As well as being the Head Strength & Conditioning Coach for Netball Ireland  and a professional Track & Field coach , I have the honour of wearing another hat. That of a PE teacher . It’s a role I’ve now been in at my current school for just under a year, and one that’s given me an entirely different perspective on what truly drives performance and growth in young athletes. At my current school, I have an input in every sport however, the real focus and passion is in the prog

This is a really interesting thing that got me thinking today. I overheard a student talking about an athlete how they must be good as they look strong so therefore they must be fast. Then with the algorithm working it's magic I scrolled across a post talking about Neural athletes and before I could read it I accidently closed the app. So it got me thinking.... Performance Begins and Ends in the Nervous System When we talk about performance, we often start with muscles; how

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