How to get players through the academy pathway and into the first team with Luke Jenkinson, Frankie Hunter & Russ Wrigley

In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast, I am speaking to Head of Sport Science and Medicine at Derby County, Luke Jenkinson, Head of Sport Science and Medicine at Blackburn Rovers, Russ Wrigley and Head of Science and S&C at Middlesbrough, Frankie Hunter. This is the second monthly roundtable podcast after the release of the Hamstring Injury Roundtable in July. I don't say this lightly but this episode is undoubtedly one of the best episodes I have done. Luke, Frankie, and Russ have an incredible experience in youth football at three category 1 academies here in England. If you liked this youth football roundtable, you may also like another roundtable I did with Paul Bower, Kevin Paxton, and Luke Jenkinson. Hope you enjoy this episode with Luke Jenkinson, Frankie Hunter and Russ Wrigley. Who is Luke Jenkinson, Frankie Hunter and Russ Wrigley (background, education and current role) Progressing through the pathway Individual rates of development in a group setting Managing this and tracking this Puberty / maturation / growth rates ...vs psych-emotional-behavioral maturity Ways of assessment and individualisation? Impact on performance Slowing down and accelerating development Focus at different stages Examples Balancing structure and play Assessing impact Tracking progression Obstacle courses (the 'in' thing) Real-world challenges (Frankie) Identifying skills gaps and creating a plan to plug them Russ can be found on LinkedIn HERE, Frankie can be found on LinkedIn HERE and Luke can be found on Twitter @lukegatus Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following on Twitter @strengthofsci or visiting strengthofscience.com Enjoy PP