Welcome once again to the Get Down podcast, season 2. In this episode, I’m going to address the common mistake of misapplying tapering in youth sports training. I’ll begin with one of my own experiences in optimizing training schedules in school sports, focusing on the need for continuous development rather than peaking too early. The main points I’ll be talking about include the critical evaluation of training time allocation, the negative impact of tapering on long-term athlete development (LTAD), and the importance of maintaining regular training sessions to achieve compound growth. I’ll also emphasize that youth are malleable and can benefit from consistent training over premature specificity and tapering, which often leads to losing valuable training time and opportunities for growth. I would love to hear your feedback on this episode and hope to see you on the next one aimed at parents.

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Welcome to a bonus episode of The Get Down Podcast. In this episode I’ll share the incredible insights of one family's journey in the world of football. Both Jeremy and Ellie Carpenter (Matildas) have achieved heights in Football many aspiring athletes only dream of. These insights will share the extent it takes to turn professional whilst navigating the youth sports landscape, sharing many challenges and road bumps along the way. All the while highlighting many valuable lessons parents and families can learn from. We’ll discuss the importance of commitment, resourcefulness, and intrinsic motivation in achieving sporting success as a family, emphasising the journey of steering the hierarchy of schools, institutes, and sporting bodies to set up young athletes for success.

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