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25.01.2022 Hamstrings, very important, often overlooked. Strong, stable hamstrings play huge roles in all sorts of movements, especially during rapid acceration & deceleration. Iso holds are a great way to start investing time & energy in the hamstrings, and a different and productive way to utilise the couch!!... If these get easy, grab a folded towel or some thick socks & try some slides on a wooden/tiled floor. Look after those hammies! Good Luck!

25.01.2022 What's in a logo? ... Part One. "Begin with the End in Mind." This is one of Stephen Covey's "7 Habits of Highly Effective People".... So, we start there. ... The overall goal at PRIME is to better prepare our athletes for sport - any sport, at any level. We help athletes perform their sport better, now and into the future. ... Our athletes train to become faster, stronger and more athletic. A critical, often overlooked, basis of this is to build a capacity to train well, more frequently. ... We create individual foundations for athletic improvement by building quality mechanical and behavioural habits. ... With more than 50 years of firsthand experience across all levels of sport, PRIME can help you discover your personal best, because we've lived it. @ Melbourne, Victoria, Australia See more

24.01.2022 Our current forced isolation presents both a NEED and an OPPORTUNITY, especially for young athletes who have had their routines halted, and structured team trainings and games cancelled. Young athletes NEED to have the discipline to maintain some physical capacity and readiness to return to the court or field. The alternative is greater risk of injury once our seasons are ready to restart. The OPPORTUNITY lies in the forced break we have from a lot of the repetitive impact st...ress that sport has on younger bodies. This break allows athletes the energy and time to dedicate to other areas of their athletic development. Movement mechanics, foundational strength, improved speed and athleticism are all often forced out of weekly routines. They are often the casualties of logistics and the perceived need for simply more skill sessions & private on-court/on-field trainings. A high-level international coaching friend of mine puts it simply: "Young athletes will get just as much improvement in their game NOW by improving their bodies, not just more skills. But the physical foundation they lay NOW will have them miles ahead in terms of workload capacity down the road." From our current situation, there is a NEED to come back ready. There is also an OPPORTUNITY to come back better. Good Luck!

24.01.2022 Good Squats make for much better and safer landings. Improving the way you control your body as you squat directly translates to the way you land. Being able to to better control and spread impact and force makes for much happier (and safer) joints.... Get better at sharing the load through your muscle groups! Your feet, ankles, knees, hips and spine will THANK YOU! (And you'll probably jump higher too!) Squat well, jump well, LAND WELL! Good Luck!

22.01.2022 A simple Push Up progression for young athletes working their way up to 'Full' version. Once 3 x 10 good Bench Push Ups are easy, give 3 x 10 'Half' (Kneeling) a try. Once they are easy, try 'Half' on the way up, and 'Full' (Toes) on the way down.... Once they are easy and still look good, give those Full Push Ups a try! Good Luck!

22.01.2022 Gators getting better! ... It was great to start working with @altonagators this week! It's awesome to see more athletes wanting to not only stay active but invest time into GETTING BETTER. BIG Thank Yous to Randy and Kate for helping to get our program going!

22.01.2022 Proud Coach post. ... We love hearing about the successes of our athletes along their journey. ... We know the numbers in our athletes' programs, we know they're getting stronger, faster. Hearing about them FEELING STRONG and FEELING CONFIDENT is awesome!... It's one of the main reasons we do what we do! ... Consistent quality work builds a great foundation for wherever your sporting goals may be. ... What are YOU preparing for See more

22.01.2022 There is a HUGE difference. ... To BE GREAT is the end result of the long, disciplined and challenging process to BECOME GREAT. ... There are NO shortcuts around it.

22.01.2022 Whats in a logo? ... Part Two. The Dumbell - Weights, Resistance, STRENGTH. ...... The centrepiece of any athletic development program (and therefore our logo) is building strength. Whether it is increasing our athletes' ability to: - absorb more force - express more force - change direction more safely and quickly - build a physical foundation for the journey toward a higher level of sport - or to simply be able to handle their typical sporting workload easier, building some variety of STRENGTH IS KEY. ... Once our athletes move well, we introduce the key WHATs, HOWs and WHYs of strength. We provide our athletes WHAT exercises to do and HOW to do them safely and effectively. The real power lies in the WHY. Once our athletes understand WHY these exercises work and they begin to feel the changes, that itself is a powerful tool in building successful preparation, training and recovery habits. ... Move well. Move often. Get STRONGER! @ Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

21.01.2022 More Sunday work. ... More athletes improving: Movement Quality Strength... Workload Capacity ... All aimed at getting back on court READY and BETTER. ... Prepare. Work. Recover. REPEAT! See more

20.01.2022 Every athlete wants to jump higher and run faster. One crucial (and often overlooked) link in the movement chain is the way we interact with the ground. The feet, ankles & calves play a huge role in the way we both absorb ground force when we land and also express our own force into the ground when run & jump. Stable, active, strong feet and calves also drastically reduce the risk of ankle rolls, and stress related injuries relating to impact load.... Building your feet and calves goes a long way to making you a stronger, faster, bouncier, and potentially safer athlete. Good Luck!

