Athletic Skills Podcast

In this episode of the Athletic Skills Podcast, we chat to Francisco, founder and owner of Rustiq Fitness.

Francisco discusses a the importance of multi-sport participation for young athletes and the benefits of strength and conditioning training for children.

He busts some myths related to strength training for children and highlights the impact of fitness training on mental resilience and overall well-being.

Francisco shares some of his unique and unconventional training methods using farm equipment and shares how you can make S&C practical in your setting.

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FacebookWebsite: www.rustiqfitness.com

Email: [email protected]

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In this episode of the Athletic Skills Podcast, we chat to Sam Horton who is a PE and swimming coordinator with a passion for primary education development. 

Sam shares insights into his role overseeing Physical Education, School Sport, and Physical Activity (PESPA), and discusses the importance of building fundamental motor skills in young children. He emphasises the benefits of not only physical side of PE but also the social and emotional changes that can happen. Sam discusses the importance of multi-sport exposure, and methods he uses to keep students engaged. Sam also touches on his strategies for managing swimming education at his school and the life-long benefits of learning to swim at an early age. 

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LinkedIn Profile: ⁠Sam Horton

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In this episode of the Athletic Skills Podcast, we chat to Christopher (CJ) Kindred, a tennis coach who also has a background in Strength & Conditioning.

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In this episode of the Athletic Skills Podcast, we chat to Chris Chapman, a S&C coach who specialised in Speed Training.

Chris shares insights in to why having the ability to coach Speed can add great value to your coaching, how he goes about developing acceleration which is vital for so many actions in sport and shares practical insights on coaching acceleration that you can add straight away in to your coaching!

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LinkedIn Profile: Chris Chapman

Instagram: thespeedmechanic

YouTube:  @thespeedmechanic 

Website: www.speedmechanic.co.uk

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In this episode of the Athletic Skills Podcast, we will be chatting with Bernat who is a International Padel Coach. Bernat shares his knowledge of what makes a successful Padel Player, how advanced and beginners may differ, what key movements are vital in padel and why fitness and developing strong movements is important for padel development at all abilities. He also shares how centres and players can get involved to develop themselves and players that come to their centre to help grow.

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LinkedIn Profile: Bernat Torras

Instagram; thepadelrow

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In this episode of the Athletic Skills Podcast, we chat toTim Egerton who is an Running Coach and Owner of Foxwood Personal Training.

Tim shares to what is involved as a running coach, his philosophies or developing runners, how S&C can compliment endurance training, what he looks for when analysing his runners movement and what drills he may use to develop technique but also engage his clients. 

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Welcome to Athletic Skills Podcast the show where we help sports coaches and PE teachers learn how they can impact their athletes' movement and physical development in a fun, practical way. 

I'm your host, Isaac Leung, founder of Athletic Skills, and in today’s episode, we chat to Helen and Brianne who are experts in Early Years Physical development. 

They highlight the challenges faced by early years teachers and coaches, stressing the necessity of understanding developmental stages and the dangers of underestimating young children's capabilities. They explain the importance of fundamental movement skills and how their Physical Activity Adventure Pack aims to fill gaps in current PE provisions. We also discuss the roles parents, the impact of screen time, the balance between physical and digital activities, and the mental and social benefits of physical activity. They also discuss the barriers faced by coaches and PE teachers and introduce their comprehensive Physical Activity Adventure Pack designed to make high-quality, developmentally-appropriate PE accessible to all early years settings.

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Helen

Brianne

https://www.musicandmovement.org.uk/paap-physical-activity-adventure-pack/

https://www.teachearlyyears.com/learning-and-development/view/physical-activity-early-years

To continue the discussion and chat about any of the points mentioned on the podcast, come and join the Athletic Skills Free Community to be part of a group with fellow sports coaches and PE teachers and ask questions, share ideas and challenges and learn together on impacting movement and physical development in your youth athletes!

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In this episode of the Athletic Skills Podcast, we chat to Natalie, who is an an expert in Early Years Physical Development. Natalie is currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Derby, exploring the relationship between physical activity and physical literacy in the early years and creating a health impact start-up called Playivity. Natalie shares her philosophy of FUN being at the centre of early years physical development and how coaches/teachers need to be comfortable with chaos. Natalie shares her research on physical activity in the early years and the role of physical literacy in children's lives. She also provides some great practical tips for any Sports Coach or PE teachers who are working with youth athletes.

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Or If anyone is curious about Natalie’s PhD research or thinks they could be a part of Playivity’s mission, Natalie would love to hear from you:

[email protected]

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In this episode of the Athletic Skills Podcast, we chat to Ashley Friel, who is an S&C coach from Australia. Ashley's talks through his journey into S&C coaching and experiences moving to a new country. He talks the importance of data collection in youth athletics, the similarities and differences between coaching in schools and sports clubs, explains how he combines academic and physical data to impact student development.

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To continue the discussion and chat about any of the points mentioned on the podcast, come and join the Athletic Skills Free Community to be part of a group with fellow sports coaches and PE teachers and ask questions, share ideas and challenges and learn together on impacting movement and physical development in your youth athletes!

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In this episode of the Athletic Skills Podcast, we will be chatting with Isaac Hopkins, an S&C coach specialising in youth athletic development, working within various sports and schools. Isaac shares his experience in profiling and testing youth athletes and talks through his processes in creating a testing battery to best assess, analyse and monitor your athletes development.

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Twitter/X: Isaac_hopkins

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