The Athletic Development Show

20 Minutes - All about soccer; injuries, problems and easy wins. In this episode we centre the conversation around soccer, it's differences and similarities to AFL, the most common injuries and problems we see in our athletes, the benefits strength training and a proper warm up can have for durability, speed, power and performance for the soccer (football) athlete.

Podcast (27 Minutes) - Pre-, Intra-, Post-, Training, Workout, Game, Race day nutrition strategies Nutrition around training and competition is a contentious topic that can be confusing and often overwhelming. In today's episode, we cover:

Podcast 21 Minutes - Nutrition can be a complex and intricate topic, in this episode we try our best to distil the foundational elements of a good eating plan We planned on talking all things post and pre-game nutrition but we got a little sidetracked setting the stage about nutrition basics. So instead here are some very random thoughts on all things nutrition. We cover a heap in this video from general mistakes and self-sabotage through to the importance of winning breakfast and how much protein do you really need?

Podcast (14 Minutes) - Balance training is so often overdone or overlooked. we deconstruct the physiology the benefits, potential downsides and how to program it properly.

Podcast (12 Minutes) - Limping can have a whole range of flow on effects up the body, in this episode Durham and Jacob work their way up the body through the most common problems they see.

Podcast (17 Minutes) - Track athletes might roll their eyes at this one but for those athletes confined to a court or field competing at your school or Zone Aths carnival can be a recipe for injury and setbacks…

Podcast (16 Minutes) - This week we talk all things Netball, from common injuries and how to prevent them, getting fit for netball and how strength can help take you game to the next level

Podcast (14 minutes) - Deadlifting is very much a sacred exercise in the gym. Does it really deserve such a high rank? We explain why we prefer the Corelift (Trap bar deadlift) due to it's increased safety, better athletic transfer, increased glute activation, and higher power output due to a better ability to harness the intent to move concept

Podcast (13 minutes) - As Strength Coaches, we love complexity, but more is not always better for our athletes For our junior athletes in development academies/elite pathways, this complexity can lead to making the training process more difficult than it needs. As coaches, we need to empathise with the athletes and remember the end goal of any program: to increase an athlete's physical capability. For the majority of junior athletes, this can be done with only a few basic workouts and doesn't need a complex booklet of fartlek, long and short interval, 100s of agility drills and a complex strength schedule.

Podcast (10 minutes) - In this week's episode, we cover the myth of whether weights stunt growth and the short answer is no! It's a huge concern from a lot of our parents and a question we get asked a lot. Resistance training is actually significantly less impactful on joints and growth plates than the typical impacts seen in running and jumping based sports. And in fact intelligent, progressive resistance training will improve a young athlete's movement skill and muscular strength which will help create an active deload for growth plates helping to absorb the kinetic energy associated with high impact team and ball sports.