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.  Having previously completed the fast track internship with the GWS giants, Mick has a wealth of knowledge to share and also gives some insights into his experience working in the AFL under the mentorship of world class professionals like David Joyce.  In this episode we discuss a range of topics, including:  The demands of Aussie rules football How to effectively monitor training How young football players should try to approach their training   Issues within the profession and possible ways to correct these issues.  Thanks as always for listening!

#8. Mick Byers

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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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 discuss life working in China and Thailand, giving our experiences of working in Asia.   This episode is a prequel to a talk that Brentan is doing at the Australian Strength and Conditioning SEA conference on 21st and 22nd of April 2017 which can be seen here

#14. Brentan Parsons

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 management.   In addition, he is a dedicated practice-based educator committed to providing evidence-based education to a wide variety of health professionals. After completing his masters in Physiotherapy & Practice-based education, Mike often travels around the world to help coaches and clinicians to further their understanding of pain.   It has taken me around a year to get Mike on the show and I can say you will not be disappointed!

#13. Know Pain Mike

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 around six years ago. In this episode we discuss Lachlan’s ideas around long term athlete development and specifically around the concept of ‘Boys to Giants’, which Lachlan will soon be presenting at the Australian of Strength and Conditioning associations prestigious conference.   In this episode we discuss the optimal journey of young Australian football players from the start of their professional journey all the way through to the elite level. Lachlan shares with us an incredible amount of information around the development strength and power attributes in players as well as his ideas around the professional development of coaches and the sports science and medicine team within the sport.

#12. Lachlan Wilmot

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 a view to developing long term successful first team athletes. we cover a lot of topics in this episode, especially the development of u7-u16 players to get them as ready as possible for the demands of elite first team football.

#11. Neil Collins

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 level - even captaining his team through the Beijing and London Olympic games. Andy is now working as an international motivational speaker and mentor, sharing his story and helping others overcome adversity.

#8. Mick Byers

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