Off the Pitch with Active
ARE YOU A PARENT OR COACH WITH A CHILD PLAYING SPORT?
Listen to educated people around the world on the topic of youth development in sport. No 1 reason children start playing sport is because it is fun but a staggering number of kids leave sports because they stopped having fun. Why?
These and many other questions about youth development in sport are discussed in this series.
Come on! Join me it's a lot to learn about this.
- Update frequency
- every 30 days
- Average duration
- 52 minutes
- Episodes
- 59
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2024
#018 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Ryan Krzykowski-Are you in a sports fan mode or supportive parent mode?
Ryan Krzykowski has Director of Community for Coaches since 2008, a group based in Kansas City that provides training and mentoring for athletic coaches at all levels of sport
42 years old Married to…
#017 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Jenn Starkey of MVP Leadership Academy
I saw Jenn’s email address on an email I got from Reed Maltbie, (Coaching Code and Way of Champion podcasts). I didn’t know who Jenn were, but I watched an interview with her.
I was so impressed wi…
#016 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Brian Barlow, father and soccer referee in Oklahoma, US-I am not looking for your approval, but I am looking for your attention.
Interview with Brian Barlow, father and soccer referee in Oklahoma, US. He was sick of parents abusing referees, so he started a Facebook Page called Offside sharing videos of abusive parents. This c…
#015 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Raff Frisina, Dir of Fusion Futsal Club & SAFL, Past Coach Vanuatu National Futsal Team, Senior coach for Eastern United 2018
I caught up with Raff for a coffee before the 2018 Adelaide season. Raff began playing football at the age of 9 at school level in Adelaide. One of the highlights with Campbelltown City was winning t…
#014 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Oliver Brecht, Dir Insight, Elite Performance Psychology, Bachelor of Psychology, Hons, Master of Professional Psychology
I came across a video clip from Sunrise on Channel 7, Australia about parents behaviour in youth sport in Australia. My guest Oliver Brecht, completed his Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) at the Univ…
#013 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview Steven Hooper, Inclusion Coaching, UK
Steve has been coaching for over 10 years, running Inclusion Coaching. Steve spent 4 years, between 2012 and 2016 as part of the coaching team in the Academy at Championship club Bristol City FC. He …
#012 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Mark O’Sullivan, UEFA A licensed coach at AIK in Stockholm, Sweden
About
Mark O’Sullivan is a UEFA A licensed coach at AIK in Stockholm, Sweden. Mark delivers Swedish FA coach education courses and has run many youth social projects, has his own blog – Footblogball …
#011 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Christian Sotira
Never Lose Sight of Your Passion and Dreams was the headline of my interview with Christian Sotira (DOB 2001) and his parents, Sergio & Adriana and sister Alessia, in July 2017.
Now living in Italy,…
#010: Off the Pitch with Active with Skye Eddie Bruce-Masters in Sports Science, founder of Soccer Parenting, ex Professional player talks about how she inspiring players by empowering the parents.
Skye is the founder of the Soccer Parenting Association (SoccerParenting.com), with a mission of elevating the game by engaging, educating, supporting and advocating for youth soccer parents. Skye is…
#009 Off the Pitch with Active: Reed Maltbie-The Coach & Educator behind TEDx talk "Echoes beyond the games"
With nearly 30 years of experience as an educator/coach and two master’s degrees (one in sport psychology and one in Early Childhood Education), Coach Reed has a wealth of practical experience and sc…
#008 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Michael Matricciani, Australian College of Sport Football-Director of Coaching, FFSA U17 Girls Head Coach
Today I welcome Michael Matricciani back to Off the Pitch with Active for a 2nd time. This episode was recorded back Jan 2018 when he was the owner of Soccajoeys, a non-competitive football program f…
#007 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Dr. Jennifer Fraser, PhD, Author and driver behind End Bullying & Abuse in Sport
I have learned so much in my research into adult behaviours and how it affect our children. This is something I like to share with other like minded parents. In this episode, I am very fortunate to b…
#006 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Shane Hillman, a husband, a father, a granddad and coach, living in extraordinary circumstances
Picture this in your mind "When life is busy and great, you got a lovely wife or husband, beautiful kids. Work is going great, perhaps you love coaching or helping out your children’s club on your fr…
#005 Off the Pitch with Active episode: Trevor Ragan, Founder of Train Ugly
3:00 Introduction and background of Train Ugly
8:30 Concept of the Jungle and Zoo tiger and how he uses this concept with schools and Fortune 500 companies
15:45 It started with a dream
19:…
#004 Off the Pitch the Pitch with Active: Interview with John O'Sullivan, Founder of Changing the Game Project
3:00 Introduction to John O’Sullivan
5:30 Why are kids leaving sport?
9:50 Changing the Game Project
15:00 Amanda Visik’s study into why children play sport
21:30 How can parents help…
#003 Off the Pitch with Active: Michael Matricciani, Professional playing career, High Performance Coach girls soccer
1:01:56 minutes podcast. In my journey of learning how we can make it better for our children when playing sport, I was fortunate to spend some time with Michael Matricciani. High Performance Coach A…
#002 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Gordon MacLelland, CEO of Working with Parents in Sport
I have learned so much in my research into adult behaviours and how it affect our children. I am very lucky to have develop a great working relationship with Gordon MacLelland. His company are provid…
#001: Introduction to Off the Pitch with Active Podcast series about helping parents with children in sport
In the first 16 minutes episode of “Off the Pitch with Active”, host Ken talks about the reason behind the show and what listeners can expect.
Ken share short clips from interviewing a few distingui…
Futsal SA Live Round 2-OTPWA000
"Off the Pitch with Active" was at The ARC to capture the action in Futsal SA 17's Futsal season. This was really done as a trial for developing podcasting to complement the blogs.
Future podcasts wi…