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Pacey Performance Podcast #112 - Craig Twentyman (Head of Athletic Performance at Australian Womens Rugby Sevens)

Pacey Performance Podcast

English - November 24, 2016 07:11 - 35 minutes - 48.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 58 ratings
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In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast I am speaking to Head of Athletic Performance at Australian Women's Rugby Sevens, Craig Twentyman. The first thing to mention is that Craig was part of the team that won gold at the Rio Olympics this year which followed a World Series win in the 15/16 season. What an incredible achievement! After such an amazing summer it was great to get Craig on for a chat.

In this episode you will learn -

Who is Craig Twentyman (background, education and current role)

The Olympic experience

Key learnings from working with females vs males

Prescription of key performance variables

Key focus points for a strength/power/speed dominant running sport

Conditioning for Sevens rugby

Craig can be found on Twitter @craigtwentyman

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.

Enjoy

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