Podcasts about Steffan Jones

Today's podcast features Steffan Jones. Steffan is a trailblazing fast-bowling coach and ex-pro cricketer, known for his integrative, creative, data-backed training methods. A former Somerset and Kent bowler with over 200 wickets, he's the last dual-sport pro from English cricket and rugby. With degrees in Sports Science and coaching certifications, Jones founded Pacelab, blending biomechanics and constraint-led training. He's coached for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL and joined Ludimos in 2024 as Strategic Advisor, pushing fast bowling into the future. Among the various training sub-modalities, isometric work stands out as a low-risk, high-reward method that minimally interferes with an athlete's high-speed capabilities on the field. In today's episode, Steffan explores a range of topics related to isometric training and athletic performance, with a special focus on fast-bowling velocity. He discusses both long-duration and overcoming isometrics, offering insights on how to incorporate these techniques into sport-specific training programs. Additionally, Steffan delves into complex training methods, pre-fatigue strategies for elastic output, and collision-based training concepts. This episode emphasizes key principles for blending general strength with elite sport performance. Today's episode is brought to you by TeamBuildr's Gym Studio and the LILA Exogen Wearable Resistance Training Sleeves. Use the code “justfly25” for 25% off any Lila Exogen wearable resistance training, including the popular Exogen Calf Sleeves. For this offer, head to: Lilateam.com For a Gym Studio 14-day free trial, head to gymstudio.com View more podcast episodes at the podcast homepage at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-home/ Timestamps 5:46- Enhancing Fast Bowling with Isometric Exercises 7:21- Enhancing Performance Through Isometric Exercises 14:09- Balancing Specificity and General Strength Training for Athletes 18:39- Optimizing Recovery with Long Isometric Holds 28:12- Optimizing Performance Through Isometric Training Fundamentals 34:17- Optimizing Performance Through Tailored Bowling Training 40:32- Isometric Training for Enhanced Joint Stiffness 54:30- Integration of Strength and Conditioning in Coaching Quotes (15:36) "The only true specific thing you can do is your skill itself." (18:41) "A lot of people don't understand that the long isos, when you get fit enough, strong enough, resilient enough, they're actually recovery." (23:11) "Anything below 80% intensity, the brain sees as a different skill." (37:34) "But my back foot contact, because that's a long ground contact time, my back foot contact around the ankle is short duration." (39:02) "That's the problem with isometrics. Unless you've got a sort of a dynamometer or a force deck, You have no knowledge of results. So it's pretty boring and the brain switches off as such. But yeah, obviously I use different stuff. I use G Strength and Remaker and all those (to measure force)” (47:30) "And collisions are not going to be improved by doing concentric work. Collisions are going to be improved by doing eccentric and isometric work." (52:35 "If I have a knee-dominant bowler who's who takes a long time to get warm, who's who's fast twitch or their intermediate fibers do most of the work. They never get to their fast twitch fibers. So then a pre fatigue complex would be great for them. And they go really do a, do a set of 10 squats and then expect them to bowl. Yeah, it works. Do us do a 200 meter run and then expect them to do an explosive bowl. But have you tried that? That is such a great feeling." About Steffan Jones Steffan Jones is a globally renowned fast-bowling coach, celebrated for his innovative, science-driven approach to cricket performance. A former professional cricketer, Jones played as a fast-medium bowler for Somerset, Northamptonshire, Derbyshire, and Kent,

ExerGenie integrates with Bluetooth dynamometers, transforming isometric & isotonic concentric training through real-time force measurement and accuracy. Showcased by fast bowling expert Steffan Jones, this portable and adaptable system offers athletes, coaches, and rehabilitation professionals a data-driven approach to fitness, enabling precise, measurable performance optimization. Team America Health & Fitness, Inc City: Thousand Oaks Address: 675 Racquet Club Ln Website: https://info.exergenie.com/ Phone: +1-805-777-0168 Email: support@exergenie.com

          Steffan Jones is the CEO and Director of Pace Labs, as well as the High Performance Fast Bowling coach for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL as well as consulting for individual fast bowlers, javelin throwers and pitchers around the world. Steffan is in a unique position having played the sport, being the last dual professional sportsman in the United Kingdom having played 3 years professional rugby and 20 years professional cricket. He is the former Director of Sport Performance at a private school in England. Steffan is also the High-Performance Director for Gosport overseeing the Olympic preparation for various athletes across multiple sports and the brand ambassador and expert for various companies including 1080 Sprint, Lila Movement and Exsurgo Technology He is a qualified sports scientist, a UKSCA qualified strength and conditioning coach and also as a level 3 qualified technical coach. His methods are innovative and heavily based on sports science. Steffan has developed a reputation as an ‘outside the box' thinker in all overhead throwing sports and is the go-to man when an increase in bowling velocity is required.   Links: https://pacelabglobal.com/about-2/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steffanjones105/?hl=en Twitter/X: https://x.com/steffanjones105

