Jaron Kung is a Senior Lecturer at the Manukau Institute of Technology School of Sport. Current Strength & Conditioning Coach of the Auckland Dream, Junior Performance Coach for Basketball NZ and S&C lead for Steve Adams Camps in NZ. Jaron holds a Masters in Sport and Exercise Science and is currently working on his PhD research on the relation of growth and maturation in youth basketball. He talks to us about coaching, strength and conditioning of athletes at different age levels and how to integrate performance testing into our coaching and training environments. A great conversation to learn more about injury prevention, maturation, growth, and performance testing in the S&C field. 

The Paddock is a training and exercise virtual space for Sport, Education and Performance. Each week on the Paddock we look to grow ideas and innovation through conversation, from beautiful Auckland, New Zealand. 

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