Welcome! @travdoingstuff to the AWA team!!
Taking him through his programme and movement prep exercises. As he preps for the tough 1v1 scene this summer 👀👀
DM for your own personalised S&C programme 🫡🫡
Early specialisation isn’t the answer — movement is.
At young ages, children don’t need a sport identity, they need:
Running, Jumping, Stopping, Turning, Crawling, Rolling, Climbing, Balancing
These basic movement skills build the foundation for confidence, injury resilience, coordination, and long-term athletic success across all sports.
Let kids explore. Let them move. Let them play.
Sport excellence comes later. Movement comes first.
#AthleteWayAlways #PhysicalLiteracy #LongTermAthleteDevelopment #EarlySpecialisation #ParentEducation
STOP & GO 🛑🟢
Coaches take some notes 📝
This partner drill builds:
⚡ Acceleration
🛑 Deceleration control
🔄 Reaction speed
🏀 Game-ready movement
One athlete leads, the other mirrors — moving fast and stopping instantly while staying perfectly aligned. This is a simple but powerful way to improve change of direction, body control, and on-court performance.
#LondonLionsWomen #BasketballTraining #MovementTraining #SpeedAndAgility #ChangeOfDirection DecelerationTraining AthleteDevelopment StrengthAndConditioning SportsPerformance ReactionTraining AthleteWayAlways
Basic plyometrics = better athletes 💥
These foundational plyometric drills help athletes improve:
⚡ Explosiveness
🛑 Landing control
🔄 Force absorption
🏃♂️ Speed and movement efficiency
Whether you’re a coach, parent, or athlete, mastering the basics of plyometric training is key for long-term performance, injury reduction, and athletic development.
Save this, try it, and build your foundation the right way
#Plyometrics #BasicPlyometrics #AthleteDevelopment #SpeedAndPower #JumpTraining
Simple drill. Big impact.
This is an easy movement drill that coaches and parents can use with their athletes to improve:
Mobility, Movement quality and Body Awareness
You don’t need fancy equipment just intent and consistency.
Great for warm-ups, skill prep, or at-home training.
Save this one and try it with your athlete 👀
#YouthAthletes #ParentCoaches #AthleteDevelopment #movementtraining #physicalliteracy
It’s all fun when movement becomes efficient 🏀🦁
Quality work with the @londonlionswomen , dialling in acceleration, deceleration and change of direction so players can move faster, stop better and stay game-ready.
More Movement Lab breakdowns coming soon 👀
#LondonLions #LondonLionsWomen #BasketballTraining #MovementTraining #AthleteDevelopment #SpeedAndAgility #ChangeOfDirection #WomensBasketball #AthleteWayAlways
AWA Movement Lab with the Lions🏀🦁
A quality session with the @londonlionswomen focused heavily on:
Acceleration mechanics, deceleration control, change of direction efficiency and preparing the body for the demands of the game.
Massive thanks to the lions for bringing me on to run the AWA Movement Lab.
Stay tuned for more in depth break down of the session
Most kids aren’t “bad at sport” they’re missing the basics.
Running, jumping, balancing, and coordination aren’t automatic skills. They are taught.
When physical literacy is missing, we see:
• low confidence in PE
• higher injury risk
• kids dropping out of sport early
At Athlete Way Always, we focus on building strong movement foundations through play-based learning and age-appropriate S&C — so young people learn to move well, not just move more.
#PhysicalLiteracy #MovementMatters #YouthSport #PEInSchools #AthleteWayAlways
Grappling meets Basketball 💪💪
Here are some highlights from our most recent session with @abbeynation ✨✨
Get in touch now to improve your teams movement and physicality 😤😤😤
