ARROW Movement Academy Podcast: Recent Episodes
Jamie Blair
This podcast has been designed to serve athletes, coaches, parents and educators on topics relating to health and performance.
In this episode of the ARROW Movement Academy Podcast, I sit down with Coach William Fly. Coach Fly is currently the Head of Athletic Performance at Mallard Creek High School. Coach Fly and I talk about some of the systems he utilising to get the best out of his youth athletes.
We discuss:
- The coaches that have influenced Coach Fly's systems
- The use of 1x20 and APRE protocols with high school athlete's
- Creating buy-in and developing life skills with students
This week Claire and I discuss the considerations of developing a conditioning programme for football players. In addition, Claire tells us about her priorities in the early stages of building a long term athletic development pathway within her role at Bristol City Ladies.
This weeks podcast guest is Rob Anderson. Rob created Athletic Evolution to provide excellent coaching for young athletes. In addition to this, he is also a Lead Strength and Conditioning Coach within the Scottish Rugby Academy system. Take notes.
This week we welcome, Coach Tommy Boyd. Tommy has extensive experience working in the high school setting as a PE teacher. Now as a Strength and Conditioning Coach, among other roles, discusses the common discrepancies in high school athletes. Tommy is also a huge advocate for self development, he shares insight to some of the conversations he is having with his athletes to further develop them as leaders.
On this episode of the ARROW Movement Academy Podcast, we speak with Helen Collins a researcher and lecturer at Dundee University. Helen talks about the many benefits of resistance training in the youth population.
On Episode 4, Coach Devon Manifold breaks down his involvement with Charlotte FC Academy as the Head of Performance. We discuss education and the holistic development of the academy athletes as well as the challenges that faced Charlotte FC during Covid.
This week I am with the Sport Psychologist from Shippensburg University, Dr. Chris Carlton. Dr. Carlton speaks about the potential obstacles facing athletes on their return to sport after COVID-19.
On this episode I sit down with Nika Ouellette the Head of Sport Science at Perch. Nika discusses the role that velocity based technology can play when developing youth athletes. Nika also touches on the importance of unilateral lower body training within an athletic population.
Coach Robert Day is the Head of Strength and Conditioning at Robert Morris University in Pennsylvania. Coach Day discusses how his freshman athletes move through various stages within the programme to properly prepare for the demands of a full time collegiate athlete.