Athlete Development

Today I am welcoming Mr Brentan Parsons, who is the manager of strength and conditioning at the Shanghai Sports Institute.

Mike is a physiotherapist with over fifteen years of experience managing complex, persistent pain conditions. His work in the field has recently received international praise from the leading names in neuroscience and many would consider Mike an expert in pain management.

Lachlan Wilmot was head strength and power coach at GWS Giants.

Neil Collins @_neilC_  is the academy sports science lead at Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club, which is a category one academy of the English Championship club Wolves.

Andy Barrow is a former international Athlete and an international motivational speaker and mentor.

Kelvin is CEO of movement dynamics sports consultancy.

Mick currently works at the GWS giants as athletic performance specialist.

Mark De Ste Croix has worked in paediatric sport and exercise for nearly 20 years and specialises in talent identification and youth athlete development.

I am excited to welcome the rugby strength coach who is going to share his insights into strength and conditioning in both youth and adult populations. Keir is currently working in Tokyo with Toshiba in the top Japanese league, having previously played an Influential part in helping the Argentinian national team obtain 4th place in the Rugby world cup. Rugby strength coach is the web's #1 provider of strength and conditioning information to coaches and players. Please enjoy the conversation:   DOWNLOAD IN ITUNESThis episode is jam packed with advice, as Keir shares his incredible journey in strength and conditioning.In this episode you will learn: - Who is the Rugby Strength Coach? - The key developmental components that coaches need to be working on with young Rugby players?- What some of the major issues are that Keir has seen with regard to young Rugby players training regimes- As players get older and training becomes more structured, how does the focus’ of Rugby strength and conditioning shift?- How a players training age affect their ability to perform both in training and on the pitch?- Programming methods that Keir has used successfully to develop strength, power and conditioning? - How to structure a General Physical Preparedness programme for a team of elite youth players- 3 components of training that are completely underused in Rugby strength and conditioning- The book or resource Keir has given as a gift most often- Keirs advice for his 21 year old self- The habits or practices of strength and conditioning that Keir dislikesSpecific people / websites / resources mentioned in the show:  - Rugby Strength Coach Membership - Triphasic Training - Cal Dietz- Westside Training - Louie Simmons- Paul Stridgeon (wrestling)- Sprinting. Optimise Movement - Myszka- Shawn Myszka- Sprinting. Charlie Francis- Sprinting. Michael Yessis- Dan Pfaff- Jeff Moyer- Jonus Tawiah-Dodoo - Why Zebras don't get ulcers - Robert SapolskyWe hope you enjoyed the podcast, please share! 

Jon is a hugely influential voice in the field of youth physical development and has produced over 50 peer reviewed journal articles, as well as 5 professional publications.

Paul is a senior lecturer of Strength & Conditioning at St Mary's University in London.

Will is the head of academy strength and conditioning at Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club.

Sam Blanchard joined me from New York, where he was working with the Buffalo Sabres.

Andy is currently working as the high performance advisor at the Jon McEnroe tennis academy in New York.