Off the Pitch with Active

Ben is a young football coach based in Brisbane, Australia. Just off the back on spending the last 9 months in Uganda, East Africa working at a football academy called Football for Good. Currently studying a masters at the Queensland University of Technology and the tutelage of Ian Renshaw and Brendan Moy. He runs a YouTube channel, 'Opposite Direction' making short educational videos about coaching and some theoretical ideas that may underpin coaching. Ben puts a lot of his understanding and knowledge down to the people he has connected with and been influenced by during his coaching journey. 'I am because we are!'

Overview

03:15 Introduction and background

10:48 Ben talks about his experience in Uganda

15:30 With so many new terms and learning theories emerging in coaching, is one better than another?

21:00 Ecological psychology-Perception Action Coupling; a new emerging motor learning theory in line with Non-Linear Pedagogy.

26:30 Representative learning, what is it?

38:30 Human experience, does your players enjoy

52:02 Grassroots coaching a sport you don't know, how?

58:10 How does free play fit in.

1:11:15 Closing

Contact: [email protected]

Twitter: @ben_galloway8

YouTube: https://youtu.be/JdUCRiabDm8

Player Development Project is an online learning platform and collaborative project designed to bring together top coaches and experts from around the world. PDP was founded to bridge the gap between research and practice as well as showcase the work of top practitioners from around the world of football and other sports. Their goal is to aggregate and create quality content supported by evidence and experience to help coaches create better environments for young players.

Dave is a UEFA A licensed coach (through The FA) and has17 years coaching experience, including the last 7 years at professional academies in London and Melbourne at Brentford FC, Fulham FC and most recently with the U20s at Melbourne Victory FC.

54:56 min episode Overview:

02:35 Who is Dave Wright and how could a New Zealander end up coaching EPL Academy level football at Fulham FC?

07:48 Speed, Intensity and Quality in UK made Dave think "Man-how am I going to be good enough to test these players and create challenging sessions for these players.

16:43 Dave talks about the paradigm shift in coaching/teaching, moving away from a "tell" culture and talks about a visit to the Ajax Academy.

22:30 What are the considerations for player positions and what method can we use?

30:20 Many coaches are not meeting the requirements to keep children/Teenagers in the game. A coach playing experience may not reflect the best teaching methods available today.

37:00 Does free play belong in all levels of sports?

44:48 How PDP can help coaches in all sports.

47:45 Latest research about communication as a coach.

Website: http://www.playerdevelopmentproject.com

Twitter: @PlayerDP

Facebook: @PlayerDP

Hall of Famer & mother of 8, Joey Peters has 110 caps for Matilda's, including 3 World Cups ('99, '03 & '07) & One Olympic Games (2004) and she scored 28 goals for the Matilda's.

She played in USA, Brazil, and my birth country Sweden

Retired from pro football '09 and continued as a Development Coach for International Football School for 6 years on the Central Coast

Joey study at AIS, she has FFA/FIFA A-Lic and you see her on SBS as a football analyst.

But in this podcast, we discuss the important work she does with Game Play Learn. "Design the game-Let them play-Watch them learn

60:25 min episode Overview:

02:15 In the introduction, Joey Peters talks about how the professional background, she played in, didn't work for her as a coach. After frustration and stress, she saw the light and developed Game Play Learn, a model based on Swedish Spela Leka Lär 10:15 Needed to change the way she coached to be more "chilled" and let them have more fun and focus more on the enjoyment. Suddenly, she observed a great development in kids.

16:45 She discovered being a Facilitator rather than a Coach which was better for the athletes.

28:20 Joey explains the Game Play Learn model and the Game Play Learn courses with the online community?

47:05 Joey provides some ideas on how a coach can implement aspects of Game Play Learn without changing their club curriculum?

53:25 In closing Joey believes that even after, 3 World Cup and one Olympic Games, including playing professionally in Brazil, USA & Sweden, she would still use the Game Play Learn model if she coached the Mathilda's.

Contact:

Website: http://www.gameplaylearn.net/

Twitter: @_gameplaylearn

@joeypeters10

Facebook: @gameplaylearn

Instagram: @gameplaylearn

Reed Maltbie does not really need an introduction, he is a Mentor in youth sport and coaching. With two Masters degrees, one in Early Childhood Learning & one in Sports Psychology, Reed understand children and what is going on in their brains while growing up to become adults.

He is the Creator of "Coaching code" podcast & Raising Excellence, He did the TEDx talk "Echoes beyond the game" which is a must watch if you are a coach or parent. Co-Creator of Positive Discipline Tools for Coaches with Dr. Jane Nelson and Cofounder of the brilliant GO! Raise Excellence Think Tank to improve youth sport with Ruth Nicholson.

He is also one of the Coaching Mentors with Player Development Project here in Australia. I can go on, but let's hear it directly from him.

