Coach Education

Coach Education

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Coach Education episodes

  • Episode 031 FUN Maps with Amanda Visek
    Dr. Amanda Visek joined the podcast to discuss her well-known work on what kids want from sports and coaches.
    We discuss how she became interested in what kids want and delve into the methodology of how she interviewed kids to create the list and factors many of us have come to know.
    One of the highlights was discussing how all the items listed play some role in a kid having a fun experience. So while somethings were lower rated, they still play a role in fun. I liken the list to a stew where leaving out one ingredient will not ruin the stew, but it does not taste as good as it could with all the ingredients.
    We also get into a little of her research with Swedish youth basketball and hockey players.
    You can follow Amanda on Twitter at AJVisek.
    1 hr 7 min
  • Episode 030 Every Moment Matters with John O'Sullivan
    On the podcast we discuss John’s new book, Every Moment Matters. This is not the usual how to run a practice book; it addresses the intrapersonal and interpersonal aspects of coaching.
    The book has four sections that discuss
    Why Do I Coach?
    How Do I Coach?
    How Does It Feel to Be Coached by Me?
    A New Definition of Success
    John discusses a moment as a coach that was an early step in his transformation as a coach that eventually led to him starting Changing the Game Project.
    John reminds us that we coach a person, not a sport and how such a philosophy is critical to making youth sports a positive experience.
    In the book, John shares many examples of high level coaches using principles that are applicable to coaches at all levels such as developing a coaching philosophy that is true to you.
    You can follow Changing the Game Project on Twitter @CTGProjectHQ
    1 hr 13 min
  • Episode 026 IOC Consensus Statement on Mental Health with Claudia Reardon, MD

    This episode with Claudia Reardon, MD is being hosted both on the USCCE podcast feed and the Smartercoaching feed because I think it is a really important topic. During the podcast we cover the following topics and then some. Mental health is pretty broad and future episodes will address many of the topics not addressed in this episode.

    What was the catalyst for forming this committee to create the consensus statement?

    Who were the people on the committee in terms of backgrounds and expertise?

    How does cultural/ethnicity impact the diagnosis or for coaches in recognizing symptoms?

    What are the mental health issues the paper addresses? What are the issues that may have greater prevalence in the athlete population than in the general population?

    What about the distribution of issues amongst sports types (combat, aesthetic, CGS, team, etc.)?

    What should coaches, trainers, et al., be on the look out for?

    What recommendations do you make for sport organizations from clubs, teams and NGBs, NOCs?

    How do we distinguish between overtraining/overreaching and depression since the symptoms can be similar?

    Let's focus on depression and suicide, what are the symptoms of depression?

    What makes depression different from just having a rough day or two or perhaps dealing with a life event (retirement, major competition loss or loss of a loved one)? What are signs of suicide?

    If I am in a person's life (athlete or not), what can I do if I suspect the person is considering suicide.

    Links

    IOC Consensus Statement

    NCAA Resources

    About Dr. Reardon

    51 min
  • Episode 025 Spanning the Globe in Coach Development with Troy Engle

    For the June 2019 podcast, I talked with Troy Engle. Troy is an American track and field coach who is now working in Singapore. He has been involved with developing the Singapore coaching education and development system and has also recently moved into working with academies.

    We discuss his past coaching experience in the US from being a college track and field coach to a Paralympic coach.

    Troy attended the NSSU Coach Development program that he describes as a life changing experience. The USCCE/ICCE Coach Developer Academy is modeled on this program (albeit in a shortened format).

    We discuss the sporting culture in Singapore where a challenge is to change the view that sport is just something kids do (more my words than Troy’s). We also discuss the other challenges and opportunities in Singapore.

    Troy can be found on Twitter @CoachTroyEngle

    0 min
  • Special episode (024) on Coach Developer Academy Teach and Learning Facilitation workshop
    n this excerpt from Episode 023, Kristen Wright and I (Sam Callan) discuss our experience at the Coach Developer Academy workshop put on for USA Hockey in April 2019.
    We discuss what we expected and what we got out of it. Kristen talked about how the active listening and review and feedback process were her takeaways. I shared that I had heard it was a long and draining few days. For me the micro-coaching was a great experience.
    To learn more about the Coach Developer Academy process, visit the USCCE website.
    24 min
  • Episode 023 Talking Hockey and Coach Development with Kristen Wright of USA Hockey
    Kristen Wright, the ADM Manager for Female Hockey, joins the podcast to discuss her youth sports experience (multi-sport athlete) and playing hockey on all-girls and co-ed teams as a junior. She played in college at Connecticut College and later was an assistant coach at CU-Boulder. She shares her experience being the same age or younger than some of the women she was coaching at the time.
    We discuss how she became involved at USA Hockey and her role as the ADM Manager for Female Hockey. She provides a short description of the USA Hockey ADM program (for a deeper dive see the links below).
    Kristen talks about her experience as an assistant coach at a Colorado Springs high school for its boy’s hockey team and dealing with teenage boys (bless her!) and how she took to the philosophy that you have to show them you care first.
    We finish up with a discussion about the Teaching and Facilitation workshop that she and I attended (thanks USA Hockey for letting me crash your workshop). We both share our experiences and takeaways. She really took away the art of active listening and the feedback process. (This part of the interview is also available as a stand alone audio both in the podcast and on the USCCE website).
    Links
    Kristen Wright bio
    USA Hockey American Development Model
    Link to an interview with Ken Martel from USA Hockey on the ADM program.
    Link to an interview with Kevin McLaughlin from USA Hockey on the ADM implementation
    Teaching and Facilitation Workshop information
    50 min

About Coach Education

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These podcasts are from a monthly series of talks for coach educators/developers at national governing bodies and large sports organizations.