The Five W's

Eilidh McIntyre Tokyo 2020 Olympic Gold medallist in the Sailing 470 Class discusses how emotions are her greatest strength and the empowerment she feels at showing and dealing with those emotions du…

Julian  (J) North Professor of Sport Coaching and Director of the Research Centre for Sport Coaching at Leeds Beckett University discusses Philosophy and its role within the coaching environment. 

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Olympian, World Champion and Boat Race winner Ollie Cook discusses his athlete journey, the learning moments under intense pressure, performance levels, competitive environments and his athlete journ…

In this episode Dr Matt Smith (University of Winchester) discusses transformational leadership, and how it has been used within elite / professional sport to great success.

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In this episode I explore my own environment.
Harrogate celebrates its 150th anniversary this year.
I reflect upon my ten years at the club, what the shirt means and how we have sought to implement a b…

Ross Cullen is a BMX rider in the GB Cycling set up.  Having come through the ranks of the NGB academy set up he has gained selection (as a travelling reserve) for this years Olympic Games (Tokyo 202…

Matthew Robertson is a paracyclist within the GB Cycling Team.
He is the current national time trial & road champion, and recently won a bronze medal at the UCI World Cup in Ostend Belgium in May. 
He …

Andrew Brownhill is a pathway coach for Gloucester Rugby and the Scottish National set up.
He regularly posts excellent material on the psychosocial aspects of coaching on his social media, and in thi…

Listen to John Noonan discuss his coaching journey and expand upon the need for coach develop and mentorship.
John has a depth and breadth of experience many would desire (Everton FC, Huddersfield Gia…

Dr Mark Noon is a lecturer in sport and exercise science at Coventry university as well as assistant manager at Brackley Town Football Club.
In this conversation we discuss his recently published (202…

Amelia Coltman is a Great Britain Skeleton athlete who recently secured the overall Europa Cup title in her debut season.
She discusses her athlete journey and offers insight into elite performance.

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Double Para-Sport athlete Charlotte Henshaw discusses her athlete experience and the methods, strategies and protocols she surrounds herself with to be an elite athlete.

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GB Paralympian Ali Jawad discusses his athlete journey, bench pressing ridiculous weight and the need for adaptability.

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What Works for Who in What Context and Why

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Dr Andrew Wood (Manchester Metropolitan University) & Rory Mack (Sheffield Hallam University) discuss their paper published (2020) titled: Developing self-determined motivation and performance with a…

Dr Christoph Szedlak is Lead S&C and academic researcher at the University of Southampton.
His research explores coaching psychosocial behaviours, or ESSENTIAL skills as he describes them.
In this epis…

Alex is a rugby player at Saracens (currently enjoying a season long loan to Montpelier).  He has been capped for England under Eddie Jones.
He discusses his lived experience of the Saracens environme…

Noorin Gulam (GB Weightlifting) discusses overcoming adversity and how to use those lessons to fuel future endeavours.

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What Works for Who in What Context and Why

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Dr Sean Figgins (University of Chicester) is a senior lecturer in Sport & Exercise Psychology.  In this episode we explore social and group identity and how that impacts building a team culture and e…

How do you go about creating a psychosocial programme?
In this episode Dr Tom Mitchell (Leeds Beckett University) discusses the Eight Pillars psychosocial programme he implemented at Doncaster Rovers …

Richard Beck (former athlete @ Yorkshire Carnegie, and current Academy coach @ Wasps Rugby) discusses his playing career and how that is shaping his emerging coaching journey.
What is your intent?  Wh…