Body and mind

Coaches

11 Min

Self-Determination Theory: What Is It, and What Does It Mean (Practically) For Coaches?

A knowledge of Self-Determination Theory can help all coaches to create the best possible environments for their athletes. And at every level of participation, the first step to understanding Self-Determination...

Coaches

5 Min

How Coaches Can Help Young Athletes Develop a Growth Mindset? 

Coach, do you want to develop confident and resilient athletes? Then coaching your athletes to develop a growth mindset should become a key part of your coaching toolbox.  Research has...

Coaches

3 Min

Balance getting better with doing too much

For every aspirational athlete, there comes a time, when the pursuit of excellence clashes with the maintenance of their own well-being.  Not being aware of this (and having strategies to...

Coaches

4 Min

Nutrition 102 for adolescent athletes: The vitamins & minerals you should be concerned with

In our prior article, Nutrition 101, we outlined the key nutrition information coaches and parents need to know about macronutrients (carbs, protein and fats) for supporting teenage athletes. Additionally, there...

Coaches

5 Min

Nutrition for adolescent athletes who participate in endurance sports

Athletes who participate in endurance sports have particular nutrition requirements that differ from those involved in more general sporting codes. In this article, we discuss how young athletes can optimise...

Coaches

4 Min

Nutrition for strength-based sports

In this article, we discuss how parents and coaches can support the nutrition needs of adolescent athletes that participate in strength-based sports.  One of the functions of protein is to...

Coaches

5 Min

Strength Training for Young Women: The Benefits for Female Athletes 

When most people think of strength training, they imagine bulky men lifting heavy weights in a smelly gym. However, strength training is not just for guys – it can be...

Coaches

3 Min

Resilient youth: Harnessing the power of sport

He moana pukepuke e ekengia e te waka  A choppy sea can be navigated  The stats on anxiety and depression in young people continue to pour in. And they continue...

Coaches

5 Min

4 Benefits of Functional Movement

This article is shared by Player Development Project Movement is crucial to wellbeing and player development. Player Development Project Lead Researcher, James Vaughan discusses some of the myths around specialisation....