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By Dr Craig Harrison

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03.29.2021

Talent Is Not ObjectiveDr Alex Roberts (@AlexHRoberts) teaches at La Trobe University in Australia and conducts research focusing on skill acquisition, talent identification and the science of coaching.In this conversation, Alex and I discuss her...

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03.29.2021 EP 103: Dr Alex Roberts - Talent Is Not Objective Talent Is Not ObjectiveDr Alex Roberts (@AlexHRoberts) teaches at La Trobe University in Australia and conducts research focusing on skill acquisition, talent identification and the science of coaching.In this conversation, Alex and I discuss her...
03.15.2021 EP 102: Aaron Quinn - Movement Is Life Movement is Life Aaron (@movement_yoda) works at Apiros, a movement culture based in Santa Cruz, California, where he connects with athletes from developmental level to the professional.Aaron graduated from the University of California Davis with a...
03.09.2021 EP 101: Daniel Greenwood - Using Science to Help People Using Science to Help PeopleDaniel Greenwood (@DanielGreenw00d) is a scientist.He spends his days with athletes, coaches and other service providers solving interesting problems in sport.Dan started his sport science journey in Sydney as an...
03.02.2021 EP 100: Reflections on the first 99 shows Reflections on the first 99 ShowsWow! 100 Epidoses! It's been awesome! Today, with the help of my good friend Dan Cooke (@cooke_dm), I take a look back on what I've learnt from the first 99 shows. A massive THANK YOU ...
02.15.2021 EP 99: Ben Pullen - Using Strength-Based Activities to Empower Children Ben Pullen - Using Strength-Based Activities to Empower ChildrenBen Pullen (bpullen_coach) is a PhD student in Paediatric Strength and Conditioning in the Youth Physical Development Centre at Cardiff Metropolitan University. His research investigates...
02.01.2021 EP 98: Mike Schofield - Staying True To Who You Are My kōrero today is with Mike Schofield (@rotationalperf). Mike grew up on a farm in Castlepoint, half an hour out of Masterton on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island. He was raised by working-class parents who held fairly ...
01.24.2021 EP 97: Chris Donaldson - Excellence Takes Empathy "Locking back now, when I was younger I had an ability that my body couldn’t cope with. I had the ability to express a lot of force and speed and I was physically not able to cope with it. Also, ...
01.17.2021 EP 96: The Curious Mind: The Law of Entropy, Coaching the Squat and Cultivating Curiosity Today's conversation is something different. In episode 75 of the show, I spoke with Austin Einhorn, founder of Apiros, a movement culture out of Santa Cruz in California. Austin works with a range of youth and professional athletes within the ...
01.10.2021 EP 95: Professor David Gerrard CNZM OBE - Fairness in Sport and in Life Nothing beats time spent practising to develop a skill. Getting better requires doing the work. But practice doesn't go the distance unless it's self-motivated.Inner drive is crucial to realising potential - I've seen it play out countless times in...
10.21.2020 EP 94: Richard Shorter - Setting Family Values, Building Self-Awareness and the Importance of Good Mentorship "One of the most awkward parts of my sessions is when I say to parents, I’d like you just to turn to one another and practice what you’re going to say to your kids when you get the email saying ...
10.08.2020 EP 93: Richard Cheetham MBE - Being a Creative Coach, Effective Communication, and Going Into Partnership With Your Athletes Richard Cheetham (@twowheelprof) is a Senior Fellow in Sports Coaching at the University of Winchester. Before that, he spent three years teaching and coaching in New Zealand. Richard was awarded an MBE for his work in Community Education and Sport. ...
09.19.2020 EP 92: Anna Frost - Nature, travel, culture, and running 100 miles This conversation is with Anna Frost, a mum, a coach, a mentor and a professional mountain, trail and ultra runner, who has raced all over the world.Since starting out in 2004, Anna has assembled a long list of running achievements, ...
08.27.2020 EP 91: Matt Whalan – Athlete Availability This conversation is with Dr Matt Whalan, a partner at Figtree Physiotherapy in the Wollongong area in Australia.You can find Matt on Twitter @figtreephysio.Matt also holds a number of practical roles, including Medical and High-performance Manager for...
08.17.2020 EP 90: Dr Katie Cunningham - Start With Joy This conversation is with Dr Katie Cunningham, an Associate Professor of Literacy and English Education at Manhattanville College where she teaches literacy methods, teacher research, and children’s literature courses.Katie is the author of "Start With...
08.12.2020 EP 89: Dusty Miller - Serving people, learning together and the value of casual collisions “The way that the lessons were set up, they were very much around the sharing and the conversation of ideas. So, if I look back now, it was almost like a campfire conversation you would have, you know, when you ...
08.04.2020 EP 88: Professor Andrew Hill - Perfectionism in youth sport This conversation is with Dr Andrew Hill, a Professor in Sports Psychology at York St John University in the UK.Andy's main areas of interest are the consequences of perfectionism (an achievement-related personality trait) for athletes, exercisers, and...
