An athletic performance coach hasn't done their job until you see the transfer of qualities onto the field. Rugby Australia's Dean Benton has been a forerunner in bringing new training strategies to the sport from tactical periodization and exercise classification, to testing protocols and flexibility. The one thing in common is he is looking for ways to ensure developments off the field help athletes on the field. He joins us on this week's GAINcast to discuss all those topics and more.

For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2020/04/gaincast-episode-186-training-transfer-with-dean-benton/

The following links were referenced in the podcast or provide some additional reading material on the topic:

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• You can follow Benton on Twitter (@Atletico_Dev).
• For more from Benton, read our two-part written interview from 2017 where we dive in detail to tactical periodization.
• Benton's mentor and former Professor Warren Young has contributed regularly to HMMR Media. Some of his agility and speed methods are influenced by John Pryor and Frans Bosch. Lachlan Penfold, his success at the Melbourne Storm, was also a guest on the GAINcast 184 last month.
• For more on the stick mobility methods Benton mentioned, watch Steve Myrland in GAIN Video 1: Sticks and straps.