Athlete Centered Coaching w/Dr. Lynn Kidman

In this brand new podcast series titled ‘Athlete Centered Coaching’ I am joined by Dr. Lynn Kidmann.   During this episode we discuss the following:

What do you mean by the term ‘athlete centered’ and ‘coach centered’?

Why is it important that young coaches understand the complexity of learning?

What is the Self Determination Theory?

What is the Constraints Approach to Learning Theory?

What’s the most important question that a coach should begin with when working with an athlete?

Dr. Lynn Kidmann was born and raised in the US, went to University of California for undergraduate, and did PhD at University of Queensland on changing coaching

behaviours. Live in New Zealand, work at AUT University lecturing and researching in coaching. She was inspired by Professor Ben Lombardo and his

work on Humanistic Coaching (he is at Rhode Island College) and a rugby coach named Wayne Smith (was assistant coach for All Blacks during

the last World Cup campaign. Co-authored The Coaching Process (3 editions) and Athlete centred,coaching (3 editions).

For more information about her book ‘Athlete Centered Coaching’ visit www.ipcltd.com.

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