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Teaching Running Mechanics
A breakdown of the hurdle run – One of the first things we teach our youth athletes is good knee and foot position. But how does that...
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Youth and HPP
Sporting role models can be great for the development of youth athletes! We absolutely love that we have a dedicated youth performance...
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Youth Athlete Spotlight – Andre
Andre came to us back in July as an already driven youth athlete but he has been one of the most consistent trainers in our program and...
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Challenge the squat
Challenging the squat pattern. Once our youth athletes are nailed their technique for the squat pattern it is time to start to...
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Seda Wrap!!
What a year! First full year of training in facility in a long time for the @sedacollegevic High Performance Program has been a big one....
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Control and Chaos
Control and chaos - there always needs to be both sides of the coin in a youth training program Obviously, we want to teach our young...
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The Heavy Sled Acceleration
Compare the Pair! The Heavy Sled Accel is a fantastic and effective way to improve an athlete’s speed and power over the first few steps...
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Youth footy off-season
Footy off-season is in full swing! Most junior competitions have had a few weeks off now, so now is the time to get onto the front foot...
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Holiday Testings
End of season boom! We’ve had plenty of young athletes coming through the doors with their winter seasons ending and school holidays over...
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Balance for youth
Do you have bad balance? This is for you We have been seeing that there is a chunk of youth athletes that struggle with single leg...
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Sprinting Car pedals
Teaching kids that if they want to go fast they need to know how to break The drill shown in the video above has been a great tool...
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Youth Athlete Spotlight – Jamie Stevenson
Congrats to Jamie Stevenson on winning both the 100 & 200m race in his divisional athletics day, which takes him onto regionals in...
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Acceleration for youth athletes!
Two of the big rocks of acceleration that we teach our youth athletes is body position and force into the ground (pushing back into the...
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What is shin splints?
By definition it is the inflammation of the muscles, tendons and bone tissue around your shin. How does this happen? Shin splints are...
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Recovery for kids!
Not too many kids know or even think about recovery between games and training, so it is up to parents and coaches to educate them on...
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The RPE Scale and Strength Training
The RPE Scale and Strength Training Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE) is a subjective measurement tool that athletes and coaches can use...
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August youth program Recap
Check out what our youth athletes have been working on this month
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Athlete Appreciation Post – Dean Nguyen
Almost 1 year ago, Dean walked through the doors at North Melbourne with the goal to take his physical performance to an elite level for...
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Pair your MB power exercises with your sport
Coaches and Athletes can sometimes get caught out in the gym by thinking too ‘sport specific’. Attempting to copy the exact sporting...
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SEDA Cricket pre-season
School Performance Program: With all the focus being on winter sports, summer sports like cricket have been working hard in the...
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