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Here you'll find interviews with technical coaches, support staff, researchers and former athletes, helping us all to improve our coaching with young athletes.
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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.
Duncan Simpson (IMG Academy) - Mental Conditioning, Leadership & Character Development
The Long Term Athletic Development Podcast
1 hour 4 minutes 25 seconds
1 year ago
Duncan Simpson (IMG Academy) - Mental Conditioning, Leadership & Character Development
In this episode we are joined by the Director of Personal Development at IMG Academy, Dr. Duncan Simpson. Duncan oversees the mental conditioning and leadership departments whose staff deliver mental and leadership & character development training to 1500 student-athletes and coaches across 9 sports at IMG.We discuss:- What great mental performance support looks like in a youth athlete setting.
- How mental performance support is delivered at IMG Academy.
- How delivery differs in individual and team sports, and the role of different departments in supporting implementation.
- The difference between the mental performance and leadership and character curriculums
- Key mental characteristics and skills to be developed with in LTAD pathway like IMG.
This episode of the LTAD Network podcast is sponsored by VALD Performance (www.valdperformance.com)
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The Long Term Athletic Development 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.
