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The Sports Initiative Podcast

A podcast that aims to dissect the experiences and philosophies of practitioners working in sport and academia from around the globe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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143 - Fabrizio Piccareta - From Inter to Sunderland,...

The Sports Initiative Podcast ·

2023/06/16

Farbizio Piccareta is a Italian football coach who has worked at a variety of football clubs including Inter Milan, Roma and Sampodoria. He is also worked as a member of Paulo Di Canio's backroom staff at Sunderland and Swindon.Show notes below:1:25 - Overview of Fabrizio and his career9:30 - The differences in working in academy football from Inter Milan to Sanremese15:00 - The differences of working with players within their teenage year and the YDP17:00 - How working in a foreign country which is

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142 -Alex Porter - 'Players with self awareness...

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2023/06/06

Alex Porter is a former GB athlete and captain now turned coach of volleyball. He works at the University of Essex trying to help athletes progress their dreams of becoming professional volleyball athletes.Show notes:0:50 - Alex provides is sporting credentials3:20 - Overview of the UK and European Volleyball pathway7:00- Explaining the differences in professionalism across European leagues10:00 - The success of the Essex programme in creating pros13:30 - The NCAA volleyball marketing success18:00 -

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141 - Jim Haverstrom - Using constrained competition...

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2023/05/30

Jim Haverstrom is a Youth Hockey Director and Coach Developer for USA Hockey. With multiple decades of experience, he focuses on supporting young players and coaches in developing skills and techniques ready for the future gameShow notes 1:40 - The introduction to Jim and his Hockey background3:45 - The Ice Hockey pathway within the US7:30 - The coaching culture within Ice Hockey10:00 - The difference of coaching methodology from US to International14:00- The traditional practice within the US16:30

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47:57

140 - Jamie Taylor - Why context is key and his work...

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2023/05/23

Jamie Tayler is a associate professor at Dublin City University and Senior Coach Developer at Grey's Matters. From these roles he is able to take academic work and theory and use it within practical coaching environment. Specifically, Jamie has work for the Leicester Tiger and Wasps academies set ups, helping produce some of the house hold names who play for club and country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:01:01

Trystan Bevan - The aura of Jonah Lomu and Sam...

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2023/05/16

Trystan Bevan is the Head of Performance at Cardiff Rugby and former Head of Rugby and Wasps. Previously an NCAA athlete, Trystan has also written a book called our race focusing on the stories of the GB 4x100 Gold medal team made up of Jason Gardner, Darren Campbell, Marlon Devonish and Mark Lewis Francis.Show notes1:30 - Introduction to Trystan Bevan and credentials in sport5:10 - Why the late and great Steve Black was so influential in his coaching career. 6:30 - The effect an individual coach

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52:52

Fraser Stewart - Why 2 good goalkeepers can be better...

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2023/05/09

Fraser Stewart is the first team goalkeeper coach and Head of Goalkeeping at Kilmarnock FC. Previous to this he worked in the Scottish F.A as part of their coach education programme and national goalkeeping coaching pathway1:00 - Introduction to Fraser Stewart3:40 - Grasping the environment when entering a new performance environment7:00 - Connecting with the players in small groups9:10 - Establishing the players base level of performance12:00 - Metrics to establish goalkeeper fitness in Pre -

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53:25

Damian McGrath - Why the brilliant basics are so...

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2023/05/02

Damian McGrath is a rugby coach with a wealth of knowledge and experiences from all around the world. Starting as a teacher, he has gone on to coach some of the powerhouses of English Rugby including Leeds Rhinos and Leicester Tigers. He was also part of the backroom staff under Sir Clive Woodward. Currently he is the Head Coach of the Kenyan National Rugby 7's team.Show notes:00:50 - Introduction to Damian McGrath02:00 - The format of Rugby 7's13:30 - The foundations he puts in place with the

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52:07

Joe Baker - The Tyranny of talent

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2023/04/25

Joe Baker is a professor at York University in Canada. He has recently focused his research on Talent Identification and this has culminated in his latest book release 'The Tyranny of talent'.Show notes1:30 - The background of Joe and his work into talent identification3:40 - Why did Talent Identification resonate with Joe as a research area4:45 - The process of research creation7:40 - Finding research in a scarce field10:00 - Challenging confirmation bias in talent identification12:40 - The

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1:03:06

Charles Ruiz - From the pitching mound to the boardroom

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2023/04/11

Charles Ruiz is a specialist in leadership and team development. Formally a baseball player within the the Colorado Rockies set up, Charles was drafted in round 10 of the 2009 MLB draft. Fast forward 5 years and Charles if having to retire due to injury and forge himself new career and life. Show notes:1:30 - The whistle stop tour of Charles Ruiz3:00 - Why Baseball6:30 - The power of Charles coaching staff and how they supported him (the anti last chance U)8:30 - How did the coaching staff create

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33:47

Amy Price - Video game design in a sports coaching

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2023/04/04

Amy Price is a coach and coach developer in football. She works for the English Football Association and Premier League side Fulham. She is also well know for her work around video game design and how it could be an effective tool when coaching.Show notes:1:30 - Amy discusses her current roles within F.A and at Fulham FC.3:30 - The environment of at Fulham encouraging individualisation. 4:45 - The identity of Fulham maximising an individuals potential. 7:30 - The importance of understanding where

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52:31

Chris Pipe - The cat between the posts - Developing...

