In this episode of the Athlete Welfare Podcast I had the privilege of speaking to an incredible couple of members from the Sale Sharks Rugby Club Community Team and Women's Allianz Premiership Side; Georgie and India Perris-Redding. It was a pleasure to deliberate athlete welfare from all of their perspectives. It was captivating to examine how coach welfare and player welfare balance one another out for the development of welfare within an environment. I loved how they realised this fro...

In this episode of the Athlete Welfare Podcast I held a passionate and honest insight into athlete welfare with Abbie Brown based on her own experiences at both England Rugby and Loughborough Lightning Rugby.It was fascinating to discuss the #roadtotokyo and #icare campaigns from Abbie’s point of view, and how these negative social media implications affect everyone involved in sport. Whether that is affecting a player, coach, staff or fan; every comment affects more than one person. I f...

In this episode of the Athlete Welfare Podcast I have another incredible insight composed by Tom Hodgins. Thank you for your time Tom, it was incredible to discuss your professional and personal views on athlete welfare. I particularly enjoyed discussing what Tom offers athletes both on and off the pitch. It was refreshing to hear that the approaches made to increase wellbeing in sport, can also be applied by anyone in many walks of life. We also discussed the pre-conceived opinions of m...

In this episode of the Athlete Welfare Podcast I had the opportunity to talk with Tom de Glanville. Tom, thank you so much for taking the time out of your schedule to explain the importance of a healthy wellbeing. I received a great insight into the importance of accepting your experiences and working on developing yourself and your perspectives. We spoke about the importance of a solid support network along with what this looks like, and how to implement it into life outside of sport. F...

In this episode of the Athlete Welfare Podcast we have a pretty shocking yet insightful conversation with Annabel Chaffey. This led to us focusing on equality with in sport, trusting the process, life after sport and the importance of family and friends in the transition away from the elite lifestyle.Please remember to always be prepared for the next step in this journey that many people call life. Yes, as an athlete you can give 100% to your sport when the time is right, but it is important ...

In this episode of the Athlete Welfare Podcast, I had the opportunity to talk with Connacht Rugby's Jack Birtwhistle.It was fascinating to discuss all things athlete welfare based on Jack's combination of professional experience and education.A large contribution to the recording consisted of neutral thinking (attention control), turning your mind into a weapon, and additionally the fundamentals of self-awareness, habits and reactions. It was an insight to apprehend that other factors contrib...

In this episode of the Athlete Welfare Podcast I talk to Douglas Crawford. Doug has opened my eyes to so much more. He has masses of potential for making a major difference in the world of sports psychology in the future. I'll leave it at this; I asked Doug; what are your three fundamentals for creating a strong, beneficial and positive welfare for athletes?His response; positive relationships, a well-rounded identity that is not completely dependent on sport, and SLEEP!I hope you all en...

In this episode of the Athlete Welfare Podcast we gain another outstanding insight into the importance of Athlete Welfare, but this time, today it is with Welsh National and GB Junior 400m and 400m Hurdler Lauren Williams. It was incredible to discuss sustainable goals, self-reflection, social media, identities and pressure in all of its forms with you. A little further hint at what is expected from this episode of the Athlete Welfare Podcast ; snowballing, the power-pose and finding the...

In this episode of the Athlete Welfare Podcast, I discuss athlete welfare with a very good friend of mine, Alex Burrage. Without Alex's support the Athlete Welfare Podcast would simply not exist. Alex is a very talented athlete, and individual. Throughout this episode we confronted the importance of finding your own individual balance to secure multiple identities. This is particularly important in sport due to the external factors that dictate your ability to pursue a High Performance C...

In this episode of the Athlete Welfare Podcast I hold a conversation with Professor Ben Oakley. Ben is responsible for my studying of a BSc (Honours) Degree in Sport, Fitness and Coaching with the Open University. It only felt right to have him attend this Podcast as his commitment to sport education is the reason that I am delivering this podcast to you now. It was a short, but insightful conversation where we discussed athlete-coach relationships and ultimately how powerful they are. ...