Today's podcast features Kevin Mulcahy. Kevin is an experienced sports and S&C coach and owner-operator of the Design the Game Project. He has worked with various sports teams, athletes, professionals, and clubs across three continents, for over 30 years. Kevin takes a multi-lateral focus on human movement, skill development, and S&C, led by a deep interest in ecological dynamics and the constraints led approach to coaching and motor learning. Sport and the process of athlete development has undergone a major shift in the last 3-4 decades. Where free play used to be a hallmark of young athletes, the majority of athletic development now happens in the realm of supervised, cognitively overloaded, and hyper-accelerated practices and games. This aspect of sport (and sports performance) does get talked about, but the nuances of how things should actually change from both a developmental aspect are rarely discussed. On today's show, Kevin gives his perspective on ideal athlete development from an ecological and environmental point of view. He lays out the difference between the dominant “cognitive” approach to coaching and training, relative to an ecological approach. Kevin also gets into skill development, game-play and the importance of motor learning, and an overall athlete-centered, approach to training. Kevin's experience crosses many of the traditional lines drawn in athletics, and as such, helps us to form new connections and understand the athlete development process on a deeper level. Today's episode is brought to you by TeamBuildr, the Plyomat, and LILA Exogen. Use the code “justfly25” for 25% off of any Lila Exogen wearable resistance training, including the popular Exogen Calf Sleeves. For this offer head to Lilateam.com TeamBuildr is an online software for coaches and trainers. Use the code “JUSTFLY” for a free 30 day trial of the TeamBuildr software at teambuildr.com. The Plyomat is a functional, intuitive, and affordable contact mat for jump and plyometric training and testing.  Check out the Plyomat at plyomat.net View more podcast episodes at the podcast homepage. Main Points 3:44- Kevin's Evolution of Movement and Strength Coaching 10:32- Gaelic Football's Impact on Soccer Development 13:45- Nurturing Creativity in Gaelic Games Athletes 29:45- Balanced Development Through a Free Play Approach 33:16- Small-Sided Games for Tactical Coaching Success 47:10- Athletic Success: The Genetic Advantage Perspective 54:02- Optimizing Training Schedules for Performance Enhancement 59:21- Irish Sports Clubs: Community Support and Culture 1:02:46- Enhancing Sports Performance Through Soft Coaching 1:07:29- Tactical Deficit-Focused Conditioning in Team Sports 1:12:06- Enhancing Sports Performance Through Motor Learning Principles 1:18:23- Engaging Sports Coaching and Skill Development Initiative Kevin Mulcahy Quotes "I'm not sure we all know how deep the science of sports goes yet." - Kevin Mulcahy “How do we learn skills? How are they connected to skill as we see it? Because we see the action of a player throwing a basket, pulling a dummy solo, dribbling through a player in soccer, whatever and we see that as a fixed skill and that's something they did and they must practice that a thousand times. But versus the more ecological way looking at it like, you know, they saw an opportunity to act, they saw a gap, they saw space, they got free at the corner for a three point shot, whatever it is. And they just took it” - Kevin Mulcahy “But traditionally, I would have struggled to get soccer and basketball players to engage in strength and conditioning more than any other sport, right. I don't know if that related to the street element where they have so much exposure, they have so much play, they feel good from it, they look good. I don't need (S&C). Why would I need that? You know, I'm well built. - Kevin Mulcahy "I believe it was Steffan Jones,

This week we are joined by housing experts Steffan Jones and Jolene Livingston, two of the leads in the newly formed Partners for Affordable Housing a long-term framework that works with non-profit providers, private, public and philanthropic partners seeking solutions to one of Canada's most pressing social crises to secure more funding, innovate and ideate, increase awareness, offer expertise, and help to share the risk in developing affordable housing.

Steffan Jones Northamptonshire team mate now a successful fast bowling coach in the IPL and he gives his views on how to become a fast bowler. How he would help Jofra Archer to become a better bowler and his views on Ashes fast bowlers

While we may be still a few weeks off the summer runs of salmon and sea trout, in advance of that, we thought it would be worth finding out more about catching sea trout on the fly in both daytime and night time conditions from one of the leading experts, Steffan Jones. Steffan is based in Wales but has fished for – and caught – big numbers of sea trout all over the world and he has some great insights and tips on the set-up, tactics and flies for catching the elusive white trout. Steffan will also be appearing at the Irish Spring Angling Fair at Ardaire Springs on 29th and 30th of April which is well worth checking out and for more information visit IrishSpringAnglingFair.com You can also check out Steffan's guiding business at fishtravel.co.uk.Rate, review and follow the show to keep up to date with all the latest Ireland on the Fly episodes on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.   Plus you can sign up for our newsletter on IrelandontheFly.com and get regular updates on Instagram.com/IrelandontheFly. 

