Talking Performance

This week I am joined by Dr Andrew Wilson from Leeds Beckett University in the UK. Andrew is a Kiwi from Invercargill who gained a PhD from Indiana University in 2005 in Psychology. In this chat we chat about ecological psychology and dynamical systems in both academic terms and also in practical terms as Andrew talks about the skills of All Black Dan Carter and how he might perceive the world and develop his skills.This was a fascinating chat and I will certainly be getting Andrew back on the Podcast as this hour flew by and I have so many more questions to ask.  You can follow Andrew on Twitter under the handle @PsychScientists.If you like the podcast please share it with your friends and it would be great if you could leave a rating on iTunes, Spotify or wherever you listen as we would love to grow our communitySend us Fan MailSupport the showhttps://talkingperformancepod.com/

This week I am delighted to have with me, host of the Talent Equation Podcast, Stuart Armstrong.  Stuart's podcast was the first podcast I really got addicted to and have been a fan of it ever since, so I was both excited and nervous about this chat.Stuart has an amazing amount of knowledge but what actually shines through for me in this chat is his passion around coach development and his willingness to share. I highly recommend jumping over to Stuarts podcast where there is over 180 episodes of gold for coaches, athletes and parents.If you like the podcast please share it with your friends and it would be great if you could leave a rating on iTunes, Spotify or wherever you listen as we would love to grow our communitySend us Fan MailSupport the showhttps://talkingperformancepod.com/

This week I am joined by Zane Winslade from Flowsport Mental Performance. Zane has been working in the mental skills space for a number of years and has worked with a wide range of athletes and teams across various sports. Recently he has created a journal designed for young athletes to assist them with their mental skills journal and to start developing habits that will help them later in life. This journal is an outstanding resource for young people whether they are athletes or not, it has such wonderful frameworks in it that we could all use.If you like the podcast please share it with your friends and it would be great if you could leave a rating on iTunes, Spotify or wherever you listen as we would love to grow our communitySend us Fan MailSupport the showhttps://talkingperformancepod.com/

Gayle Broughton, a Black Ferns 7s star with an inspiring journey, joins Cory Sweeney, the impactful coach of the Black Ferns 7s. They share transformative stories of personal growth in rugby, emphasizing community support and mentorship. Broughton opens up about the essence of 'mana' and its emotional significance, while Sweeney discusses team dynamics, trust, and resilience. Together, they highlight their evolution towards Olympic success and the legacy they hope to leave for future athletes.

Tonight I am joined by Putaruru legend Kyle McLean, Kyle has his own company www.thecoachinggig.com where he specialises in coach development and is widely respected throughout New ZealandI could listen to Kyle talk for hours, his passion is infectious and you can really hear the energy he has for this space. This was a great chat with a lot of actionable learning in there, not only for coaches ,but for parents too, all about how we can improve the experience for our young people. If you like the podcast please share it with your friends and it would be great if you could leave a rating on iTunes, Spotify or wherever you listen as we would love to grow our communitySend us Fan MailSupport the showhttps://talkingperformancepod.com/

Tonight I am joined by Gordon Walker and Christian Penny. Gordon has achieved a huge amount of success in his coaching career with Canoe Racing NZ, most notably with NZ's most successful Olympian, 5 x Gold Medallist, Lisa Carrington.Christian is the leader of the Coach Accelerator Program with High Performance Sport NZ and has been assisting Gordon and his team with their Olympic campaign. Christian was a guest in episode 11 where he spoke of Tikanga and in this episode Gordon and Christian share how they bought this process to life to give them a competitive advantage.Unfortunately my audio is not very good in this episode and despite working hard to get the sound right it is not great. The good news is I don’t talk much If you like the podcast please share it with your friends and it would be great if you could leave a rating on iTunes, Spotify or wherever you listen as we would love to grow our communitySend us Fan MailSupport the showhttps://talkingperformancepod.com/

This week I am joined by Rich Masters. Rich is a professor at Waikato University in New Zealand who studied experimental Psychology and has an interest in psychological markers of the way in which people learn and perform skills. Rich has completed research in implicit motor learning that shows you can learn real life movement skills with little or no conscious access to the knowledge that underlies the skills.There was plenty of gold in here and I will definitely need to get Rich on for round 2 in the future.If you like the podcast please share it with your friends and it would be great if you could leave a rating on iTunes, Spotify or wherever you listen as we would love to grow our communitySend us Fan MailSupport the showhttps://talkingperformancepod.com/

Here is something a little different. I was listening to this episode the other day and I really loved this particular 15 minutes and decided I wanted to share it with you all.Obviously I thought the whole episode was great and you can  go back and listen to it as I'm sure even if you have you will still pick up some new things, much like I did. I hope you enjoySend us Fan MailSupport the showhttps://talkingperformancepod.com/

This week I am joined by Olympian Sara Winther. Sara competed in the 2012 Olympics in London and after failing to qualify for Rio went on to help an Irish sailor who won the silver medal in Rio.Since then Sara has started studying psychology so like I said to her this is a collection of Athlete, Coach and Mental Skills. Sara speaks to the importance of trust and connection with athletes and the pressures that go with being an Olympian, how she handled it then and what she would do if she had her time over.If you like the podcast please share it with your friends and it would be great if you could leave a rating on iTunes, Spotify or wherever you listen as we would love to grow our communitySend us Fan MailSupport the showhttps://talkingperformancepod.com/

I'm joined this week by a pretty unique dude, Isaac Giesen. Isaac became the first Kiwi to row solo across the Atlantic (In fact the first Kiwi to row solo over any ocean) in around 70 days as a way of honouring and bringing awareness to mental health after he lost his Aunty and two friends to suicide. Isaac has dyslexia and ADHD and has faced his share of battles but he has an awesome outlook on life and is definitely and optimist, his glass is overflowing with goodness! You can find out more about Isaac and what he is trying to achieve by going to his website thebluerower.comIf you like the podcast please share it with your friends and it would be great if you could leave a rating on iTunes, Spotify or wherever you listen as we would love to grow our community.Send us Fan MailSupport the showhttps://talkingperformancepod.com/