Educator and researcher Shane Pill of Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia joins me to chat about Youth sporting retention and some of the issues facing us as coaches in the current sporting landscape.
A bit of a change up this time around as I get to turn the microphone towards a colleague and friend in St. Andrew's College Football & Basketball Coach Marcello Lio. This a great opportunity to chat with the consummate "teacher-coach", I hope you enjoy it!
Ted Kroeten, Artistic Director for Joy the People, a play based Soccer Club in Minneapolis, Minnesota, joined us to chat about the power of play and the importance of joy in the youth sporting experience
Cory Kennedy, Director of Performance for the NBA's Sacramento Kings joins us to discuss how they are able to maximize the human performance of some of the world's best athletes
Julian Khalili, Zone One Coaching Director for the Richmond Kickers SC joins us to talk about how he uses Representative Design to frame his coaching practice.
Topher Scott, Director of Operations for the University of Michigan's Men's Hockey Team joins us to discuss his role, and some key attributes that successful athletes and coaches share.
Brian Cheeseman from the Edmonton Oil Kings of the Western Hockey League joins me to discuss the dynamics of the Athletic Therapist within the Team Structure. Brian also holds the distinction of a "mandated isolation Specialist" for his amazing dedication and work in the NHL, World Junior, and now WHL Hockey Bubbles.
Ryan Hamilton is the Mental Skills Professional for the most recent Stanley Cup Champion, the Tampa Bay Lightning. He also works in the same capacity with Hockey Canada and specifically the U20 Team. We have a great conversation about helping athletes manage Performance Anxiety and how, we as coaches, can help develop confidence for our athletes.
Sandy Mosher, Ph.D candidate and researcher from York University joins to chat about youth sport and specifically about the topic of sport specialization.
Educator and Athletic Leader/Practitioner, Wendy Glover join us to discuss the concept of AthLeadership and the LEAP program at her school.
Ted Suihkonen, Director of Player Development for HC Lokomotiv Yaroslav (KHL) joins us to talk about building optimal environments for our players. Enjoy!
Successful USport Hockey Coach, Gardiner MacDougall of the University of New Brunswick joins us to discuss how to effectively communicate with our teams and athletes.
Dave Urquhart, assistant coach of the San Diego Gulls join us to discuss his academic work investigating winning coaches and their ability to create a clear coaching and program vision.
Emily Engel-Natzke, video coach of the University of Wisconsin Men's Hockey Team joins us to discuss the use of video in their program and tips for implementing a video analysis culture within your teams
Dan Wright from the English Premiership club, Southampton FC joins us to discuss how they build individual learning plans into their club's structure and goals.
Paul Smith, Technical Director of the Newmarket Soccer Club joins us to discuss their Return to Play this summer from the COVID closure.