The Long Term Athletic Development Podcast

In this episode, James responds to a listener's questions:

1) Do you have any tips for developing a coaching framework?

2) How is best to cater to a general group with a wider age range (10-15 years) of mixed ability?

James discussed the process of developing a coaching framework for young athletes, emphasizing the importance of understanding the environment, the athletes, and their future progression. He also highlighted the need for a progressive approach to exercise, considering the age group's attention span, engagement, and learning style. Lastly, he addressed the challenges of catering to a diverse age range within a group of young athletes, suggesting the use of an exercise continuum and a flexible coaching approach.

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In this episode, Dr. Mike Young & James Baker, the co-founders of the LTAD Network discuss how they approach training speed at different stages of development.

During this episode they discussed:

• What is and isn't appropriate for young athletes that are new to training

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In this episode, we are joined by Simon Brundish the director of UK StrengthLab and creator of the Superheroes physical literacy programme.

• Current trends in Simon's movement competency assessment data from the Superheroes programme post-CoVID

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In this bitesize episode, Joe and James continue their discussion on LTAD models.

Then they discuss key movements of a foundation strength syllabus and how we utilize checklists to keep track of what we’ve covered with multiple groups when the inevitable curve balls pop up in the week.

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In this episode we are joined by Dr. Phil Kearney Associate Professor at the University of Limerick, co-founder of Movement Skill Acquisition Ireland, and Skill Acquisition Lead on Gaelic Games Sport Science working group, and the Irish representative of the Teaching Games for Understanding specialist interest group.

During this conversation Phil shares some great insights on:

• The effects of relative age and maturation in youth sport

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In this bitesize episode, Dr. Joe Eisenmann and James Baker discuss the common perception that LTAD models are rigid and the need to be flexible when applying them in youth sport settings.

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In this episode we speak to Martin Brockman, a Commonwealth medallist in the Decathlon and Director of Brockman Athletics (http://www.brockmanathletics.com).

We discuss:

• The current state of athletics teaching and coaching in schools and clubs

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In this episode we are joined by the Director of Personal Development at IMG Academy, Dr. Duncan Simpson. Duncan oversees the mental conditioning and leadership departments whose staff deliver mental and leadership & character development training to 1500 student-athletes and coaches across 9 sports at IMG.

- How mental performance support is delivered at IMG Academy.

- How delivery differs in individual and team sports, and the role of different departments in supporting implementation.

- The difference between the mental performance and leadership and character curriculums

- Key mental characteristics and skills to be developed with in LTAD pathway like IMG.

This episode of the LTAD Network podcast is sponsored by VALD Performance (www.valdperformance.com)