is solely improved by the sport. Therefore, many fall into the trap of spending large amounts of time developing the cardiovascular system over strength and movement qualities.  Endurance is seen as the ability to endure

There’s not one week that goes by when one or more of our youth crew rolls into training with an injury. They vary from very mild niggles to limb breaks. However, regardless of injury (in most cases), we insist and encourage the guys to maintain consistency and commitment by continuing to train. Very often some

Early sports specialisation is something that is fairly common in younger athletes with the thought process that specialising early will equal a better chance of success in the future. Whilst there is some truth in this, especially as athletes get older, it definitely comes with its downsides. The above infographic shows that the more someone