This week we talk with Dr. Kirsi Hämäläinen, Principle Lecturer at Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences and Vice President of ICCE Europe. During her time with the Finnish Olympic Committee, Dr. Hämäläinen was tasked with created a coach development network and that is what we talk about today. The process of building the network, critical pieces to a network, and how we can build up our personal networks are all discussed on this episode!

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This week we are joined by Dr. Jennifer Turnnidge from Queen’s University in Canada to talk about transformational leadership and coaching. We talk about transformational leadership behaviors and how we can become more transformational. Then we talk about how we get people accustomed to transformational behaviors and how much of our coaching is transformational and what balance should be struck in the full range leadership model.

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This week we welcome on Dr. Erin Kraft, from Queens University in Canada. With Dr. Kraft we talk about Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in sport. We talk specifically about the Alberta Women in Sport Leadership Impact Program and the impact that had. We also talk about the importance of representation, the importance in championing and believing in women’s and other marginalized groups ability to take on leadership positions in sport, and the importance of treating people with respect and acknowledging mistakes as growth!

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This week we welcome back on Mika Saarinen, Senior Lecturer in the Degree Program of Sports Coaching and Management. With Mika we talk about his teacher studies, coach education, reflection for students and what learning looks like. Then we talk about how he builds relationships with the students and what is role in the degree program is.

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This week we welcome back on Vetle Dalberg to continue our conversation about The Polar Bear Model in Norway and specifically about their Coach Development Model. We get into what their coach education includes, how they support coaches taking theory into practice, how they create a safe environment for the coaches, and finally how they support the informal learning of their coaches.

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This week we bring back some students from the Degree Program in Sport Coaching and Management. Joining us are Aku Hannula, Karolina Nowakowska, and Ruben Rampazzo, three DP19 students in their second year of the program. Similar to the first student episode we talk about their takeaways from the program, their favorite memories and their ideas for developing the program. We also get into some specific things from their DP19 class.

A bit more about each of our guests:

Karolina Nowakowska, BBA Graduate, working in hockey business operations and as a social media coordinator for a local U20 hockey team.

Aku Hannula, originally from Villähde, Currently living in Lahti, 23 years old, currently coaching in Pelicans U16 Akatemia as a head coach.

Ruben Rampazzo, a Student, Coach, & Founder.

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This week we talk with Dr. Larry Lauer, a Mental Skills Specialist with the USTA Player Development Inc. Larry developed the Tough and Clean Hockey Program and thats exactly what we explore today! We expand on his presentation from the conference in December and then throw him some scenarios and ask for his advice on how to handle them.

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This week we close out our series with AJ Woodburn by reacting to each others interviews and reflecting on the bits we were struck by. It was great to have this series with AJ and it was great to listen to each others stories! Thanks to AJ for the time!

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This week it is Rick’s interview with Prof. Andrea Joy Woodburn from the Université Laval in Quebec, Canada. AJ asks us some interesting questions getting us to reflect on our journey as young coaches and young coach developers and what is next for us!

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