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What Descartes and a puppy can teach us about the youth sport experience - a conversation with Sam Jarman
Sam Jarman is back and this time he is really challenging some of my conceptions of what we understand to be the reality of the youth...
Stuart Armstrong
Jun 12, 2019
147
Leaving behind "mushrooms of alternative pedagogy" - a second conversation with Craig Gunn
Gunny is back with his unique brand of effervescent coaching conversation. As always, Gunny is exploring all things engagement and coach...
Stuart Armstrong
Jun 5, 2019
117
Keep your eye on the ball (or don't...it's up to you) - a conversation with Ben Franks
Ben Franks is a researcher in skill acquisition at the University Campus in Football Business (UCFB) based at Wembley in London and he...
Stuart Armstrong
May 16, 2019
337
"Providing handrails not handcuffs" - a conversation with Olly Logan
Olly Logan is 'Analysis Lead' at British Swimming. This is a rather misleading title as it doesn't really do justice to the role that...
Stuart Armstrong
May 15, 2019
314
'Climbing Everest wearing a 'pac-a-mac' - a conversation (or is it a chat?) with Jamie &
It is hard to describe what Jamie Edwards does. It is probably most accurate to describe him as a 'performance coach'. He helps people to...
Stuart Armstrong
Mar 28, 2019
48
"Coaching is a mystery rather than a puzzle" - a conversation with Alex Twitchen
Alex Twitchen has spent all his life in coaching. It is something that he has been able to combine as a career and as a practitioner. He...
Stuart Armstrong
Feb 13, 2019
240
"I don't think you can go wrong if you give the players the tools to do it for themselves&q
Anastacia Long has had an amazing coaching journey! In this enthralling story (that is straight out of the Hollywood archives!) she tells...
Stuart Armstrong
Feb 13, 2019
194
Investigating the concept of 'adaptability within adaptability' - A conversation with Shawn
The Superbowl is coming this weekend!! As my excitement increases in the build up to the amazing global showcase of sporting endeavour...
Stuart Armstrong
Jan 31, 2019
137
Cultivating a motivational climate using Lego, 'Swelfies', and 'Mintyness' - a conversation with Sarah Kelleher
Sarah Kelleher is the Head Coach of the England U18 Girls Field Hockey team. She is one of the most creative and playful coaches that I...
Stuart Armstrong
Jan 23, 2019
306
"you learn the truth from a child or a crazy person" - a conversation with Chris Panayioto
Chris Panayiotou is the Global Technical Director for Rush Soccer, a worldwide soccer coaching network that has 50,000 players across the...
Stuart Armstrong
Jan 9, 2019
124
The Talent Equation Christmas Party featuring Ed Coughlan, Nick Levett, Dan Abrahams, Russell Earnsh
This week's podcast is the final one of 2018...hasn't the year flown by!! For this episode I asked some of the guests I have had on the...
Stuart Armstrong
Dec 19, 2018
156
"The resilient mind imagines hardship and prepares" - A conversation with Mark Bennett, Jo
This week's podcast is another experiment in sound recording. I am travelling in my car, Mark has just come out of the gym, Juan is in...
Stuart Armstrong
Dec 12, 2018
136
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