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Play Their Way episodes
- "It was kind of like a job" - Daisey Cotterill on losing, rediscovering & fostering a love of netball for girls
This week, we speak to Daisey Cotterill, founder of Any Girl Netball.
Having lost the love of the game when it started to feel 'like a job', Daisey stopped playing in University. But she decided to reclaim her love of netball, creating the award-winning Any Girl Netball - a community group which is all about empowering girls through sports, mentoring, and child-first coaching.
If you're a coach looking to keep girls in the game for longer, this is for you.
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32 min - “The fact that Play Their Way is needed is a bit sad” – Daniel Lycett on children’s autonomy
Welcome back! We're excited to launch season 5 of the Play Their Way podcast with this insightful episode from Daniel Lycett, an experienced coach, teacher and Play Their Way advocate currently working as the Head of PE & Sport at St David's College.
In this episode, we discuss why child-first coaching should be the norm, the fact that play isn't frivolous and how we can move the needle on coaching culture, with this brilliant quote; "education is this slow moving glacier, society is skating across the top’ .
If you want to deepen your practical knowledge of how to #Play TheirWay, this is for you.
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42 min - “Non-linear development is the norm” – Martina Navarro and Richard Cheetham on the athletic skills model and creating ‘moving stories’
Join us for a fascinating conversation with senior academicMartina Navarro on the athletic skills model (ASM), as well as speaking to Richard Cheetham about incorporating the ASM and Play Their Way into his coaching through using children’s storybooks to co-create ‘moving stories’ with children.
If you’re curious about different approaches to#PlayTheirWay, this is for you!
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33 min - “They were almost doing my job for me!” – Lee Meacham on being brave enough to give children choice
This week, we sit down with Lee Meacham to chat about what happens when you’re brave enough to empower children and ‘embrace the chaos’, how he tries to welcome children from refugee communities in his area and why he’s so passionate about child-first coaching.
Lee is a Workforce Development Coordinator at The Albion Foundation, as well as a coach mentor at the Black Country Coaches Club, who are one of our pilot programme of Play Their Way community builders, working to spread the word about child-first coaching in their local community.
If you’re looking for practical tips from an experienced coach on how and why to #PlayTheirWay, this episode is for you.
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32 min - "The less active you are, the less active you’ll become" – Martin Mansell on child-first coaching in disability sports
Join us for a conversation with former paralympic swimming champion and coach, Martin Mansell, about his experiences as an athlete, his approach to holistic child-first coaching and why enjoying sport and exercise is especially important for disabled children and young people.
If you’re a coach looking to be more inclusive in your practice, this episode is for you.
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31 min - “Sport is how I learned to navigate the world” – Chelsea Hudson on her journey from being excluded in PE to Team GB Goalball
Grab a cuppa and join us for a chat with the brilliant Chelsea Hudson of GB Women Goalball, about her journey in sport - from learning to advocate for herself as a young person with a visual impairment, to finding a sport where she could thrive.
If you're a coach looking to include all children and truly #PlayTheirWay, this is for you.
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21 min - What type of humans do we want to be in 50 years? –Martin Yelling on connecting to our humanity through movement
This week, we sit down with Martin Yelling, CEO of Stormbreak, to talk about about the inextricable link between mental health and physical exercise, approaching children and young people with 'compassionate curiosity' and what kind of future we're building for the next generation.
If you want to learn more about movement as a tool for promoting better mental health, this episode is for you.
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40 min - “We have to do something about the lack of movement in the school day” – Ali Oliver on creating a culture of play
Join us in conversation with one of the visionaries of the sporting sector, Youth Sport Trust CEO Ali Oliver MBE, as we delve into the 'power of one' and the vision it takes to create a culture that values movement and play.
We discuss her journey in sport and life, how enjoyment looks different for every child and what we need to do with our 'moral imperative' to help children lead healthy lives.
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46 min - “They’re coaching themselves all the time” – Dave Reed on building leadership and life skills through child-first coaching
Join us for a chat with Dave Reed, UK Coaching Partnerships Development Manager and coach for the Rockcliff Girls Rugby team, where his daughter plays (and giveslots of feedback!).
Dave talks about how he’s built a culture of confidence in the Rockcliff Girls team, and the “3 dimensional picture” of child-first coaching; kids enjoying it, coaches enjoying it and parents enjoying it.
If you’re a coach looking to have a laugh and learn more about how to #PlayTheirWay, this episode is for you.
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35 min - “We’ll look back at a coach being completely prescriptive as outdated” – Tom Hartley on holistic coaching
Join us for a reflective conversation with Tom Hartley, who is a coach developer, thought leader and champion of Play Their Way.
We discuss how Tom's coaching journey has evolved over the years, what it means to be truly holistic and child-first in your practice and why this approach can be just as enjoyable for the coach as it is for the kids.
If you're interested in the philosophy behind the #PlayTheirWay approach, this episode is for you.
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About Play Their Way
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Dive into child-first coaching with The Play Their Way Podcast! If you're a coach passionate about young lives, this is for you.
Join Laura-Jane Jones as she explores the core of coaching children and young people: voice, choice, and journey. Expert guests share their top coaching strategies, best practices, and philosophies focused on children's unique paths. Tune in and delve into how to empower their individual voice, respect their choices, and guide their journeys, cultivating a deep passion for sport and physical activity, while helping them reach their full potential.