Raise the Bar

Coaching an athlete: it takes a village

We use the phrase 'it takes a village' for raising kids, but it has strong relevance to the gym! High Performance Athlete Wellbeing Manager Katrina Mulcahy shares her advice for coaches, including: * how to get the best out of athletes * what coaches need to do to arrive at their best, and * how coaches can lean on other supports to provide athletes what they need ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Gymnastics through a judge's eye

This month, we chat with Gymnastics Australia Men's Artistic Technical Director and FIG judge Rohan Kennedy. Rohan shares the most common mistakes he sees as a judge, how he approaches coaching vs judging and provides insight into the selection process for competitions. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

A coach's view: The Commonwealth Games

We hear a lot from athletes about their experience at big events, but what about the coaches? This month, Gymnastics NSW High Performance coach Yusuf Topari gives his insight after attending his first Commonwealth Games. Yusuf shares what he did differently to previous competitions, some of the challenges of working with new athletes in a high pressure environment, and why there's no magic answer. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

How to support an athlete through puberty

On this month's episode, Butterfly Foundation's Danni Rowland chats about how coaches can support their gymnast through puberty and create a body kind culture in the gym. Danni shares how she struggled with an eating disorder, and what she's done to develop a good relationship with her body. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

How to drive your athlete to the next level

High Performance women's artistic gymnastics coach Cody Moore reveals why he doesn't rely on motivation as a tool to get the best out of his gymnasts. The former gymnast and successful coach shares his secrets on how he drives his athletes to take their training and performance to the next level. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.