The Athlete Development Show
Science and stories from the brightest minds across many disciplines to help youth athletes unlock personal performance & develop their sporting potential.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 67 minutes
- Episodes
- 185
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
The Future of Athletics in New Zealand | Fiona Maisey
This week, I'm excited to be talking with Young People's Lead at Athletics New Zealand , Fiona Maisey. It's a relatively new role for the organisation, yet super important considering 82% of register…
Ben Old on Handling Pressure, Navigating Injury and Living True to Your Values
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Ben Old (@_oldie8) played his football in Auckland as a kid before moving to Wellington as a 16 year old to j…
Dr Katie Cunningham - Start With Joy (Repost)
On the show today, I'm winding the clock back a couple of years to when I sat down with Dr Katie Cunningham to talk about joy. Dr Katie Cunningham is an Associate Professor of Literacy and English E…
The Curious Mind #04 - Fostering Inner Drive, Healthy Development, Kids Lifting Weights and Running Long Distances, & more
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Welcome to episode #04 of The Curious Mind, our new format of The Athlete Development Show released monthly …
Professor Joe Baker on The Tyranny of Talent
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What really is talent? And how do we measure it?
My guest on today's show suggests we are a long way off answe…
A Masterclass on Feedback | Rob Mason, Ph.D.
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The traditional definition of a coach is someone who gives instruction to help an athlete or direct team stra…
Paul Temple on Being Selfless, Authenticity, and Investing In Potential
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The Wellington Phoenix is the only professional football club in New Zealand. Today on the show we explore th…
The Curious Mind #03 - Reimagining the Job of a Coach
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This week on the show, I sat down with my good friend, Dave Wright.
Dave is head of coaching at Birkenhead Un…
Stephen Cobley on Culture, Forward Looking Development, and Where Swimming Performance Really Comes From
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Stephen Cobley is an Associate Professor in motor control, skill acquisition, and sport and exercise psycholo…
Nick Webb on the Habits of High Performance and Developing All-Round Cricketers
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Nick Webb (@nick_webby) is a strength and conditioning and performance specialist.
Over the last 15 years, Ni…
Christian Swann on Psychological States of Peak Performance
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After experiencing a magic moment playing golf when everything seemed to click and his performance excelled, …
Owen Eastwood on Belonging
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We all need to feel like we belong to something. And in a world that is, right now, full of more uncertainty …
Andy Milne on Creativity, Community and the Skills of Health and Wellness
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Andy Milne (@carmelhealth) is a teacher, creator, TEDx Speaker and father of two young boys. Originally from …
Erin Bowerman on Learning from Failure, Challenging Entrenched Beliefs, and Developing Strong Young Dancers
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Erin Bowerman (@dancestrength_nz) is a movement specialist working in dance. She holds a Masters Degree from…
James Mortimer: Speed Kills
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James Mortimer (@jamesmortimernz) is a former national hurdles and sprint athlete, having represented New Ze…
The Curious Mind #02 - Awareness, Building Rapport, Important Questions, Austin's New Course, and More
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Coach, writer, educator, pioneer in skill acquisition and deliciously inquisitive guy Austin Einhorn (@apiros…
The School of Shred with Tom Willmott
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Tom Willmott (@tomwillmott) is the head coach of the park and pipe program at Snow Sports New Zealand. Tom le…
Jamie Salter on Managing Growth-Related Injuries
Jamie Salter (@jay_salter) is a researcher and senior lecturer in sport science and Injury at York St John University where he delivers theory and practical based sessions to undergraduate and postgr…
Shaun Matthews on Having a Coaching Philosophy, Performance vs Character and Developing Self-Reliant Learners
On the show today I chat with Shaun Matthews, Community Coaching Advisor at Harbour Sport.
We dig into:
- The importance of a coaching philosophy;
- What Shaun has learnt about talent;
- Coaching mindset;
- Devel…
Vince Minjares on Developing Better Youth Coaches
Youth sport coaches are undervalued.
In this conversation, Dr Vince Minjares (@PlayerLearning) tells us why and how we can go about changing it.
Vince leads game and coach development at Harbour Bas…