Sport coaching is tough, and we need support. Labours of Sport Coaching combines academic research with professional expertise to address today’s most pressing coaching challenges. Join me, Dr. Mark Carroll, your host, along with esteemed guests, as we focus on key topics such as motivation, pedagogy, leadership, professional development, and more. Every conversation reflects the show’s four core pillars—research, experience, disruption, and inspiration—ensuring uniquely valuable insights th ...
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In this podcast, I speak to various stakeholders from across the globe about the development of effective coaching cultures, pedagogies, and practices through the utilization of Positive Pedagogy as described by Richard Light in his 2017 book, Positive pedagogy for sport coaching: Athlete-centred coaching for individual sports. Since this time, two more editions of the book have been published, with the most recent publication coming on July 8th, 2020.
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Effective children's coaching, with Peter Sturgess
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THE SELF-DETERMINED COACH NEWSLETTER LAUNCHING FEB 2025! SIGN UP: https://laboursofsportcoaching.beehiiv.com/subscribe In this episode, I speak with former English FA national lead children's coach Peter Sturgess about the nuances of coaching children's sport, with our conversation emphasising the importance of adapting the game to fit the developm…
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Myths of motivating athletes - Guest appearance on Rugby Coach Weekly
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THE SELF-DETERMINED COACH NEWSLETTER LAUNCHING FEB 2025! SIGN UP: https://laboursofsportcoaching.beehiiv.com/subscribe AUDIO OF MY APPEARANCE ON RUGBY COACH WEEKLY. CHECK OUT THIS PODCAST FOR GREAT GUESTS AND INSIGHTS! Podcasts - Rugby Coach Weekly In this conversation, Dan Cottrell and I explore the complexities of motivation in sport coaching. I …
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How FREE AI tools can enhance your coaching today
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THE SELF-DETERMINED COACH NEWSLETTER LAUNCHING FEB 2025! SIGN UP: https://laboursofsportcoaching.beehiiv.com/subscribe In this episode, I discusses the potential of free AI tools for coaches, explaining the importance of early adoption and suggesting some ways free AI - using Chat GPT as a case example - can enhance coaching practice, even within i…
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The hidden dimension of motivational coach behaviour
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THE SELF-DETERMINED COACH NEWSLETTER LAUNCHING FEB 2025! SIGN UP: https://laboursofsportcoaching.beehiiv.com/subscribe In this episode, I discuss the intricacies of motivational coach behavior, emphasising the importance of understanding all - rather than just some - categories of behaviour. I explore the dimensions of autonomy, competence, and rel…
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Mark Williams - Debunking myths in skill learning and performance
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THE SELF-DETERMINED COACH NEWSLETTER LAUNCHING FEB 2025! SIGN UP: https://laboursofsportcoaching.beehiiv.com/subscribe In this episode, Professor Mark Williams and I discuss discuss several myths surrounding skill learning and performance in sports, and what the practical implications are for sport coaches looking to support athletes. We explore th…
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Leveraging social media as a sport coach, with Temisan Williams
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THE SELF-DETERMINED COACH NEWSLETTER LAUNCHING FEB 2025! SIGN UP: https://laboursofsportcoaching.beehiiv.com/subscribe In this episode I'm joined by Temisan Williams, founder of Coach Accelerator, to discuss the importance of social media for coaches. We explore how coaches can leverage platforms like LinkedIn and X to build their personal brand, n…
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Skill Acquisition Specialists FOR coaches, with Shawn Myszka
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THE SELF-DETERMINED COACH NEWSLETTER LAUNCHING FEB 2025! SIGN UP: https://laboursofsportcoaching.beehiiv.com/subscribe In this episode, I'm joined by Shawn Myszka to discuss the emergence of a new member of sport coaches' multidisciplinary team within a high performance setting. The skill acquisition specialist. We use Shawn's recent introductory p…
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Movement first skill learning, with Robert Francis
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THE SELF-DETERMINED COACH NEWSLETTER LAUNCHING FEB 2025! SIGN UP: https://laboursofsportcoaching.beehiiv.com/subscribe In this episode I'm joined by founder of Movement Mojo, Robert Francis, to discuss why sport coaches should consider the benefits of movement-centric learning for the attainment of sport-specific skills. Take a leaf from strength a…
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What to expect on this podcast.Av Mark James Carroll
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Fostering engagement in coach education, with Kurt Lindley
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THE SELF-DETERMINED COACH NEWSLETTER LAUNCHING FEB 2025! SIGN UP: https://laboursofsportcoaching.beehiiv.com/subscribe In this episode I'm joined by Kurt Lindley, founder of Be More Learning and Development, to discuss how coach educators - through the help of learning science - can create more meaningful experiences for coaches. Be More Learning a…
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Andrew Abraham - Ethics in coaching beyond legality
