By Gareth Turnbull
The STRIVE 365 podcast aims to help athletes, coaches or parents of young athletes better understand the journey from the development phase (15 -21) into pre performance / performance phase (18-23)
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The podcast currently has 27 episodes available.
This week, I’m pleased to bring on one of the best thinkers, let alone coaches of youth sport that I’ve ever come across. Dave Wright.
Dave has a diverse CV, that includes being an academy football coach with professional clubs in England as well as Australia, running his own youth development business, working for the Oceania Football Confederation and consulting for HSPNZ in our HPAD space.
Every time I hear Dave speak on various podcasts I get enriched, and this episode was no different.
Lets go!
Dave Wright Bio
Player:
Coach:
o Oceania Football Confederation (2023 – current)
Coaching Qualifications:
Business:
o Co Founder of Player Development Project (2014 – present)
o Owner of two black sheep cafe 2008-2013
o City of Sydney Cafe of the Year (2010/2011)
o City of Sydney Small Business of the Year (2011)
Chapters -
0.15 Gareth & Daves’ connection story
3.15 The decision to focus on coaching relatively early in life
9.00 Business and Hospo learnings
14.00 Moving to the UK
26.45 Pulling back the curtain on the UK academy environment
52.30 Working at HPSNZ and with HPAD guru Ken Lynch
1.02.30 Evolution plans for Birko & Westlake Boys
1.06.00 Player Development Project
1.08.50 Rapid Fire Questions
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Today's guest is Dean Sapolu.
Dean is a father to three boys, Kai, Kody & Kalen. He is also a former athlete, playing college football in the US and is a current Corporal in the Australian Defence Force.
All three of his boys are at different stages of their journeys towards professional football.
Oldest boy Kai has experienced professional football in Asia, Kody has had trials in Europe and youngest son Kalen has just gained selection into the Melbourne Victory Academy.
In this episode we discuss the boys’ journeys and the role that support parents play in the tricky road to the HP level of sport.
Ok, let’s go
Dean Sapolu Bio
Business
Sport
Kai (19):
Kody (14):
o Clubs PSV, Ranges, PEC Zwolle, IFK Norrkoping, OH Leuven, FK Makedonija, NK Maribor, Kalmar FF, Parma, Johor Darul Tazim (Malaysia)
Kalen (12):
Chapters -
0.40 Gareth & Deans connection story
1.20 Kai (19), Kody (17) and Kalen (12s) overview and the family sporting background
6.30 Challenges sporting parents experience around an A league environment
14.00 Experience of trials with overseas clubs
28.00 Managing all three boys journey at the same time
42.00 Advice to aspiring athletes & coaches of HPAD athletes
54.30 Deans sense of pride
58.30 Rapid Fire Questions
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What a pleasure to introduce one of NZs best individual coaches, James Mortimer.
A former NZ track star, who competed in the 2006 Commonwealth Games, James is not coaching some of NZ brightest, and fastest athletes.
The current coach of NZ fastest ever female athlete, Zoe Hobbs, James is striving to win NZ first ever sprint medal at a Commonwealth or Olympic level.
I’ve often wondered how coaching individual athletes is different from coaching team sports. In this episode, we explore the differences and learn from each other's worlds. This was a great chat.
Ok, Let's go!
James Mortimer Bio
Athlete:
Coach:
QUOTE:
“James has honed his skill set, learning from some of the best coaches in the world and gaining international recognition for his methods. He prides himself on coaching the athlete in front of him and delivering what they need without compromise.”
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Today I’m excited to chat with Football Fern, Claudia Bunge.
Claudia has successfully made the transition from talented youth player to senior international and full time professional player, currently playing for Melbourne Victory in the Australian A league.
From working her way through the local and domestic scene, Claudia secured a moved to Victory, where she won back to back championships, before making the move into Europe. During her time in Melbourne, Bungie, cemented her place in the NZ Football Ferns and has competed in the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2023 as well as the Tokyo and Paris Olympic games.
Having experienced youth world cup, major senior tournaments, playing professionally aboard as well as the daily grind that is asked of pre performance athletes, Claudia is a perfect prototype for this podcast as she can speak to the rise through the pathway and how she is plotting her move up to the next level on her journey.
Ok, let's go.
Claudia Bunge Bio
Athlete:
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Today we have a bonified coaching legend on the show. Coach Anson Dorrance.
Just listen to this resume:
Coach Dorrance is the GOAT of US college sports. A truly generous man to go along with an amazing coach.
This episode is truly special.
Lets go!
Chapters -
0.30 Gareth & Anson’s origin story
2.30 47 seasons coaching in the NCAA is an incredible achievement
9.00 Coaching both the men’s & women’s team at UNC
21.00 Sharing mistakes Anson made along the way
29.50 Showing care and building a connection with players
38.00 The famous Competitive Cauldron
50.30 What was special about Mia Hamm and April Henricks
1.03.30 Coaching UNC and the US Women’s National team simultaneously
1.10.45 Anson’s advice around sporting parents
1.16.45 Rapid Fire Questions
Anson’s Books:
o The Man Watching
o The Vision of a Champion
o Training Soccer Champions
Anson’s Podcast:
o Vision of a Champion Podcast
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Today we welcome youth coaching expert and founder of The Coaching Lab, Jack Rolfe to the show.
Jack is dedicating his passion towards coaching by supporting the developmental journey of players & coach, through innovation & application of practical coaching methods.
The Coaching Lab and more specifically his MatchPlay Cards are making a positive difference across pre performance and elite environments here in Australia as well as NZ and the UK.
In this episode we explore the role that these cards can play in both player & coach development as well as how we can adapt the way traditional coaching is applied in pre performance levels to create even greater returns.
