The Talent Equation Podcast

Jonathan Harding makes a welcome return to the show to share insights from his new book 'Soul: Beyond the Athlete'. Jonathan describes himself as "A sports writer who cares about the person and the player, the coach and the community. I speak German, am a father and try to look after the planet. Seagulls and San Francisco."Jonathan's first book 'Mensch' which explored the sophistication of the German Football Coach Education System...was a massive hit and is still one of my favourite books on coaching. His follow up book 'Soul' delves deep into the footballing sub cultures of some of the environments around the world that are bravely standing up against the tide of 'premature professionalism' and a 'perform at all costs' mentality that has not only affected professional football but also seeped into the grass roots. It's a great conversation. I hope you enjoy.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-talent-equation-podcast--2186775/support.Ready to explore these ideas further? Join The Guild of Ecological Explorers – a community of practitioners committed to deepening their understanding of ecological dynamics and constraints-led approaches. Head to www.thetalentequation.co.uk and click the 'Join a Learning Group' button to become part of this transformative conversation

Phillip O'Callaghan is a tennis coach from Cork in Ireland. As he says in this podcast, people from Cork are very humble (even though Cork might well be the most represented city on my podcast!) so he describes himself on his bio on his website www.mrtenniscoach.com as being..."Really passionate about learning how to be a better coach and spend a lot of my free time learning about coaching. I'll be sharing lots of content here that will also help you improve or learn more about coaching". This doesn't really explain properly what Phillip does...he actually takes really dense academic articles or book chapters and creates simplified blog posts and twitter threads that the rest of us could understand...he is a great source of knowledge. Follow him on Twitter at @Mr_tennis_coach https://twitter.com/Mr_Tennis_CoachBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-talent-equation-podcast--2186775/support.Ready to explore these ideas further? Join The Guild of Ecological Explorers – a community of practitioners committed to deepening their understanding of ecological dynamics and constraints-led approaches. Head to www.thetalentequation.co.uk and click the 'Join a Learning Group' button to become part of this transformative conversation

Dr Amy. E Whitehead, PhD is Reader (Associate Professor) in Sport Psychology and Coaching at Liverpool John Moores University. Amy also delivers sport psychology support and coach development to a range of athletes and coaches, and also brings this work into her teaching in the classroom.Jenny Coe is Head of Performance and Wellbeing with West Ham United Women’s Team. She also works across a number of Olympic sports as a high performance coach developer and performance analyst. Her athletic career spanned 15 years of international basketball, and she also has a wealth of experience coaching internationally. On the back of that, she is a founding member of the company Impact the Game that aims to support athletes and coaches in all areas of performance. She is an advocate for mental health and women in sport, and she continues to support and influence change in these areas.'Myths of Sport Coaching' is an edited book that brings together international researchers and practitioners sharing theoretical and practical guidance by challenging some commonly held perspectives and ideas that have become resilient in coach education.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-talent-equation-podcast--2186775/support.Ready to explore these ideas further? Join The Guild of Ecological Explorers – a community of practitioners committed to deepening their understanding of ecological dynamics and constraints-led approaches. Head to www.thetalentequation.co.uk and click the 'Join a Learning Group' button to become part of this transformative conversation

Happy New Year - welcome to 2022!!Ian Renshaw and Peter Arnott make a welcome return to the podcast. If you haven't heard them before then I recommend checking out these other episodes where they have made appearances before (Links below). In this episode we discuss Ian and Peter's latest project 'Swing Like Tiger' which is a course that they have created for players and coaches to learn all about the little known secrets of how Tiger became so great. This isn't just a golf podcast - there are lessons galore. Listen to the end to get a discount code from Peter to access the course. Peter, Ian and Greame MacDowell https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/improving-impoverished-practice-environments-a/id1209549739?i=1000502085156Ian https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/exploring-representative-practice-design-a/id1209549739?i=1000499156547Peterhttps://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/when-i-am-coaching-on-the-range-i-can-feel-myself/id1209549739?i=1000499156452Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-talent-equation-podcast--2186775/support.Ready to explore these ideas further? Join The Guild of Ecological Explorers – a community of practitioners committed to deepening their understanding of ecological dynamics and constraints-led approaches. Head to www.thetalentequation.co.uk and click the 'Join a Learning Group' button to become part of this transformative conversation

Jia Yi Chow is the Associate Dean within the Office of Teacher Education at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Jia-Yi is most well known for being one of the originators of the concept of 'Non-Linear Pedagogy' which was articulated in a seminal book he co wrote with Keith Davids, Ian Renshaw and Chris Button in 2015 https://amzn.to/3GXgdPAIn this podcast we dive into the key concepts of non linear pedagogy and explore applications and some common misconceptions related to this theory. This was a great conversation to end the year on. Hope you enjoy.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-talent-equation-podcast--2186775/support.Ready to explore these ideas further? Join The Guild of Ecological Explorers – a community of practitioners committed to deepening their understanding of ecological dynamics and constraints-led approaches. Head to www.thetalentequation.co.uk and click the 'Join a Learning Group' button to become part of this transformative conversation

