My Energy Game: Recent Episodes
Mark Timmington
We are a sports psychology and energy company who want to Boost & lift the ENERGY in football, BY CONNECTING EVERY athlete TO THEIR true- SELF energy
'I AM more than an athlete I AM Myself'
Kate Shilland is Crystal Palace's Performance nutritionist who gave up her time to sit with us and talk all things food. Coaches and players worth a listen.
KEY POINTS
- ELITE ATHLETES = ELITE EATERS
- YOU GET OUT WHAT YOU PUT IN
- PLAYERS NEED TO UNDERSTAND FOODS, CELEBRATE FOOD
- CONTROL YOUR NUTRITION - CONTROL YOUR GAME
- NUTRITION IS NOT AN ADD ON
- IT'S NOT JUST PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE BUT MENTAL PERFORMANCE
- FUEL THE BRAIN- GUT AND BRAIN
- YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT AND DRINK
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Andy Hooton who is the Head of Sport & Exercise Science at Derby University, joins us for his second podcast looking into the coach and how they can get the best out of their players.
KEY FOCUS
- Combine knowledge & establishing relationships
- Demonstrate interest in your players. Get to know what works for them
- Being adaptable and a good listener
- Structure and guidance is vital but needs to exist to allow and enhance freedom within
- Power of Relationships - can be build in different ways
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Professor Stephen Rollnick, Co founder of Motivational Interviewing, reverses roles with Edu Rubio and interviews him. Edu challenges players to enhance their communication to improve their game.
KEY FACTORS
- Do you know your A game?
- Do you know your mates' A game?
- Does on the field communication start off the field?
- Do not ignore the "why" we focus on communication
- "In order to play my A game I need this from you"- Effectiveness
For more podcasts and concepts visit us here:
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www.motivationalinterviewing.org
Our good friend and international football scout Daniel Lopetegui gives players an insight to a different take on the recruiting mindset. If you are a young player then take note.
Key take homes
- Scouts do consider your wellbeing and your mindset
- Young players should care about working on their mental health
- If it is a matter of "make it or break it" why not contemplate any extra support off the grass
- Footballing ability has not been enough at times when deciding what player earns that contract
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Jen Coady, Head of performance and well being at West Ham United Women meets Edu this week talking about some interesting topics which athletes and coaches can relate to.
KEY TOPICS
- Performance- measures of success
- Experience with olympic athletes and now with WSL athletes
- Well-being= knowledge is power
- Language, behaviours, build a TEAM of RELATIONSHIPS
- YOU CAN WIN WELL
For more information visit our website www.myenergygame.net
We welcome guest Andy Etches who is the co founder and sporting director of Rezzil, an exciting Virtual reality company stretching our imagination and who are already working in the future of sport.
Edu and Andy look at some key questions:
Who are Rezzil?
Why VR in football?
How does VR to enhance your cognitive training?
Could VR be a great tool when injured?
Is VR accessible and affordable?
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www.rezzil.com
Crystal Palace Legend Julian Speroni met with Edu to share his journey and some insights into playing professional football with some absolute gems of advice to young footballers and managers.
Visit our website for the video of this podcast and to find out more about how we are helping footballers and coaches
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Stephen is back with us really going in depth about his emotions and how to address them in the current game.
KEY FACTORs
- EMOTIONAL REGULATION - HIGH PERFORMANCE
- NOTICE, WORDED, ACCEPT
- SPEND YOUR ENERGY ON WHAT MAKES YOU WIN
- TALKING IS THE WAY
- EMOTIONAL SELF-REGULATION TO WIN ON & OFF THE PITCH
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My Energy game were joined by Will Fraser, former Saracens Rugby player and Founder of 100 and First. Ed discusses with him some key pillars from him time as a professional athlete in a successful team.
KEY FACTORS
- From underperforming squad to High performance Team
- Culture change = New purpose & New Ethos. Players driven!
- Relationships and Trust ARE Key
- How do we maintain the winning levels?
- Culture needs to be trained too
- Avoid Bullshit productions
- MAKE MEMORIES
Follow Will on instagram @willfraser89 @100andfirst and www.100andfirst.com
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Richard joins us again to talk about the true meaning of leadership. Is it about passion? winning? dedication or more?
