Emily Rummey Athlete Of The Month Interview. Listen to Emily Rummey talk about, ”No”, being a cat and being fashionable. (Approx 6 mins).
SJAC – Spelthorne – Athlete Of The Month for November
SJAC – Spelthorne – Athlete Of The Month for October
Juliet Soane Athlete Of The Month Interview. Listen to Juliet Soane talk about, being random, being a monkey and liking competition. (Approx 6 mins).
SJAC – Echelford – Athlete Of The Month For September
Michael Mason Athlete Of The Month Interview. Listen to Michael Mason talk about, being helpful, monkeys and cowboys. (Approx 6 mins).
SJAC – Spelthorne – Athlete Of The Month For September
Tierney Connolly Athlete Of The Month Interview. Listen to Tierney Connolly talk about, her cat Kitty, bagels and throwing the Javelin. (Approx 7 mins).
Where’s The Enemy?
Whilst I was tutoring an athletics coaching course recently at the Army School Of Physical Training in Aldershot, we talked about developing our athletes’ techniques. We decided that as coaches we could help our athletes develop their techniques by offering various interventions. These could be: giving a new instruction; showing our athletes a demonstration of what we would like to see; or perhaps we could give feedback to our athletes telling them what went well; what could be improved and what they need to work on. » » » Read more
SJAC – Spelthorne – Athlete Of The Month For June
William De Noronha Athlete Of The Month Interview Listen to William de Noronha talk about, Titanic, being fast and working with numbers. (Approx 5 mins).
Playing The Perfect Game Of Imperfection
Coaching as part of the SJAC team I often see good and poor technique. SJAC run sessions for children between seven and eleven years old. Creating motivating, fun and engaging learning environments is a key priority.
When coaches talk about improving technique you hear various mantras. A popular one often heard is, “Practice makes perfect” shortly follow-up with, “Perfect practice makes perfect”. Let’s look at, ‘Perfect’. » » » Read more
The Shape of Fear
In athletics, the underpinning movements of all the events are jumping, running and throwing. To do these well, balance and coordination have to be developed early on in an athlete’s career as these skills provide the platform from which movement can be learned. Fun athletic games at an early age can be used to do this. By also providing evidence of improvement, motivation and enthusiasm can often be fostered. In the long term, with enthusiasm and motivation cultivated, the basics of balance and coordination in place, it is possible for your athlete to get close to reaching their full potential. However, there are many challenges which need to be met along the way. » » » Read more
SJAC – Spelthorne, Athlete Of The Month for May.
Oliver Jones Athlete Of The Month Interview This month’s Athlete Of The Month is Oliver Jones. In his interview, Oliver discusses, shorts, shoe laces and Shreddies. (Duration: 5 minutes approximately).
