Episode #049  sees myself, and Karen Roberts Castle OLY, Head of Performance Operations at the British Judo Association discuss:

  • Mutual benefits vs mutual gains
  • Baseline understandings
  • Coach development and mentorship
  • The power of conversations, and everyday communication
  • Layered approaches
  • Generating ideas
  • Compassion, understanding, and support
  • Cultural behaviours 
  • Provoking thinking, and exploring topics
  • Fundamental requirements to fix your oxygen 
  • Active listening
  • The role of the coach as the heart
  • Group dynamics and behaviours 
  • Individual aspects
  • The environments we create
  • Interactions with others

I hope you all enjoy this conversation

The Athlete Welfare Podcast x Fin Kelly x Karen Roberts Castle OLY