Si Nainby talks in-depth to Jamie Taylor PhD.

Jamie is the former head of Academy at Leicester Tigers and now working with Grey Matters as a Senior Coach Developer and the English Institute of Sport as the coaching and curriculum lead. He is a Coach, Coach Developer and Researcher in Coaching Science with a particular focus on Talent Development.

@jattaylor
https://twitter.com/jattaylor

In this podcast we discuss:

Part I: Psycho-behavioural Characteristics of Developing Excellence - the mental traits and states that underpin Talent Development

• Why are they important? Jamie discusses his research showing how a lack of mental skills was a key factor in players who were expected to make it to the top but didn't
• How PCDEs can be used to evaluate Players' needs analysis
• Practical Implementation of PCDEs

Part II: Deep Dive on Coach Development

Jamie's reflections on his early Coaching & Teaching career - the importance of declarative and procedural knowledge

• How his early mentors supported him via challenging him
• The importance of "Why?" in appraising & implementing methods & knowledge
• The value for Coaches in Teacher training
• Developing Professional Judgement & Decision Making as a Coach
• Cognitive Load Theory

LINKS

The role of psychological characteristics in facilitating the pathway to elite performance. Part 1: Identifying
mental skills and behaviours
http://bit.ly/PCDEPart1

The Role of Psychological Characteristics in Facilitating the Pathway to Elite Performance Part 2: Examining Environmental and Stage-Related Differences in Skills and Behaviors
http://bit.ly/PCDEPart2

Talent Development: A Practitioner Guide - http://bit.ly/TalentDevTextBook

Coulda, Shoulda, Didnae - Why Don’t High ­Potential
Players Make it? http://bit.ly/CouldaShouldaDidnae

“I Didn't Make It, but…”: Deselected Athletes' Experiences of the Talent Development Pathway
http://bit.ly/DidntMakeItBut

Professional Judgement & Decision Making - http://bit.ly/PJDMPhd

Developing coaches’ professional judgement and decision making: Using the ‘Big 5’ http://bit.ly/Big5ReflectivePractice