Episodios

  • #15 - Influence of being a parent-coach

    #15 - Influence of being a parent-coach
    Jul 14 2024

    In this episode I discuss findings from a chapter of my PhD research which looked at influences on the coach-created motivational environment.

    I discuss the challenges of coaching your own child, and implications for the quality of your coaching environment.

    Themes discussed include:

    - Hopes and fears for the parent-child relationship

    - Using your child as a coaching tool

    - Hypersensitivity as a parent-coach

    - Parenthood as coach education

    - Motivational theory as a means of understanding and directing coach behaviour

    - And more!


    Link to my PhD thesis here: STORRE: A qualitative multiple case study exploration of the antecedents of the interpersonal behaviours of youth football coaches in Scotland based on a self-determination theory framework (stir.ac.uk)

    DISCLAIMER: The views, thoughts, and opinions I express on the podcast are my own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of my employers. Similarly the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed by my guests do not represent my own as the host. The material and information presented here is for general information purposes only.

    Music - Winter Legacy. The Four Seasons, Antonio Vivaldi from White Records.

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  • #14 Adam Nichol - Influence within sport coaching

    #14 Adam Nichol - Influence within sport coaching
    Jul 14 2024

    In this episode I'm joined by Dr Adam Nichol, Assistant Professor in Sociology of Sport at Northumbria University, to discuss all things influence on and through coach behaviours, using both sociological and philosophical theory.


    Topics discussed include:

    - Unintended (non)influence of pedagogical practice

    - The ambiguous relationship between observed coaching behaviours and athlete outcomes based on systematic review

    - Critical realism as a means of understanding complex coaching reality

    - Noticing, norm circles, and orchestration within coaching

    - Sociological theory as a vital tool for understanding and directing coaches' work

    - And more!

    DISCLAIMER: The views, thoughts, and opinions I express on the podcast are my own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of my employers. Similarly the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed by my guests do not represent my own as the host. The material and information presented here is for general information purposes only.



    Examining the Relationships Between Coaching Practice and Athlete “Outcomes”: A Systematic Review and Critical Realist Critique in: International Sport Coaching Journal Volume 6 Issue 1 () (humankinetics.com) Full article: Coaching in the shadows: critically examining the unintended (non)influence of pedagogical practice (tandfonline.com)

    Music - Winter Legacy. The Four Seasons, Antonio Vivaldi from White Records.
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  • #13 Rob Gray - Clarifying constraints based coaching

    #13 Rob Gray - Clarifying constraints based coaching
    Jul 1 2024
    In this episode I'm joined by the world renowned constraints based coaching expert Rob Gray, Associate Professor in Human Systems at Arizona State University. We chat all things constraints, pitching the conversation a little above entry level to really get into more nuanced conversations on a widely used motor learning philosophy. Topics discussed include: - Misconceptions and misunderstandings around constraints based coaching - How to harness the person's characteristics as a constraint - Remembering and its distinction from memory in constraints based conversations - Sporting culture as a wider constraint to constraints based coaching - The method of experimentation to explain where skill acquisition recommendations come from, alongside the problem of bias in this field - And more! DISCLAIMER: The views, thoughts, and opinions I express on the podcast are my own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of my employers. Similarly the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed by my guests do not represent my own as the host. The material and information presented here is for general information purposes only. Music - Winter Legacy. The Four Seasons, Antonio Vivaldi from White Records.
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  • #12 Michael Tuohy - Managing people

    #12 Michael Tuohy - Managing people
    Jul 1 2024
    In this episode I'm joined by Michael Tuohy, Head of Girls' Football at Celtic Football Club. We chat about vision and operational planning, alongside Michael's experiences as a trophy winning First Team Coach at the club. Topics covered include: - Benefits of an academic background for evidence based, evaluative practice - Group reflection as a potent tool for coach development - Creating psychological safety with coaches - disabling posturing - Finding your anchor points as a coach to guide consistent practice - Navigating - and leading within - a constantly evolving landscape - Having an elite mentality in senior coaching - Setting internal narratives with players to combat external pressure - And more! DISCLAIMER: The views, thoughts, and opinions I express on the podcast are my own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of my employers. Similarly the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed by my guests do not represent my own as the host. The material and information presented here is for general information purposes only. Music - Winter Legacy. The Four Seasons, Antonio Vivaldi from White Records.
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  • #11 David Baird - Reprioritising fun in coaching

