Strength and Conditioning
Maximize client and athlete progress with the Overload Principle
[6-min read] For training to be effective, it needs to provide the individual with enough of a training stimulus to […]
Maximize client and athlete progress with the Overload Principle
[6-min read] For training to be effective, it needs to provide the individual with enough of a training stimulus to […]
Using the Recovery Principle to help your athletes recover better and perform at their peak
[7-min read] If your athletes are feeling tired and not seeing performance improvements after training, chances are that what they […]
Train how you want to play: An insight to using drill classification for load management in Gaelic Football
[7-min read] Introduction The intermittent, chaotic demands of Gaelic Football will require players to perform high-speed, short-duration efforts of multi-directional, […]
Why Training Program Individualization is so Important
[4-minute read] Each individual is physiologically unique and has a different set of strengths and weaknesses, along with a different […]
Injuries leave clues that can help coaches better prepare their athletes / Part 1
[7-minute read] Sport will forever challenge its participants to push themselves psychologically, technically, tactically, and physically to succeed. It is […]
How to use ACWR to optimize physical readiness, improve performance, and reduce injury risk.
[5-minute read] Soligard et al. (2016) showed that poor training load prescription and management is a major risk factor for […]
How to use Training Strain to achieve peak performance and reduce injury risk
[4-minute read] Coaches are constantly trying to strike a balance between pushing their clients and athletes to achieve peak performance […]
Fitness vs Conditioning: How to Prepare Athletes for Elite Performance
In the past two decades, across the world of sport, we have seen world records broken. 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, […]
The Importance of Training Load Monitoring in Swimming
The majority (81%) of Olympic swimming events are contested in under two minutes and twenty seconds. Despite this relatively short […]
My reflections on S&C coaching during lockdown
12 months ago the sporting world was thrown into chaos. Our elite swimmers were in the final stages of preparing […]
