Episode 224: Paudie Roche - LTAD, coaching, and life!

The Robbie Bourke Podcast

English - November 25, 2019 17:14 - 1 hour - 153 MB - ★★★★ - 35 ratings
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This episodes guest is Paudie Roche!

Paudie Roche is the Head Academy Strength & Conditioning Coach for Arsenal Football club, a position he has held for the past 3 seasons. For 3 years prior to this he was the Lead U.9-U.16 coach and was instrumental in the development and implementation of the Physical Development Framework for the Academy. Currently he leads the physical development programme for the U.18 and U.23 squads and works alongside 3 Strength & Conditioning coaches to implement an industry leading programme.

Prior to working at Arsenal Paudie gained considerable experience in a number of sports and in 2008 began work for the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) as the Academy Strength & Conditioning Coach for Munster Rugby. During his time at Munster he was fortunate to also hold the position of Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach for the National Team and prepared players for the 2011 RBS 6 Nations and the 2011 Rugby World Cup. In his last season with the IRFU he was awarded the title of Head Strength & Conditioning Coach for the Irish U.20 Squad whom competed in the 2013 6 Nations and Junior World Cup Competitions.

Paudie holds a Master’s Degree from Edith Cowan University as well as accreditations from the National Strength and Conditioning Association of America, the United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning Association and the Australian Strength and Conditioning Association.

In 2015 for his work in Youth Sport, Paudie was awarded the Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year for Youth Sport by the United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning Association

On this episode Paudie and I discuss:

Paudies background
I ask Paudie if he would like to do a PhD?
I ask Paudie to describe the day to day process at Arsenal's academy
I ask Paudie how he communicates and works with the technical and tactical coaches at the academy
I ask Paudie about monitoring
We discuss the importance of making the process stimulating
I ask Paudie about Arsenals LTAD model -The Arsenal Arrow
I ask Paudie about his own self-management
I ask Paudie for his top and current book recommendations
Paudie and I discuss the importance of mental training
I ask Paudie if he only had one year left on planet earth, how would he spend that year and why?
I ask Paudie about his learning process
I ask Paudie, if he could invite 5 people to dinner, dead or alive, who would he invite and why?

Episode 224: Paudie Roche - LTAD, coaching, and life!

The Robbie Bourke Podcast

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