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Episode Description:
In today’s episode of How to Strive, we are joined by Philip O'Callaghan, a dedicated teacher, tennis coach, and passionate advocate for skill acquisition. Philip shares his approach to teaching and coaching, with a strong focus on the principles of skill acquisition and how they’ve shaped his coaching style over time.

Through this conversation, Philip offers insight into how he fosters an environment where students actively problem-solve and how he adapts the learning environment, constraints, or skill challenges to meet the needs of his athletes. Whether you're a coach, teacher, or student, Philip’s strategies provide valuable takeaways for creating meaningful and effective learning experiences.

Additionally, Philip discusses the resources he creates for other coaches and educators, including his Substack newsletter and X (formerly Twitter) account, where he shares helpful tips, strategies, and thought-provoking content on coaching and skill acquisition.

Key Topics Discussed:

Philip’s Coaching Journey – The path that led him to adopt his current approach to coaching and teaching.

Principles of Skill Acquisition – How skill acquisition plays a central role in Philip’s teaching and coaching style.

Creating a Learning Environment – The importance of designing environments where students can actively problem-solve and engage with the material.

The Role of Constraints – How changing constraints (environment, skill, or task) can either challenge or support students’ learning.

Adapting to Contexts – How Philip adapts his coaching methods based on different contexts and skill levels.

Follow Philip O'Callaghan:

X (Twitter): @Mr_Tennis_Coach – Follow for coaching insights, skill acquisition tips, and strategies for teachers and coaches.

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In todays episode Nick shares an insight into the differences between a fixed and growth mindset. how you can build awareness of which mindset you have in certain situations along with how to be in a more desirable mindset when needed. Mindset being a reference to the impactful work of Carol Dweck. 

He also explores briefly the work of the late Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi who was a Hungarian-American psychologist, recognised as developing the concept of Flow. He was also the author of the book Flow. 

The two questions from this episode 

What does your ideal environment include for you to achieve your flow state? 

Who is the best at growth mindset? What do they say? How do they behave? What do they do? 

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In todays episode we are exploring the basic levels of sleep. 

The aim of todays episode is to help you understand what contributes to a great night sleeps and offers you some ways to improve your sleep by tweaking your environment and your warm up to sleep performance. 

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Dr Sean Cumming 

Senior Lecture at Bath University sport and exercise science

Working with a number of sports, NGB’s including the Premier League, The FA, LTA and Premier League Academies. 

Over 100 peer reviewed manuscripts and book chapters.

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Cody Royle, a second set of eyes for elite head coaches. 

Author of A second set of eyes, The tough stuff and Where others wont. 

Coach Craft 
https://coachcraft.codyroyle.com/ 
There are four craft areas that modern head coaches are required to master:

🏭️ Organizational Craft

🧢 Personal Craft

🎒 Locker Room Craft

♟️ Game Craft

How to develop resilience. 

How to be an empathetic leader 

Reflection process

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Prompted reflections

Outcome goal 

Performance goal 

Process goal 

Focused reflection 

Based on my process goals. Look back at them. 

Did I achieve my intentions yes or no? 

What helped me 

What stopped me 

What can I do different

What should I stop, start or continue doing? 

General Reflection

What did I love about the week? 

What didn’t bring out the best in me? 

What did I find tough?

What takes me to the next level as a…?

What what’s my best win of the week?

Based on my reflections, what are my intentions for the next week(Process goals )? 

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Support 

From last weeks process goals, which ones did you achieve? 

How did you do this? Who or what helped you? 

What takes it to the next level? 

Challenge 

What are you putting off doing? 

What one thing will have the biggest contributor of success this week. 

Inspire 

Russell Earnshaw Podcast 

Developing self awareness 

Creating a user manual for others and yourself. 

Be self driven. 

The Johari Window 1955
Known to self 
Unknown to self 
Known to others 
Unknown to others 

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In today’s episode of How to Strive, Rusty shares a wealth of experience in coaching individuals and teams to reach their highest potential. 

Drawing on his deep knowledge in personal development, leadership, and motivation, Rusty discusses how he stays ahead of the curve and what he’s observed in the mindset and habits of top performers, offering actionable insights for anyone striving to level up. Whether you’re a a coach, player or a striver this episode is packed with valuable takeaways to help you strive.

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