Podcast - Episode 5 - How to use flow to develop talent - Kendal McWade - Part 1

In this 2 part episode, I talk to a genuine master practitioner, Kendal McWade. Kendal is a golf coach who works with some of the most able young players in England as a regional coach for England Golf. Kendal founded 'Instinctive Golf' several years ago after searching for answers to his own golf improvement misery and a desire to try and find another way.

His methods and his approach are truly captivating and this episode was a genuine eye opener for me.

In the episode we cover...

- How becoming a different approach that was not standard instruction nearly ruined him

- Why throwing golf clubs is a good way to get better

- Who is Kendal's mentor and the things you can learn from him - The difference between 'technique out' versus 'environment in' coaching approaches - How a focus on performance can get in the way of developing skill. - How to help athletes to reach a flow state while in training.

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Podcast Episode 4 - The war on drills - 'Peace Talks'

I this episode I respond to some of the criticism I received from some quarters of the academic community for my recent podcast episode 'The War on Drills'. In the podcast I explain the rationale behind this stance and challenge several of the accusations that have been levelled at me since posting it.

I make reference to the 'funnel of variability' again in this podcast and a number of you have contacted me to find out more about this. I will be running a webinar on this on Friday 29th April.

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Podcast episode 2 - Winning with parents

In this episode I chat with my good friend and co host Nick Levett about the challenges of being a coach and managing the behaviour of parents.

In the cast we cover a lot including:

- Using humour as a tool to manage behaviour

- A neat way to get the kids to provide the feedback to the parents

- How to use the induction meeting to set expectations

- How a supermarket can be your best tool

- A nifty way to get the parents to manage their own behaviour

In the cast I mention a document that I have created to manage parental expectation and establish boundaries. I will send that out separately to subscribers to the podcast and my email list. Sign up to the newsletter here.