Athletic Skills Podcast

In this episode of the Athletic Skills Podcast, we chat to James Fitzgerald, who is S&C coach at Derbyshire Cricket Club. We go through James's journey and his learnings on the way with some great advice for those coaches on the same journey. James discusses how he had to sacrifice many things to achieve a career in S&C, what challenges he faced and how he navigated to to get many placement opport...

In this episode of the Athletic Skills Podcast, we chat to ⁠⁠⁠Jake Foster who is Head S&C at Royal Russel School.  We go through Jake’s journey and his learnings on the way with some great advice for those coaches on the same journey.  Jakes journey is different to the norm starting with his enjoyment in coaching wheel chair racing, even having the opportunity to go to the olympics in Paris.  Jake...

In this episode of the Athletic Skills Podcast, we chat to ⁠⁠⁠Molly Moore, Golf Coach and Founder of Girls Golf Excellence.  Molly discusses how she develops female golfers from youth to experienced levels and what is involved from skill development, physical aspect of the game and the importance of mindset.  She discusses how she integrates strategies to develop emotional control and decision mak...

In this episode of the Athletic Skills Podcast, we chat to Jesús Mateo Cortés, Lead Sport Scientist and Strength & Conditioning Coach at West Ham Women's Team. Jesus discusses how S&C is integrated at West Ham and what happens day to day in preparation for training. Jesus shares insights in to his pillars of developing female athletes, what areas he focuses on in the gym and on the pitch and how h...

In this episode of the Athletic Skills Podcast, we chat to David Cripps, founder and director of Coalition Performance. David discusses what are the benefits of S&C in youth development, how it fits around training, what strategies he used when time was short and how to get buy in from coaches/players. 
 David goes in to coaching fundamental movements on the training pitch, how he made it practica...

In this episode of the Athletic Skills Podcast, we chat to Francisco, founder and owner of Rustiq Fitness. Francisco discusses a the importance of multi-sport participation for young athletes and the benefits of strength and conditioning training for children. He busts some myths related to strength training for children and highlights the impact of fitness training on mental resilience and overal...

In this episode of the Athletic Skills Podcast, we chat to Sam Horton who is a PE and swimming coordinator with a passion for primary education development.  Sam shares insights into his role overseeing Physical Education, School Sport, and Physical Activity (PESPA), and discusses the importance of building fundamental motor skills in young children. He emphasises the benefits of not only physical...

In this episode of the Athletic Skills Podcast, we chat to Christopher (CJ) Kindred, a tennis coach who also has a background in Strength & Conditioning. CJ outlines the four key performance factors in tennis and he emphasises the importance of a balanced combination of these factors for player success. He then goes deep into the importance of footwork and fundamental movements in tennis and share...

In this episode of the Athletic Skills Podcast, we chat to Chris Chapman, a S&C coach who specialised in Speed Training. Chris shares insights in to why having the ability to coach Speed can add great value to your coaching, how he goes about developing acceleration which is vital for so many actions in sport and shares practical insights on coaching acceleration that you can add straight away in...

In this episode of the Athletic Skills Podcast, we will be chatting with Bernat who is a International Padel Coach. Bernat shares his knowledge of what makes a successful Padel Player, how advanced and beginners may differ, what key movements are vital in padel and why fitness and developing strong movements is important for padel development at all abilities. He also shares how centres and player...

In this episode of the Athletic Skills Podcast, we chat toTim Egerton who is an Running Coach and Owner of Foxwood Personal Training. Tim shares to what is involved as a running coach, his philosophies or developing runners, how S&C can compliment endurance training, what he looks for when analysing his runners movement and what drills he may use to develop technique but also engage his clients. ...

Welcome to Athletic Skills Podcast the show where we help sports coaches and PE teachers learn how they can impact their athletes' movement and physical development in a fun, practical way.  I'm your host, Isaac Leung, founder of Athletic Skills, and in today’s episode, we chat to Helen and Brianne who are experts in Early Years Physical development.  They highlight the challenges faced by early y...

In this episode of the Athletic Skills Podcast, we chat to Natalie, who is an an expert in Early Years Physical Development. Natalie is currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Derby, exploring the relationship between physical activity and physical literacy in the early years and creating a health impact start-up called Playivity. Natalie shares her philosophy of FUN being at the centre of e...

In this episode of the Athletic Skills Podcast, we chat to Ashley Friel, who is an S&C coach from Australia. Ashley's talks through his journey into S&C coaching and experiences moving to a new country. He talks the importance of data collection in youth athletics, the similarities and differences between coaching in schools and sports clubs, explains how he combines academic and physical data to...

In this episode of the Athletic Skills Podcast, we will be chatting with Isaac Hopkins, an S&C coach specialising in youth athletic development, working within various sports and schools. Isaac shares his experience in profiling and testing youth athletes and talks through his processes in creating a testing battery to best assess, analyse and monitor your athletes development. See the link in the...

In this episode of the Athletic Skills Podcast, we will be chatting with JP Laurent, Speed and Movement Coach, @rapid_running. JP shares his expertise on youth athlete development and where he would start with a new athlete to analyse their movement. JP provides some practical drills he would use to get bang for buck with impacting movement. JP explains some of his athletic training principles, th...

In this episode of the Athletic Skills Podcast, we are joined by Toby Williamson, a Strength and Conditioning coach at Shrewsbury International School in Bangkok. Toby shares insights on leveraging diverse coaching experiences, integrating S&C into school curriculums, and using data to tailor training programs, enhance student confidence, and improve athletic performance. Listen in for practical i...

In this episode of the Athletic Skills Podcast, we interview James Douglas, Head of Athletic Development and Head of Athletics at Norwich School. We discuss James' philosophy on strength and conditioning, the importance of building relationships with youth athletes, designing programs for different athletic levels, and the vital role of competition in youth development. James also shares insights...

In this episode of the Athletic Skills Podcast, we are joined by Sam who is a a strength and conditioning coach and rugby coach. Sam discusses the integration of strength and conditioning within technical coaching, both in and out of the gym. Sam shares his journey, noting the importance of fundamental movement patterns and how they relate to athletic performance, as well as the significance of in...

In this episode of the Athletic Skills Podcast, we are joined once again by Josh Marlow. Josh dives deep into the necessity and implementation of Strength and Conditioning (S&C) within Physical Education (PE) in schools. We discuss the impact of movement breaks in sessions, one strategy for engaging students, and the benefits of integrating peer coaching and unstructured play. Josh elaborates on t...

In this episode of the Athletic Skills Podcast, we interview Scott Webb, head of athletic development. We discuss coaching strategies, the integration of S&C in school programs, working with youth athletes and effective methods to help students improve their physical literacy and mental well-being. Scott also discusses how he coaches children with learning difficulties and gives some practical tip...

In this episode of Athletic Skills Podcast, we chat with Rob Palmer, Strength and Conditioning (S&C) coach and founder of 949 Strength, about S&C coaching for youth athletes. We explore fundamental movement skills, and the importance of balance and mobility in athletic development. Rob talks us through how to coach a squat and the value it can have to performance and development. Rob also discuss...

In this episode, we speaks with Josh Marlow about the importance of strength and conditioning (S&C) in schools. We explore Josh's experiences in integrating S&C into school programs, busting myths around S&C, and making training accessible and enjoyable for all students. Key topics include ways to encourage participation, balancing training for both elite athletes and general students, and tips fo...