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🎙️Episode 11 | Building Athletic Foundations: A Holistic Approach to Youth Athletic Development with Rob Anderson of The Athlete Academy The Athletic Edge Podcast 🔗 Available on all platforms. Links to the episode are in my bio.

Steven Curnyn Looking forward to hopefully collaborating closer buddy for wider Scottish sport - been awesome to bounce ideas around with you and The Athlete Academy

Great to see Scottish Rugby explore new bio-banding as a strategy to help address maturity associated selection biases in youth rugby, will be interesting to see how this plays out, well done Andy Boyd (He/Him) 👏🏉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Great to finally see this happening! It’s been a long road since we started this research in 2016 to seeing it come to life!

Dr John Radnor Sean Cumming PhD Scottish Rugby UKSCA Thanks pal - just at the start line. But it’s great to get there. We are fortunate to have some exceptional S&C in the pathway space who I’m sure will take this on. Alongside other great Scottish coaches to help discuss / collaborate with in Steven Curnyn & The Athlete Academy

A big thanks to angiejphysio from kidsback2sport for her added value to the LTAD Group mentorship we are delivering through Collaborate Sports A vital bonus recording here focus on understanding injuries in youth athletes, and how to manage them. Thank you Angie!

Loving how the animation illustrates the distal-to-proximal nature of the growth spurt (feet, then legs, then torso) in the new learning resources for PE staff and school sport coaches from Podium Analytics 📈🦴🩻 well done Dr Gemma Parry

Hats of to Des Ryan and the The GAA on the launch of their 'world class' athlete development framework. Was a pleasure to be able to contribute to some of this work gaa.ie/article/gaelic…

Ego lifting happens when young athletes chase numbers in the gym – urged on 🗣️ by their friends or teammates with a lack of supervision ‼️ theathleteacademy.uk/the-dangers-of…

In schools/sports clubs, there’s often an admirable enthusiasm to invest in state-of-the-art facilities. However, minimal funding is allocated for qualified & experienced coaches to deliver high-quality programs to the youth athletes within them. theathleteacademy.uk/the-ferrari-di…

Very important to test young players and also important to interpret it in the context of biological maturation ( plus giving feedback appropriately to player and parents ). Great summary of Malina et al’s work by Joe Eisenmann PhD

When it comes to improving your child’s athletic performance, especially in areas like speed, strength, and power, parents often overlook one of the simplest and most effective strategies for success… theathleteacademy.uk/why-surroundin…

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As a parent you have a vital role in shaping habits—on the pitch, court or track, & at home. One of the most effective ways to encourage healthy habits is environmental engineering, structuring the environment to make positive choices easy, & appealing. theathleteacademy.uk/environmental-…

As parents, you play a key role in ensuring your young athlete’s recovery is as effective as possible. Here are 5 simple strategies to optimise recovery and enhance performance in youth athletes... theathleteacademy.uk/how-recovery-e…

Sports are as much mental as physical. For youth athletes, developing resilience can be the difference between persevering through challenges or giving up at first sign of failure. Here’s how parents can cultivate a growth mindset in young athletes. [theathleteacademy.uk/building-menta…]

Understanding how parents influence LTAD is essential to foster positive experiences & help young athletes reach potential. theathleteacademy.uk/parents-long-t…

Many COACHES, PARENTS & ATHLETES wrongly think bodyweight training is only for BEGINNERS, to which I would respond “How many handstand press ups can you do?” Here are my 3 best bodyweight exercises EVERY young athlete should include intheir training... theathleteacademy.uk/three-best-bod…

STRUGGLING to get your youth athlete to eat BREAKFAST❓ Then we’ve got some great breakfast ideas, just for you! Breakfast isn’t just the first meal – it’s FUEL for PERFORMANCE, STUDIES, & RECOVERY. theathleteacademy.uk/breakfast-idea…

Ava is incredibly lucky to have some amazing people cheering her on and supporting her on her journey. Grateful always ❤️ The Athlete Academy lovely wee touch Rob x