Athletic Skills Podcast

Athletic Skills Podcast

Hosted by: Athletic Skills

Debunking myths on Strength and Conditioning and Youth Athletic Development with Athletic Skills. Designed to show Sports Coaches and PE Teachers how they can simply and practically impact athletes movement and...

Episodes

The 3 Traits That Make S&C Coaches Stand Out as Leaders with Ryan Blake

Season #1 Episode #48

Too many S&C coaches, sports scientists, and performance staff feel like leadership is something reserved for the person with the highest title. In this episode, I’m joined by performance coach,Ā Ryan BlakeĀ to...
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How to Build Better Nutrition Habits With Your Athletes with Dan Richardson

Season #1 Episode #47

Too many coaches still see nutrition as ā€œsomeone else’s job.ā€But if you’re working with athletes — at any level — you’re influencing how they fuel, recover, and perform. In this episode, I’m joined byĀ Dan Richardson,...
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How to Use AI to Save You Hours in Planning and Still Coach Smarter with Marnie Wills

Season #1 Episode #46

How to Use AI to Save Time, Plan Smarter, and Transform Your Coaching 🚨 Most coaches are still Googling while the way forward is using AI. In this episode, I am joined by Marnie Wills, an AI educator, strategist,...
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How to Support Young Athletes When Their Bodies Start Changing with Jamie Salter

Season #1 Episode #45

Why Growth Spurts Confuse Coaches – And What to Do About It If you’re a coach or PE teacher, this situation is all too familiar. But how we respond to it can make or break an athlete’s confidence, development, and...
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Why Ignoring the Physical Side of Cricket Is Holding Your Players Back with Jack McCann

Season #1 Episode #44

Build stronger, faster, and more robust cricketers—without changing your entire coaching programme. You’re preparing your players technically... But are they physically ready to perform, compete, and stay...
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Most Coaches Are Scouting Wrong – This is Costing Youth Athletes with Harry Varley

Season #1 Episode #43

🚨 Coaches, you’re scouting young athletes all wrong – and it’s costing them AND you. Most coaches think talent ID is about watching the best player on the ball. Wrong. The real indicators of elite potential happen OFF...
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Coaches, Ignoring Pain in Young Athletes Is Costing Them Their Future with Angela Jackson

Season #1 Episode #42

🚨 Growth spurts are sidelining young athletes—and most coaches have no idea why. Are you making the same mistakes? 🚨 Young athletes aren’t adults, and they can’t be trained like adults.Ā Yet, many coaches apply the...
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Most Golf Coaches Get This Wrong with Chris Hair

Season #1 Episode #41

🚨 Most golfers are training the wrong way—and it’s costing them power, speed, and consistency. Are you one of them? Golfers are obsessed with technique, but what if that’s not enough? The real game-changer for adding...
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Why PE Isn’t Enough with Guy Sandys-Renton

Season #1 Episode #40

🚨 Are schools unknowingly holding young athletes back? 🚨 For years, schools have relied onĀ traditional PE and outdated training methods, but are they actually setting young athletes up for success—or failure? ⁠In...
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Why Most Coaches Are Failing to Prepare Athletes for the Elite Level with Brent Dickinson

Season #1 Episode #38

🚨 Most young athletes will never make it to the elite level—but why? 🚨 Every coach wants to develop high-performing athletes, but the truth is, many training methods aren’t preparing them for the demands of elite...
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The Truth About Strength Training in Golf with Luke Robinson

Season #1 Episode #39

🚨 Golf coaches and players—are you training the wrong way? 🚨 Strength & Conditioning in golf is stillĀ misunderstood, with many playersĀ avoiding strength trainingĀ or focusing onĀ "golf-specific" exercises that...
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The Biggest Nutrition Mistake Coaches Keep Making (Fix This Now!) with Ted Munson

Season #1 Episode #37

šŸ“¢ Why Coaches MUST Get Nutrition Right – Or Risk Their Players Failing!Every coach focuses on strength, tactics, and fitness—but nutrition is the missing piece in unlocking peak performance. šŸš€ If your players are...
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