In episode 17 of the Platform to Perform Podcast I interviewed Tommy Munday of Game Sharp Performance and Boxing Science. Amongst other things we discussed:

• How boxers can maximise performance during lockdown

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If you want to get in touch with Tommy you can reach out to him via:

Instagram: Tommy_Munday

If you would like a free 6 week program to improve your speed as a footballer, Tommy has provided this via gamesharp_performance 

https://mailchi.mp/3574bacdf6f3/speedprogramme

To access Tommy's excellent presentation on improving reactive strength index in boxers you can check this out below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxDY5T1p1CM&t=1951s

 In episode 16 of the Platform to Perform podcast I spoke with Senior Strength and Conditioning coach at Measure Validate Perform and London Broncos scholarship S&C coach, Mike Urquhart.

In today’s podcast we spoke about:

-Communicating with injured players

-Why physical literacy and S&C should not be seen as services reserved for the elite

-The biggest misconceptions surrounding long term athletic development

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To find out more about MVP you can check out their website [email protected]

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In episode 15 of the Platform to Perform Podcast I spoke with the brains behind The Mindful Mover, Phillip and Martina Chubb.

I first came across their work on Instagram, where their training footage was flying in the face of conventional wisdom, as they were achieving incredible feats such as planche push ups and one arm chin ups…and then posting about training once a week.

As if this wasn’t impressive enough, other feats such as back squatting just shy of double bodyweight, dropping into the middle splits (both of which without any warm up) and my personal favourite, a handstand push up…on gymnastics rings…meant I was desperate to get these two on.

With a passion for training so wide, the conversation flowed effortlessly as I got The Mindful Mover’s thoughts on:

• How to work towards ‘The Big 5’ – exercises which provide the largest amount of ‘free gains’ to other movements without specifically training for them

You can follow Phillip and Martina’s work via the below links:

• @The_mindful_mover

You can follow myself, Todd Davidson, via the following links;

• Instagram: @todddavidsonp2pcoaching

Resources Mentioned in the Podcast:

Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Taleb

Antifragile by Nassim Taleb

Black Swan by Nassim Taleb

Skin the Game by Nassim Taleb

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In episode 14 of the Platform to Perform Podcast I was joined by my first international guest, founder of the Youth Athletic Development Academy, in the Sunshine Coast, Australia, Harry Weatherstone.

I first came across Harry’s work on Instagram, with his Mini Movers (5-8 year olds), KidFit (9-12 year olds) and his weekly YAD Academy challenges catching my eye.

On today’s episode I wanted to get Harry’s thoughts on:

• What has caused Australia’s 70% increase in injuries requiring knee reconstruction in the past 15 years

Resources Mentioned in the Podcast

Brett Kilka - https://bkbestlife.lpages.co/60-ways-to-play-sales/?fbclid=IwAR2zNk32f_K7PcZANrbM7FCU6Q_nS37cT5H_HfmkMRXFhQUGgPzv1VGAd3A

Gary Schofield - 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3SEO7WXER8 Don’t Just Be Different… Be a Difference Maker! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSrWOj-p5jM   Gary Schofield | Conference Presentation Nov 2015

Mike Robertson’s Physical Preparation Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/physical-preparation-podcast-robertson-training-systems/id1011924486

You can get in touch with Harry Weatherstone personally via:

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: @coach_HarryW

You can check out the Youth Athletic Development Academy via the following links:

www.YADacademy.com

Instagram @YADacademy

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Platform to Perform Podcast: https://platformtoperform.podbean.com/

In episode 13 of the Platform to Perform Podcast I spoke with my Powerlifting coach, Charlie Keen, on 'Powerlifting for the Non-Powerlifter.'

Both of us were eager to discuss topics that would be relevant to both strength and conditioning coaches and sports coaches, rather than simply discussing the intricacies of training for a Powerlifting competition.