05.27.2020 EP 87: Samuel McKenzie - The 1st XV Rugby Experience in New Zealand This conversation is with Sam McKenzie, Coaching Content and Learning Lead at the AFL. Prior to this, Sam was the Junior Coach Development Manager at Auckland Rugby. In 2019, Sam completed his Master's degree at AUT University focusing on 1st ...
05.20.2020 EP 86: Michael Jennings - Meaningful Movement Opportunities for Young People This conversation in with Michael Jennings, Director of Healthy Body at Athlos Education, where he provides virtual and on-site professional development and support for physical educators.He is also a certified strength and conditioning specialist.With...
05.12.2020 EP 85: Dr Paul Read - Injury Risk, Movement Variability and Coaching Youth Athletes This conversation in with Dr Paul Read, an accredited strength and conditioning coach and clinical researcher at a specialised Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital in Qatar.His expertise lies in the assessment strategies of lower limb neuromuscular...
05.09.2020 EP 84: Professor Kevin Till - Talent ID and Development in Rugby League and Rugby Union “What we identified was that is was the relatively younger players and later-maturing individuals who were actually more successful at getting League Super appearances.” - Professor Kevin TillIn this episode, I chat with Kevin Till, a Professor in the...
04.23.2020 EP 83: Chris Juneau - How to rehab effectively from youth sport injuries This conversation in with Chris Juneau, a Qualified Physiotherapist and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) who has worked with athletes from junior to the professional level.Chris is currently completing a Masters of Philosophy in...
04.10.2020 EP 82: Dr Joe Eisenmann - Knowledge translation, the 'living lab', and quality LTAD experiences This conversation is with Dr Joe Eisenmann, a translator of scientific knowledge working ‘in the trenches’ with youth athletes and their coaches every day. He is also a scholar in paediatric sports science. Joe has a diverse skill set that ...
03.25.2020 Ep 81: Chris Bullen - Coach development, living your values and asking great questions “Everyone is a hero in life, everyone's got a story to tell, everyone's had to face and overcome adversity. And on that basis, being kind just seems like an obvious thing to do.” This conversation in with Chris Bullen, a ...
03.19.2020 EP 80: Dr Michaél Cahill – Making better people This conversation is with Dr Micheál Cahill, Vice President of Performance and Sport Science at Athlete Training and Health in the US.He is also an expert in athletic development.Originally from Ireland, Micheál has spent time working with hundreds of...
09.27.2019 Ep 79: Paudie Roche – The Arsenal Way “We’re looking at long-term athlete development, and that requires a lot of patience, coaching and structure to the programme where performance isn’t the end goal. But equally, they also need to cope, if given the opportunity, with first team training, ...
09.01.2019 Ep 78- Sophie Devine – Passion, purpose and playing cricket for New Zealand “If you focus on what’s important to you and your standards, then that’s really the only thing that should matter… finding your own path and how you do it, I think is just so important.” On the show today I ...
08.22.2019 Ep 77- Rick Howard – Professor and Expert Youth Fitness Coach “I have a kid who could be a pretty good athlete, but if he gets a 97 on a test, his parents ride him because he didn’t get 100… to the point that he’s so completely stressed that we spend ...
08.16.2019 EP 76- Peter Verdin – Movement Engineering “Relationships are the biggest thing for me. Building relationships and rapport with students is going to create a much more joyful experience for them than probably anything else I can do in my class.” On the show today, I chat ...
07.25.2019 Ep 75 – Austin Einhorn – Movement Banking ADS 075: Austin Einhorn – Movement Banking “Almost every session, whether the client I’m with is 13 or 36, or if they’re a high school athlete who doesn’t want to play in college or they’re a professional athlete, I start ...
07.17.2019 Ep 74 -Dan Exeter – Early specialisation, the modern day sports parent, and formalising informality ADS 074: Dan Exeter – Early specialisation, the modern day sports parent, and formalising informality. On the show today, I chat with Sport and Exercise Physician and father of two, Dan Exeter. Dan is based at Axis Sports Medicine on ...
07.05.2019 Ep 73- Dougal Allan- Dreaming big, the art of reflection, and becoming the Coast to Coast champion “I think I learnt from quite a young age that I was able to really become more reflective and make more sense of the world at times if I just found my own space, and took an opportunity each day ...
07.01.2019 EP 72- Mustafa Sarkar – How to create psychological resilience “When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower. ” On the show today, I chat with sport psychologist and researcher, Dr Mustafa Sarkar. Mustafa works at Nottingham Trent University in the UK ...
06.12.2019 EP 71- Tim Driesen – High Performance Athlete Development Leader at Athletics New Zealand “You can rely on talent up until a certain time, whatever talent is, but it’s not going to make you the best in the world. Even though in my late teenage years I had a good amount of support behind ...