In episode 129, Steffan Jones, Fast Bowling Coach, joins us. Specifically Steffan will be looking at: The importance of speed How to train for throwing speed How he programs for fast bowlers About Steffan "Steffan Jones is the last dual professional sportsman in the United Kingdom having played 3 years professional rugby and 20 years professional cricket. Currently, he is Director of Sport Performance at a private school in England and a global fast bowling consultant. He is the fast bowling development coach for the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL as well as consulting for individual fast bowlers, javelin throwers and pitchers around the world. Steffan is in a unique position having played the sport, is a qualified sports scientist, a UKSCA qualified strength and conditioning coach and also as a level 3 qualified technical coach. His methods are innovative and heavily based on sports science. Steffan is also the only cricket coach to be qualified in teaching the Lila movement Exogen suit which he regards as the number 1 specific strength tool in the business. Steffan has developed a reputation as an ‘outside the box' thinker in all overhead throwing sports and is the go-to man when an increase in bowling velocity is required. His focus on specific strength including weighted ball bowling, the application of the Bondarchuk classification and the utilisation of Isometric training as part of his Skill-stability training' method has brought him plaudits from all around the world and continues to change and stabilise technique." Twitter/Instagram: @SteffanJones105 https://pacelabglobal.com/ FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: https://bit.ly/sfsepisode129 Learn Quicker & More Effectively, Freeing Up Time To Spend With Friends And Family Optimise Your Athletes' Recovery Position Yourself As An Expert To Your Athletes And Naturally Improve Buy-In Reduce Your Athletes' Injury Ratese Save 100's Of Dollars A Year That Would Otherwise Be Spent On Books, Courses And More Improve Your Athletes' Performance Advance Forward In Your Career, Allowing You To Earn More Money And Work With Elite-Level Athletes Save Yourself The Stress & Worry Of Constantly Trying To Stay Up-To-Date With Sports Science Research

In this episode Phil Swann chats with Steffan Jones who is a pastor in the small town of Pontardawe. Having seen the church growing in the past few years, they are now embarking on a new building project, and Steffan shares a little about this.He then goes on to share about the 'Passion for life' mission that will be taking place this Easter, before discussing evangelism in general in Wales. 

Virtual speed link @ bottom with Code In this episode I sat down with fast bowling and motor learning specialist Steffan Jones. Steffan has a brilliant mind and many unique concepts that are extremely applicable for building motor skills from the ground up. We begin our conversation by discussing Steffan's Pacelab limited Skill stability paradigm, which is a methodology that applies the stages of learning to building motor skills and ultimately helps to move athletes towards desired elements of motor output or performance. Steffan utilizes certain FAPs ( functional Anchor points) which are key points in fast bowling delivery to help inform and progress athletes. The paradigm begins static before moving to dynamic means and eventually ballistic elements, this sets athletes up for success because it helps athletes develop feel and understanding of the given shapes and positions that are highly relevant for their sporting event. Steffan discusses how isometrics are a cornerstone of his programming methodology, and he discusses how he utilizes them to best advance athletes through both yielding and overcoming methodologies. How do we validate training? If your training is not verified and validated how can we truly say that what we are doing is working? Steffan shares his main KPI is Ball velocity, which makes a ton of sense, as they are training to throw as hard as possible in sports such as cricket and baseball. We discuss the best time to begin focusing on more specific methods for youth athletes. There are certain times within human development where the body is primed to get faster and learn new skills. Steffan shares how that philosophy leads him to drive for speed before strength always. Fatigue can be quote a polarizing topic, many of the things I have seen from Pacelab speak against mindless. Steffan discusses how to properly monitor fatigue and how he uses it to inform his programming choices for a given weekly arrangement of training. Steffan shares the characteristics of the three types of bowling sessions ( Pinnacle, Prime, and subprime) he shares the drops he follows and the rationale for programming choices of each. We end the conversation by talking about the importance of variance and this is where Steffan is able to share how dynamic systems theory and ecological dynamics influence his training preferences. The drills should provide constraints that will allow for the self organization of athletes to occur. This allows for more natural formats of movement to occur where individual forms of style are afforded, the last thing you want is overly technical robots that can't respond to the demands of competition. Virtual Speed and Performance Clinic Make sure to use FTGUPOD15 at check out to get 15$ off the price! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfrtd630XgNmxIU8sU_7v8Bj0mxUsgJv997eMYLlJ7UZF5L-g/viewform Pacelab https://pacelabglobal.com/ Instagram SteffanJones105 Twitter World Pitching Congress https://www.worldpitchingcongress.com/

