If you're coaching young female athletes, they should engage in physical preparation from an early stage. Here's why... THREAD 🧵

Our brand new six-part series Sporty AF (And Female) celebrates the inspiring stories and sporting careers of some of the nation’s female Olympians. Listen to Jazmin and Imani-Lara Lansiquot and go watch the first episode now!

40 seniors in the gym after school putting the work in!

We are delighted to announce the publication of the Physical Literacy Consensus Statement for England! 📢 It's been developed to facilitate a shared understanding of physical literacy for those working in the sport, education, physical activity, health and youth sectors.

A key takeaway from this evening: whether playing in #sport to leading a #career in sport, every woman's journey is different - so follow your passions and grab every opportunity. Find out how St Helen's is supporting young athletes: shsk.org.uk/beyond/sport/

Open day ‘23! Fantastic morning showing what we do and the year 7’s were coached fantastically by our sport scholars through the activities. Plank hand tennis being a favourite challenge 🫱🎾

Exploring coaching, communication & cueing in Y10 PE 🗣️ Creating & trialling cues for the desired outcomes with the exercises… Some great ideas!!

Without targeted interventions that recognize the foundational importance of muscular fitness early in life, weaker youth will inevitably experience the troubling consequences of muscle disuse and dysfunction. @csmronline Open access journals.lww.com/acsm-csmr/full… 1/3

🎄Yearly LIFTmas tradition for the brave! They wanted the full version so the rounds went 1, 1-2, 1-2-3 etc etc as it built out 🥵Two survivors after nearly an hour to complete 🫠🎄

🎄Term ✅ Just under 2000 sessions done, a ton of progress made and well done to these students who are the trainers of the term! Wishing everyone a restful Christmas break and lots of energy in the new year!

Over a 1/3rd of Year 7 at their “Learn to Train” lunch club today! Getting moving, learning how to use a basic programme and through progressions 🙌💪

Head of SHSK Athletic Development Mr Wall discusses the rising tide of women's sport and developing support for youth female athletes in our latest #SHSKThinks: shsk.org.uk/shsk-think/the… SHSK Sport

🌟 Exciting Announcement 🌟 We are pleased to release this year's LTAD in Schools Conference schedule. We've curated a line-up of 17 industry experts to help you: 💡 learn 🧠 gain fresh knowledge 🤝 network with like-minded people 👂 hear from industry leaders