Athlete development

Growth and maturation in sports – are late developers really at a disadvantage?

This article discusses the longterm prospects for early developers who dominate sports at a young age

Strength Training for Coaching Success

This talk explores a robust process for prioritising training goals for athletes participating at a semi-professional, university level. The process described advocates for first developing movement proficiency, before developing, strength, power and energy system capacities. The second half of this talk explores the use of various technologies to inform the training process.

GPS comparison of training activities and game demands of professional rugby union

An investigation into how well training activities simulate the running demands of rugby union match play

Modelling Training to Prevent Injury

Modeling training to prevent injury. Athletes walk on a tight rope - if they don't train exceptionally hard, they won't be competitive. If they train too hard they start suffering from fatigue and maladaptation. This talk explores contemporary methods of assessing and reporting athletes response to training to guide them through this process.