In the 1st episode of Season 3 in Life Behind the Pitch we interview Steffan Jones. Jones is a former professional cricketer who played for Somerset, Northamptonshire and Derbyshire County Cricket Clubs. He is currently the director of Director of Sports Performance and Wellbeing. He is the fast bowling development coach for the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL as well as consulting for individual fast bowlers, javelin throwers and pitchers around the world. Lastly, he is the founder of PaceLab, the coaching platform which aim of educating and improving fast bowlers of all abilities and ages. Jones speaks with host, Aryan, about his cricket career, his thoughts on technology and cricket and finally how it is to be a fast bowler. Find us IGTV @LifeBehindThePitch and on Spotify @LifeBehindThePitch. #cricketinterview #cricket #cricketshow #cricketshowroom #podcast #cricketpodcast #u19cricket #dutchcricket #netherlands #myproteinae #lifebehindthepitch #fitness #netbowling #cricketstars

Steffan Jones is the Director of Sport Performance at Wellington School. He is also the fast bowling development coach for the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL. Steffan is based in the UK.Steffan chats with us about nurturing young people to enjoy sport, the dangers of early specialisation, and why we need to work hard to find every child’s talent.We discuss the role of PE, discuss elitist vs elite sport and explore why ‘Dare To Be Different’ is a maxim Steffan has applied to his career in professional sport and teaching.

Taken from our Sunday Service - a sermon on faith from friend of Ammanford Church, Steffan Jones

Taken from our Sunday Service - a sermon on faith from friend of Ammanford Church, Steffan Jones

On episode 43 of the Platform to Perform Podcast I spoke to the fast bowling performance specialist, and the creator of Pace Lab, Steffan Jones, as we discussed:   · The intriguing and at times conflicting role of strength in fast bowling performance · Steffan’s system for classifying fast bowlers and how this impacts their S&C program · How to identify limiting factors in fast bowling performance and how to understand what doses and types of training are appropriate at a given time in a fast bowler’s development Resources Mentioned on the Podcast:   James Smith Governing Dynamics of Coaching https://simplifaster.com/   If you feel you are in a position to support the Platform to Perform Podcast, or you simply want to improve your athletic development toolbox, check out my Patreon below. In exchange for supporting the podcast, you will receive exclusive access to all of my Calisthenics Kidz lessons, my ever-expanding movement library, all of my programs, and educational S&C content released exclusively via my Patreon   https://www.patreon.com/ToddDavidsonp2pCoaching?fan_landing=true   Got a question for me? You can email me via platformtoperform@gmail.com

On episode 42 of the Platform to Perform Podcast I spoke to the Director of Sport at Wellington School, Steffan Jones. Despite being the U.K's last professional duo sport athlete, Steffan's belief and passion about a movement and well being based P.E curriculum is one that intrigued mean as I was keen to get his thoughts on:   · Why sport and P.E need to be separate when it comes to improving the well-being of school children · The differences and relationships between athletic development, physical education and sport · His well-being syllabus at Wellington School   If you feel you are in a position to support the Platform to Perform Podcast, or you simply want to improve your athletic development toolbox, check out my Patreon below. In exchange for supporting the podcast, you will receive exclusive access to all of my Calisthenics Kidz lessons, my ever-expanding movement library, all of my programs, and educational S&C content released exclusively via my Patreon   https://www.patreon.com/ToddDavidsonp2pCoaching?fan_landing=true   Got a question for me? You can email me via platformtoperform@gmail.com

Welcome to Episode 57 of The County Cricket Podcast! On today's episode hosts Aaron and Joe are joined by former Somerset, Northants and Derbyshire seamer-turned fast bowling coach Steffan Jones to discuss his early cricketing journey in Llanelli, look back on the highlights from his 20-year professional cricketing career in the county circuit and also touch upon his venture into the world of fast bowling coaching for the likes of the Rajasthan Royals and the Hobart Hurricanes. If you enjoyed today's episode please feel free to share it with any cricket fans that you know and be sure to follow us on Twitter for daily county cricket and podcast updates!    Steffan's social media links: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/steffanjones105/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/SteffanJones105   The County Cricket Podcast Twitter account:  https://twitter.com/TheCountyCrick2  

*SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END*In this episode Gerry welcomes Rob Hill and Steffan Jones back on the show for another introspective episode aimed at building rotational athletes and throwers.To start the conversation, Gerry has Rob and Steffan discuss anything that has changed for them in terms of their training philosophies over the past year while also shedding some light on things that interest them going into the future.From there, things shift over to isolating particular ranges of motion that relate to the mechanics of pitching and throwing and how strength coaches and pitching coaches can collaborate to target needed areas in the delivery of a pitcher to improve performance.To finish up, Rob and Steffan discuss the differing demands of the legs in pitching and how we might be seeing a shift in our thought process because of this when it comes to training advanced pitchers.All that and more with two of the best throwing coaches in the world today!Episode Timestamps0:20 - Check-in with Gerry7:20 - A Shift in Baseball & Its Similarities to Cricket13:40 - Changes in Rob & Steffan’s Training22:00 - In-Season Vs Out32:30 - Technique Vs Force42:00 - Conflicting Info in the Industry51:20 - Learning New Things55:50 - IsometricsSupport the show (http://www.challengerstrength.com)

Today we are very lucky to have Steffan Jones on the show. Steffan is the founder and owner of Pace Lab a performance company that trains cricket fast bowlers to increase the power, velocity and mechanics of their bowling. Steffan is also the Director of Sports Performance at the Wellington school in the UK. Although Steffan comes from a different sport, I couldn’t help but to reach out to him because I feel like his principles and philosophies are similar to ours at Strive and there is a tonne of carry over from him no matter what sport we coach in. Lets get into it.  

“Have the capacity to question the status quo.” “You’ve got to do your skill. You’ve either got to do your skill: overloaded, underloaded, or in parts.” What’s up everybody and welcome the 73rd episode of Outside The Rack brought to you by Kinetic Performance the makers of Gymaware. In this show we are going to try to dive a little deeper into the minds of the top practitioners in the world of sport performance to learn a bit more about who they actually are and how they got to where they are at today. Today we are joined by PaceLab Ltd’s High Performance Throwing Specialist and the Director of Sport at the Wellington School in Somerset, England, Steffan Jones. Steffan, thanks for being with us today. Before we start, who is Steffan Jones? A former two sport pro athlete turned to a coach who wanted to experiment to find better ways to improve performance. 1) Describe a learning situation that brought about an epiphany in your career? Hitting a plateau as a bowler after training for a while sparked the interest in special and specific strength training. 2) If you could ask one question and you know you would get the answer what would that be and why? Does getting stronger in the weight room help you bowl faster or sprint faster? 3) What’s your escape? I’m a big family man, family first for me always. Enjoy the content? Then you should check out The Strength Coach Network! We built The Strength Coach Network to provide you three ways become the best practitioner possible. First, each month we add a new lecture from one of the best practitioners in the world to help keep you and your staff up to date with what the best of the best are doing with their athletes RIGHT NOW! Secondly, the forum provides you a new avenue to connect with practitioners around the world to find a unique point of view from coaches all over the world when it comes to career advice, training ideas, or any aspect of our lives in coaching. Finally, you get exclusive discounts on all products CVASPS related, INCLUDING your seat at The Seminar! When you add those three in with our library of over 100 sensational lectures, including all of those from The Central Virginia Sport Performance Seminar, you have found your one stop shop for continuing education for you and your staff. Make sure you hop over today and get your first 48 hours for only $1 by using the link here: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/cvasps/ #StrengthCoach, #StrengthAndConditioningCoach, #Podcast, #LearningAtLunch, #TheSeminar, #SportsTraining, #PhysicalPreparation, #TheManual, #SportTraining, #SportPerformance, #HumanPerformance, #StrengthTraining, #SpeedTraining, #Training, #Coach, #Performance, #Sport, #HighPerformance, #VBT, #VelocityBasedTraining, #TriphasicTraining, #Plyometrics

I catch up with angler, guide, photographer and author Steffan Jones about his love of his home river, the challenges fishing faces, sea trout and how he wanted to share his knowledge of sea trout via his book - Sea trout, Tricks, Tips and Tribulations.It is a fascinating and thought provoking conversation about one mans love for our pastime.

Steffan Jones is the last dual professional sportsman in the United Kingdom having played 3 years professional rugby and 20 years professional cricket. Currently, he is Director of Sport Performance at a Wellington School in England and a global fast bowling consultant. He is the fast bowling development coach for the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL as well as consulting for individual fast bowlers, javelin throwers and pitchers around the world. Steffan is in a unique position having played the sport, is a qualified sports scientist, a UKSCA qualified strength and conditioning coach and also as a level 3 qualified technical coach. In this episode Steffan discusses: His schoolboy rugby career representing Wales. Why he choose Somerset Cricket over Bristol Rugby. Why schools need to separate PE from Sport. Creating a PE curriculum that caters for the 99.5% not the 0.5% The differences between an elite program and being elitist. The attractors of fast bowling performance. His dream of a fast bowling performance centre in the UK. You can learn more about Steffan's work by visiting www.pacelab.co.uk or by following him on Instagram: @steffanjones105 . As always you can keep up to date with Athletic Evolution via our website, Instagram and Twitter.

