Genes in Sport

May 3, 2022 Metrifit

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We have often heard or used the phrase “sport, it’s in your DNA”, yet when it comes to sport, this...

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The Relative Age Effect

March 14, 2022 Metrifit

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The race to produce the next biggest star in sport is a continuous process within professional sport. It’s commonplace to...

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Building a positive coach-athlete relationship

July 16, 2020 Metrifit

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Success at any level of sport is influenced by many factors. Of course talent is the starting point for any...

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Elite athletic performance at youth level is no guarantee of ultimate success

January 17, 2017 Eunan Whyte

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In previous blogs we have looked at the ideas surrounding the area of early specialization and how this can have...

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Essential to keep track of factors that impact on performance

March 2, 2016 Eunan Whyte

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There is no doubt that there are many elements that go into ensuring an athlete is a success at an...

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Relative Age Effect can lead to blind spot in talent identification

January 18, 2016 Eunan Whyte

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In sport across the globe there is an increasing pressure on coaches to be able to identify talent at an...

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When Parents become too pushy in Sport

December 9, 2014 Ronan McGann

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“If I didn’t practice well my dad made me run home behind the car”, Richard Krajicek As everyone knows, parents...

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NFL Scouting Combine Can’t Predict Football Success

February 25, 2014 Dan Peterson

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With the Olympics over and the NBA and NHL not yet into playoff mode, the NFL knows its fans need...

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At What Age should Children Specialise in Sport?

January 17, 2014 Ronan McGann

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Following on from my blog on talent identification in sport, a comparable topic that has many similarities is the idea...

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Finding a Future Star

January 6, 2014 Ronan McGann

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“Natural ability without education has more often attained to glory and virtue than education without natural ability.” – Cicero (106...

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Finding A Diamond In The Rough

May 7, 2013 Dan Peterson

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Imagine if you were given the task to find the next John Terry, Andy Murray or Katie Taylor. You know...

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