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A podcast for Parents, Sports Coaches, PE Teachers, Support staff and anyone else interested in Youth Athletic Development! Our mission is to support grassroots coaches in the development of youth athletes.
Here you'll find interviews with technical coaches, support staff, researchers and former athletes, helping us all to improve our coaching with young athletes.
Sam Boylett-Long (UKSport Institute): What makes an elite rower?
The Athletic Evolution Podcast
52 minutes 57 seconds
2 years ago
Sam Boylett-Long (UKSport Institute): What makes an elite rower?
Sam Boylett-Long has been an accredited S&C coach with the UKSCA since 2012. Since completing his MSc in Human Performance in 2015, Sam has worked with a number of Women's Football internationals during his 4 year spell with Reading Women.In January 2020 Sam began working with the GB Rowing team providing S&C and sport science support, leading various projects including warm up strategies - maximising physical readiness & developing objective diagnostics for Fmax assessment.
In this episode Sam discusses:
His winding road into full-time S&C Coaching.
His time at Reading FC Women's team at the start of the Super League.
A baptism of fire in Namibia with British Rowing during Covid.
The various components that make up elite rowing performance.
You can keep up to date with Sam via his Twitter: Sam Boylett_Long and his Instagram: @Sam_boylettlong .
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The Athletic Evolution Podcast
A podcast for Parents, Sports Coaches, PE Teachers, Support staff and anyone else interested in Youth Athletic Development! Our mission is to support grassroots coaches in the development of youth athletes.
Here you'll find interviews with technical coaches, support staff, researchers and former athletes, helping us all to improve our coaching with young athletes.