Podcast - Youth Development Archives

How to develop some of the Premier League’s most promising young talent

by Rob Pacey | Jul 22, 2021 | Pacey Performance Podcast, Podcast - Youth Development

This week’s Pacey Performance Podcast sees Rob joined by Matt Allen, the Head of Academy Physical Development at Tottenham Hotspur. Matt has been at Spurs for 11 years now, after initially working his way up as a student intern at Nottingham Forest and Norwich City....

Programming for early and late maturing athletes, athlete case studies, and identifying gaps in development

by Rob Pacey | May 27, 2021 | Pacey Performance Podcast, Podcast - Youth Development

In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast, I am speaking to Head of National Talent ID & Senior S&C Coach at Aspire Academy, James Baker. This is the second part to a two-part episode with James so if you haven’t checked out part 1, make sure you...

Assessing growth and maturation, developing an LTAD framework, and talent identification

by Rob Pacey | May 20, 2021 | Pacey Performance Podcast, Podcast - Youth Development

In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast, I am speaking to Head of National Talent ID & Senior S&C Coach at Aspire Academy, James Baker. If you’re working with youth athletes anywhere in the world, you should have heard or seen James’ work....

Delivering holistic performance support with world class tennis players

by Rob Pacey | Oct 8, 2020 | Pacey Performance Podcast, Podcast - Coaching Philosophy, Podcast - Youth Development

In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast, I am speaking to Head of Performance Science & Medicine at the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), Dan Lewindon. Dan has been on my hit list since the release of High Performance Training for Sports (HPTFS) but it has...

The Arsenal academy philosophy, the need for an S&C union and advice for young coaches

by Rob Pacey | Aug 20, 2020 | Pacey Performance Podcast, Podcast - Employment & Career Development, Podcast - Youth Development

In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast I am speaking to Head of Sports Medicine & Athletic Development at Arsenal Academy, Des Ryan. Des was one of the first people I reached out to when I first started the podcast, however, because Des was new in his...

Monitoring growth and maturation in youth athletes, and long term athletic development

by Rob Pacey | Feb 27, 2020 | Pacey Performance Podcast, Podcast - Youth Development

In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast, I am speaking to Strength & Conditioning Coach & Sports Science Lead at Aspire Academy, James Baker. Not only is James working at Aspire Academy but he is also Director of Proformance Strength &...