06.04.2019 EP 70 – Matt Hunter – Director of Youth Sports Performance at Athletic Lab “If you not keeping them around because your training sux, or you’re not a good guy to hang out with, then you don’t get the opportunity to have everything that you know happen.” On the show today, I chat with ...
05.16.2019 EP 69 – Amanda Stanec – Finding Joy in Physical Activity & Sport “Movement is truly the vehicle to teach the principles, to engage with others in joyful ways, to then problem solve and transfer that to make communities stronger.” In this episode, Dr Amanda Stanec, writer, physical educator, and advocate for social ...
05.09.2019 EP 68 – Nick Levett– Becoming a More Aware Youth Coach “As coaches, what we do is create environments that draw people’s attention to the things they need to consider, that will help them be better.” In this episode, Nick Levett, coach developer, blogger and critical thinker, walks us through how ...
04.29.2019 EP 67 – José Figueira – Head Coach of the New Zealand U17 Men Today on the show I’m joined by José Figueira. José is currently the head coach and director of football at Team Wellington FC, where in 2017 he led the team to a New Zealand Football Championship at his first attempt. ...
04.16.2019 EP 66 – Greg Nicol – Talent Development in New Zealand Hockey Today on the show I’m joined by Greg Nicol. Greg has been the Athlete Pathway Manager for Hockey New Zealand for the past 12 years, where he headed up talent selection and development at the U18, U21 and Development levels ...
04.11.2019 EP 65 – Dave Wright – Insights from Coaching Youth Football Across the World Today on the show I’m joined by Dave Wright (@davewright07). Dave is a football coach with 17 years’ of experience in England, Australia and New Zealand with players at all levels. After leaving New Zealand in his early 20’s, Dave ...
04.09.2019 EP 65 – Dave Wright – Insights from Coaching Youth Football Across the World Today on the show I’m joined by Dave Wright (@davewright07). Dave is a football coach with 17 years’ of experience in England, Australia and New Zealand with players at all levels. After leaving New Zealand in his early 20’s, Dave ...
03.22.2019 EP 64 – Jo Kember – Developing Movement Skill in Primary School Education Today on the show I’m joined by Jo Kember, the Leader of Learning at Whangaparaoa School, on the peninsula 30 minutes north of Auckland. Jo coordinates the curriculum, mangers learning and develops collaborative practice amongst staff at her school. Prior ...
03.05.2019 EP 63 – Will Roberts and Danny Newcombe – Physical Literacy, Constraints, and the Boing Programme for Kids. Today on the show I’m joined by Will Roberts (@w_roberts6) and Danny Newcombe (@dannynewcombe). Will and Danny spend considerable time thinking about how best to develop physical literacy for kids. What I love about this is that not only are ...
02.14.2019 EP 62 – Richie Patterson – Where Strength Comes from “The excitement I get as coach far exceeds what I get as an athlete. To help others push their boundaries and overcome obstacles is truly a privilege.” Richie Patterson (@pattersonrichie) is one of New Zealand’s all time strongest men. He’s ...
02.03.2019 EP 61 – Todd Beane – The TOVO Approach to Maximising Talent Todd Beane (@_ToddBeane) is Founder of TOVO, an educational approach dedicated to improving the cognition, competence and character of young footballers. TOVO runs a live-in training Academy in Barcelona, Spain, as well as offering learning opportunities around the globe . ...
11.06.2018 EP 60 – Jeremy Frisch – Promoting Freedom of Movement and Having Fun Jeremy Frisch (@JeremyFrisch) is the owner and director of Achieve Performance Training in Clinton, Massachusetts in the US. Here he works with a range of kids and adults to improve their levels of fitness and promote lifelong freedom of movement. ...
10.23.2018 EP 59 – Simon Brundish – Move Like a Superhero ADS 059: Simon Brundish – Move Like a Superhero My guest on the show today is Simon Brundish (@SimonBrundish). Simon is the founder of StrengthLab Superheroes, an interactive curriculum for fundamental movement skill development that reaches over 50K primary aged ...
09.06.2018 EP 58 – Dr Harry Bowles – Do I Really Want To Play Professional Cricket? My guest on the show today is Dr Harry Bowles (@HBowles124), a lecturer in Physical Education at Cardiff Metropolitan University in Wales. Harry is a versatile scholar with a broad range of teaching and research interests, including identity, transition in ...
09.06.2018 EP 58 – Dr Harry Bowles – Do I Really Want To Play Professional Cricket? My guest on the show today is Dr Harry Bowles (@HBowles124), a lecturer in Physical Education at Cardiff Metropolitan University in Wales. Harry is a versatile scholar with a broad range of teaching and research interests, including identity, transition in ...
07.27.2018 EP 57 – Rob Waddell – From Child to Champion My guest on the show today is a legend in New Zealand sport, Rob Waddell. Rob is a 3-time Olympic Games rower, a yachtsman, a black belt in Judo, a businessman, and a dedicated husband and father of 3. Rob ...
07.27.2018 EP 57 – Rob Waddell – From Child to Champion My guest on the show today is a legend in New Zealand sport, Rob Waddell. Rob is a 3-time Olympic Games rower, a yachtsman, a black belt in Judo, a businessman, and a dedicated husband and father of 3. Rob ...