19.01.2022 Athletes, guess what... ... Strength Coaches can help you improve ALL THREE! ... (with some tactical & technical input from your team coaches of course!)... ... Keep improving how you move. Keep adding some strength. Keep improving your capacity to be great. See more

18.01.2022 Get more ready! ... The next TWO Sundays as part of our Dandenong Basketball program. ... All Domestic & Rep players invited.... ... Places are strictly limited by COVID rules, so BOOK YOUR PLACE QUICKLY! See more

18.01.2022 Sunday work! ... A great Sunday session for our @altonagators program! ... More & more athletes working, learning, IMPROVING!... ... They're preparing to come back to sport stronger, faster, better. Are YOU See more

18.01.2022 A lot of us are doing a fair amount of sitting at the moment. We have to try to keep the glutes active, strong and ready to return to playing! Stay tall & proud, and control everything through the front foot & glute. Try to ease down slowly, drive up strong.... Progress up through 10-15 good stable reps on each side, then maybe add some light resistance, or even drive up off the floor to a small hop at the top. Stay safe & Good Luck!

15.01.2022 Move well and then add some strength. ... For those we haven't met yet, these are the foundations we give each athlete we work with.

14.01.2022 Who are we, really? ... Behaviours, habits, work ethic, manners, are they different when we think we have an audience? ... COVID isolation is testing what athletes are really like. It's a very difficult time, absolutely it is. Our eventual return to sport will clearly show which athletes are genuine about their desire to improve and which just talk about it.... ... Typically, what we're like when nobody is watching, eventually becomes obvious when they are. ... We WILL get back to sport, we will. Keep working so you're ready when we do. See more

13.01.2022 One of my favourite core exercises is the Deadbug (really imaginative name: on your back with arms & legs in the air). Stay very strict on your position, core strong, ribs locked down, and be sure to breathe as you go. Ensure long, extended & controlled reach every time, and really test yourself to maintain good reps as you progress through the variations. When you're ready, and if you have access some light resistance bands, light dumbbells or a swiss ball, there are a lot o...f ways to add difficulty & really test your core further. Good Luck!

11.01.2022 Now available ANYWHERE. ... We're really excited to share our PRIME ATHLETES ANYWHERE program. ... Our remote coaching service has been helping athletes continue to train in isolation with guidance, feedback and advice from a qualified strength coach.... ... HOW IT WORKS: You film your training (running, jumping, landing or lifting) and share it with us. ( If you would like some help getting started with a program, we can help with that too! ) ... We examine that training footage for your movement quality and efficiency. ... You recieve detailed feedback and tailored advice to ways improve. ... WHO IS IT FOR? Aspiring athletes from any sport who would like some help with their isolation training at home! ... In these difficult times, we would love to help more athletes prepare for their journey. ... Follow the link in the bio for more info. See more

11.01.2022 Chasing the goals of US college or Pro sport. ... LOTS of players around the world have those same goals! ... Maybe you don't need ANOTHER highlight video, or... ANOTHER "exposure" camp that show more people the SAME player. ... Maybe those hours can be spent building a BETTER, FASTER, STRONGER player. ... Prepare. Work. Recover. Repeat. See more

11.01.2022 What's in a logo? ... Part Three. The Runner - the athlete. ...... In it's simplest form, the symbol of a runner represents athleticism, it represents MOVEMENT. ... It is an essential part of the PRIME logo because we work with athletes. It has an essential position in our logo, FIRST, because quality movement is the foundation on which we build our athletes. ... The way we move, our ability to MOVE WELL is the necessary first step in developing athletes. Flexibilty, mobility and viewing movement as a SKILL comes before adding strength, speed or power. ... Passing, kicking and shooting are all skills we practice regularly to improve. Running, jumping and landing are also skills we should practice regularly to improve. ... One of the many quotes we embrace from my time at Core Advantage Athletic Development: "Thinking of an athlete like the driver of their own sports car, we should teach them how to steer, brake and handle the car well BEFORE we supercharge their engine." ... Step one, move well. See more

10.01.2022 We're very excited to partner with Dandenong Basketball in launching the DBA Athlete Development program. It's great to be part of creating one of Australia's first in-house training programs for junior sport! We have created a true high performance environment for the whole DBA community. ... Remote coaching is AVAILABLE NOW.... Our on-site program will open as soon as COVID restrictions allow. See more

09.01.2022 Welcome to Prime Athletes Australia. ... This is our Why. ... We help aspiring athletes be more ready for whatever their sporting journey may be.

