The River Tiger Podcast from Dynamics Coaching
Our mission is to bring evidence-based research, theory, and practice to life in an engaging, enjoyable, and practical manner. We aim to foster a vibrant community where knowledge meets application in the realms of adventure, lifestyle, and equestrian sports.
Join us as we delve into spontaneous and insightful conversations with practitioners and researchers across the fields of learning, skill acquisition, movement sciences, ethics, and philosophy, particularly in relation to adventure and equestrian sports. Our focus is on sports that embrace fluidity and lack rigid boundaries or rules, inherently involving risks that cannot be completely eliminated. We believe that these sports present unique challenges and opportunities that differ from those found in many traditional sports. However, we aspire for our podcasts to resonate with coaches and participants across a diverse spectrum of sports and activities.
Become part of our passionate community, nurture your skills, forge connections, uphold ethical standards, and revolutionise your approach to acquiring movement skills.
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 61 minutes
- Episodes
- 62
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Exploring 'the affordance hypothesis' with Ed Baggs. What are affordances and are they different for non-human animals?
Ed Baggs, assistant professor at the University of Southern Denmark, joins me for a conversation about his research on affordances. I invited Ed to join me after reading his latest (preprint) paper ‘…
A contemporary perspective on strength, conditioning and rehabilitation with Yuji Suzuki.
Yuji Suzuki, a strength and conditioning coach and chiropractor based in Portland, Oregon, discusses his transition to an ecological approach in his work with youth and remote clients. He explains ho…
Circumnavigating Anglesey: Celebrating friendship, adventure, and play.
This is a special edition of the podcast. I'm not only passionate about coaching and learning in adventure and equestrian sports, they are an integral part of my life. In this episode I am joined by …
Why the concept of affordances is so important to our understanding of becoming skilful. A conversation with Dr Andrew Wilson
This is a conversation that I have been looking forward to for a long time. We covered a lot of ground especially defining affordances and linking affordances not only to individual movement, but to …
What it is to be human: A conversation with Professor Eric Brymer about the nature of adventure sports.
In this podcast Eric Brymer discusses the human need for adventure, likening modern life to a metaphorical cage that strips away fundamental human experiences. He explores the motivations behind extr…
Are we smart enough to know how smart horses are? A conversation with Louise Evans about her research into horse learning.
How we do research has a significant impact on the results we get.
Overview:
In this conversation, I had the pleasure of hosting Louise Evans on the podcast to discuss her innovative research paper tit…
Nonlinear pedagogy and being skill-full: levelling up your skills through experience with Dr Alex Lascu.
In this episode of the River Tiger podcast, Dr. Alex Lascu joins me to discuss nonlinear pedagogy and its practical applications. Alex explains that nonlinear systems lack proportionality, meaning sm…
Part 2. Exploring Learning Theories with David Farrokh: An ecological (systems) approach in practice.
In this second part of me conversation with David Farrouk we explore the intricate relationship between ecological psychology, constraints, and the practical implications for coaching and learning. …
Part 1. Exploring Learning Theories with David Farrokh: From Behaviourism to Ecological Psychology.
In this episode of the River Tiger Podcast, I’m delighted to welcome David Farrokh, who is currently finishing his PhD at Sheffield Hallam University. Our conversation takes a deep dive into various …
Navigating Fear and Confidence: A conversation with Dr Rebecca Williams of Smart Climbing.
In this episode of the River Tiger podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Rebecca Williams, a clinical psychologist and climbing coach. Our discussion centred on the vital interplay between…
Breaking Flow! A conversation with Joe Kelly about skill acquisition and coaching in high risk activities.
This episode with Joe Kelly, widely known as the Barefoot Athlete, was a treat to record, and equally fascinating to re-listen to before publishing.
With over 25 years in movement coaching, Jo's journ…
Let's talk about menopause! A conversation with Steph Bradley about supporting women to stay active.
In this episode, my guest, Steph Bradley shares her research into the impact of menopause and peri-menopause on women in equestrian sports. In this refreshingly candid and open conversation, Steph de…
Training your horse using contemporary movement science. Kathy Sierra shares practical tips for helping your horse become a skilful and motivated mover.
Kathy and I have been excited about recording this episode for months. We finally managed to get the time (although I was on a stand up paddle board trip so not at home or on my own computer), and Ka…
Meeting the demands of your sport; increasing fitness and performance, reducing injury and pain. A conversation with The Equestrian Physio, Katie Wood.
Staying fit, healthy and injury free is so important to all riders and horses, regardless of age or level of activity.
This conversation covers a wide range of topics around how we can improve both ho…
How equipment design impacts motivation and skill acquisition. A conversation with adventure sport athlete and designer, Corran Addison.
This is a great conversation for coaches and participants of all sports.
Kit and equipment design has always fascinated me. Since my early days of learning to kayak in boats, wearing clothing and usi…
Leading change: paradigm shifts and the importance of being evidence informed. A conversation with climbing coach Pete Edwards.
My guest this episode is Pete Edwards of Prowess Coaching. Firstly I need to say a huge thank you to Pete for taking some time out a few days before his wedding to talk to me.
As with most of my conv…
The importance of agency and relationships: A conversation about enhancing the wellbeing of our horses with Bonny Mealand and Emily Kieson.
I love all of my podcast episodes, but every now and again I get to record and be part of a conversation that I could have a profound influence on both me and other equestrians. This is one of those …
Evolving Trends in Equestrian Journalism. A conversation with Sara Bref and Dr Petra Andersson.
I reached out to Sara Bref after reading a translation of one of her articles for the Swedish equestrian magazine Hippson. After a brief exchange of emails, I invited Sara to be a guest and Sara aske…
If movement behaviour is a problem-solving activity, is there such a thing as "correct" biomechanics? A conversation with skill acquisition specialist, Tyler Yearby.
In this episode I caught up with my good friend Tyler Yearby from Emergence and US Ski and Snowboard to discuss his work in strength and conditioning, movement technique, biomechanics, and coaching.
I…
Welfare, safety, and training. Exploring a systems view of equestrianism with PhD candidate Karen Luke.
I came across Karen's research while reading up for the discussion section of one of my PhD study papers. In this conversation we explore systems thinking, how it applies to horses and equestrianism,…