Our guest today is cricket fast-bowling coach and overall motor learning wizard, Steffan Jones.  Stefan is the last “dual pro” between rugby and cricket, and is an ex-cricketeer turned coach.  He is one of the world leading experts in regards to not only fast-bowling training, but also topics such as training individualization, motor learning and the process of reaching the highest possible level of one’s sport skill.   Stefan has worked with many of the world’s leading organizations and athletes in his work in the sport of Cricket.  He has written much about his own training process in the many articles that he has put forth on Just Fly Sports, which essentially amounts to a medium sized book.  His synthesis of his motor-learning model he calls “The Skill-Stability Paradigm” which is applicable to any sport skill you can imagine.  On our last podcast together, we went heavily into the specific strength needed to throw a cricket ball at high speeds, and some of the specialty methods used to train that strength, such as isometric training and isometric-skill complexes.  This podcast builds on that episode by covering the means by which Stefan uses variability to further the training effect, and explore the possibilities of a sport skill to their highest potential. Topics today include: A chat on how Adarian Barr’s teachings on collisions factor into fast-bowling The role of training variability in skill building The role of fatigue in variability, “second generation” French Contrast Robustness How extreme-isometrics and stretch loading means can play a role in helping athletes to higher levels of skill on their sport, in conjunction with the necessary maximal power and elasticity needed.   This is an awesome show for any coach or athlete interested in training, and goes well beyond cricket itself.  Today’s episode is brought to you by SimpliFaster, supplier of high-end athletic development tools, such as the Freelap timing system, kBox, Sprint 1080, and more.  View more podcast episodes at the podcast homepage. Timestamps and Main Points 6:00 What Steffan has been busy with lately in regards to his coaching, and how he tests his ideas on himself first prior to integration with athletes 7:45 What one thing Steffan is using now as a coach that he would “train” his former self with as an athlete 17:45 Maximal rigidity in limbs in athletic movements versus a more “controlled collision in training” 24:45 The role of general strength means in Steffan’s program 31:30 How extreme isometrics and stretch-loading impacts proprioception 36:30 How Steffan measures outputs and drop-offs in fast-bowling and isometrics 40:50 How Steffan adds variability into his training and exercise sessions 50:30 The “Two-Minute Drill” invented by Jeremy Fischer and how that can utilize fatigue to help athletes increase the amount of elastic elements in the movement 57:00 Thoughts on “second generation” contrast, and some of Steffan’s samples for using this method to improve the skill of fast-bowling “Technique underpins everything, you cannot run away from poor technique” “The fascia does determine the success of a skill that does happen as fast as a skill such as quick bowling does” “Adarian said, it’s not about deceleration (on front foot contact) it’s about controlling the collision and maintaining momentum, and that to me, shifted my mindset” “For me, concentrics, there’s no purpose for training sport.  Sport happens too quickly for a concentric contraction” “For me, isometrics should be the number one exercise.  Alex Natera is doing some good work and the skill stability feeds off of that”  “I always have some sort of number when I’m doing isometrics” “Cognitive fatigue only affects submaximal work; cognitive fatigue doesn’t affect high intensity work” “Same but different, medicine ball work in my same drop and block position.

Can a cricketer bowl faster? According to my guest, Steffan Jones… they can.  Steffan, is a Fast Bowling Development Coach and he is breaking new ground in coaching fast bowlers from all over the world.  By combining the science of strength and conditioning along with a deeper understanding of what makes bowlers bowl fast and as he says ‘measuring everything', he is a breath of fresh air in a world where coaches use overly simple and vague instruction and outdated methods.   To get in touch with Steffan Instagram @steffanjones105 https://www.cricketstrength.com https://www.pacelab.co.uk

Hello and welcome to Bethel Evangelical Church in Gorseinon and thank you for checking out this weeks sermon recordings. The 14th of June saw us host another Sunday evening livestream via our Facebook page. We will publish the audio version here as normal each week for the duration of the pandemic (see above). This week, […]

Steffan Jones is a former professional fast bowler for Somerset, Northamptonshire, Kent, and Derbyshire County Cricket Clubs. As a graduate of Sports Science at Loughborough University, Steffan has always been driven to take ownership of improving his physical capabilities. This led him to do his own research on human performance, coaching himself to be the […] The post Steffan Jones on Speed, Power and Stiffness in Cricket Bowling appeared first on Robertson Training Systems.

