Welcome to Cardiff Metropolitan University Sport Coaching Podcast! In the first part of this episode, Dr Christian Edwards (Director of the Sport Coaching Hub) and Prof Robyn Jones (Professor of Sport and Social Theory) chatted with Dr Manuel Santos (Lecturer in Sport Coaching) about the origin of the Hub. Later, Manuel, Oli Lum (Lecturer in Sport Coaching) and Mike Castle (Learning Developer) sat down to introduce you to the podcast.


Croeso i Podlediad Hyfforddi Chwaraeon Prifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd! Yn rhan gyntaf y bennod hon, bu Dr Christian Edwards (Cyfarwyddwr yr Hyb Hyfforddi Chwaraeon) a’r Athro Robyn Jones (Athro Chwaraeon a Theori Gymdeithasol) yn sgwrsio â Dr Manuel Santos (Darlithydd mewn Hyfforddi Chwaraeon) am darddiad yr Hyb. Yn ddiweddarach, eisteddodd Manuel, Oli a Mike i lawr i'ch cyflwyno i'r podlediad.



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Mike Castle and Oli Lum interviewed Professor Robyn Jones (Professor of Sport and Social Theory). In this conversation, Robyn was kind enough to share some personal stories while looking at the field of Sport Coaching with his distinguishing critical gaze. He looked back at his first coaching experiences, took us back to Mississippi where he attained his doctoral degree, his time in Bath University and more recently, about the creation of the Doctorate in SC at Cardiff Metropolitan University.


Bu Mike Castle ac Oli Lum yn cyfweld â'r Athro Robyn Jones (Athro Chwaraeon a Theori Gymdeithasol). Yn y sgwrs hon, bu Robyn yn ddigon caredig i rannu rhai straeon personol wrth edrych ar faes Hyfforddi Chwaraeon gyda’i olwg feirniadol nodedig. Edrychodd yn ôl ar ei brofiadau hyfforddi cyntaf, aeth â ni yn ôl i Mississippi lle enillodd ei radd doethur, ei amser ym Mhrifysgol Caerfaddon ac yn fwy diweddar, am greu Doethuriaeth yn Hyfforddi Chwaraeon ym Mhrifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd.

Sport Coaching review: https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/rspc20
CRiC: https://cricsportcoaching.com/
Robyn's researchgate profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Robyn-Jones

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Mike Castle interviewed Dr Kerry Harris (Senior Lecturer in Sport Coaching and Director of Women’s Football) and Jen Larrick (doctoral candidate). With a vast experience in coaching Women’s Football, Kerry and Jen took us back to their first coaching experiences, shared their journey into academia, and their views on the current landscape of research in coaching and gender. Plus, they both deconstructed some common misconceptions about coaching female teams.

Bu Mike Castle yn cyfweld â Dr Kerry Harris (Uwch Ddarlithydd mewn Hyfforddi Chwaraeon a Chyfarwyddwr Pêl-droed Merched) a Jen Larrick (ymgeisydd doethurol). Gyda phrofiad helaeth o hyfforddi Pêl-droed Merched, aeth Kerry a Jen â ni yn ôl at eu profiadau hyfforddi cyntaf, gan rannu eu taith i'r byd academaidd, a'u barn ar y dirwedd bresennol o ymchwil ym maes hyfforddi a rhywedd. Hefyd, gwnaeth y ddau ddadadeiladu rhai camsyniadau cyffredin am hyfforddi Merched.

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Mike Castle interviewed Dr Sofia Santos (Senior Lecturer in Sport Coaching) and Catrina Nicholas-McLaughlin (WRU) about the Women in High Performance Coaching Programme (WHPCP). Sofia and Catrina shared their journeys into coaching and discussed the gendered issues present in the coaching realm. These served as the basis for the creation of the WHPCP, where Sofia shared her experience leading the programme, and Catrina provided her insight as a participant.

