"The coaching police knocked at my door — and I'm glad they did" - a conversation with Simon Harling
I had a conversation I've been looking forward to for a long time — Simon Harling, author o'f Good Coach, Bad Coach', joins me to explore wh...
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20 of 299 episodesFrom caged Tigers...to hunter killers - a conversation with Barry Jones
In this conversation, I speak with Barry Jones, an ice hockey coach based in Australia who works with the Perth Inferno Women's team. Barry...
"Memory is a verb, not a noun" - The Ecological Explorers Christmas Lecture feat Andrew Wilson
In this special 300th episode of the podcast my good friend Andrew Wilson from Leeds Beckett University delivers a ;Christmas Lecture for me...
Dog Walk Diary - How to help coaches avoid ‘picking the ripe bananas’
In this Dog Walk Diary episode, I explore a powerful metaphor about bananas and talent selection to unpack why traditional coach education f...
"Leadership is a practice...not a position" - a conversation with Hayley Lever
In this episode, I sit down with Hayley Lever, Chief Executive of Greater Manchester Moving, to explore what authentic leadership really loo...
What coaches can learn from locksmiths - a conversation with Scott Benbow
In this episode, I sit down with Scott Benbow, a Football Fun Factory franchise owner in West Cumbria who's on a mission to transform grassr...
Dog Walk Diary: Fix the system…not the coaches
In this episode, I dive into a subject that's been weighing heavily on my mind, sparked by the writing of fellow ecological explorer, Steve...
"You can take a pick and mix approach to theory - but not if you want to be evidence based" - A conversation with the Constraints Collective
In this fascinating conversation, I joined Keith Davids and Ian Renshaw, two of the 'founding fathers' of Ecological Dynamics and the Constr...
"Menschenfenger" - exploring the way that Germany approaches coach development - a conversation with Jonathan Harding
Jonathan Harding joins me to discuss his amazing book ' Mensch' which goes into a deep dive around the way that the German nation views coac...
"Confidence Doesn't Exist" (And How to Coach It Anyway) - a conversation with Mike Porteous
In this conversation, I sit down with Mike Porteous, triathlon coach and author of the brillliant book 'Beyond Belief' - the art of confiden...
"Talent development is like a flock of hungry seagulls" - a conversation with Andy Kirkland
In this episode of The Talent Equation, I reconnect with Andy Kirkland from the University of Stirling to explore how our sporting systems b...
"Transfer is in the overlap between the human and the information" - a conversation with Dr Andrew Wilson
In this episode I reconnect with Dr. Andrew Wilson, Reader in Psychology at Leeds Beckett University and a leading voice in ecological psych...
Beware of the 3 word slogan in coaching research
In this ‘Dog Walk Diary’ episode, I dive deep into how narratives and slogans shape coaching approaches and talent development, particularly...
"Drillers are killers (they just don't realise they are killing themselves!)" a conversation with Bren Veziroglu
I had a fascinating conversation with Bren Veziroglu about ecological dynamics and how it's transforming coaching and movement practice. Bre...
"We Don't Need to Copy the World in Our Head to Interact With It" - a conversation with Julia Blau and Jeffrey Wagman
I recently had the absolute pleasure of recording a conversation with Dr. Julia Blau and Dr. Jeffrey Wagman, authors of "An Introduction to...
The dilemmas of talented children - a conversation with Paddy McQueen
I recently had the privilege of speaking with Dr. Paddy McQueen from Swansea University to discuss a fascinating paper he had authored explo...
A conversation with PDS Ninja Alan Keane - PBNO 9
Mark and I welcome Alan Keane to the show for an in depth discussion around the intersection of PDS and Ecological Dynamics, how Alan builds...
"We coach like we train ballet dancers - but tennis is an MMA fight" - a conversation with Steve Whelan
In this episode I speak with tennis coach Steve Whelan about his transformative journey from traditional technical coaching to an ecological...
Dog Walk Diary - The Eighth Waste
Out on my morning dog walk (yes, the one where I have to put the flashing collar on my black dog ‘Flo’ so we can be seen in the dark!), I fo...
"Parenting is often 'undisciplined squads of emotion' - a conversation with Richard Shorter
In today's episode, I'm thrilled to welcome back Richard Shorter, also known as 'Non-Perfect Dad', for a deep-dive conversation that every s...