Jarrod Kimber is joined by two-time Ashes winner Steve Harmison as they focus on the Indian Premier League. Following the news that India will remain in lockdown into May, they discuss the implications of this, and the importance of hosting the tournament. They are also joined by New Zealand spinner Ish Sodhi and Rajasthan Royals bowling consultant Steffan Jones. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Ex-Somerset bowler Steffan Jones talks to Charlie Taylor about his coaching career since retiring from county cricket. He's worked in the IPL, BBL and with England stars like Stuart Broad, Jofra Archer and Ben Stokes. He says players are not training in the right way for Championship cricket and it's affecting the quality of cricket being played. Also on this podcast, Charlie visits the new cricket facility at Millfield School in Street and Clare Stokes, who's from East Brent and wife of Ben, talks about a new ECB scheme to get children playing cricket which is coming to Somerset in the summer.

In this episode Gerry talks to two coaches who are experts in the field of building pitchers (Driveline Baseball Manager of Technical Development Rob Hill) and Cricket fast bowlers (Steffan Jones, Global Fast Bowling Expert) and how they use similar philosophies to develop insane rotational power, velocity and overall explosiveness in throwing athletes.To start, Rob and Steffan share their backgrounds on how they met and how both have found principles of the opposing sport to aid their athletes. They discuss the main similarities between pitching and fast bowling and the ways in which you can develop maximal velocity.From there, Gerry discusses some strength training principles and how they mesh with the throwing specific work, and Steffan and Rob also divulge how they have utilized strength training to build better throwers.All that and more on this episode!Support the show (http://www.challengerstrength.com)

“The question you should ask, by lifting 20 kilos more are they now improving their performance on the field?” “The guys who go out on the field and put their body’s on the line, those are the one’s that count, and we need to help them get better.” This episode of The Podcast is brought to you by Exxentric, the makers of the kBox and kPulley. Exxentric is the world leader in fly wheel training technology providing multiple pieces to fit your budget and needs to better serve your athletes. North American customers looking for more info should contact Andreas at andreas.ahlstrom@exxentric.com or 503-739-1391. All others, or to learn more about the kBox, kPulley and flywheel training, please go to their website at: https://exxentric.com/. Today we are joined by Steffan Jones to discuss the actual role of training when it comes to improving performance of fast bowlers. After a quick run down of how how he got where he is, including how his training as an athlete has driven him forward to some of his thoughts today, we dive right into what he seeing when it comes to improving bowling velocity. Steffan runs down the rabbit hole of how he evaluates his bowlers including what he looks at with jumps, and the role of different weighted throws, and how both drive the training for his athletes. This leads him into how he feels coaches need to be evaluated, and what his KPI is for his bowlers, and where he see’s in game data driving his training for his athletes. We finish off discussing the role of aerobic work, and why it has stood the test of time. Make sure to give him a follow on IG @steffanjones105 and check out his site https://cricketstrength.com! We are hoping to provide the best possible content for strength coaches with each of our shows. If feel this could provide value for anyone else in the strength and conditioning field please feel free to share. You can find sensational content just like this in The Strength Coach Network. As a member of The Strength Coach Networks, you can access over 200 hours of the highest-level lecture content just like this one for 48 hours for only $1. Follow the link below to sign up and use the code CVASPS at check out to get a 48 hour trial for only $1. Check out The Strength Coach Network Here! https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/cvasps/ #StrengthCoach, #StrengthAndConditioningCoach, #Podcast, #LearningAtLunch, #TheSeminar, #SportsTraining, #PhysicalPreparation, #TheManual, #SportTraining, #SportPerformance, #HumanPerformance, #StrengthTraining, #SpeedTraining, #Training, #Coach, #Performance, #Sport, #HighPerformance, #VBT, #VelocityBasedTraining, #TriphasicTraining, #Plyometrics

Former Somerset player Steffan Jones speaks to Charlie about his experience in the Indian Premier League with the Rajasthan Royals. Somerset's Director of Cricket Andy Hurry reflects on defeat to Middlesex in the One Day Cup and Sophie Luff previews the women's county cricket season. Somerset Disabled Cricket Club says it now has enough players to fill two teams, and Somerset Visually Impaired Cricket Club start their season with a chance to win silverware on the first day! Plus Charlie catches up with Taylor Buller from Holford Cricket Club, who cycled to Lord's to raise money after their club was broken into. Image: Steffan Jones

Stress is something that most of us have to face on a regular occurrence, if not a daily struggle. What does the Bible have to say about it? How can God possibly offer hope into this situation? Steffan Jones was with us this morning, helping us see how God not only deals with the stress but also invites us to attend a banquet that He has put on.