Martyn Rothwell is a lecturer in sports coaching at Sheffield Hallam University. He is the national coach for the England Wheelchair Rugby League team and has worked in the fields of coaching and talent development since 2003. His latest research looks into the practices and behaviours of coaches in professional rugby league academies and explores how stated aspirations around the development of creative players actually manifest when the coaches are at work.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-talent-equation-podcast--2186775/support.Ready to explore these ideas further? Join The Guild of Ecological Explorers – a community of practitioners committed to deepening their understanding of ecological dynamics and constraints-led approaches. Head to www.thetalentequation.co.uk and click the 'Join a Learning Group' button to become part of this transformative conversation

Olympic Champion, Amy Williams MBE joins me to explore the entire sporting journey from someone with potential to Olympic glory. Using her own experiences & those of some of Britain’s greatest athletes to help young athletes turn their ability into performance.We talk about mindset, confidence, teamwork, overcoming barriers & setbacks, dealing with injuries, longevity, training & preparation. We also take a deep dive into what it takes to drive a skeleton bob sled, the skill involved and the embodied cognition that is required. You can buy the book here https://amzn.to/3DSV2wJ (this is an affiliate link using this link helps the show as a small contribution is made)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-talent-equation-podcast--2186775/support.Ready to explore these ideas further? Join The Guild of Ecological Explorers – a community of practitioners committed to deepening their understanding of ecological dynamics and constraints-led approaches. Head to www.thetalentequation.co.uk and click the 'Join a Learning Group' button to become part of this transformative conversation

Jack Rolfe is the founder of 'The Coaching Lab' a hothouse of coaching innovation including the creation of the Coaching Lab 'Matchplay Cards'. MatchPlay Cards support coaches to change the game and coach through games, add in-game challenges and set player missions. Jack shares his story about how he created these cards and also the research and theory behind them. We also geek out on various ways that we apply these ideas and actually design a session in the course of the discussion. The cards can be purchased here https://www.thecoachinglab.org/Hope you enjoyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-talent-equation-podcast--2186775/support.Ready to explore these ideas further? Join The Guild of Ecological Explorers – a community of practitioners committed to deepening their understanding of ecological dynamics and constraints-led approaches. Head to www.thetalentequation.co.uk and click the 'Join a Learning Group' button to become part of this transformative conversation

Stephen Griffin is a former certified accountant who became an angel investor and fund manager into community sports organisations and companies. His journey took him into some of the shady underbelly of sports organisations that are outwardly providing positive community physical activity experiences but are actually acting corruptly and dealing in illegal immigration, people trafficking and inhumane working conditions. It is a shocking story that serves as a stark reminder of what can happen when corporate greed meets community sport and physical activity. Stephen's book can be bought here https://amzn.to/32drOuv (this is an affiliate link - using this helps to support the show!) If you would like to support the show and/or would like to join my community of learning 'The Conclave' then head over to https://www.patreon.com/thetalentequation?fan_landing=trueHis experiences led him to write FRONT ROW SEAT - Greed and Corruption in a Youth Sports Company. and LOST LOCKER ROOM - The Collapse of Global Premier Soccer. The books explore the growth of the youth sports market and some of the characters who seek to exploit it.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-talent-equation-podcast--2186775/support.Ready to explore these ideas further? Join The Guild of Ecological Explorers – a community of practitioners committed to deepening their understanding of ecological dynamics and constraints-led approaches. Head to www.thetalentequation.co.uk and click the 'Join a Learning Group' button to become part of this transformative conversation

Rob Gray is a regular guest on The Talent Equation and should be well known to regular listeners. Rob is an associate professor in human systems engineering in the Polytechnic School at Arizona State University as well as the host of the brilliant 'Perception and Action Podcast' (I like to think of it as the 'brainy cousin' of this show!). In this conversation Rob drops by to talk to me about the content of his new book 'How we learn to move: a revolution in the way we coach and practice sports skills'. We cover a lot including: Why Rob thinks that dribbling round cones has no functionHow he 'self organised towards self organisation'Why the idea of 'one repeatable perfect technique' is a mythHope you enjoyUse this link to buy the book for yourself and all of your coaching friends for Christmas (it is an affiliate link and helps to support the show) https://amzn.to/3DlvMipBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-talent-equation-podcast--2186775/support.Ready to explore these ideas further? Join The Guild of Ecological Explorers – a community of practitioners committed to deepening their understanding of ecological dynamics and constraints-led approaches. Head to www.thetalentequation.co.uk and click the 'Join a Learning Group' button to become part of this transformative conversation