During this LTAD podcast, we are joined by Kev Mannion (Lead Academy S&C coach) and Rob Simpson (Senior S&C coach) from Sale Sharks to discuss key transition points for young athletes through the school and rugby academy systems in the UK. We dive into some of common challenges they face and what strategies can be used to help them manage those transitions at a time in their lives when there is lot going on in terms of sport, academics, greater independence, and social pressures. If you work with young athletes there tons of great info in this episode that will help you support athletes through these key transitional periods. Get a month's FREE subscription to the LTAD Network online learning platform with over 150+ hours of video content and resources using the code 'FREEMONTH' when signing up here. If you want to be the first to know when the LTAD Network Online Conference is available to access join the waiting list now by following this link: https://manage.kmail-lists.com/subscriptions/subscribe?a=R74Ssn&g=VvbfcG This episode is sponsored by Fitogether (www.fitogether.com) and VALD performance (www.valdperformance.com) Do you have your own question you want answered by James and the LTAD Network team? Submit your topic or question now