Needs Analysis
A needs analysis is the process of determining what qualities are necessary for the athlete, the sport, or a combination of both.
Culture development: A guide for coaches and administrators
Culture development is one of the buzz phrases of modern sport, and coaches play a huge role in helping build a strong culture within a human performance program.
Youth athletes: How teachers, coaches and students can best work together
Youth development is highly complex and involves multiple key stakeholders. But how can coaches, teachers and youth athletes themselves best work together?
Sports needs analysis: What it is and why should coaches pay attention?
There are myriad variables an athlete and their coach must navigate when it comes to performance – training, injury risk, human biology and strength and conditioning to name just a few. But one way to mitigate this complexity is through a sports needs analysis.
NBA training secrets: How the world’s biggest and best balance training and games
NBA players play multiple games every week through the season, not to mention practice, travel, recovery and many other commitments. So how do they fit in their S&C work?
Talent identification: What coaches are looking for in youth athletes
Despite the plethora of research surrounding talent identification, few studies, if any, have investigated if successful players make consistent improvements in their performance, or start and remain on top of the talent pool.
Talk Test: How going old-school can boost your performance
While sports technology continues to develop at a rapid rate, there are simpler ways to monitor your exercise intensity. One of these old-school methods is the Talk Test.
How honesty and vulnerability can help coaches break through with problem athletes
How to deal with problem athletes? Coaches need to display honesty and vulnerability when dealing with athletes, especially those who display difficult behaviour.
How can athletes find the best coach to work with?
Finding the best coach is crucial, but it’s not always easy. Putting your athletic performance and maybe even your career in their hands means you need to get the best possible person, but is it possible to get the perfect match?
Three key lessons that able-bodied athletes can learn from the Paralympics
Paralympic athletes can teach able-bodied athletes key lessons about the training process, including how to use injuries as a time to make massive physical gains, how to adjust exercises to suit individuals, and how to work together with coaches to get the most out of training.
Motivation: What it is and how it can be impacted by your training environment
Motivation needs to be managed and channelled in the right direction to elicit the best performance outcomes.
Are you OK, coach? Starting the conversation about the mental health of coaches
The authors of this study investigated the relationship between coaches’ mental health, the stressors they faced, and their use of psychological resilience.
Sporting parents: How to best support your children’s long-term athletic development
Sporting parents should be setting an example for their kids, exposing them to more sports and holding them accountable where necessary, a leading coach and author says.
Olympic letdown? How does an elite athlete cope in a post-Olympics world?
Once the Olympic flame has been extinguished and the world moves on, what comes next for the athletes, and importantly, how do they navigate this sudden change?
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