McClaren Performance

This week on the McClaren Performance Podcast, Josh talks about how football is evolving away from its old traditions towards greater acceptance of psychology, mental health and inclusivity. In his argument he goes into detail as to how this is already happening and how it will and does benefit team performance, the growth of clubs and the overall ethics of football.

This week on The McClaren Performance Podcast, Josh and Steve McClaren talk about Man City vs Liverpool and how the high intensity and ability of play in that rivalry indicates a future change in football. Also Steve addresses the rumours of Erik Ten Hag taking the managerial position at Manchester United. 

This week on The McClaren Performance Podcast, Josh and Steve McClaren chat with qualified sport and exercise psychologist Chris Bradley about the realities of applying sport psychology to high performance environments such as Derby County Football club and the Australian rowing and paddling teams. They define what sport psychology is, how it can be best applied to teams and athletes and ultimately question what the future of this profession will be within both football and other sports.

This week on The McClaren Performance Podcast, Josh and Steve McClaren talk to Newcastle United Women’s manager Becky Langley about her experiences and lessons in developing a promotion fighting team. On top of that they talk about the role of sport psychology and Josh’s role within that development, and also touch on the realities of new owners coming in and the future of, not just NUWFC, but of women's football as a whole.

This week on the McClaren Performance Podcast, Josh talks about the topic of religion and makes an argument for why it is the core influence for coaching and improvement today. With that he discusses what can be taken away from the years of religion throughout our evolution and how that provides lessons for coaches and athletes today.

This week on The McClaren Performance Podcast, Josh and Steve McClaren reflect on their past two guests and discuss the lessons that they took away from both. That leads into a discussion about how to best develop players in any sport, balancing being both tough and caring with athletes.

This week on The McClaren Performance Podcast, Josh and Steve McClaren chat to Cecil Jee Thomas, most famous for his work on AFTV. They talk about the change in football media, Cecil’s troubles in trying to become a professional footballer, his work helping young footballers with his talent transfer program and also who is going to take that 4th spot in the league (Arsenal obviously!).

In this episode of the mentality series, Josh and Steve talk to Carlisle United Manager Paul Simpson. They cover Simmo’s health scare almost a year ago, his plans and approach to helping Carlisle United out of the relegation zone and how he helped the England u20s win the World Cup in 2017. There is also real insight into the processes England have put in place to become the highly competitive team they are now under Gareth Southgate.

RIP Steve Black 1957 - 2022

This week on The McClaren Performance Podcast, Josh and Steve McClaren reflect on last weeks bonus episode and the importance of understanding yourself. Steve reflects on his time at the Club World Cup speaking on meetings with Arsène Wenger and John Terry. And lastly, they discuss the current problematic behaviour of football players and why, going unchecked, it will only get worse.