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THE SELF-DETERMINED COACH NEWSLETTER LAUNCHING FEB 2025! SIGN UP: https://laboursofsportcoaching.beehiiv.com/subscribe In this episode I'm joined by Dr Andrew Abraham, head of subject in sport coaching and physical education at Leeds Beckett University. We discuss the tricky and perhaps over bracketed topic of ethics in coaching. Sign up to Labours…
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Kevin Nicol - Providing structure within tactics
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THE SELF-DETERMINED COACH NEWSLETTER LAUNCHING FEB 2025! SIGN UP: https://laboursofsportcoaching.beehiiv.com/subscribe In this episode I'm joined by Kevin Nicol, Manager of Mjøndalen who compete in Obos Ligaen, the second tier of the Norwegian football pyramid. We discuss the connections between Kevin's lived experience of senior performance coachi…
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Learning from esport COACHING, with Matthew Watson
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THE SELF-DETERMINED COACH NEWSLETTER LAUNCHING FEB 2025! SIGN UP: https://laboursofsportcoaching.beehiiv.com/subscribe In this episode I chat with Matthew Watson, a coach and PhD researcher in Esport Coaching. We use our time together to explore and discuss the interesting, growing, but not overly dissimilar coaching domain of Esports. Matthew's pa…
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Sport coaches' self-care, with Richard Husseiny
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THE SELF-DETERMINED COACH NEWSLETTER LAUNCHING FEB 2025! SIGN UP: https://laboursofsportcoaching.beehiiv.com/subscribe In this episode I'm joined by Richard Husseiny, a performance coach for support staff in sport, and founder of Men Behind Sport. In this episode we discuss the sport coach as a performer, and person, with their own important suppor…
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Sport coaching for social change, with Mark Adams
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THE SELF-DETERMINED COACH NEWSLETTER LAUNCHING FEB 2025! SIGN UP: https://laboursofsportcoaching.beehiiv.com/subscribe In this episode I'm joined by Mark Adams, a social inclusion officer at Glasgow City Council, to discuss how coaches can mould better citizens and stronger individuals within their practice. Sign up to Labours of Sport Coaching - T…
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Russell Earnshaw - Entrepreneurship in sport coaching
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THE SELF-DETERMINED COACH NEWSLETTER LAUNCHING FEB 2025! SIGN UP: https://laboursofsportcoaching.beehiiv.com/subscribe In this episode I'm joined by independent coach and coach developer Russell Earnshaw to discuss launching your own business within sport coaching, and making it a success. Russell's The Magic Academy podcast Sign up to Labours of S…
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Neural activity in expert performance, with Laura Carey
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THE SELF-DETERMINED COACH NEWSLETTER LAUNCHING FEB 2025! SIGN UP: https://laboursofsportcoaching.beehiiv.com/subscribe In this episode I'm joined by Dr Laura Carey, Sport Psychologist and Lecturer at UWS, to discuss her latest paper which reveals the neural pathology of successful vs unsuccessful putting performance among expert golfers. Laura's pa…
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Influence of being a parent-coach
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THE SELF-DETERMINED COACH NEWSLETTER LAUNCHING FEB 2025! SIGN UP: https://laboursofsportcoaching.beehiiv.com/subscribe In this episode I discuss findings from a chapter of my PhD research which looked at influences on the coach-created motivational environment. The chapter in question explores the challenges of coaching your own child, and implicat…
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Influence within sport coaching, with Adam Nichol
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THE SELF-DETERMINED COACH NEWSLETTER LAUNCHING FEB 2025! SIGN UP: https://laboursofsportcoaching.beehiiv.com/subscribe 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. A…
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Rob Gray - Clarifying constraints based coaching
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THE SELF-DETERMINED COACH NEWSLETTER LAUNCHING FEB 2025! SIGN UP: https://laboursofsportcoaching.beehiiv.com/subscribe 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…
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A defence of competition in youth sports, with Cesar Torres
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THE SELF-DETERMINED COACH NEWSLETTER LAUNCHING FEB 2025! SIGN UP: https://laboursofsportcoaching.beehiiv.com/subscribe 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 parti…
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Reprioritising fun in coaching, with David Baird
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THE SELF-DETERMINED COACH NEWSLETTER LAUNCHING FEB 2025! SIGN UP: https://laboursofsportcoaching.beehiiv.com/subscribe 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! David's book Sign up to Labours of Sport Coaching - The Self-Determined Coach Newsletter:…
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Managing people, with Michael Tuohy
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THE SELF-DETERMINED COACH NEWSLETTER LAUNCHING FEB 2025! SIGN UP: https://laboursofsportcoaching.beehiiv.com/subscribe 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. Sign up …
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The contemporary coach developer, with Timothy Jones
