Daz Drake's guest appearances

Daz Drake

The Extreme Sports Performance Podcast

Platform to Perform

Platform to Perform Podcast

Richard Blagrove

Ross Williams

Rob Anderson

Ben Pullen

Ben Lucas

Dan John

Lee Taft

Steffan Jones

Jack Lynch

Vern Gambetta

Simon Brundish

Kelvin Giles

Greg McKeown

Mark Robinson

Jordan Webster

OwlTail

In episode 12 of the Platform to Podcast I spoke with my first guest from the sport of tennis, Daz Drake. Daz Drake has been a professional coach since 2000 and specialises in Youth fitness and Tennis. He is the owner of Athletic Performance Academy (APA) which amongst other things has been providing Strength &amp; Conditioning coaching to Gosling Tennis Academy since 2005. In that time he has had the pleasure to work with some of the best junior tennis players in the world including four players who have been ranked inside the Top 100 WTA or ATP tour. In today's podcast we discussed: -How Daz helps develop up and coming S&amp;C coaches -Daz's 6 stage pathway for developing athletes from young children into professional tennis players -The framework of each of these 6 stages and what Daz feels are the most appropriate methods to develop specific physical qualities We also discuss Daz's thoughts on how he defines early specialisation, sport specificity, his blogs for the Pacey Performance podcast and much more. Resources mentioned in the podcast: Special Strength Training for Coaches by Yuri Verkhoshansky Strength training and Coordination: an Integrative Approach by Frans Bosch You can follow Daz on instagram: @apacoachdaz You can follow myself, Todd Davidson, via the following links; Instagram: @todddavidsonp2pcoaching Facebook: Todd Davidson P2P Coaching Platform to Perform Podcast: https://platformtoperform.podbean.com/ If you feel you are in a position to financially support the podcast, or you simply want access to exclusive S&amp;C educational content, including my programs, Calisthenics Kidz lessons and being part of my private Platform to Perform Facebook group, check out my Patreon below https://www.patreon.com/ToddDavidsonp2pCoaching?fan_landing=true

In episode 12 of the Platform to Podcast I spoke with my first guest from the sport of tennis, Daz Drake. Daz Drake has been a professional coach since 2000 and specialises in Youth fitness and Tennis. He is the owner of Athletic Performance Academy (APA) which amongst other things has been providing Strength &amp; Conditioning coaching to Gosling Tennis Academy since 2005. In that time he has had the pleasure to work with some of the best junior tennis players in the world including four players who have been ranked inside the Top 100 WTA or ATP tour. In today's podcast we discussed: -How Daz helps develop up and coming S&amp;C coaches -Daz's 6 stage pathway for developing athletes from young children into professional tennis players -The framework of each of these 6 stages and what Daz feels are the most appropriate methods to develop specific physical qualities We also discuss Daz's thoughts on how he defines early specialisation, sport specificity, his blogs for the Pacey Performance podcast and much more. Resources mentioned in the podcast: Special Strength Training for Coaches by Yuri Verkhoshansky Strength training and Coordination: an Integrative Approach by Frans Bosch You can follow Daz on instagram: @apacoachdaz You can follow myself, Todd Davidson, via the following links; Instagram: @todddavidsonp2pcoaching Facebook: Todd Davidson P2P Coaching Platform to Perform Podcast: <a href="https://platformtoperform.podbean.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://platformtoperform.podbean.com/</a> If you feel you are in a position to financially support the podcast, or you simply want access to exclusive S&amp;C educational content, including my programs, Calisthenics Kidz lessons and being part of my private Platform to Perform Facebook group, check out my Patreon below <a href="https://www.patreon.com/ToddDavidsonp2pCoaching?fan_landing=true" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/ToddDavidsonp2pCoaching?fan_landing=true</a>

Episode 12-S&C for the Youth Tennis Athlete with Daz Drake

In episode 12 of the Platform to Podcast I spoke with my first guest from the sport of tennis, Daz Drake. Daz Drake has been a professional coach since 2000 and specialises in Youth fitness and Tennis. He is the owner of Athletic Performance Academy (APA) which amongst other things has been providing Strength &amp; Conditioning coaching to Gosling Tennis Academy since 2005. In that time he has had the pleasure to work with some of the best junior tennis players in the world including four players who have been ranked inside the Top 100 WTA or ATP tour. In today's podcast we discussed: -How Daz helps develop up and coming S&amp;C coaches-Daz's 6 stage pathway for developing athletes from young children into professional tennis players-The framework of each of these 6 stages and what Daz feels are the most appropriate methods to develop specific physical qualities We also discuss Daz's thoughts on how he defines early specialisation, sport specificity, his blogs for the Pacey Performance podcast and much more. Resources mentioned in the podcast: Special Strength Training for Coaches by Yuri VerkhoshanskyStrength training and Coordination: an Integrative Approach by Frans Bosch You can follow Daz on instagram: @apacoachdaz You can follow myself, Todd Davidson, via the following links; Instagram: @todddavidsonp2pcoachingFacebook: Todd Davidson P2P CoachingPlatform to Perform Podcast: https://platformtoperform.podbean.com/

