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As a professional sportsman I always had drive for learning how to become better at what I did. Combining this with a great passion for helping people I realised this is where my dreams lead.

Athlete 1st helps people develop athletically and to learn to become better at your sport. Whatever your level or sporting prowess I can teach you to move with greater efficiency and co-ordination. I will lay the foundation for you to become a better athlete so ultimately you will become a better sports person.
Liam Colbon - Head Coach
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I started working with Liam nearly 6 months ago and started seeing marked improvements in my performance within a couple of weeks, with hockey coaches commenting on how much faster and stronger I had suddenly become.

Liam has motivated me to take my training more seriously but at the same time keeps each session fun whilst working hard.

Sarah Jackson - England Hockey U18s Captain
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Athlete1st Page dedicated to display all my athletes hard work. Coach ex professional Rugby player Liam Colbon @mytpi certified athlete1st.co.uk

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Happy 2020 everyone! Today I’m excited to officially announce that we have opened the doors to our very own Athlete1st training facility located at Yew Tree Farm in Alderley Edge, Cheshire. This facility and performance centre will strive to create a welcoming, athlete centred environment. It will be non elitist and provide all athletes regardless of age, gender, stage of development and aspirations a place to train and develop to achieve the best results. I will be forever grateful to those that have contributed in helping me embark on the next chapter of my coaching career and getting me personally to this point with Athlete1st. I’d like to thank my current and past clients, coaches and mentors and last but not least my family and wife Sarah. Thank you. I look forward to welcoming you all to the official open day being held on the 18th of January. More information on this event to follow shortly.
Today was my last class session @pepperroadfitness 5am alarm for a 6.15am class start virtually every Tuesday morning for over 4 years. Thank you to all the members who have participated. Some like me virtually every week. Too many names to mention and I’d be too worried to miss anyone out, although you know you you are anyway. Thank you. @aw.performance.coaching @fitnessbyflood thanks for letting me be a part of your gym. No micro managing here, you’ve just let me do my own thing. Steve And Julie thank you for all your help, support and not completely going mental at me for leaving coffee cups everywhere 😬 Fellow colleagues past and present @paul_mitten @sarahbpt.19 @trainwithnush @thebonafidept @im_rio_21 @samwoodallfitness thank you for your time it’s been great to watch everyone in the room share ideas and grow together. Best of luck for 2020 and beyond. Lastly thank you to all my athletes and parents bringing those athletes to the gym. I really couldn’t of asked for anyone better. Thanks for your patience with me often chaotic ways. Ps Sian thanks for always supplying the music I’m still composing that playlist 4 years later 😂 And Jannie thank you for the homemade bread. 😃 Will post at a later date where I’m going but I feel it’s right to firstly highlight @pepperroadfitness and all you’ve done for myself and my family. The transition from being a full time athlete to a business owner/coach has been made all the easier by all of your support and I’ll be forever grateful. Happy Xmas period and new year to all concerned.
Before I even have chance to make a post about golfer @tom.rowson producing a great round of a 69 gross he goes and does it again today. (He even called it in our session together yesterday). Thomas (16) 1st started training with me around 3 years ago, this was following a lower back stress fracture sustained from bowling in cricket. This was successfully managed and rehabbed by Angie @physiofitcheshire I remember at the time I didn’t have any time spots free in the evening. I made a suggestion of 6.30am before school for 30 mins so we could get started. I thought he and his mum would look at me like I was mad but unknown to me Thomas and his sister have a background in swimming. They start far earlier than that so he said yes. After 3/4 weeks of those early starts we found a time that worked in the evenings or weekends. One weekend he even lost a bet with @aw.performance.coaching On a football score. The loser had to bring the other 6 donuts. Toms lost and Alan and I forgot about it. True to his word 2 weeks later Alan got his donuts 🍩 (always been one of Alan’s favourites since 😂) He’s gone from strength to strength. At 1st the sessions where very general working on Toms strength and conditioning. Then 18 months ago Thomas started to take his golf more seriously and dropped the cricket. He asked the sessions to be aimed at facilitating his golf and his Dad Gary joined him to start training also. (Just so people are aware 80/90% of the training content remained the same despite this focus switch, the basics are the basics despite your sport in my opinion). In the last 18 months he has progressed from a 28 handicap to a 6 with it soon to be lower again. Anyone who plays golf knows what a great feat this is. Well done Thomas to you and your golf coach for making such great progress so far. Thank you for letting me part of the journey. Ps in the middle of all that Thomas has managed to get my @superspeedgolf Sticks in 2 trees and 1 garden 100ft away, destroy a monitor through hitting it, the joys of teaching speed then reigning it in afterwards 😂 @mytpi
Great day in London @redbulluk coaching forum. Thank you @therealconehead for the invitation to listen to the stories of some awesome action sports athletes. So far away from what I know and have done all my life. It was a real pleasure to listen to all the athletes take on preparation, failure, why they participate and their journey to get to where they are now. Great to catch up with @ben_fildes @olympus_training49 @da_training_and_performance @roarsz @strengthfactory_coach @cristaljonesperformance @ricmoylan @christombs71 @deanfouache again.
Great to see @tomwatson08 start to see some rewards for all the efforts he has been putting in this past 18 months. Today he won the Victory Trophy. Virtually every Saturday morning he travels from my home town in Wigan to @pepperroadfitness to train. Starting at 8am. I’ve known tom and his dad Greg for a long time, they are members of my home town golf club @deanwoodgolf where my dad, brothers and I were also members. You’d be hard pressed to find someone with a higher work ethic than @greggolf7. You apply that work ethic to your natural talent tom you’ll give yourself every chance. Well done Tom, Greg and his coach @garethbensongolf on what’s hopefully the first of many big wins. Ps Tom I hope you’ve got your dad a good Father’s Day present sorted mate. 💪
When I told @sarahcolbon I wanted to come to Tampa with @supplepanther to see @thekneesovertoesguy @athletic_truth_group and do @kinstretch with @hunterfitness @mosesbernard @coachzachdeck (thanks guys best weekend course I’ve been on, very relaxed and welcoming environment) course she looked at me like I was mad, and I probably am. Ben, @mr1nf1n1ty Thanks for your time you’re true gents and great coaches. This was more than just a cpd trip in my eyes it was a continuation of a decision I made this year. That decision was to continually take myself out of my comfort zone and learn new things. This is not only to increase my coaching knowledge to pass on to my athletes but to also to experience again how hard skill acquisition actually is. You forget how hard it is to actually learn new skills, overcome adversity, persevere, even laugh at yourself for being awful and bottom of the class. You forget how that feels and how much reward you can then get from overcoming these fears/obstacles. If I am going to continue to develop as a coach it won’t be the accumulation of knowledge that will solely be responsible for it. In my opinion it will be in how that information is then processed, delivered, accepted and Actioned upon. Can I relate in some capacity to what my athlete is experiencing. This is why my time spent with @therealconehead On his mentoring programme has and will be so valuable moving forward. If you read all that you’re as mad as I am. Thanks America loved every minute ☀️👍💪

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