Positive pedagogy for sport coaching

This podcast episode is a diversion from the positive pedagogy theme but it covers an important topic - social media. The episode guests (including myself) overview a recent special issue on the use of social media as professional development in HPE by myself and two of my co-authors/editors. The special issue had 6 articles plus an intro and conclusion and if focused on physical education and sports coaching. This podcast was completed for the Playing with Research in Health and Physical Education podcast (see: https://anchor.fm/PwRHPE) and I got permission from Risto Marttinen to also post it to my podcast, too.

This link will take you to the special issue: https://doi.org/10.1123/jtpe.2020-0004

Stephen Harvey: @drstephenharvey (Twitter)

Carpenter: @jeffpcarpenter (Twitter)

Hyndman: @dr_bph (Twitter)

In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Edward Cope from Loughborough University to discuss his paper with Professor Christopher Cushion titled: A move towards reconceptualizing direct instruction in sport coaching pedagogy. Ed and I discuss what direct instruction is, how it has become something that has negative connotations associated with it in sports coaching, and why it, therefore, needs reframing. We also speak about Cognitive Load Theory and Mosston and Ashworth's spectrum of teaching styles. During the dicussion, we refer to various resources which can be seen below, including the paper by Ed and Chris.

Ed and Chris' Paper: https://bit.ly/2SqBTfy

Roshenshine's Paper on Direct Instruction: https://bit.ly/2GEG2Kl

John Wooden Podcast: https://bit.ly/3iF2116

If you have any questions, please reach out to me at my email: [email protected]

In this episode, I am sharing an interview that was conducted with me by Coach Rafa Simões for his Coaches Talk podcast (see: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH7PNgEIUnjghcKbICJfZyg). We talk about my background growing up and why I got into coaching, my passion for coaching, as well as my journey as an academic researcher, which has taken me from 'Boro (Stockton-on-Tees) in England to becoming a Beaver at Oregon State Unversity, and now a Bobcat at Ohio University. Please get in touch at [email protected] with any questions. 

This episode is based on my interview with Dean Renee Middleton for the "Book Talks with the Dean" series in the Patton College of Education here at Ohio University. We talk about the concept of Positive Pedagogy, the content of the second edition of the Positive Pedagogy for Sport Coaching book, how it extended the work of the first edition of the book and some areas of continued development for the series. If you want to watch the interview on YouTube, please follow the link here: I want to thank Dean Middleton for taking the time to speak with me about the book, and also to the marketing department in the Patton College for capturing and producing a video of the talk (see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7xbVT7G9hA&t=5s).

In this episode, I gathered together some 'soundbites' from Ohio University Masters in Coaching Education Students who had just spent a week on campus and six weeks prior to that learning about the features of Positive Pedagogy, At the end of the podcast I also get into a short discussion with Richard Light and Nick Hill, who have both previously been on the podcast about their thoughts about the week, too. These recordings were completed in the cafeteria so I apologize in advance if there is too much background noise but I think its worth it when listening to the student and faculty reflections. Students from Ohio University's Masters in Coaching Education program who participated are: 

In this episode I am joined by Professor Richard Light, the founder of Positive Pedagogy for Sport Coaching. Professor Light works at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. His early work was in the sociology of sport with a focus on culture and embodied learning but over the past decade he has drawn on this work to inform a distinctive program of research focused on a socio-cultural approach to pedagogy and on the body's role in learning. He draws on learning theory and some social theory to inform this work. Professor Light has a broad background in teaching and coaching across a wide range of cultures, having coached and taught in Australia and Japan and having held academic positions in Japan, France, the UK, Australia and New Zealand. This background encourages him to establish a dialectic between practice and theory that is a feature of his research and his teaching. He enjoys a strong international profile, is widely published and has published in Japanese, Portuguese and French as well as English. You can contact Richard on Twitter at @richardlight11 or via email: [email protected] (work) or [email protected] (personal).

In this episode, I speak to Dr. Ashley Allanson who currently works as a Lecturer in Sports Coaching Education in the Department of Recreation & Sport Pedagogy at Ohio University, USA. He is originally from England where he was professional soccer player for Hull City Tigers FC and Scunthorpe United FC. After his playing career, Ashley attended the University of Hull in 2007 and achieved a first class honors B.Sc. degree in Sports Coaching & Performance. He then went on to study his Ph.D. in 2010, and successfully completed his thesis in October 2014, which focused on the sociological aspects of Soccer Coach Educators in the UK and their retrospective careers. Ashley holds the UEFA 'B' soccer coaching qualification, and worked for Hull City Tigers FC Academy for nine years coaching elite young soccer players. Additionally, he represented England at Futsal, as well as representing the England Universities soccer team in 2008. If you want to reach out to Ashley, contact him via email at: [email protected] or via his Twitter handle: @Ash_Allanson.

Charles Schultz first coached as a college athlete at summer baseball camps and at Pickerington High School Central, Ohio, USA, from 2015. He is now a local gym owner and varsity assistant coach for softball in Pickerington. His positive experiences of athlete-centred coaching in elementary school basketball and high school baseball led him to work on making his own coaching athlete centered with his enrollment in a master’s-level coaching program at Ohio University helping him develop a Positive Pedagogy approach to coaching team sports and strength and conditioning. You can contact Charles at [email protected], on Twitter @Coach_Schultz, and on Instragram @superfitohio.

In this episode, I talk with Laura Costa Dos Santos who is currently an Assistant Volleyball Coach at Ohio University. Laura graduated with a masters in coaching education from Ohio University in 2018 after previously playing volleyball at the University of Illinois and working as a coach at Oregon State University and Bowling Green State University. Laura, who is certified by the Women's Coaches Academy, speaks enthusiastically about the application of Positive Pedagogy and a game-based approach to coaching in both youth and collegiate volleyball settings. Laura recently authored a chapter for the up and coming text on Positive Pedagogy for Sport Coaching on her experiences applying Positive Pedagogy in her youth volleyball coaching, which is due out in May. You can contact Laura via email at: [email protected] and follow her on Twitter @coachsantos18.