The Developer Tribe

This time out we talk to David Karasek, former Olympian swimmer and current mindset and peak performance coach for athletes. We talk about his journey from Olympian, to banker, back to sports again. We also get into what exactly is mindset and the importance of matching community and individuals in your development journey.

'To hold it in your hand, you need to hold it in your mind first'

This time out we talk to Gemma Margerison, speaker, coach, and  researcher, and now author, releasing her book, 'Connected: The 12 Ways  of Wellbeing for a Holistically Healthy Life' on the 10th of October, World Mental Health Day.  

This time out we talk to Neil Plimmer, a brilliant coach of junior golfers. His company recently celebrated their 10 year anniversary and  you can hear in this episode how that journey, and his coaching has evolved.  

This time out we talk to Alf Ingve Berntsen, coach at Bryne FC, a club that has gained notoriety through the international rise of Erling Haaland, and research into their approaches to youth development. We discuss those principles and what that looked like in practice for Alf, and of course, what this has meant for the development of Haaland and his teammates from his youth career. Once you've had a listen, come on over to the Tribe at http://thedevelopertribe.mn.co to continue the conversation with coaches and educators!

A short detour this week to bring you some detail about our upcoming FREE webinar

This time out we talk to Sara Hilton, senior lecturer at Glyndwr University and coach educator for the FAW. More recently she was appointed assistant coach for the Wales Women U19s. We discuss her roles in coach education, and the blending of academic theory with practical utility for coaches. Once you've had a listen, come on over to the Tribe at http://thedevelopertribe.mn.co to continue the conversation with coaches and educators!

#welcometothetribe #coacheducation

This time out we talk to Richy Scott, football coach and coach educator, formerly the coach education manager for New York Red Bulls. We discuss this role and his thoughts on the challenge of coach education and development within a large professional environment.

#welcometothetribe #coachdevelopment

This time out Jackie Bushell, football and futsal coach, coach educator, and head of education at a League One club joins us on the pod. We talk about her project on the FA Advanced Youth Award, looking at the theoretical and practical implications of the adolescent brain on coaching practice. Jackie does brilliantly here of explaining to us how this area of maturation affects the brain and players' engagement with practice, giving us plenty of recommendations for our coaching.

Once you've had a listen, come on over to the Tribe at http://thedevelopertribe.mn.co to continue the conversation with coaches and educators. What’s more is you can work with Jackie directly as as part of RECODE, our multiple mentoring service where we help you create your coaching reality. Just reach out via the network for more details and to set it up! 

#welcometothetribe #adolescentathletes

This time out Dr Christopher Matthews joins us on the pod. We talk about academic life in sport research and his approach; immersive research. The process, underpinned by building 'intimate familiarity' with the people being researched, offers a way to live the research and make innovative discoveries that will support our understanding of sport settings. There are practical recommendations here also for those operating in sport that need useful and meaningful feedback from the players and athletes they work with.

Join the tribe!:

This time out Dr Noora Ronkainen joins us on the pod. Researcher,  author, and lecturer, now at the University of Bern in Switzerland, has  an extensive career in academia relating to sport and physical activity.  Her research spans existential learning, meaning and spirituality in  sport and exercise, and career and identity, to name just a few topics  she has covered so far.