With that in mind, Charlie and I discussed the following topics:

• Coach-athlete relationships (and how these impact the training written by a coach)

Resources Mentioned in the Podcast

https://keencontemplations.blogspot.com/2019/06/questions-from-todd-programming.html

Charlie's elaborated thoughts on training implications for 'slow twitch' athletes

http://www.greglehman.ca/pain-science-workbooks/

Greg Lehman's Pain Handbook 

http://www.andygalpin.com/the-body-of-knowledge-podcast

Andy Galpin's podcast

https://www.reactivetrainingsystems.com/Home/Main

Mike Tuchscherer's website

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yPnikFKQy4 Bottom Up Programming RTS Podcast with Derek Evely

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Digital-Minimalism-Living-Better-Technology/dp/0241341132 Digital Minimalism: On Living Better With Less Technology-Cal Newport

https://purplespengler.blogspot.com/2019/06/pubmed-was-mistake.html Pub Med was a mistake article

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Platform to Perform Podcast: https://platformtoperform.podbean.com/

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In episode 12 of the Platform to Podcast I spoke with my first guest from the sport of tennis, Daz Drake.

Daz Drake has been a professional coach since 2000 and specialises in Youth fitness and Tennis. He is the owner of Athletic Performance Academy (APA) which amongst other things has been providing Strength & Conditioning coaching to Gosling Tennis Academy since 2005. In that time he has had the pleasure to work with some of the best junior tennis players in the world including four players who have been ranked inside the Top 100 WTA or ATP tour.

In today's podcast we discussed:

-How Daz helps develop up and coming S&C coaches

We also discuss Daz's thoughts on how he defines early specialisation, sport specificity, his blogs for the Pacey Performance podcast and much more.

Resources mentioned in the podcast:

Special Strength Training for Coaches by Yuri Verkhoshansky

You can follow Daz on instagram: @apacoachdaz

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Instagram: @todddavidsonp2pcoaching

In episode 11 of the Platform to Perform podcast I spoke with Tom Green.

I first met Tom at James Baker and Mike Young's LTAD conference in Gloucester, and was keen to learn more about the S&C program he runs as part of his current role as the Head of Athletic Development at St Peters RC High School.

As well as the school environment, Tom is also as an academy S&C coach at West Bromwich Albion and Premier League Rugby club, Worcester Warriors, which is why I wanted to talk about the differences in cultures of a school environment compared to professional academy set ups in football and rugby.

Besides his coaching roles, Tom is also the youth researcher for Science for Sport, so is well versed when it comes to understanding both research and how to translate the science into coaching practice

During the podcast, I picked Tom's brains on:

-Incorporating gymnastics and parkour into S&C as a means of combating the limited movement skills that may result from early specialisation

You can follow Tom via Twitter @ThomasGreen_1

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Instagram: @todddavidsonp2pcoaching

In episode 10 of the Platform to Perform Podcast, the 2015 International Youth Coach of the year, 6-time World Champion in Taekwondo & Kickboxing and a specialist in youth athletic development, Shane Fitzgibbon. I first came across Shane in 2017, where he presented his thoughts on core training for the youth athlete, at James Baker's Child to Champion Conference.

I totally forgot I was hosting a podcast for large portions of today's episode as myself and Shane discussed:

-How to extend your influence beyond how your youth athletes behave in the S&C sessions

-The importance of the often overlooked perceptual motor skills in building a youth athlete's foundation

-How to modify game play to stretch and develop the movement toolbox of youth athletes

You can get in touch with Shane by visiting his website: https://shanefitzgibbon.ie/

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Instagram: @todddavidsonp2pcoaching

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Platform to Perform Podcast: https://platformtoperform.podbean.com/

Recommended Resources Mentioned in The Podcast:

• Rob Anderson's Athletic Evolution https://athleticevolution.co.uk/tag/r...

On episode 9 of the Platform to Perform Podcast, I had my first guest from the world of football, one of Aston Villa Football Club's first team Strength and Conditioning Coaches, Paddy Moore.

 Paddy and I discussed:

-Checking your ego and understanding where strength and conditioning coaches fit in the high-performance puzzle

-Positional profiling in football and how to ensure the physical qualities being developed align with how the manager wants the team to play

-Contextual sprinting, and how to develop speed that can be seen on a pitch where it matters, and just not with the timing gates We also describe coach burnout, gratitude and how social media, for all its positives, can actually be a detriment to your own readiness to perform as a coach

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Platform to Perform Podcast: https://platformtoperform.podbean.com/