The 2024 Collection: A Table of Contents
The end of 2024 marks the second year on the Substack platform. One upgrade has been the curation of blogs into four main categories - Growth & Maturation | Youth Athletic Development | Health & Fitness | Research & Education - at the top of the homepage navigation bar.
During the summer, I also received great feedback and input from a reader survey that included suggested topics that are listed at the end of this post. If you have not yet completed the survey, please do so (3 questions; <2-minutes).
Enjoy a few holiday reads from 2024 and stay tuned for more in the upcoming weeks and months
👧🏽 Growth & Maturation
The Influence of Maturation on Physical Performance during Adolescence
Why Don’t US Coaches Assess Growth & Maturation
The Importance of Free Play: Nurturing Creativity and Development
⛹🏽♀️ Youth Sports & Athletic Development
From Flag to Friday Nite Lites to the Super Bowl
RAMPAGE: a coaching session framework
20 Review Papers from 2024: Children and Exercise
Senior Night: Lessons for Navigating the Rest of the Journey
Coach's Crib-Sheet to Fall Sports: 5 considerations for training and recovery
Understanding Youth Athlete Development: Contributions of The Youth Physical Development Centre
Little League Legends: Navigating Growth, Maturation, and Youth Sports
The 5x5 Foundational Resistance Training Program for Kids
Four Tips for Coaching Youth Sports
⚾️ Baseball
Major League Baseball Speeds into the Playoffs
The Science of Throwing a Baseball: 35 Scientific Review Papers
❤️ Health & Fitness
Brain Health: Know Your Numbers
Measure Aerobic Fitness with this Simple Single Stage Treadmill Test
The Obesity Epidemic-more complicated than diet and exercise
The High School Has-Been: Staying Active in Adulthood
🤓 Science, Research & Education
Doing and Writing Research: Part I Questions, Background and Methods
Doing and Writing Research: Part II Results and Discussion
Back to School: The Use of AI in Higher Education and Research
…. and for those looking for more …. here’s The Complete 2023 Collection
And finally, here are a few ideas and topics suggested by readers who completed the survey that I will address in 2025. Again, always happy to hear from you so please complete the reader survey or leave comments below.
Current trends in Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) research; insights on the latest advancements and emerging themes
Practical youth training program design (including Case Studies)
(Innovative) Methods that S&C coaches are trying that are different than traditional methods
Optimizing youth athletic development, especially how that might be at odds with the current US model
Endurance Training
Creating Engaging Warm-ups
A Checklist for Youth Strength & Conditioning