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FOR
STARTERS
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Out of the blocks An interview with Peter Thompson
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Quiz
Test your sports science knowledge
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Research says ...
Dr Sharon Dixon and Chris Volley review new sports science research
SPECIAL
REPORT: DEVELOPMENT
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An investigation into the
techniques used to develop athletics in Sweden, France and the United States
With support from the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, AAA development officer for London, David Reader, carried out a thorough cross-cultural investigation into the development of athletics. His findings are published here
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A humanistic coaching
perspective
What’s your coaching style? Robin Saunders considers the benefits of a humanistic approach to developing athletes
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Development:
Perspectives and ideas for the future
David Lowes offers a view from the inside on development in practice
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Development explained
What’s UKA’s take on development? Director of athlete development, Zara Hyde Peters, offers the “official” point of view and reacts to David Reader’s report’s findings
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Development for coaches
If you thought supporting coaches wasn’t part of anyone’s development perspective, then you haven’t heard what Patrick Duffy, the new CEO of sports coach UK, has in mind. He outlines his plans here
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Why coaches of teenage
and senior athletes should be aware of the early stages of LTAD
Development require more than sound policies and strong institutional support. As Jim Cowan outlines, development is also about training smart
MAKE
YOUR COACHING MORE EFFECTIVE
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Working together with Lasse Viren, Part 4
Lasse Viren’s coach, Rolf
Haikkola, reveals in fantastic detail the ins and outs of how his charge defended his two Munich Olympic golds at the Montreal Olympics in 1976
COACHINGWORLD:
NEWS, PRODUCTS, REVIEWS
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Back care: Stretching
Tanya Ball’s tear-out sheet for the back
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