Bu Mike Castle yn cyfweld â Dr Sofia Santos (Uwch Ddarlithydd mewn Hyfforddi Chwaraeon) a Catrina Nicholas-McLaughlin (URC) am y Rhaglen Hyfforddi Merched Perfformiad Uwch (WHPCP). Rhannodd Sofia a Catrina eu teithiau i hyfforddi a thrafod y materion rhywedd sy'n bresennol ym myd hyfforddi. Roedd y rhain yn sail i greu’r WHPCP, lle rhannodd Sofia ei phrofiad yn arwain y rhaglen, a darparodd Catrina ei mewnwelediad fel cyfranogwr.

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Oli Lum sat down with Christian Edwards and Emlyn Lewis. Christian is the director of the SC Hub at Cardiff Met and the director of Football and Emlyn is a Lecturer in Sport Coaching at Cardiff Met. The interview revolved around Christian’s 2018 article, focused the use of humor in SC. During the episode, Christian explained how he sees humor as a sociological tool, and broke down the concept of ‘inclusionary putdowns’ while sharing some fun stories.

Eisteddodd Oil Lum i lawr gyda Christian Edwards ac Emlyn Jones. Christian yw cyfarwyddwr yr Hyb Hyfforddi Chwaraeon ym Met Caerdydd a chyfarwyddwr Pêl-droed ac mae Emlyn yn Ddarlithydd mewn Hyfforddi Chwaraeon ym Met Caerdydd. Roedd y cyfweliad yn ymwneud ag erthygl Christian 2018, gan ganolbwyntio ar y defnydd o hiwmor yn Hyfforddi Chwaraeon. Yn ystod y bennod, esboniodd Christian sut y mae'n gweld hiwmor fel arf cymdeithasegol, a chwalodd y cysyniad o 'ymyriadau cynhwysol' wrth rannu rhai straeon hwyliog.

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Mike Castle hosted Ellen Jones (Senior Lecturer in Performance Sport, Programme Director of Sport Physical Education and Health) and Ellie Lewis (Director and Head Coach of Tennis Squad). Ellen’s recent article on the narratives of women tennis coaches' careers informed this conversation, where our guests' personal journeys illustrated some of the structural issues discussed in thee paper.

Croesawodd Mike Castle Ellen Jones (‪Uwch Ddarlithydd mewn Perfformiad Chwaraeon, Cyfarwyddwr Rhaglen Chwaraeon, Addysg Gorfforol ac Iechyd) ac Ellie Lewis (Cyfarwyddwr a Phrif Hyfforddwr y Sgwad Tenis). Roedd erthygl ddiweddar Ellen ar yrfa hyfforddwyr Tennis Merched yn sail i’r sgwrs hon, lle’r oedd teithiau personol ein gwestai yn darlunio rhai o’r materion strwythurol a drafodwyd yn y papur.

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In this episode, both of our hosts sat with Dr. Gethin Thomas for a conversation about the work of Lev Vygsotky applied to Sports Coaching. With a shared interest in the work of Vygostky, they discussed some of the most relevant concepts of his work and implications for coaches, including: mediation, tools, language, ZPD, the more knowledgeable other and perishivani.

Yn y bennod hon, eisteddodd y ddau o'n gwesteiwr gyda Dr. Gethin Thomas am sgwrs am waith Lev Vygsotky ar Hyfforddi Chwaraeon. Gyda diddordeb a rennir yng ngwaith Vygostky, buont yn trafod rhai o gysyniadau mwyaf perthnasol ei waith a goblygiadau ar gyfer hyfforddwyr, gan gynnwys: cyfryngu, offer, iaith, ZPD, yr arall mwy gwybodus a perishivani.

Link to article: https://www.scielo.br/j/motriz/a/BXKcbtcHKFnjmnb5YVLT5MC/?lang=en

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In the first episode of season 2, Mike chats with returning guests Prof. Robyn Jones, Dr. Gethin Thomas and Dr. Charlie Corsby about their 2023 paper ‘Bordering, Connecting, and Dispelling within Sports Coaching: Erasing the Practitioner–Scholar Divide’. Here, they discuss traditional views about theory and practice, coaches anti-intellectualism and ways to bring practitioners and scholars together.

(Welsh description will be added soon)

Link to paper: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/13/9/201

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