Left Field Thinking

Left Field Thinking

By Will Murray & Elliot FowerakerSports
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Left Field Thinking episodes

  • The Steve Bradley one

    https://dragonhockey.co.uk/hockey/Will 

    Steve is the current coach of Streetly Hockey Club ladies team and was the founder and coach of the Flyerz hockey programme at Midland Mencap, a charity working and campaigning for accessible and inclusive services and a better quality of life for everyone with experience of learning disabilities and additional needs. Steve's had fabulous success there nationally and internationally, through which he’s really been able to shine a light on Flyerz hockey. 

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    1 hr 9 min
  • The Demy Dowley one

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    Interview with GB Hockey Coach Developer and Ben Rhydding HC Men's & Juniors' Coach, Demy Dowley. Follow us on Twitter: @willmurray86 and @FowerakerE Sign up here for the LFT Workplace: https://forms.gle/z1yu99DnB996EN51A

    54 min
  • The Sarah Kelleher one

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    Will and Ell interview Sarah Kelleher. Sarah is a former Ireland national team player and captain. She is the co-coach of Hampstead & Westminster Ladies in the English Prem and former Head Coach and innovator of the England U18 Girls environment. Join the Left Field Thinking Workplace. Memberships available now: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd9XtfdYBk2MLN_bqrfzJ3P1oIwZZlypxK7UasHCMaPA_B-Vw/viewform 

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    1 hr 8 min
  • The Adam Commens one

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    Will and Ell interview Hockey Belgium’s Performance Director, Adam Commens. Adam played 143 times for the Kookaburras, and as a coach had successful spells with Royal Antwerp, The Belgium Men Red Lions and the Hockeyroos. Join the Left Field Thinking Workplace. Memberships available now: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd9XtfdYBk2MLN_bqrfzJ3P1oIwZZlypxK7UasHCMaPA_B-Vw/viewform 

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    1 hr 5 min
  • The Lily Brazel one

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    Will and Ell in conversation with former Hockeyroo, Lily Brazel on mental health and support for athletes.

    Reflections on her career and a discussion around her article, Upstream.

    https://www.lilybrazel.com.au/words/upstream


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    1 hr 21 min
  • The Mark Dekker one

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    Will & Ell interview the Netherlands U15 Girls Head Coach and Head Coach of Were Di Tilburg Dames 1, Mark Dekker. Follow Will on Twitter @willmurray86 Follow Ell on Twitter @FowerakerE The Left Field Thinking Workplace is available now! Sign up here: https://forms.gle/z1yu99DnB996EN51A Use the referral code PODCAST

    56 min
  • The Ric Charlesworth one

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    Will and Elliot interview Ric Charlesworth. Ric's an Australian sporting legend, who as an international hockey player was a World Champion and selected for 5 Olympic Games, winning a Silver medal at Montreal in 1976. He was also a First Class Cricketer, a member of the Australian parliament and is a qualified doctor. As a coach he has won 4 World Cups, 2 Olympic Gold Medals, 7 Champions Trophies and 2 Gold Medals at the Commonwealth Games. He is also the author of 4 fantastic books on his experiences of coaching: The Coach, Staying at the Top, Shakespeare the Coach and World’s Best. Follow us on Twitter: @willmurray86 and @FowerakerE Sign up here for the LFT Workplace: https://forms.gle/z1yu99DnB996EN51A

    1 hr 29 min
  • The Christmas Special 2020

    https://dragonhockey.co.uk/hockey/Will

    Our Christmas Wrap Up of 2020 with Britt Broady (UC Davis), Mark Egner (Dartmouth), James Bateman (Oakham School & Nottingham University) and Brett Holland (Loughborough University).

    Plus special appearances from Rob Farrington (Surbiton), Andrew Gibson (Loughborough), Keely Dunn (Umpiring Superstar), Paul Caddy (UCONN), Phil Roper and Brendan Creed (Let's Stick Together Podcast and GB Internationals).

    47 min
  • The Janneke Schopman one

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    Will interviews the Assistant Coach of the India Women’s National Team, Janneke Schopman.

    A Dutch hockey legend, Janneke retired as a professional hockey player in 2010, having won Olympic Gold (Beijing) and Silver (Athens), in addition to one World Cup Gold (2006), one European Gold (2005) and 3 Champions Trophies (2004, 2005, 2007).

    Post retirement, Schopman became the head coach for the women's squad of the Dutch club SCHC. In 2014, she led the team to their first appearance in the final of the Hoofdklasse, the top league in The Netherlands. In 2014 Schopman was assigned to be the head coach for the U21 US Women's National Team and assistant coach for the United States women's national field hockey team under Craig Parnham. In January 2017 she became the US Women's National Team head coach.

    Since the winter of 2019, Schopman has been the Assistant Coach of the India Women’s National Team.

    49 min
  • The David Passmore one

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    Will interviews Dr David Passmore. David joined Dublin City University in 2012 following 13 years in elite sport working first with British and then Irish Hockey where he had coached at all levels achieving success at European (U21 Silver and U18 Gold) level. He was Head Coach to the Irish Senior Men's team for four years leading them from 25th to 18th in the world rankings. Since 2008 David was High Performance Director of Irish Hockey whilst also overseeing the development of a new player development model and coach education system.


    David also worked as teacher for seven years and worked as a consultant with the Irish Institute of Sport on their Elite Coach Education program (Pursuit of Excellence Programme) and the International Rugby Board in their development of high performance systems. David undertook a MSc in Sports Coaching at Loughborough University and completed his doctorate in Elite Performance (UClan) which investigated elite coach development (awarded 2016).
    He continues to be involved in coaching and is currently Ireland U21 Women's Head Coach and Assistant Women's Coach

    48 min

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