The Five W's

Sarah Wiltshire (Olympic Weightlifting) discusses her athlete journey, what works for her and how biopsychosocial strategies are incorporated into her environment and training routine.

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Paraphrasing the parable of the six blind individuals and the elephant we explore recognition of our limited viewpoint.

In Monday morning commute episodes we will explore a theoretical concept, heuris…

Sarah Blizzard (Australia Bobsled) discusses her recent Winter Olympic experience, athlete journey, motivation and performance environment.

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What Works for Who in What Context and W…

Do you listen to understand?  Or do you listen to reply?

In Monday morning commute episodes we will explore a theoretical concept, heuristic, or an auto-ethnographic narrative in a short, digestible f…

In Monday morning commute episodes we will explore a theoretical concept, heuristic, or ethnographic approach in a short, digestible format, one that hopefully fits nicely into your daily commute.  T…

Ellie Boatman (England Rugby 7's and Wasps Rugby) discusses her athlete journey, fears at not being good enough and the elite environment she operates in.

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What Works for Who in Wha…

In Monday morning commute episodes we will explore a theoretical concept, heuristic, or ethnographic approach in a short, digestible format, one that hopefully fits nicely into your daily commute.  T…

Ellie Wilson (Sheffield United) discusses the football environment she operates in, what motivates her and how seeking to be held accountable improves performance.

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Hayley Ladd (Manchester United Women & Wales) discusses her athlete journey and the nuances of performance within a team sport such as football.

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Nick Gleeson (GB Bobsleigh) discusses his athlete journey and striving to be the very best in what he does!
A two-time winter Olympian and Armed Forces supported athlete (3rd Battalion Parachute Regim…

Reece Howden (Canadian Ski Cross Athlete) discusses his philosophy of being comfortable being uncomfortable, his strong belief in himself, his skills and strength and competing at the elite level.
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Mike Aspinall, former professional rugby player and now successful property entrepreneur discusses why he believes having a values based approach is key to success in sport, coaching and business.

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Austrian Biathlete Anna Juppe discusses her athlete journey, the routines she has put in place to perform on the world stage and the framework within training and the coach-athlete relationship to al…

Ross McCann (GB Olympian & Scotland 7's) discusses his athlete journey and what works for him in relation to his performance. 

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What Works for Who in What Context and Why

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Dr Brian Gearity (University of Denver) discusses his recent paper titled Deconstructing caring in the coach athlete relationship: a gentler form of domination and how we need to be asking serious qu…

Alfie George (GB Cycling) discusses his athlete journey and the experiences that shape his preparations, focus and will to win on the bike.

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What Works for Who in What Context and W…

Karin Hagglund is a staff member at The Swedish School of Sport & Health Sciences in the Department of Performance and training where she is researching sustainable leadership, self-reflection and co…

Dr Andy Kirkland is a Lecturer in Sports Coaching at the University of Stirling. 
He is a BASES accredited Sport and Exercise Scientist and Chartered Scientist with experience of working in high perfo…

Matt Tometz is the Sports Science Co-Ordinator at TC Boost, a private training facility in Chicago, Illinois specialising in speed & agility.
In this episode he examines the need for performance data …