

Working as a S&C Coach in female Football and weekly periodization
Whilst interning at male football clubs in recent years, I had often thought how S&C coaches or sport scientists periodize training...


Olympic lifting in Academy Football
I was coaching the Development squad (U18’s – U21’s) and got talking to one of the coaches concerning Olympic lifting (Ollie’s) for...


Sugar-Hype!
A poster I have recently designed for the academy footballers at Brentford FC to highlight the sugary issues with sports drinks and their...


Withdrawal of Caffeine in Athletes
Before we understand how caffeine affects the brain it is important to understand the body’s natural process of inducing wakefulness and...


Cryotherapy - Ice Baths
Following discussions with senior S&C coaches within a football setting I thought I’d throw my two pence out there regarding ice baths....


Internships - What I've taken from them!
What Ive learnt/ taken from my previous Internships Maintain your own standards/be proactive - By this I mean every day be on the ball,...


Salivary Immunoglobulin A and its application within a S&C capacity
(The passive drool method for sIgA collection - illustrated by H.Simpson) When thinking about athletes in general, they are thought as...


Coaching Flowchart for exercise selection.
Above is a flowchart that I created to depict partly my coaching philosophy and the way I create programs. This stemmed from a...
Spiderman crawls with powerblock and row
The S&C department was treated to a few sets of powerblocks which are great and have huge potential within a medium sized enviroment....
Superband resisted spiderman crawls
A combination of ideas incorporated into the spiderman crawl. Using resisted band press ups at Brentford and elsewhere with players,...