Education

Off the Pitch with Active

Ken Willner

ARE YOU A PARENT WITH A CHILD PLAYING SPORT? Listen to educated people around the world on the topic of child development in sport. No 1 reason children start playing sport is because it is...

Episodes

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#058 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with J.P. Nerbun, bestselling author, leadership coach and founder of TOC Culture consulting.

J.P. Nerbun is a bestselling author, leadership coach, and founder of TOC Culture Consulting, a leading global sports-consulting and leaders...

48:01Mar 20, 2024

#057 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Dr Jill Taylor, Neuroanatomist, TED Speaker, Author & one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World.

The New York Times best-selling author of My Stroke of Insight, Dr Jill Bolte Taylor, blends neuroanatomy with psychology in her new book Wh...

53:16Jul 9, 2023

#056 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Jazlyn Pipkin, Founder & CEO of Jazleticz LLC Sports. Author, trainer and holistic health coach, mentor

Jazlyn Pipkin is another refreshing young achiever in the space of youth sport. She is a Health Coach and Personal trainer who graduated wit...

54:39Apr 19, 2023

#055 Off the Pitch with Active: Part 2 Interview with Chris Adams, Football manager at Northern Suburb Football Association, Sydney

This is part 2 of a conversation I had with Chris end of last year. If you haven't heard part 1 yet, go to episode 53 to make full sense of...

36:55Mar 7, 2023

#054 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Reed Maltbie: Spartans Mindset-Mastering the language of excellence

Leveraging two master's degrees—in sports psychology and early childhood development—and thirty years of professional coaching experience, "...

40:08Jan 31, 2023

#053 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Chris Adams, Football manager at Northern Suburb Football Association, Sydney

Chris is an experienced coach developer and football administrator with over 10 years' experience in grassroots football programs working wi...

34:46Dec 1, 2022

#052 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Helen Connolly, SA Commissioner for Children & young people

Helen Connolly became South Australia's first Commissioner for Children and Young People in April 2017. The position was established under t...

50:07Oct 25, 2022

#051 Interview with Sasha Graham, Author of Tiny Ninja Books

Sasha Graham is the founder of Tiny Ninja Books and is the author of Milo Does Not Like Mornings and Whitney Wins Everything . Sasha is a fo...

27:21Oct 6, 2022

#050 Off the Pitch with Active: Sound of Music of youth sport, experts view on the best environment for youth to thrive in sport.

Mark O'Sullivan is helping me kicking of the 50th celebratory episode of "Off the Pitch with Active". To me he is an inspiration fueling my...

44:15Aug 4, 2022

#049 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Vickie Simos, Physotherapist, Martial Artist, Motivational Speaker, Boxer, Author, Counsellor-About youth mental health

After years of self-doubt and self-deprecation, Vickie Simos (BA (Psych) G.dip.C&Psychotheraphy Master of Counselling) has made many discove...

53:56Apr 28, 2022

#048 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Sean Douglas, E-Learning Development Manager at Oceania Football Confederation

Sean has a keen interest in helping coaches learn. He holds an AFC/FFA Pro Diploma, but also has a passion for continual learning, which has...

55:31Mar 31, 2022

#047 Interview with Dr. Jessica Garza, an accomplished global business, professional sports mental consultant, TED speaker, author and Owner of Ultier.

Dr. Jess Garza holds a PhD in performance psychology, a master's in clinical mental health and a master's in sport-exercise psychology. She...

50:56Feb 25, 2022

#046 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Emma Doyle, TedX Speaker, Mentor, Performance & Mindset Coach & Podcast host

Emma Doyle is a Performance Coach and international speaker helping you turn your motivation into activation. She has been coaching for 30 y...

43:24Jan 11, 2022

#045 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Julie M. Stamm, Ph.D Clinical Asst. Prof. Neuroscientist, Anatomist, Athletic Trainer, Researcher, Sports lover & Author.

Julie M. Stamm, Ph.D . received her Bachelor of Science degree in Athletic Training from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2009. As par...

01:15:15Dec 8, 2021

#044 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Johan Fallby, Sport psychologist, advisor & presenter

Johan is also an ex professional table tennis player, representing his country Sweden. After being a sport psychologist in FC Kopenhagen and...

01:16:32Nov 1, 2021

#043 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Dr. Josie Perry, Performance in Mind

Dr Josephine Perry is a chartered psychologist working with those in sport and on the stage and in business to help them overcome their barr...

54:26Sep 29, 2021

#042 Off the Pitch with Active: 3 Teens impacting youth sport

A world first youth sport podcast episode with 3 teens, 2 girls and 1 boy. It is always adults who tell us what kids & Teens want in sport,...

01:15:31Aug 16, 2021

#041 Off the Pitch with Active: Prt 2-Interview with VJ Stanley, Balanced Excellence, author, mentor, who council's mental health techniques to excel in sport & life: Puberty & Sport

Welcome to part 2 and the last part of this amazing conversation with VJ Stanley, Balanced Excellence. In this episode we continue the conve...

40:00Jul 16, 2021

#040 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with VJ Stanley, Balanced Excellence-Puberty and Sport

VJ Stanley was a three-sport varsity athlete in high school and won the school's first ever Leadership Award as an athlete, VJ won the high...

52:46May 31, 2021

#039 Interview with Paige E. Roberts LCSW LICSWA CBP CLT, Clinical Sports Neuro Psychologist - Peak Performance - Neurohacker

Paige is a sports and fitness enthusiast. She uses a process called Performance Neuro Training which is a combination of sports psychology,...

56:19Apr 29, 2021