Apply this to your coaching and your athletes will soar.

47:30 min episode Overview:

02:15 Reed Maltbie brief bio and explains his current projects; Positive Discipline Tools for Coaches, helping coaches communicate better with young athletes & REALM.

10:15 3 REALM Accountability areas

16:53 Writing good software code into children's brain. No! Children are not computers, but Reed's analogy paints a great verbal image of how we, coaches, can build or ruin an athlete mentally by the words we use

30:25 Youth Sport is a marathon so be patient.

37:35 Can you identify burned-out in an early age, if so how?

43:10 Closing comments and announcing Reed's visit to Australia in February 2020

Contact:

www.CoachReed.com

Twitter: @Coach_Reed

Facebook: @Raising Exellence with Coach Reed

Reed Maltbies TEDx talk "Echoes beyond the game" TEDx https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhRXQs0K6ls

Sports Mum of 8, Outreach Coordinator at MVP Leadership Academy and owner and founder at Sports Mom Essentials. Stacie run her own podcast "Eating curve balls for breakfast"

50:08 min episode Overview:

2:10 Introducing Stacie Mahoe

4:00 Stacey's story is amazing referring to her 8 teachers and how she has seen families falling apart from their children's sport.

7:45 Do we know what the parents and kids are going through outside their sport, and how can we reach out and support them better?

10:45 Tracey talks about some of the solutions, including Listen, Understand & Validate from Jerry Lynch book "Let the Play"

19:45 This is one way to get kids to buy into the training.

28:00 Stacey is travelling and help parents and children all around the USA, I asked her what her seminars are about, you really like what she said.

41:15 Talking about some of the future challenges in youth sport. Why the rush to perfection?

45:00 Tough Team Challenge starting

48:30 Closing

Book references:

Let them play by Jerry Lynch

Contact

Web: www.stacieMahoe.com

www.toughteamchallenge.com

Facebook group: @10daytoughtemchallenge

Facebook: @CoachStacie

Twitter: @StacieMahoe

Email: [email protected]

Richard is a young (26years old), passionate and innovative coach from North Wales, UK. He continually strives to improve his level of knowledge working within a sporting environment in an attempt to fulfill individual(s) potential.

With 7 Years of coaching experience, working an array of ages (U6 > Seniors), and abilities, cultures and backgrounds, he takes pride in developing and maintaining relationship with parents & players, creating a positive environment for those participating.

UEFA B (Youth and Senior) & USSF Licensed Soccer Coach

FE PGCE (Graduating this month-June 2019) & Health and Well-being Coordinator

Teaching Assistant at Cae Top Primary School & Bodedern High School. More recently a development coordinator at local academy season 2018/19. He also coached professionally in USA.

59:12 min episode Overview:

02:00 Introduction to Richard Cashman

05:10 Richard reflects on his young background and his experience in USA.

14:43 Sometimes when you ask a parent of what they want from their children's sport experience their actions may not match their words.

20:34 Richard returns to Wales, after a professional coaching job in USA, to add a teaching degree to deepen his knowledge.

31:41 Multidisciplinary approach -Sometimes we forget about the player away from the sport. It's important that we understand the person behind the athlete.

Contact:

Twitter: @thesportinginf1

Facebook: @TheSportingInfluencer.com

Website: www.thesportinginfluencerblog.wordpress.com

Gordon MacLelland set up 'Working with Parents in Sport' after 20 years as a teacher and as a coach for all age levels from 7-year olds to Adults. He has a BA/Hons degree in Sports Science from University College Chester and a PGCE from Lancaster University.

He is the author of two books, 'Great Sports Parenting' – A pocket guide for parents of children in sport and 'Engage' – A coaches guide to building positive relationships with parents.

His organisation currently works with 7 National Governing Bodies across a wide range of sports, clubs and schools of all sizes and the Little Athletics Franchise in NSW, Australia.

Darren Wensor, Head of Coach & Volunteer Development with Little Athletics NSW. Darren has twenty-five years of experience working full-time in sports development and coach education, and he is in his 30th year of coaching/teaching experience.

Darren has authored/contributed to numerous sports-related articles, books, journals, manuals, support resources and coach education course outlines. I regularly present at coach education courses and conferences and I have appeared as an on-camera presenter or coach on a number of instructional videos.

59:12 min episode Overview:

02:00 Introduction to Gordon MacLelland & Darren Wensor. Who are they?

04:35 A bit of history from Gordon & Darren

09:35 Discussing issues in youth sport highlighted in public media

15:30 What can we learn from kids?

Darren, "I ask the children what they enjoy and create top 10 fun factors which I incorporate into the coaching sessions."

23:15 What are some of the approaches we can use when we speak to our children after a game? Gordon tells a great personal story.

25:40 Some "Golden Nuggets" from 2019 Go! Chase Excellence Think Tank to improve youth sport with Reed Maltbie and Ruth Nicholson.