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THE SELF-DETERMINED COACH NEWSLETTER LAUNCHING FEB 2025! SIGN UP: https://laboursofsportcoaching.beehiiv.com/subscribe 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 t…
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Why effective coach reflection needs reflexivity
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THE SELF-DETERMINED COACH NEWSLETTER LAUNCHING FEB 2025! SIGN UP: https://laboursofsportcoaching.beehiiv.com/subscribe In this episode, I discuss the profound importance of reflexivity within any reflective conversation a coach has where the intention is see clearly and get better. Sign up to Labours of Sport Coaching - The Self-Determined Coach Ne…
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Transformational coaching with disadvantaged groups, with Jordan Donnelly
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THE SELF-DETERMINED COACH NEWSLETTER LAUNCHING FEB 2025! SIGN UP: https://laboursofsportcoaching.beehiiv.com/subscribe In this episode I'm joined by Dr Jordan Donnelly, Lecturer in Sport Development at UWS, to discuss his research into the application of transformational leadership and education on trauma when coaching disadvantaged groups. Jordan'…
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A critical view on theming your sessions - who is it for?
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THE SELF-DETERMINED COACH NEWSLETTER LAUNCHING FEB 2025! SIGN UP: https://laboursofsportcoaching.beehiiv.com/subscribe In this musing, I discuss the pros and cons of themes within your game based sessions. I like themes, but feel they can be problematic and are often used uncritically, preventing us as coaches from focusing on what really matters p…
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Gordon MacLelland - Working with parents
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THE SELF-DETERMINED COACH NEWSLETTER LAUNCHING FEB 2025! SIGN UP: https://laboursofsportcoaching.beehiiv.com/subscribe In this episode I'm joined by Gordon MacLelland from Working with Parents in Sport, to discuss strategies for enhancing relationships between coaches and parents. Working with Parents in Sport Sign up to Labours of Sport Coaching -…
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Colum Cronin - Coaching as a caring enterprise
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THE SELF-DETERMINED COACH NEWSLETTER LAUNCHING FEB 2025! SIGN UP: https://laboursofsportcoaching.beehiiv.com/subscribe In this episode I'm joined by Dr Colum Cronin, Senior Lecturer in Physical Education and Sport Coaching at Liverpool John Moores University, to discuss all things care in coaching. Colum's book Sign up to Labours of Sport Coaching …
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Francisco De Sa Fardilha - Fostering creativity through coaching
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THE SELF-DETERMINED COACH NEWSLETTER LAUNCHING FEB 2025! SIGN UP: https://laboursofsportcoaching.beehiiv.com/subscribe In this episode I'm joined by Dr Francisco De Sa Fardilha, FC Bayern Munich Women's Technical Director. We discuss the findings of a systematic review Francisco conducted on creativity in sport, while exploring how his investigatio…
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Craig Clark - Breaking through in senior coaching
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THE SELF-DETERMINED COACH NEWSLETTER LAUNCHING FEB 2025! SIGN UP: https://laboursofsportcoaching.beehiiv.com/subscribe In this episode I'm joined by Craig Clark, men's First Team Coach at Kilmarnock FC. We chat about Craig's coaching journey to date, exploring the challenges he's faced and the principles and skills he has developed to keep moving o…
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Social Media for Professional Development in Physical Education & Sport Pedagogy
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This podcast episode is a diversion from the positive pedagogy theme but it covers an important topic - social media. The episode guests (including myself) overview a recent special issue on the use of social media as professional development in HPE by myself and two of my co-authors/editors. The special issue had 6 articles plus an intro and concl…
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A move towards reconceptualizing direct instruction in sport coaching pedagogy
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In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Edward Cope from Loughborough University to discuss his paper with Professor Christopher Cushion titled: A move towards reconceptualizing direct instruction in sport coaching pedagogy. Ed and I discuss what direct instruction is, how it has become something that has negative connotations associated with it in spo…
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Dr. Stephen Harvey interviewed by Coach Rafa Simões
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In this episode, I am sharing an interview that was conducted with me by Coach Rafa Simões for his Coaches Talk podcast (see: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH7PNgEIUnjghcKbICJfZyg). We talk about my background growing up and why I got into coaching, my passion for coaching, as well as my journey as an academic researcher, which has taken me from…
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This episode is based on my interview with Dean Renee Middleton for the "Book Talks with the Dean" series in the Patton College of Education here at Ohio University. We talk about the concept of Positive Pedagogy, the content of the second edition of the Positive Pedagogy for Sport Coaching book, how it extended the work of the first edition of the…
