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November 05, 2020

Dave Tilley: Youth Athlete Development - Gymnastics and Beyond

1 hour 8 minutes

New episode of the GP Podcast with @shift_movementscience, Dave Tilley, is live on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcast, and via smoke signals from the greater Massachusetts area. We want to give a huge shout out and thank you to Dave for coming on! Topics discussed include:

1:58 - The Tilley Tale: Gymnastics, Weightlifting, Education, and the inception of Shift Movement

7:33 - Shift Movement Science’s Mission Statement

10:57 - IWF, USAG, and worldwide scandal in Olympic level athletics

17:50 - The roots of gymnastics culture and outdated training norms

23:08 - A spotlight for the evidence based youth sport masterminds

30:44 - Youth sport paradigms, “Do it when you’re tired”

37:42 - Dave’s ideal youth development curriculum

52:55 - Fostering buy in from sport coaches that are resistant to change or EBP

58:18 - Negative consequences of early specialization

1:05:24 - Would Dave rather snatch like Lasha or tumble like Simone

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