37:20 What are some of the future challenges?

41:20 WWPIS growth in Europe and creation of culture

49:00 Wrapping up our conversation

Contact:

Gordon MacLelland

www.parentsinsport.co.uk

Twitter: @WWPIS

Facebook:@wwpis

Darren Wensor

www.lansw.com.au

www.coachingyoungathletes.com

Facebook: @Darren Wensor

Twitter: @DarrenWensor

Ruth Nicholson is an internationally-certified professional facilitator, mediator, and organizational alchemist. She specializes in helping clubs design board processes and club operations to provide more effective support to coaches, teams, and players.

Ruth is also the co-creator of the 2019 GO! Chase Excellence Think Tank to Improve Youth Sports which engaged nearly 200 people from two dozen sports. The online event offered more than 80 solution-focused sessions and 61 speakers from five continents.

In 2018, Ruth was one of four national finalists in for the Innovator of the Year award in the US, based on her development of the GO! Resource and training platform. GO! Offers youth sports organizations proven governance, leadership, and administrative tools.

Since its launch in mid-2017, Ruth has fielded inquiries and worked with coaches, clubs, associations, and leagues in 19 North American states and provinces, as well as others in Europe, South America, Africa and Australia.

60:15 min episode Overview:

2:00 Ruth Nicholson Bio

6:56 You will be amazed to hear what Ruth is talking about when she explains the reasons why she is working in this space and what she does.

14:02 Good communication model for a youth sport organization.

25:15 Who is the Alpha Dog in your club and are you an Alpha Dog?

31:45 Creating culture

40:15 Going slow to go fast and how to handle complaints

49:15 Ruth discusses some of the biggest challenges in youth sport

54:08 Knowing your why

See www.GoHelpSports.com

Glen Mulcahy is a professional speaker & coach, mentor with a down to earth flair who shares his knowledge from a lifetime of involvement in multiple sports as athlete, coach and parent. Glen is passionate about sharing what he has learned to "bring the game back to the kids", while leading others to do the same

Glen grew up playing multiple sports across Canada and played on provincial winning teams in Hockey, Football and Rugby. He is a graduate and now a mentor of the University of British Columbia's Kinesiology Program. Soon after he graduated from UBC he started coaching, and he has now coached men, women, boys and girls in slow-pitch, hockey, baseball, softball, rugby and ball hockey for over 2 decades. His various hats in the youth sports space include; • Founder and CEO, PARADIGM Sports • Executive Director, For the Love of the Game • Canadian Speaker for Changing the Game Project • Member of the Quality Coaching Collective • Hockey Canada NCCP Facilitator and Regional Evaluation Coordinator for BC Hockey He has also contributed to various print, radio, TV Media articles and affiliate blog sites including; The Vancouver Sun, Province, Times Colonist, Roundhouse Radio, CTV Morning Live and more recently, Today's Parent.

64:59 min Overview:

2:00 Glen Mulcahy Bio

5:35 Glen's sporting background & and why he got involved in coaching.

12:10 FUNdamentals

19:10 There is no such thing as elite 8 or 10-year old.

23:45 Structured play and the digital era may rob children from free play.

33:00 Parents & Coaches expectations is not benefiting children in sport-Collaboration and engagement can turn this around.

41:51 Which child will improve by sitting on the bench?

49:00 A Dad's distraught call about his son quitting sport and how it turned around.

55:49 Do our children work sport or play sport?

58:49 Last words from Glen which will help you

Links:

All Blacks video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32n1JHaDTg4

To contact Glen Mulcahy

Twitter: @Paradigm_Sports

Facebook: @ParadigmSports

www.paradigmsports.ca

www.fortheloveofthegame.ca

Janis is a family coach for all families, but has extensive experience coaching families with children who play sports. She was a coach's wife for 29 years, a sports mom for 21 years, and is now a mom to two coaches, and a mother-in-law to one. She loves to see families thrive through all their seasons, in and out of youth sports.

You can learn a lot more on Janis website www.rcfamilies.com

Overview of our conversation

0:00 Introduction to the show & Janis Meredith

5:00 Started being involved in youth sport at the beginning of her marriage. This led to family coaching.

9:28 Kids leaving sport as they feel a lot of pressure. They also find easier, more fun alternative activities in a digital culture.

14:30 We are raising champion human beings, not just athletes.

18:00 Frustrations in youth sport-how it changes from just fun at early ages to high expectations as they grow older.

28:15 How serious should parents take their children's sport?

35:00 How do parents navigate through so many challenges in sport including politics?

43:55 In closing- experiences, trophy's, technical skills & life skills what do you want for your child?

To follow or contact Janis Meredith

Facebook @sportsparenting

Twitter Handle: @rcfamilies

Web: www.rcfamilies.com