In episode 12 of the Platform to Podcast I spoke with my first guest from the sport of tennis, Daz Drake. Daz Drake has been a professional coach since 2000 and specialises in Youth fitness and Tennis. He is the owner of Athletic Performance Academy (APA) which amongst other things has been providing Strength &amp; Conditioning coaching to Gosling Tennis Academy since 2005. In that time he has had the pleasure to work with some of the best junior tennis players in the world including four players who have been ranked inside the Top 100 WTA or ATP tour. In today's podcast we discussed: -How Daz helps develop up and coming S&amp;C coaches -Daz's 6 stage pathway for developing athletes from young children into professional tennis players -The framework of each of these 6 stages and what Daz feels are the most appropriate methods to develop specific physical qualities We also discuss Daz's thoughts on how he defines early specialisation, sport specificity, his blogs for the Pacey Performance podcast and much more. Resources mentioned in the podcast: Special Strength Training for Coaches by Yuri Verkhoshansky Strength training and Coordination: an Integrative Approach by Frans Bosch You can follow Daz on instagram: @apacoachdaz You can follow myself, Todd Davidson, via the following links; Instagram: @todddavidsonp2pcoaching Facebook: Todd Davidson P2P Coaching Platform to Perform Podcast: <a href="https://platformtoperform.podbean.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://platformtoperform.podbean.com/</a>

In this episode Ryan Blake chats modern day strength and conditioning jobs and working in elite tennis performance environments with Daz Drake. We ask him the questions we ask all our guests...Who are you? Where have you come from and what have you done along the way? What are your 3 top areas of interest? What are the 3 most valuable things you have learnt? Who are your 3 top influencers? What are your top 3 resources for information? What are your top 3 pieces of advice in life, exercise, sport and/or performance?Links mentioned in this episode:Daz Drake Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/apacoachdaz/Athletic Performance Academy | http://athleticperformanceacademy.co.ukEric Cressy | https://ericcressey.comMike Boyle | http://www.strengthcoach.comIan Jeffreys | https://www.southwales.ac.uk/courses/bsc-hons-strength-and-conditioning/829/meet-the-lecturer-professor-ian-jeffreys/Ben Haining | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-haining-96b26012b/Howard Green | http://www.hgreentennisfit.com/blog/Boxing Science | http://boxingscience.co.ukMatt Kuzdub | http://www.mattspoint.com/about/Steffan Jones | https://www.instagram.com/steffanjones105/?hl=enAlex Natera | https://twitter.com/alex_natera?lang=en

In this episode Ryan Blake chats modern day strength and conditioning jobs and working in elite tennis performance environments with Daz Drake. We ask him the questions we ask all our guests...Who are you? Where have you come from and what have you done along the way? What are your 3 top areas of interest? What are the 3 most valuable things you have learnt? Who are your 3 top influencers? What are your top 3 resources for information? What are your top 3 pieces of advice in life, exercise, sport and/or performance? Links mentioned in this episode: Daz Drake Instagram | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/apacoachdaz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/apacoachdaz/</a> Athletic Performance Academy | <a href="http://athleticperformanceacademy.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://athleticperformanceacademy.co.uk</a> Eric Cressy | <a href="https://ericcressey.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ericcressey.com</a> Mike Boyle | <a href="http://www.strengthcoach.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.strengthcoach.com</a> Ian Jeffreys | <a href="https://www.southwales.ac.uk/courses/bsc-hons-strength-and-conditioning/829/meet-the-lecturer-professor-ian-jeffreys/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.southwales.ac.uk/courses/bsc-hons-strength-and-conditioning/829/meet-the-lecturer-professor-ian-jeffreys/</a> Ben Haining | <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-haining-96b26012b/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-haining-96b26012b/</a> Howard Green | <a href="http://www.hgreentennisfit.com/blog/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.hgreentennisfit.com/blog/</a> Boxing Science | <a href="http://boxingscience.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://boxingscience.co.uk</a> Matt Kuzdub | <a href="http://www.mattspoint.com/about/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.mattspoint.com/about/</a> Steffan Jones | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/steffanjones105/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/steffanjones105/?hl=en</a> Alex Natera | <a href="https://twitter.com/alex_natera?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/alex_natera?lang=en</a>