09.01.2022 Our TOUGHEST OPPONENTS in sport usually have the same characteristics. They're typically: HIGHLY SKILLED: they are technically very sound & can perform a variety of fundamental skills very well. ... FAST: they get their body organised quickly and can move in all directions with great speed. ...... STRONG: they can establish & maintain position very well, they make it very difficult for you to make position, and they can still perform skills very well through contact. ... SMART: they have a high game I.Q.. They seem to know exactly what to do and where to go at just the right times. ... So we know what "tough" opponents are like. We know what makes them difficult to play against. Invest more time & energy in more of the things that make YOU the tough opponent. ... Skills are vital, keep working on them, but they're not the only thing! ... MOVEMENT IS A SKILL, treat it that way. Learn to move well, move often, learn to move fast! ... GET STRONGER. Strength will not only make you faster and hard to move on the field/court, it supports you getting better at everything else. It will allow you to train your for your sport at higher intensity, for longer, more often. THAT is how your skills really improve. ... STUDY YOUR SPORT. Spend time watching your games, watch your opponents, watch the professionals/elites of your sport, but watch them analytically. Don't just watch highlights! Get to really know the decisions, movements & skills that consistently lead to scoring and good defensive plays. ... We know what makes a TOUGH OPPONENT. Do more of that stuff! See more

08.01.2022 This is the motto that guides everything we do! Every rep we lift, every set we do, every session we train and every game & season we play.

07.01.2022 What a year... A very difficult year for a lot of us! ... THANK YOU to the athletes who invested time & effort with us.... ... THANK YOU to the families who are part of our community. ... THANK YOU to our great partners for providing more support and opportunities to your athletes. ... Bring on 2021! See more

06.01.2022 Back to work for 2021!! ... We're excited that our program at Dandenong Basketball starts back up today! ... Domestic & Rep athletes are getting a head start on preparing themselves for great 2021 seasons and beyond.... ... New athlete inductions are also available from today! By appointment, https://primeathletes.com.au/contact-us/ ... NEW PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS COMING SOON! See more

05.01.2022 How much do you want it? ... Coaches are definitely here to help, but your goal is YOUR goal. ... Yep, COVID isolation is very tough!... It is testing a lot of people's genuine drive and motivation. ... Sport will be back, and opportunities will still be there. ... Motivation is temporary, we can't rely on it. We all have good days and crap days. Build HABITS. Habits are things we do all the time regardless of how we're feeling. ... Coaches can absolutely help with WHAT DO and HOW TO DO IT, but most of the WHY is on YOU. See more

05.01.2022 Habits. ... We build not only improved mechanical habits with our athletes (have them move well), we build BEHAVIOURAL habits as well. ... We embrace this philosophy because it works on all levels, small scale AND big picture.... ... Set by Set in the gym: Foundation, Technique, Effort, Reflect Session by Session (gym or sport): Eat & Sleep well, Roll/Stretch/Activate, Train, Refuel/Rest, Review, Modify Game by Game: Eat/Sleep/Prep, Watch film, Play Hard, Reload, Evaluate, Adjust Season by Season: Out of competition training phase, Preseason, Film, Attitude, Adjustments, Development ... It might just work in the classroom too. See more

04.01.2022 Great to have some of our U16 boys in to our DBA program last night. We reviewed some PREPARATION & RECOVERY techniques and how STRENGTH plays a HUGE role in their goals to play high level sport. Thanks to @nick.mihai for seeing the importance of this for his teams. Really looking forward to having these guys involved in our program.... See more

02.01.2022 Staying ready! ... HUGE Thank You to all the athletes from @broadmeadowsbasketball for a great first Strength & Skills session. ... It's awesome to see so many players genuinely wanting to learn & improve!... ... More HUGE Thank Yous to @drsamantha and @cexum1 for putting the session together! See more