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2023/03/22

Chris Pike is a goalkeeping and set piece coach in the England U23's women's programme. Formally of Tottenham Hotspur Women's 1st team, Arsenal academy and Watford, Chris has a wealth of experience of supporting goalkeeping development in every age of their journey. Show notes:01:10 - Chris's grounding as a professional goalkeeper coach03:40 - Planning sessions suitable for every age group within an academy07:00 - Helping goalkeepers develop their technical ability with their feet09:00- Helping

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57:25

Lauren Ammon - Challenging and supporting the...

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2023/03/14

Lauren Ammon is a former NCCA athlete turned founder of Performance reimagined which is service provided to athletes to help them develop their mental skills in preparation for performance sport.Show Notes1:30 - Lauren and her experiences in the sporting world4:00 - Why does performance sport resonate with Lauren6:00- The challenges of collegiate sport in the US9:00 - The campus pressures in collegiate sport11:00- The effect NIL will have on athletes16:00 - The Olympic 'Face of' cycle19:30 - Michael

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Dr Anna Stodter - Critiquing formal coach education

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2023/03/07

Dr Anna Stodter is a senior lecturer at Leeds Beckett in sports coaching. Alongside her lecturing role, Anna is also completing a PHD into coaches and how they develop as practitioners through formal pathways and how they learnt on and around the course. She then went on to work at Cambridge University and GB Archery. Shows notes2:00 - Anna's role as a sport professional3:00 - What does good coaching look like?5:00 - What do successful coaches do to progress and become successful9:30 - The use of

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45:06

Richard Shorter - How clubs, players and parents can...

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2023/02/28

Richard Shorter is the founder of Non-perfect Dad an organisation which looks to provide organisations and parents with critical insight into creating a collaborative and evidence based approach in supporting young people participating in performance sport.Show notes02:30 - Richard role as non perfect Dad05:30 - Why is support needed in performance sport08:30 - The key characteristics of positive player support14:00 - The necessity of player feedback in the development pathway19:00 - Scaffolding the

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1:05:28

Phil Relf - Developing the next Ashes match winners

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2023/02/21

Phil Relf is the Director of Sport at Canterbury Academy. Formally working in professional cricket, Phil worked as the academy director and first team assistant at Kent and also went on to work of the England Cricket Board (ECB). Show notes01:20 - Previous experiences as a practitioner06:30 - Groundings as a practitioner in the grassroots settings09:00 - How Phil allows 'flow' within his sessions11:45 - The role of academy director in Cricket16:00 - Periodisation in the cricket season19:30 -

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46:03

Tadhg Leader - From Professional rugby to American...

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2023/02/14

Tadhg Leader is a former professional rugby player in Ireland and Italy and for the American National Team. At aged 29 he transitioned to American Football and played as a Kicker for the Aviators in the CFL, the step below the NFL.Show Notes:1:30- Tadhg athletic journey3:30 - Why is there a transition into American Football6:00 - The culture of 'kickabouts' around the globe7:30 - The technical detail around ball striking in the American Football10:00 - Negating the pre conceived ideas within

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Aaron Gershenfeld - Creating defensive demons ready...

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2023/02/07

Aaron Gershenfeld is a defensive co-ordinator for the MLB powerhouse New York Yankee's. Part of the Player Development Pathway, Aaron aims to helps players progress into the Major league team having acquired the necessary skills to perform consistently at the highest level.Show notes:1:00 - Introduction to Aaron and his roles within baseball2:46 - History of baseball and watching LA dodgers camps4:45 - The role of defensive with baseball8:00 - Creating digestible content for players9:00 - Creating

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52:16

Karl Marius Askum - Visual perception within football

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2023/01/27

Karl Marius Askum is the U19's coach at Odds Ballklubb. Alongside this role he has also completed a PHD in Visual Perception in football. More frequently called 'scanning', visual perception is becoming increasingly focused on within academic literature with emphasis on the importance it plays in top players taking in and analysing the game around them.Show notes:1:00 – Who is Karl Marius Aksum2:40 – Norwegian performance football pathway8:00 – Academy progression in Norwegian football11:20 –

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1:04:23

Michal Pujdak - Developing players ready for Elland Road

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2023/01/17

Michal Pujdak is the U23's coach at Leeds United. Formally of Grimsby Town and Manchester City, Michal is the last stop for players looking to transition into Jesse Marsch's first team and looks to equip players with necessary tools to prepare them for the first team environment. Show notes:0:45 - Introduction and current role with Leeds United05:00 - Influence of playing on his coaching skills08:00 - Journey as an academy coach13:30 - The differences of culture from Poland to England21:00 - The

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50:55

Tony Casella - Finding and nurturing the next NBA star

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2022/12/22

Tony Casella is the National Talent Identification Coordinator at Australian Basketball. With over 20 years experience working in basketball within Australia, Tony has seen some of the best and most high profile Australian basketball players transition into the professional ranks including the NBA. Show notes 01:00 - Introduction to Tony Casella basketball experience04:00 - Australian basketball talent and participation pathway10:30 - Talent identification criteria for high potential players15:40 -

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