2. Make sure the athlete can rotate their torso powerfully The lower body of tennis players must be strong for two reasons; it is the location of most tennis injuries …
Netball Conditioning Session
Netball Conditioning Session – the team at Radford Athletic Development are conducting a training session on Saturday the 11th of February for any netballers in the Ballarat region. Session will …
Should Soccer players lift weights?
Why soccer players should lift weights, and our top five exercises. Should soccer players lift weights? It is a question I’ve been frequently asked and quite often I’ve found …
Training during the Christmas/New Years Period
Training during the Christmas/New Years Period. You have just completed an intense block of training pre-Christmas working on building up some volume and hitting some good speeds throughout drills while …
ASCA Conference Review 2016
After recently attending the Australian Strength and Conditioning Conference 2016 in Melbourne, I thought I would put down a couple of the key take home messages I learnt. The real …
Strength training for Runners
Strength training for Runners Should runners complete any form of strength training??? Within the running community this is often a very topical question. One side of thought thinks that …
The Relationship between Club Strength and Conditioning Coaches with contracted athletes and Private Strength and Conditioning Facilities.
There is a growing number of private strength and conditioning (S&C) facilities opening up throughout Australia. This is a positive occurrence as athletes who historically would not have access to …
ASCA conference highlights
Since the ASCA 2015 Conference, I thought I would share some of the take home messages: “Spend less time explaining and more time coaching. Make programs simple enough so the …
Football Pre-Season — Nat Fyfe transformation
After the massive success that Nat Fyfe has just achieved by wining the Brownlow medal, I thought I would have a look into why he is so successful… When Fyfe …