A Needs Analysis looks at the sport and the athlete(s), assesses the demands the sport places on the athlete and considers what qualities the athlete needs to maximize performance and minimize their risk of injury – I have also included some general information about the sport and its history. Association football, aka football or soccer, [...]
Which sports require the most skill? This is a hard question to answer because “skill” can be quite hard to define and is incredibly different from sport to sport. I personally love the concept of perceptual intelligence. Perception is the ability to see, hear or become aware of something through our senses. It’s the [...]
In this article, I’d like to define what strength and conditioning is and take an in-depth look at what a strength and conditioning coach does. The Definition: Strength and conditioning, or S&C for short, refers to the physical development of competitive athletes at all levels, including elite-level sport, grassroots players or even hobbyists [...]
This is a tough question to answer as there are so many factors. Therefore, we need to establish what we class as physically demanding. We need to consider the different components of fitness, such as muscular strength, muscular endurance, cardio-respiratory endurance, and speed. Of course, when it comes to the term "physically demanding," we tend [...]
Fast reactions are clearly an integral part of athleticism. However, when it comes to the trainability of reaction time, things are questionable, to say the least. Ultimately, we need to define exactly what we mean by reaction time and also what physical attributes we are specifically targeting. Reaction Time is defined as the amount of [...]