    #11 David Baird - Reprioritising fun in coaching
    Jul 1 2024
    In this episode I'm joined by David Baird, creator of Scoreboard Soccer. We look at fun in coaching - it isn't always present, but should be! Topics discussed include: - Play and STRUCTURED player autonomy as gateways to enhanced motivation - Confusion at 'fun nights' and persistent attendance as proof of effective coaching - Fun as a central reference point, rather than add on, for effective practice - The need to get good at a strategy before legitimately assessing its effectiveness - Soccer scoreboard as a mastery focused, reward based use of fun and competition that's transferrable across ages, stages, and sports. - And much more! Link to David's Scoreboard Soccer book: Scoreboard Soccer: Creating the Environment to Develop Young Players: Amazon.co.uk: Baird, David, Keegan, Kevin: 9781782552321: Books DISCLAIMER: The views, thoughts, and opinions I express on the podcast are my own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of my employers. Similarly the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed by my guests do not represent my own as the host. The material and information presented here is for general information purposes only. Music - Winter Legacy. The Four Seasons, Antonio Vivaldi from White Records.
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  • #10 Cesar Torres - A defence of competition in youth sports

    #10 Cesar Torres - A defence of competition in youth sports
    Jul 1 2024
    In this episode I'm joined by Professor Cesar Torres, a sport philosopher and historian from SUNY Brockport university in the USA. Cesar offers an alternative way of viewing and using competition when working with young sport participants, that contrasts with the popular villainisation of competition in youth sport circles. Topics covered include: - Zero-sum cultures that damage the reputation of competition as a training tool and create contradictive reforms - Losing and winning as dirty words in contemporary youth coaching - why? - Mutualism and interpretivism as a viewpoint for championing competition as a gateway for development and shared pursuit of excellence among youth - Fostering agency, character, and community ethos through competition - And more! Link to Cesar's work: De-emphasizing Competition in Organized Youth Sport: Misdirected Reforms and Misled Children: Journal of the Philosophy of Sport: Vol 34 , No 2 - Get Access (tandfonline.com) DISCLAIMER: The views, thoughts, and opinions I express on the podcast are my own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of my employers. Similarly the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed by my guests do not represent my own as the host. The material and information presented here is for general information purposes only. Music - Winter Legacy. The Four Seasons, Antonio Vivaldi from White Records.
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  • #09 Timothy Jones - The contemporary coach developer

    #09 Timothy Jones - The contemporary coach developer
    Jun 4 2024
    In this episode I'm joined by multi-continent coach developer and now PhD candidate Timothy Jones to discuss, among other things, a paper he recently published wherein he offers a systematic review of what we currently know about the modern day coach developer and the contemporary issues they face. Topics include: - Who is the coach developer, what do they do, and how do they do it? - Managing power and expectation in the coach developer-coach learner relationship - Differences in coach development vs coaching - Coach developer training and contradictions for learner centred interventions - And more! Link to paper: The “Face” of Coach Development: A Systematic Review of the Role of the Coach Developer in: International Sport Coaching Journal Volume 11 Issue 1 (2023) (humankinetics.com) DISCLAIMER: The views, thoughts, and opinions I express on the podcast are my own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of my employers. Similarly the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed by my guests do not represent my own as the host. The material and information presented here is for general information purposes only. Music - Winter Legacy. The Four Seasons, Antonio Vivaldi from White Records.
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  • #08 Why effective coach reflection NEEDS reflexivity

    #08 Why effective coach reflection NEEDS reflexivity
    Jun 1 2024
    In this episode, I explore the profound importance of reflexivity within any reflective conversation a coach has where the intention is see clearly and get better. It's crucial for coaches to continuously fact-check their own conclusions on events, by recognising personal bias, which if left unchecked, can undermine effortful reflection. DISCLAIMER: The views, thoughts, and opinions I express on the podcast are my own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of my employers. Similarly the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed by my guests do not represent my own as the host. The material and information presented here is for general information purposes only. Music - Winter Legacy. The Four Seasons, Antonio Vivaldi from White Records.
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