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The Athlete Development Show episodes:

EP 103: Dr Alex Roberts - Talent Is Not Objective

EP 102: Aaron Quinn - Movement Is Life

EP 101: Daniel Greenwood - Using Science to Help People

EP 100: Reflections on the first 99 shows

EP 99: Ben Pullen - Using Strength-Based Activities to Empower Children

EP 98: Mike Schofield - Staying True To Who You Are

EP 97: Chris Donaldson - Excellence Takes Empathy

EP 96: The Curious Mind: The Law of Entropy, Coaching the Squat and Cultivating Curiosity

EP 95: Professor David Gerrard CNZM OBE - Fairness in Sport and in Life

EP 94: Richard Shorter - Setting Family Values, Building Self-Awareness and the Importance of Good Mentorship

EP 93: Richard Cheetham MBE - Being a Creative Coach, Effective Communication, and Going Into Partnership With Your Athletes

EP 92: Anna Frost - Nature, travel, culture, and running 100 miles

EP 91: Matt Whalan – Athlete Availability

EP 90: Dr Katie Cunningham - Start With Joy

EP 89: Dusty Miller - Serving people, learning together and the value of casual collisions

EP 88: Professor Andrew Hill - Perfectionism in youth sport

EP 87: Samuel McKenzie - The 1st XV Rugby Experience in New Zealand

EP 86: Michael Jennings - Meaningful Movement Opportunities for Young People

EP 85: Dr Paul Read - Injury Risk, Movement Variability and Coaching Youth Athletes

EP 84: Professor Kevin Till - Talent ID and Development in Rugby League and Rugby Union

EP 83: Chris Juneau - How to rehab effectively from youth sport injuries

EP 82: Dr Joe Eisenmann - Knowledge translation, the 'living lab', and quality LTAD experiences

Ep 81: Chris Bullen - Coach development, living your values and asking great questions

EP 80: Dr Michaél Cahill – Making better people

Ep 79: Paudie Roche – The Arsenal Way

Ep 78- Sophie Devine – Passion, purpose and playing cricket for New Zealand

Ep 77- Rick Howard – Professor and Expert Youth Fitness Coach

EP 76- Peter Verdin – Movement Engineering

Ep 75 – Austin Einhorn – Movement Banking

Ep 74 -Dan Exeter – Early specialisation, the modern day sports parent, and formalising informality

Ep 73- Dougal Allan- Dreaming big, the art of reflection, and becoming the Coast to Coast champion

EP 72- Mustafa Sarkar – How to create psychological resilience

EP 71- Tim Driesen – High Performance Athlete Development Leader at Athletics New Zealand

EP 70 – Matt Hunter – Director of Youth Sports Performance at Athletic Lab

EP 69 – Amanda Stanec – Finding Joy in Physical Activity & Sport

EP 68 – Nick Levett– Becoming a More Aware Youth Coach

EP 67 – José Figueira – Head Coach of the New Zealand U17 Men

EP 66 – Greg Nicol – Talent Development in New Zealand Hockey

EP 65 – Dave Wright – Insights from Coaching Youth Football Across the World

EP 65 – Dave Wright – Insights from Coaching Youth Football Across the World

EP 64 – Jo Kember – Developing Movement Skill in Primary School Education

EP 63 – Will Roberts and Danny Newcombe – Physical Literacy, Constraints, and the Boing Programme for Kids.

EP 62 – Richie Patterson – Where Strength Comes from

EP 61 – Todd Beane – The TOVO Approach to Maximising Talent

EP 60 – Jeremy Frisch – Promoting Freedom of Movement and Having Fun

EP 59 – Simon Brundish – Move Like a Superhero

EP 58 – Dr Harry Bowles – Do I Really Want To Play Professional Cricket?

EP 58 – Dr Harry Bowles – Do I Really Want To Play Professional Cricket?

EP 57 – Rob Waddell – From Child to Champion

EP 57 – Rob Waddell – From Child to Champion

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