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Reflections on using Positive Pedagogy
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In this episode, I gathered together some 'soundbites' from Ohio University Masters in Coaching Education Students who had just spent a week on campus and six weeks prior to that learning about the features of Positive Pedagogy, At the end of the podcast I also get into a short discussion with Richard Light and Nick Hill, who have both previously b…
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Professor Richard Light - Founder of Positive Pedagogy for Sport Coaching
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In this episode I am joined by Professor Richard Light, the founder of Positive Pedagogy for Sport Coaching. Professor Light works at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. His early work was in the sociology of sport with a focus on culture and embodied learning but over the past decade he has drawn on this work to inform a dis…
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Learning when to ask & when to tell w'Dr. Ashley Allanson
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In this episode, I speak to Dr. Ashley Allanson who currently works as a Lecturer in Sports Coaching Education in the Department of Recreation & Sport Pedagogy at Ohio University, USA. He is originally from England where he was professional soccer player for Hull City Tigers FC and Scunthorpe United FC. After his playing career, Ashley attended the…
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Making Strength and Conditioning Fun w'Charles Schultz
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Charles Schultz first coached as a college athlete at summer baseball camps and at Pickerington High School Central, Ohio, USA, from 2015. He is now a local gym owner and varsity assistant coach for softball in Pickerington. His positive experiences of athlete-centred coaching in elementary school basketball and high school baseball led him to work…
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Using Positive Pedagogy in Volleyball w'Laura Costa Dos Santos
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In this episode, I talk with Laura Costa Dos Santos who is currently an Assistant Volleyball Coach at Ohio University. Laura graduated with a masters in coaching education from Ohio University in 2018 after previously playing volleyball at the University of Illinois and working as a coach at Oregon State University and Bowling Green State Universit…
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Positive Pedagogy Meets Performance Science w'Mike Young
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In this episode, I speak to Dr. Mike Young who is Director of Performance and Research at Athletic Lab and is a world-renowned expert in the field of speed development and conditioning for sport. As well as owning his own facility, Mike has experiences working in Performance Science at the highest level, mainly in track and field and soccer context…
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Learning to teach/coach with game-based pedagogies w'Dr. Adrian Turner
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In this episode I talk with Dr. Adrian Turner from Bowling Green State University (BGSU) in the USA. Adrian is an educator that had been using game-based pedagogies since the 1980's and was responsible for a number of early research studies on its impact on student learning in physical education. At BGSU Adrian leads courses where he teaches physic…
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Stepping Back w'Dr. Ajit Korgaoker & Dr. Stuart Currie
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In this episode I chat with two professors from University of Tennessee St Martin, Dr. Ajit Korgaoker (https://www.utm.edu/departments/hhp/AjitKorgaokar.php) and Dr. Stuart Currie (https://www.utm.edu/departments/hhp/StuartCurrie.php). Dr. Korgaoker and Dr. Currie currently work together on various projects including one for the US Soccer Foundatio…
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In this eposide I teamed up with fellow professor and podcaster Dr. Risto Marttinen to discuss a collaborative action research project with Dr. Pill and an Australian Rules Football Coach who enacted a Game Sense Approach to his coaching. The podcast explains what Game Sense is (which has similar features to PPed. We further discuss the differences…
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Player-centered coaching with Nick Hill
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In this episode I speak with Nick Hill. Nick is head coach/director of rugby of the Men’s Rugby Club at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). He took over the club in Fall, 2018. Hill has an impressive resume of international coaching experience from several different schools in the U.K. to schools and clubs in Chile. Along the way, there were se…
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Mark Egner is an Associate Head field hockey coach at William and Mary in Virginia, USA, but originally from Ireland. He has a background in education as an elementary school teacher in Ireland before taking up his current role. He also works with USA field hockey as Assistant Coach of the U17 women's team and as a coach education/developer. He is …
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In this brief introduction to the Positive Pedagogy for Sport Coaching Podcast, I explain what Positive Pedagogy is, why it's an important consideration for coaches, and how it works.
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