#10 - Growth & Maturation in Sport with Professor Joe Eisenmann

On today’s show I am joined by Prof Joe Eisenmann. Joe is a diverse scholar-practitioner with 25 years of experience as a professor, researcher, sport scientist, coach educator, strength & conditioning coach, and youth sports coach. He is a Professor at the University of Nebraska-Kearney, a visiting Professor at Leeds Beckett University and he is the Head of Sports Science at Volt Athletics, advising Volt's Sport Performance team on data analytics and contributing to the Volt Blog on topics around Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD). Joe completed his PhD at Michigan State University in 2000 and has held faculty positions at the University of Wyoming, York University, Iowa State and Michigan State University. He has published 180 peer-reviewed scientific papers, lectured nationally and internationally, served on several national-level committees and projects involving paediatric sports medicine, youth fitness, youth sports, and strength & conditioning, and he has coached and developed thousands of youth athletes and coaches. On today’s episode Joe discusses his coaching background and influences, his sporting and academic journey, why every youth sports coach needs to understand growth and maturation, his biggest challenge as a coach, coaching tips of the trade, how movement is medicine and much more. We hope you enjoy the episode.