In episode 33, we have Gillian Jackson. Gillian is a Neighborhood leader/senior coordinator at the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation, whose mission is to create opportunities for under-resourced youth of the Greater Philadelphia Region to prosper in life.

Gillian comes on the podcast here to talk about what she is currently doing with the foundation, how hockey saved her life, and how YOU can give back

For more information on the foundation: https://sniderhockey.org/

To get in contact with Gillian: gjackson@sniderhockey.org

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In episode 32, we have Jean Cote on the podcast to talk about transformational leadership and coaching. Jean is a Professor and researcher in the areas of children in sport, coaching, sports expertise, and positive youth development. He works in the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies at Queens University in Canada. He has also published quite a bit of research in the area of sport, one of which is the idea of Transformational Coaching and Leadership.

Reach out to Jean:

Email: jc46@queensu.ca

X: @jeancote46

Learn more about Transformational Leadership:

Webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWTsPcaebKo

Applying transformational leadership theory to coaching research in youth sport: A systematic literature review: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1612197X.2016.1189948

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In episode 31, we examine recent research on who makes it to the NHL early, on time, or late developers. To have this discussion, we have John Lind on the podcast. John is the Head of Education and Research for the Swedish Ice Hockey Association. John worked firsthand on this research project and shared his insights on their process, what they learned, and how we can use this data for future projects.

To get in contact with John: john.lind@swehockey.se

Resources discussed:

The Research: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-023-01985-z

Khamis–Roche method Calculator: https://www.calculator.net/height-calculator.html