Identifies expert consensus on essential components of school-based strength and conditioning, prioritising safety, coaching quality and developmentally appropriate training.

Athlete monitoring in low-resource sporting environments, exploring practical, sustainable methods used in Ghanaian football and school sports.

Examines how biological maturation and body size influence strength classification in UK youth ice hockey players, highlighting maturation-sensitive centiles and allometric scaling.

Examines the measurement reliability of the run-specific knee isometric-push assessment for profiling force-time performance and injury-related asymmetries in adolescent athletes.

Explores how relative age and biological maturation influence performance profiling in youth football, highlighting implications for talent identification and player development.

Examines how verbal cueing influences landing mechanics and measurement reliability, including landing height, position, depth and peak vertical ground reaction force.

Examines relationships between pick-up acceleration, isometric strength and jump performance in youth football, highlighting early-phase force development as a key predictor of acceleration performance.

Discover how Athletic Motor Skill Competencies (AMSCs) enhance youth motor development, physical literacy, performance and long-term participation in sport and physical activity.

Grassroots sport is the foundation of lifelong participation and talent development. Discover how strength and conditioning can enhance safety, inclusion, physical literacy and long-term engagement.

An evidence-informed youth strength and conditioning programme using physical literacy and motor competence to enhance engagement and development in 11–14-year-olds.

The robust approach to take is to focus on outcomes and whether the innovation leads to better results.

The Skill-Will Matrix creates an outline for optimal communication strategies to jumpstart a performance department's evolution towards an ideal organisational workflow.

In this UKSCA 2024 round table discussion, chaired by Andy Boyd, the focus was on youth physical activity and how we can improve it. The panel shared their insights on the barriers facing children today, from lack of play opportunities to the challenges of screen time. They also discussed the role of S&C in schools.

An internship is a method of gaining career-specific experience by carrying out key roles associated with the profession, under the guidance of an appropriately qualified and experienced practitioner and mentor.

Supporting future S&C Coaches in a competitive industry through opportunities for interns who wish to develop their experience.