Beyond the Club

Hosts Ben Hook and Dr Sam Elliott dive into Sam’s published work on talent identified footballers and the role parents can play as youth move into a talent pathway.

Sam discusses the critical issues around the provision of feedback, understanding the changing social dynamics, negotiating dual commitments to school and sport, and the importance goal setting and regularly ‘checking in’ with youth athletes.

Practical tips for clubs, parents and players are provided.

Beyond the Club - bringing the latest research to community sporting clubs

Mentioned papers: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10413200.2017.1382019

Time Stamps:

(00:00)-(01:29) Intro

(01:29)-(02:58) Club of the Day

(02:58)-(10:02) Parenting Elite Athletes

(10:02)-(10:39) Good Sports Ad

(10:39)-(18:09) Supporting Talented Youth in Sports

(18:09)-(18:55) Sammy D Ad

(18:55)-(24:03) Fast Four

(24:03)-(24:49) Outro

Hosts Ben Hook and Dr Sam Elliot are joined by Murray Drummond, Professor in Sport Sociology, and director of the SHAPE Research Centre at Flinders University.

Murray discusses his latest research projects on mental health and community sport and provides five take away messages for clubs to do their bit in supporting members, players and the wider community.

Practical tips for administrators, committees, volunteers, parents and players are provided.

Beyond the Club - bringing the latest research to community sporting clubs. 

Time Stamps:

(00:00)-(01:24) Intro

(01:24)-(02:54) Club of the Day

(02:54)-(10:25) Tackling Mental Health in Sports Clubs

(10:25)-(10:59) Good Sports Ad

(10:59)-(21:36) Transforming Sporting Clubs

(21:36)-(22:18) Sammy D Ad

(22:18)-(31:38) Fast Four

(31:38)-(32:24) Outro

Hosts Ben Hook and Dr Sam Elliott are joined by Shane Pill, an Associate Professor in sport coaching and physical education at Flinders University.

Shane discusses the concept of the coach developer, why coach developers should be in all sporting clubs, and how they can be funded.

Practical tips for administrators, committees, volunteers, parents and players are provided.

Beyond the Club - bringing the latest research to community sporting clubs

Show Notes: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17408989.2021.1990243

Time Stamps:

(00:00)-(01:26) Intro

(01:26)-(02:29) Club of the Day

(02:29)-(10:36) Evolving Coaching Strategies

(10:36)-(11:24) Sammy D Ad

(11:24)-(18:36) The Role of Coach Development

(18:36)-(19:13) Good Sports Ad

(19:13)-(32:07) Fast Four

(32:07)-(33:06) Outro

Hosts Ben Hook and Dr Sam Elliott explore Sam’s published work on the impact of COVID-19 on youth sport in Australia and what we have learnt as we move forward.

Sam discusses the four ‘R’s: recognising struggle, reconnection, re-engagement, and reimagination and offers timely advice for sporting clubs and organisations to navigate their way through the global pandemic.

Practical tips for administrators, committees, volunteers, parents and players.

Beyond the Club - bringing the latest research to community sporting clubs

Sam's  research is published in an Open Access journal (free access): https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-021-10505-5

Time Stamps:

(00:00)-(01:56) Intro

(01:56)-(06:57) Navigating Setbacks

(06:57)-(07:39) Sammy D Ad

(07:39)-(13:43) Resilience and Reinvention

(13:43)-(14:15) Good Sports Ad

(14:15)-(21:52) Fast Four

(21:52)-(22:40) Outro

Hosts Ben Hook and Dr Sam Elliott explore Sam’s research-informed insights into what successful sporting clubs of the future will look like.

Sam discusses how ‘clubs of the future’ will prosper by knowing how to; attract and retain participants; develop partnerships inside and outside the club; develop programs that make a measurable impact and embrace technology.

Practical tips for administrators, committees, volunteers, parents and players.

Beyond the Club - bringing the latest research to community sporting clubs

Time stamps:

(00:00)-(02:28) Intro

(02:28)-(03:33) Club of the Day

(03:33)-(05:02) Communication Challenges

(05:02)-(08:07) Rethinking Club Methods

(08:07)-(08:56) Sammy D Ad

(08:56)-(19:47) Strategies for Success

(19:47)-(20:26) Good Sports Ad

(20:26)-(32:09) Fast Five

(32:09)-(32:57) Outro

Host Ben Hook and Dr Sam Elliott introduce the Beyond the Club Podcast - bringing the latest research to community sporting clubs.