Listen "Pacey Performance Podcast #35 - Sophia Nimphius (Senior Lecturer at Edith Cowen University)"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast sees me speaking with senior lecturer at Edith Cowan University, Dr Sophia Nimphius. After reading Sophia's chapter in High Performance Training for Sports and subsequently reading a lot of her work since, I had to get her on the podcast. Not only was this a great episode, but Sophia becomes the first female on the podcast, not to say I haven't tried though!
In this episode you will learn -
Who is Sophia Nimphius and how did she get to where she is today
Ways of testing for 'agility'
How can we detect which physical quality is lacking by performing COD tests
Programming to enhance 'agility'
Time spent focusing on hitting correct positions in COD
Developing 'agility' in youths & adolescents
Biggest considerations when training females
Coaching the female athlete
Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following me on Twitter @paceyperform or visiting paceyperformance.co.uk/podcast.
Sophia can be found on Twitter @DocSoph
Enjoy
PP
In this episode you will learn -
Who is Sophia Nimphius and how did she get to where she is today
Ways of testing for 'agility'
How can we detect which physical quality is lacking by performing COD tests
Programming to enhance 'agility'
Time spent focusing on hitting correct positions in COD
Developing 'agility' in youths & adolescents
Biggest considerations when training females
Coaching the female athlete
Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following me on Twitter @paceyperform or visiting paceyperformance.co.uk/podcast.
Sophia can be found on Twitter @DocSoph
Enjoy
PP
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