KEY FACTORS
- European Super league and more...
- Authenticity IS The Secret
- Tree may fall if it's not rooted... is football rooted in their communities?
- Never forget about your customers
- Leaders LISTEN
- Technical model is not sustainable unless understands the Human Challenges
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Kylla and Megan from the 'STEP UP' programme launched by 'Coaches across continents' join My Energy Game for this Podcast which explores the depth of professional athletes.
Key Messages
- Coaches Across Continents empowers female athletes and women across the world
- I focus on my playing career but I also gain new skills for now and later
- Finding my voice can also help others find theirs
- Step up project offers amazing post-playing careers & opportunities
- The more I invest in myself now the easier the transition to non-playing days will be
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Albert Riera tells us a little bit about his journey and a few stories along the way. We hope his words resonate with other players, who like Albert, are also trying their best to walk their journey.Albert Riera, Auckland City FC Player
- Some possible Ingredients of anyone's journey
- Embrace Change
- Let go, flow, Enjoy!
- Effort vs Sacrifice
- Listen to yourself- the answers are within you
- You walk Your journey
For more about Auckland CIty Fc and follow their socials below.
@AucklandCity_FC @wcrangersfc
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Stephen Joins us again to give us some answers to players expectations from sport. Do we really understand these and consider them? Players do you give yourself the time to appreciate these?
Key factors
- Do we really know?
- Does it matter? Self-determination theory: 3 needs: connection, autonomy (freedom to make decisions) and competence.
- A happy and successful journey through life and football means attending to these needs.
- Does football focus too much on competence and neglect the other two basic needs?
- How can a coach, friend or member of support team find out?
- What can a player do?
- Does a team appreciate being heard, feeling connected, being able to make decisions about things?
- Does greater player empowerment lead to better outcomes?
For more content visit www.myenergygame.net
Raquel is one of our experts and joins us again ahead of international women's day!!
In this podcast she delves deeper into how we can challenge current bias' we may face in sport and offers some methods to help solve them.
Key Factors:
- Celebrating women’s achievement. Raising awareness against bias. Take action for equality.
- In sports, the mission is to celebrate women athletes and applaud when equality is achieved in pay, sponsorship and visibility.
- Challenge your inner critical voice
- Purpose of having an inner critical voice
- Why is this relevant for female athletes?
- what is stereotype threat?
- What can we do about it?
- what tactics can be used?
Discover more from Raquel at www.art2behuman.com and www.myenergygame.net
Claire Davidson , Performance psychology lead for England Men's England Development Teams, speaks with my energy game about some key methods to help athletes compete at their best.
Clare works with young athletes and has some amazing experience which we were lucky enough get a glimpse of during the latest podcast.
Highlights
- Be your Best on X Days
- Maintaining Energy levels
- Responding to set-backs
- Improving... too focus on your weakness??
- Know yourself to be your Best self
For more content and services visit www.myenergygame.net
An uplifting and refreshing view of CHANGE for athletes and coaches from motivational speaker Richard Gerver.
- Change challenge our need for control
- Change can take us through 5 phases - shock, denial, anger, mild depression - & get the antidote
- Antidote to welcome change .... CURIOSITY, "be a child again", be explorative!
- Successful people constantly challenge the status quo; they thrive through change
- Change can be tough when you feel you have got a lot to lose, so Be and ACTIVE PARTICIPANT instead of a victim
- An essential ingredient of any Winning Formula is CURIOSITY - always evolving
Find us at www.myenergygame.net
For more from Richard visit www.richardgerver.com
In our second podcast of the year Ed and Co founder Tina have the chance in this podcast to discuss GROWTH MINDSET.
Key factors:
- You can change your thoughts
- By changing your thoughts, you change your mindset
- Put the energy where it serves you
- Return your Power to you
- Mindset is thoughts and actions
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Mark Timmington joins Edu for a discussion around honesty within the football youth development world.
