Athlete Development

By James Butterfield

What's Athlete Development about?

Hosted by James Butterfield, the Athlete Development podcast aims to provide informative entertainment for professionals working in sport. Guests will include a variety of experts from various disciplines.

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Athlete Development episodes:

04.05.2017
#14. Brentan Parsons
oday I am welcoming Mr Brentan Parsons, who is the manager of strength and conditioning at the Shanghai Sports Institute. In this episode we talk about strength and power development pathways for youth athletes, in particular volleyball players. We also...
02.20.2017
#13. Know Pain Mike
Mike is a physiotherapist with over fifteen years of experience managing complex, persistent pain conditions. His work in the field has recently received international praise from the leading names in neuroscience and many would consider Mike an expert in pain...
10.18.2016
#12. Lachlan Wilmot
Today I was lucky enough to be able to speak to another member of the GWS Giants team…Lachlan Wilmot. Lachlan is head strength and power coach at GWS Giants and has fulfilled that role since the launch of the club...
10.17.2016
#11. Neil Collins
Neil Collins is academy sport science lead at Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club which is a category one academy of the English championship club. Neil is responsible for the optimising the long term athletic development of the club's youth athletes, with...
09.10.2016
#10. Andy Barrow
Today I welcome a guest who I feel both lucky and privileged to have been presented with the opportunity to speak to one-to-one. Andy Barrow is a former international Athlete, having played wheelchair Rugby at the very highest...
08.30.2016
#9. Kelvin Giles
Today I am delighted and privileged to welcome a man who needs little introduction - Mr Kelvin Giles. Kelvin is CEO of movement dynamics sports consultancy, a former PE teacher who went on to be UK National and Olympic Track...
08.20.2016
#8. Mick Byers
Today i am fortunate to be joined by @MickByers. Mick currently works at the GWS giants as athletic performance specialist and in this episode we discuss Australian rules football and how he manages his athletes within the youth development system....
06.13.2016
#7. Prof Mark De Ste Croix
Today I am extremely lucky to welcome Prof Mark De Ste Croix @destecroixmark to the podcast. Mark has worked in paediatric sport and exercise for nearly 20 years and specialises in talent identification and youth athlete development. More recently, Mark...
06.08.2016
#6. The Rugby Strength Coach
I am excited to welcome the rugby strength coach who is going to share his insights into strength and conditioning in both youth and adult populations. Keir is currently working in Tokyo with Toshiba in the top Japanese league, having...
06.05.2016
#5 Dr. Jon Oliver
Today I am excited to welcome Dr. Jon Oliver @DrJonOliver to the podcast. Jon is a hugely influential voice in the field of youth physical development and has produced over 50 peer reviewed journal articles, as well as...
04.28.2016
#4. Dr. Paul Read
I am privileged to welcome Dr. Paul Read @PaulRea64657771 who joins me from London. Paul is a senior lecturer of Strength & Conditioning at St Mary's University in London & has a wealth of knowledge to share, having worked at...
04.07.2016
#3. Will Abbott
Will is the head of strength and conditioning at Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club and he joins me today to share his ideas on GPS data in youth football. In this episode we also discuss in detail the systems...
02.04.2016
#2. Sam Blanchard
Sam joins me from New York, where he is working with the Buffalo Sabres and is based with their development team, the Rochester Americans.
12.15.2015
#1. Andrew Small
Today I am joined by Mr Andrew Small, who is currently the high performance advisor at the Jon McEnroe tennis academy in New York, having previously worked extensively with the Australian national diving and volleyball teams. We discuss performance enhancement...

What's Athlete Development about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Athlete Development episodes:

#14. Brentan Parsons

#13. Know Pain Mike

#12. Lachlan Wilmot

#11. Neil Collins

#10. Andy Barrow

#9. Kelvin Giles

#8. Mick Byers

#7. Prof Mark De Ste Croix

#6. The Rugby Strength Coach

#5 Dr. Jon Oliver

#4. Dr. Paul Read

#3. Will Abbott

#2. Sam Blanchard

#1. Andrew Small