Stress is something that most of us have to face on a regular occurrence, if not a daily struggle. What does the Bible have to say about it? How can God possibly offer hope into this situation? Steffan Jones was with us this morning, helping us see how God not only deals with the stress but also invites us to attend a banquet that He has put on.

In this episode Ryan Blake chats modern day strength and conditioning jobs and working in elite tennis performance environments with Daz Drake. We ask him the questions we ask all our guests...Who are you? Where have you come from and what have you done along the way? What are your 3 top areas of interest? What are the 3 most valuable things you have learnt? Who are your 3 top influencers? What are your top 3 resources for information? What are your top 3 pieces of advice in life, exercise, sport and/or performance?Links mentioned in this episode:Daz Drake Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/apacoachdaz/Athletic Performance Academy | http://athleticperformanceacademy.co.ukEric Cressy | https://ericcressey.comMike Boyle | http://www.strengthcoach.comIan Jeffreys | https://www.southwales.ac.uk/courses/bsc-hons-strength-and-conditioning/829/meet-the-lecturer-professor-ian-jeffreys/Ben Haining | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-haining-96b26012b/Howard Green | http://www.hgreentennisfit.com/blog/Boxing Science | http://boxingscience.co.ukMatt Kuzdub | http://www.mattspoint.com/about/Steffan Jones | https://www.instagram.com/steffanjones105/?hl=enAlex Natera | https://twitter.com/alex_natera?lang=en

Today’s guest is former professional cricket and rugby player, and sports performance coach, Steffan Jones.  Steffan is a master, integrative trainer for fast-bowlers (“pitching” at up to 100mph in cricket, not rolling a 16lb ball at 10 pins), and has incorporated knowledge from the world’s top coaches to form a cutting edge system that yields massive improvements, and has applications for technical or strength coaches in any sport.  He is the owner of the website cricketstrength.com. Steffan is the former Somerset, Northamptonshire, Kent and Derbyshire fast bowler who forged a career out of getting the best out of himself physically.  He is an ex-pro cricketer of 20yrs, and is the last dual pro between rugby & cricket.  He is the leading coach in England on teaching and using heavy ball contrast training for fast bowler development.  When it comes to exercises for fast bowlers, Steffan is the go to coach. For those Americans listening to this show who don’t know much about Cricket, it is the 2nd to 3rd most popular sport in the world, depending on which stats you look at.  I love learning about new sports, how they are trained, and how we can integrate these ideas into our own training and coaching.  Fast-bowling is a complex skill that has facets of sprinting, javelin throw and baseball pitching, all rolled into one.  How Steffan coaches these athletes can be described as nothing short of a masterpiece. In the show today, Steffan Jones discusses ideas on isometric strength training for potentiation and skill development, integrating all forms of training into a singular model, general vs. specific strength, the role of ankle stiffness in fast bowling (and as a universal model), cueing, and more. For those track coaches listening to this, there are tons of implications for the javein throw event. Today’s episode is brought to you by SimpliFaster, supplier of high-end athletic development tools, such as the Freelap timing system, kBox, Sprint 1080, and more. Key Points: Steffan’s background as an athlete and as a performance coach for cricket Problems with early sport specialization Steffan’s usage of isometric training for development of fast-bowlers Integration of strength training and technical work for athletes Importance of ankle strength and rigidity in fast-bowling technique Oxidative bowling training The role and integration of general vs. specific strength in performance Thoughts on cueing and technical instruction Results Steffan is getting with his integrated model Quotes “Until preparation coaches are judged on on-field performances, sports performance is not going to increase, because they don’t have to.  They answer to the white board.  Strength is important, but to me it’s about reactivity and elastic ability.” “The best method of potentiation and training the CNS is isometrics.  It forms the first part of my skill stability model” “Those days are dying where you are just a technique coach, you are a tactical coach, you are an S&C coach.  They are all interlinked, you have to have knowledge of them all” “I overload technique, I make it harder, the ultimate thing for me is to achieve stability in the 3 main attractors of fast-bowling” “80% of (fast) bowling flaws in the world stem from back-foot contact” “Most bowlers need to eliminate muscle slack and become more elastic” “General strength is really important, it builds resiliency, robustness, structural integrity, and gives you a foundation to transfer power and bowl maximum velocity… it will give them the potential ability to bowl faster, but it’s not going to make them bowl quickly” “I’m a big fan of weighted ball bowling” “Clusters is a big part (of training) so I would do 3 rep clusters, a heavy isometric incline bench press for 4 seconds, I would walk and bowl a heavy cricket ball, and then walk back and do that 6 times, so that’s really specific.