A co founder of 'My Energy Game' Mark has vast experience in working with players in the youth development phase as a UEFA Qualified coach. Fortunate to have worked with players from champions league to non league, he draws upon his experience to shed some light on Honesty and it's meaning to him.
Tune in to gain our first insights of 2021.
Instagram @coach_markt
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Ed gets a chance to gain an insight into what Rick Cotgreave has found out how our mindset as an athlete and as a person maybe different
Principal Consultant at Lane4 // former International Lacrosse athlete // Expert in resilience and mindfulness // Expert in helping athletes with the transition between being active and leaving their sport
"Consciously Competitive"
Key factors
- Be conscious about the type of energy you create to make you a winner
- Build a mindset that elevates yourself instead of making you fearful
- I am an athlete because I am resilient, rather than I am resilient because I am an athlete
- Investing in yourself should be part of your training
For more content find us at www.myenergygame.net
We are joined by Adekite Fatuga-Dada, Current Watford FC Womens forward, ex Arsenal youth player and an FA Youth cup winner.
Tina was lucky enough to share some time with her looking at psychological techniques which have helped her perform on the pitch.
Ade was awarded The PFA Community Champion award for Watford FC in 2017 and again 2020, showing her impact off the field within the community.
Can being a better person off the pitch make you a better player on it? ... listen to see Ade's thoughts
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Edu is again speaking with Jan Van Loon around the importance and connection between all aspects as a athlete in order to be at the highest possible level.
Key Factors of the podcast
1- Positive effect in the game by your actions
2- Everything you do to create a bigger chance to become successful
3- Live the game vs Play the game
4- Team understood as an "Energetic ecosystem"
More experts and access to more services at www.myenergygame.net
A quick flashback to last weeks podcast on 'train your confidence'
Listen to Mike discussing the 'switch' technique to help athletes with confidence in tough moments.
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My Energy Game Team
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Mike from 'zigzagconfidence' chats to Ed about training your confidence.
A super relevant topic for athletes and coaches in the current climate especially those who have had difficult moments.
Key points
Confidence CAN be trained
Mike's pilars around his method- excitement/ control/fluency
Switch approach - narrow and wide focus
Practical examples
Thanks to Mike for the podcast. to find more from him visit www.zigzagconfidence.com
For more from the MyEnergyGame team visit www.myenergygame.net
"LET YOURSELF GROW"
Edu is joined with Maria Ruiz de Ona who is a Football Psychologist who has worked at Athletic Bilbao, Aspire, and the Premier League... developing top professional players and coaches.
Some key messages from their chat are:
- Growth is development, which is learning!
-Learning makes you stronger
-The learning that matters is the Vital Learning... the learning about myself!
-Learning happens through being, by asking yourself questions, by having deep conversations...
Connect with Maria on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mar%C3%AD...
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"The Poker Chips Analogy"
Established speaker and author Richard Gerber discusses the importance on resilience within sport.
key points:
Resilience
Each set back can turn into a 'poker chip'
Each 'poker chip' can represent self-esteem
The more chips the more learning
The more learning the more opportunities
Embrace your rollercoaster
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Energy around perceptions & perspectives
This time we have done a “play role” to bring this topic to live . Gaffer is not playing me...
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How to face a conversation
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Do we listen to each other?
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Are we trying to feel others’ energy?
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talking vs present
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Edu and Jan discuss some really current challenges we have faced over the last few months.
Key topics: Dealing with conflict, challenges and obstacles, Superiority" above others, Collective knowledge that individuals use
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Raquel discusses how energy can be contagious and its effects on team mates and raises some of the questions below!
Focusing on your own energy to then feed into the oness
How is your energy linked to team spirit?
How do we create energy together?
Tina Hirst joins Edu again to discuss the benefits and why we should listen to ourselves. Some of the things which are covered in the podcast include, the importance of being still in the now, Techniques to be still and why we should slow down.
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Welcome to My Energy Game!
In this podcast Tina and Ed discuss how to raise your energy and delve into some topics which we will explore in the future.
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Edu Rubio and Dr Stephen Rollnick discuss what managing energy is and its importance in helping footballers. In this podcast Stephen talks through 3 steps for players to take when faced with difficult situations.
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