Sporting Prospects Podcast: Recent Episodes
james madeira
Showcasing the next generation of the UK’s most talented, up and coming athletes. The series delivers in-depth and personal conversations with a glimpse into the lives of the best sporting talent the country has to offer. With fascinating stories and amazing anecdotes, it’s a podcast you don’t want to miss out on.
For our first ever Shorts episode, joining us on the podcast is youtube and social media sensation Thogden. Throughout the episode Theo and James pick their top 10 U23 established British footballing prospects! This is a thrilling conversation with plenty of controversial opinions as the lads whittle down their top 10 list. This exciting 'not so short' #shorts episode is hosted by James Madeira. This is a conversation you definitely don't want to miss!
Our first guest of the new season is Jeriel Quainoo. Born in 2003, Jeriel is the former u18 European no1 and world no2 100m sprinter, who currently runs for u20 team GB. During this episode, we discussed his athletics journey from schoolboy events at the Crystal Palace National Sport Centre to the European Championships. We also highlighted the importance of his connection with his coach and how it helps fuel his competitive fire. Following on from this, Jeriel talked about the highlight of his career, the recent u20 European Championships where he broke his personal best 100m time, setting a blistering 10.26s as well as achieving a gold medal in the 4x100. On top of this, we discussed the serious matter of the BLM movement and how he feels it has changed the landscape of equality within sport. As the first episode of this series, this is certainly a conversation you don’t want to miss.
Next up on the podcast are two of Manchester Thunder and England Netballs most exciting up and coming talents. Both Millie Sanders and Ella Standring are a part of Manchester Thunder first team squad and have represented England youth throughout various age groups on numerous occasions. I had so much fun chatting to these prospects whilst at the same time gaining a greater insight into their netball careers. Within this conversation, they highlight the importance of resilience and provide an incredible insight on how to deal with setbacks within sport. Furthermore we discuss the importance of women in sport and the momentum that Netball is gaining. This is a conversation you definitely don't want to miss.
Joining me in this first episode of 2021 and the 4th in the series is Lancashire Lightning’s George Balderson. George is a highly talented all-rounder who already has achieved some incredible accomplishments in his career. Arguably his most impressive feat to date is captaining England u19’s at the u19 ICC World Cup in South Africa. Join our conversation as we discuss his journey so far and what he thinks it takes to captain your country. With some great fascinating anecdotes from his world cup experience as well as hearing about what he has learnt from his team-mate, Englands leading wicket-taker of all-time, Jimmy Anderson. This is a conversation you definitely don't want to miss.
On this week's episode joining me is 22-year old Middleweight boxer Brad Rea. Currently with a record of 9-0 and just starting to come up through the domestic scene, Rea is trained out of the Hatton Gym and is definitely one to watch for the future. Alongside me and asking all the right questions is my older brother Luke Madeira, a sports reporter and broadcaster as featured on BBC radio Manchester, Box Nation and VIP Boxing. Brad runs us through what he’s been up to during lockdown and what he’s been doing to stay fit. He also mentions how he religiously watches Gladiator the night before a fight to get him in the zone. Featuring some amazing stories from when he’s been in the gym with none other than the Gypsy King Tyson Fury and the former undisputed cruiserweight champion Oleksander Usyk. This is a conversation you definitely don’t want to miss.
In this week's episode I'm joined by professional footballer Dan Adshead. The record breaking 19 year old plays as a midfielder for both Norwich City and England u19s. I had the pleasure of chatting to Dan who is currently living over in Holland as he is on loan at Dutch second division club SC Telstar. We chatted about his roller coaster of a journey so far. Dan speaks about signing his first contract in football with Rochdale, to making his professional debut and becoming the club's youngest ever player at 16 years old. We chat about his experience of playing in the FA cup at Wembley Stadium as well as the challenges he’s faced moving away from home and transitioning from one football club to another.
Our first guest of the series is Tom Curtis. He's a 19 year old fly half for Sale Sharks and England u20s, making him one of English rugby's most exciting sporting prospects. Join our conversation as we discus his journey from school boy rugby to training and playing alongside the likes of World cup winner Faf de Klerk and one of rugby's hardest hitters, Manu Tuilagi. Tom shares with us his experiences so far as well as one of his favourite childhood memories, a private kicking session with none other than Jonny Wilkinson MBE. This is definitely a conversation you don't want to miss out on as we kick off our first episode of the series.