The Athlete Development Show
Science and stories from the brightest minds across many disciplines to help youth athletes unlock personal performance & develop their sporting potential.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 67 minutes
- Episodes
- 185
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
EP 54 – Maria Folau – Positive Parenting, Learning to Shoot, and her Love for Netball
“You can’t make excuses. You had to wake up every morning to train. You had to eat the right foods and make sure you were hydrated. Those were the things that dad always instilled in us, and to not l…
EP 53 – Doug Gleddie and Lauren Sulz – Play, School Sport, and Finding Joy in Movement
It’s a pleasure to introduce two guests on the show today. The first, is Dr Doug Gleddie (@doug_gleddie), Associate Professor of Elementary Physical Education at the University of Alberta, in Canada.…
EP 52 – Jayne Dunbar – Sport as a Vehicle for Change in Education
My guest on the show today is Jayne Dunbar (@dunbar_jayne). Jayne is the Careers and Pathways Project Leader at Hobsonville Point Secondary School, in Auckland. Prior to this, Jayne was a Physical Ed…
EP 51 – Dr Brooke Macnamara – Developing Expertise in Sports
My guest on the show today is Dr Brooke Macnamara (@BrookeMacnamara). Brooke is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Case Western Reserve University where her researc…
EP 50 – Nathan Parnham – Coaching Kids in the Gym
My guest on the show today is Nathan Parnham (@nathan_parnham). Nathan is the conditioning and rehabilitation coach and the head of athletic development at the Parramatta Eels Rugby League Club in th…
EP 49 – Sam & Ben O’Dea – NZ’s Beach Volleyball Brothers
“Right from the start mum has always felt that cooking good food for us is something she could do to make a big difference… and it has.” My guests on the show today are Sam (@sammysawce) and Ben (@be…
EP 48 – Paul Tupou-Vea – Leadership and Wellbeing for Youth
“It’s about becoming a young person who’s aware of themselves and the world and starting to think about what they do with that.” My guest on the show today is Paul Tupou-Vea (@paultupz). Paul is an e…
EP 47 – Warrick Wood – Self-Determinations Theory and the Winter Olympic Games
“It’s not about winning, it’s about pursuing something, it’s about working hard and mastering your craft.” My guest on the show is Warrick Wood (@warrickwood). Warrick is a Lecturer in Sport and Ex…
EP 46 – Braden Currie – Hard Work, Developing Confidence, and Growing Up On a Farm
My guest on the show today describes himself as “a self-motivated person, living in one of the world’s most amazing place, doing what I love”. His name is Braden Currie (@BradenCurrie) and he’s one o…
EP 45 – John Lythe – Dealing with Failure, Monitoring Workload, and Being a Dad
My guest on the show today is a former sport scientist who now works with software tools and technology to help Strength and Conditioning Coaches, Nutritionists, and Performance Analysists in high pe…
EP 44 – Tania Cassidy – Sport Pedagogy, Remaining Curious, and Staying in Touch with Your Community
ADS 0044: Tania Cassidy, PhD –Sport Pedagogy, Remaining Curious, and Staying in Touch with Your Community My guest on the show today believes that sports coaching is as much about good teaching and r…
EP 43 – Jamie Tout – Fitter, Faster, Stronger Women Rugby Players and How Data Can Inform Better Practice
My guest on the show today is Jamie Tout (@JamieTout). Jamie is the Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Black Ferns, New Zealand’s senior women’s rugby team, who for the first time in history won …
EP 42 – Wade Gilbert, PhD – Small Towns, Environmental Engineering, and Developing Better Coaches
“Kids get to train alongside, be close to, connect with, these high performing athletes, world class, world champions in many cases, and it just becomes normal”. My guest on the show today is an awar…
EP 41 – Cesar Meylan – Cross-disciplinary development, Talent identification and Quantity versus Quality
“Balance is key. You need time to regenerate, and reflect. And part of balance is about having fun. Are you still enjoying it when you turn up to training? Are you still excited to play?” This con…
EP 40 – Keven Mealamu – Growing up in Tokoroa, How to Keep Motivated and Finding Your Passion
“Growing up as a youngster, going onto the field, there were a couple of things my dad would always say, work hard today son, and be humble.” This conversation is with Keven Mealamu, one of the best …
EP 39 – Ty Hollett, Ph.D. – Skateboarding Culture and Developing Youth Athletes
“One thing I love about skate culture is the desire to constantly progress. There’s a cataloguing of tricks, and therefore a recognition of growth at the time. And it’s the videographer’s role is to …
EP 38 – Camilla Knight, Ph.D. – Developing Confidence, Managing Stress, and Parental Involvement in Youth Sport
“Knowledge is power. If parents have knowledge of what their kids are trying to achieve, they have a much better opportunity to support them.” Today’s conversation is with Camilla Knight (@cjknight).…
EP 37 – Eddie Kohlhase, MNZM – Humility, The Art of Coaching, and Parenting Teenage Athletes
“What I’ve learnt as a parent, and as a coach, is that my role is to teach them to work it out. Because I’m not hitting, or out there in the field, they have to work it out themselves” This conversat…
EP 36 – Adam Price, Ph.D. – The Unmotivated Teenage Boy and What Parents and Coaches Can Do to Help
“The child is running the race, but it’s the parent’s job to make sure they stay on the track.” Today on the show I’m chatting with Dr Adam Price (@adamprice21) out of New Jersey in the United States…
EP 35 – Nicolas Gill, Ph.D. – Coaching the All Blacks, Quality Nutrition, and the Importance of Loving What You Do
“It’s not about how sore you become, or about how hard you’ve pushed yourself into a hole, it’s about the value you’ve added to enable yourself to be a better athlete tomorrow” – Nic Gill My guest on…