Kelvin is a current consultant in sports strategy and performance for organisations in Australia, USA, UK. Kelvin is a former UK Olympic T&F Coach; Head T&F Coach from the AIS; Performance Director for the Brisbane Broncos and London Broncos Rugby League teams; Head of Physical Performance for the ARU EPD; Head of S&C for the QAS. He has recently completed consultancy work in the UK covering the last two Olympic cycles where he worked closely with several coach / athlete units as well as several NGB’s. He is also currently consulting with the Brisbane Broncos, Melbourne Storm, Queensland Netball and Athletics Australia. For more on Kelvin, go to www.movementdynamics.com

Quotes

“They can recite about gas analysis and force plates but none of them can coach or teach”

“It should start with the ability to communicate and build the learning environment for the athlete”

“Somebody took the physical out of physical education… somebody got PE wrong”

“It comes down to pedagogy – what do you say and when do you say it”

“Never ask them to do something that they are not capable of doing”

“If you get away from letting the fixture list, or the competition results, dictate what you do; you’ll be doing the athlete a great service”

“You can only coach what you see in front of you so write your training programs in pencil”

“RPEs – not a bad thing but you have to wait until after the session to get them!”

“Get character & personality first (when hiring staff)”

Shownotes

1) Kelvin’s journey from PE teacher to Track & Field coach 6:12

2) Coming to the AIS as the first Track & Field coach and being unprepared & politically naïve 10:24

3) The need for good diplomatic skills for professionals 13:02

4) Coaching skills & pedagogy don’t change across disciplines/sports – only the technical skills are different 17:54

5) The potential dangers of applying track speed to field & court sports part 1 21:23

6) An inside look at the Queensland Academy of Sport, the development of athletes for the international stage and physical literacy 28:35

7) Looking at how people learn – constraint based teaching, external focus, use of analogies, outcome based teaching 43:06

8) The benefits of going overseas and coaching in another culture (along with being in a job where if you lose on Sunday you’ll be sacked on Monday) 52:58

9) The potential dangers of applying track speed to field & court sports part 2 1:11:11

10) The prerequisites before athletes can run fast or do any movement – earning the right to perform 1:14:05

11) Maturation and how that relates to Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) 1:23:38

12) One of Kelvin’s most satisfying athlete performance – performing a personal best when it matters 1:36:07

13) The Raiders-Broncos connection and grand final performances from 1989-1993 (one for the rugby league fans) 1:41:02

14) Utilizing technology and it’s role in sports e.g. using watts instead of kg in the weightroom (Dan Baker) or understanding what game speed is from GPS/accelerometry and applying that to training (Dean Benton) 1:51:57

15) A great example of specific fitness for rugby league that Kelvin rates as the best thing he’s seen in training and took over 2 years to develop… 1:58:14

16) Want to work in professional sport? The Suki Mercedes Hobson story 2:05:15

People mentioned

1) Ian Ward

2) Frank Dick

3) Bruce Lowndon

4) Ken Lorraway

5) Robin Lorraway

6) Vanessa Browne

7) Gerrard Keating

8) Joanna Stone

9) Jeremy Hickmans @jezhickmans

10) Dean Benton

11) Lachlan Penfold @lachlanpenfold

12) Paul Devlin @pauldevs

13) Chris Gaviglio @chrisgaviglio

14) Sukhi Hobson @sukihobson

15) Andrew Lulham

16) Anthony Giorgi

17) Scott Dickinson @sdicko1

18) Allan Launder

19) Gary Knoke

20) Craig Hillard

21) John Pryor @fit3k

22) Kieran Young @kieran_p_young

23) Vern Gambetta @coachgembetta

24) Mick McDermott

25) Wayne Bennett

26) Isvan Bayli

27) Bill Knowles @billknowles_hps

28) Fergus Connolly @fergus_connolly