When it comes to player development, it can be surprisingly hard for a large federation to make an impact at the individual player level. At the USTA, Johnny Parkes has been trying to identify where they can make most impact with young players. Their conclusion: the warm up. As physical literacy declines in young athletes, a good warm up can help ensure players are prepared for the ever-increasing physical demands of the international game. On this week's episode he joins us to discuss some of the strategies they are using to develop players.

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More notes:

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• You can find Parkes on Twitter (@JohnnyParkes1) and Instagram (@Johnny_parkes). He also co-hosts his own podcast with the USTA: Compete Like a Champion Podcast
• For more on Nick's traditional warm up, members can watch Video Lesson 2. Vern Gambetta's warm ups are also available for members in GAIN Video 5.
• Parkes was previously a guest on GAINcast 171 and also a panelist on our progressions roundtable hosted live at GAIN 2020 and replayed on GAINcast 163.
• Parkes put together the USTA Player Development Learning Series during the pandemic, with some amazing free resources that can help athletes in any event.
• Parkes mentioned the influence of Andy Stone, who was our last guest on Episode 226. Stone's Lockdown PE series has inspired Parkes, including this recent video he posted to Twitter. James Marshall also was busy during lockdown and put together some great Lockdown PE resources.