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"We don't need more sports science, we need more sports humanity" - a conversation wit
Andrew Gillott describes himself as a Coach Developer. I would describe him as a genius learning architect. Andrew has been instrumental...
Stuart Armstrong
Dec 5, 2018
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Tackling a global inactivity pandemic with FUN!! - A conversation with Dr Amanda Visek
Dr Amanda Visek is a researcher from George Washington University in the U.S as well as being an active sports coach and someone who is...
Stuart Armstrong
Nov 28, 2018
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Transforming a whole sport system over a curry - a conversation with Scott McNeill
Scott McNeill is a Performance Coach Developer for GB Hockey, a Performance Director for the Canoe Association of Northern Ireland as...
Stuart Armstrong
Nov 21, 2018
320


Practice Design Academy - Navigator
Here is a new game that I created recently that is designed to challenge players abilities to move the ball into different areas of the...
Stuart Armstrong
Nov 16, 2018
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"The only time you will know you have done a good job is when they choose your nursing home!
Richard Shorter has spent his life committed to supporting families to improve their communication and relationship dynamics. He set us...
Stuart Armstrong
Nov 14, 2018
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New event - The Talent Equation Live in partnership with Stewart's Melville College
2019 promises to be a busy year of learning and development events. Not only do I have the 'Future of Coaching' event with John...
Stuart Armstrong
Oct 10, 2018
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Working with Parents in Sport - a conversation with Gordon MacLelland
It's Parents in Sport week!! A week dedicated to providing parents with support and guidance about how to have a positive sporting...
Stuart Armstrong
Oct 5, 2018
124


'Developing skill in a Fortnite Frenzy' - A second conversation with David Hinchliffe
David Hinchliffe is back...and this time he has a list of topics to talk about!! In this episode we cover a lot of ground including, why...
Stuart Armstrong
Sep 30, 2018
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"I want to make myself unnecessary" - a conversation with Peter Prickett
Peter Prickett is a coach that is passionate about the role that games can play in the child's sports experience. So much so that he has...
Stuart Armstrong
Sep 19, 2018
292


'Carving nature at her joints' - A conversation with Andrew Wilson
Andrew Wilson is a researcher from Leeds Beckett University in the UK who co writes about ecological psychology in a fascinating blog...
Stuart Armstrong
Aug 9, 2018
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What Dr Suess can teach us about developing creative players - A conversation with Dan Peterson &
Dan Peterson and Len Zaichowsky PhD have written a great book called 'The Playmaker's Advantage' that is full of practical information...
Stuart Armstrong
Aug 9, 2018
293


What the Blues Brothers would say about skill acquisition - A conversation with Dr Phil Kearney
Phil Kearney is a researcher, lecturer and coach. He is based at the University of Limerick in Ireland and is one of the 'Great...
Stuart Armstrong
Jul 19, 2018
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