Ok, Let's Go
Jack Rolfe Bio
Education:
oCanterbury Christ Church University
oBachelor of Science, Sports Coaching
Coach:
oCanterbury Hockey Club (2015 – 2019)
oHead youth coach
oEngland and Great Britain Hockey (2017 – 2018)
oPerformance Centre coach
oSt Lawrence College, England (2018 – 2020)
oHockey and Games coach
oHockey Western Australia (2020 – present)
oProgram development, Social Inclusion
oFederation of International Hockey Coach Educator
Personal:
oThe Coaching Lab Founder & Podcast Host
oMatch Play Cards Founder
Chapters -
0.20 Gareth & Jacks connection story
1.30 Jacks background as a field hockey coach
7.40 Similarities between hockey and football
19.40 The Coaching Lab & Match Play Cards
27.00 Application of the cards to facilitate constraint-led sessions
35.30 The role that ‘Play’, plays in great environments
41.30 What’s to come in 2025
47.30 How can this support the parents?
51.45 Quick Fire Questions
Coaching Lab - https://www.thecoachinglab.org/coach
GT episode on the podcast - https://open.spotify.com/episode/4UIW48BrmAG77122OtFP9n
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Today, I welcome Welling Phoenix AND Melbourne Victory Legend, Marco Rojas.
Marco is a fan favourite of two rival clubs, which isn’t an easy feat. We chart his football journey, where various overseas challenges are interspersed by returning back to the Australian A league.
Having also represented New Zealand at international level over 45 times, Marco has many insights to share about taking the gradual steps and the leap of faith required to make it to the top.
Ok, let's go.
Athlete:
Chapters -
1.45 Gareth & Marco’s connection story
4.15 Humble beginnings in the Waikato
7.00 The role & influence that dad played in Marco's journey
14.45 The Yellow Fever Scholarship
19.00 Trials….
30.45 The first pro contract
36.40 The move to Melbourne Victory
43.20 Marco taking on Europe
48.00 Traits of great managers
52.00 Representing the National Team
57.30 Quick Fire Questions
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Today it’s my pleasure to introduce Dr Craig Harrison to the show.
Craig and I first connected over 10 years ago when he worked as the NZ Football head of Sports Science.
Since then, he has dedicated his focus to improving the physical literacy of young athlete’s, as well as researching and educating the sport industry around the values in skill acquisition, movement, joy, play and exploration.
I was fortunate enough to be a guest on Craigs podcast, “The Athlete Development Show” last year and it was a pleasure to return the favour and have him on STRIVE 365.
Lets go!
Coach:
Education:
o PhD Exercise Physiology
o MPhEd Exercise Physiology
o BphEd Exercise Physiology
o Research & Teaching Youth Athlete Development (AUT Millennium)
o Supervisor of postgraduate Masters & Doctoral students at AUT.
Personal:
o Father to three children
o Husband to Anna, former NZ international in Netball & Beach Volleyball
o The Athlete Development Show Podcast Host
Athlete Development Podcast - https://athletedevelopmentproject.com
Gareth episode on the podcast - https://athletedevelopmentproject.com/2023/07/ep-151/
Chapters -
0.20 Gareth & Craigs connection story
2.55 What is Athlete Development?
14.30 Variety of movement is key
23.30 The exulcerated growth phase
32.00 Adding weights & resistance, or not?
42.00 The value of recovery
53.00 The role that Play plays with development
59.50 The influence ex HP athlete Anna (wife) has on Craigs thinking
1.02.45 Advice to parents
1.06.35 Quick Fire Questions
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Today we welcome current Wellington Phoenix A League Womens Head Coach Paul Temple to the pod.
Paul has built up an impressive CV of youth coaching in New Zealand, across mens & womens, youth and senior, international and domestic environments.
Equally important are the seven years leading the Phoenix youth academy, building the required components and guiding the talented players through the pipeline into the 1st team and ultimately beyond.
This was a great convo focused on player development, pathway construction and the evolution of female football in the past 10 years.
Lets go!
Player:
Coach:
Youth Development:
o Wellington Phoenix Academy Director (2017 – 2023)
Chapters -
0.15 Gareth & Pauls connection story
4.00 Pauls time as a player and transition into coaching
8.00 28 year old Paul leads the NZU17s to the World Cup
14.00 Coaching males vs female athletes
17.00 Experiencing different roles and people to evolve as a coach
21.00 Experiencing being let go from a national coaching role
27.00 Wellington Phoenix Academy Director
52.30 Recruitment of coaches
57.45 Quick Fire Questions
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This week's guest is Olli Harder. A football coach who by age 36 had achieved his UEFA Pro Licence, has been the head coach of West Ham Women’s in the WSL and been an assistant coach with the Norway men’s and women’s youth sides.
Now, that is an impressive CV. What is equally impressive, is that he is a Kiwi coach!
This is a great conversation, understand what it takes to make it in the real world of HP coaching, outside of the glitz and glam of seeing the world,
Ok, Let's go!
Coach:
o Klepp IL Womens Coach (2016 – 2019)
o Sandnes Ulf (2020 - 2021)
o Mens assistant coach
#strive365 #vikingfk
@strive655 @nz_football @olliharder
Chapters -
0.45 Gareth & Olli’s origin story
3.30 Accumulating as many hours as possible as a coach, at home & abroad
12.00 Ensuring you create strong connections on your journey
16.00 Taking the leap of faith into the UK
24.00 The first big move into Scandinavia
31.30 Formalised coaching qualifications and the UEFA Pro Licence
43.45 Coaching West Ham Women’s in the WSL
54.50 Coaching Viking men’s professional and Norway Youth National teams
1.08.00 Rapid Fire Questions
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FACEBOOK: @STRIVE 365
Twitter: @gturnbull12
The podcast currently has 27 episodes available.