The Game Changer

The Game Changer

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The Game Changer episodes

  • S3 Ep2: How Performance Departments Can More Effectively Engage with Coaches
    NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes’ High Performance Manager, Brad Harrington, speaks to Kitman Labs Performance Scientist John Dams about high performance and shares his advice on how the performance department can more effectively engage with coaches.

    Key takeaways for this podcast include:
    • Debunking the myth that coaches don’t care about performance;
    • The importance of building a good relationship between coaches and the performance department 
    • Understanding a coach's context and communicate in the right way at the right level
    • Identifying the data that matters most to coaches and facilitate objective conversations
      • 38 min
    • S2 Ep9: Dr Charlotte Cowie - The FA's Covid-Lens to Return to Play
      In this episode of The Game Changer Podcast, we spoke Dr. Charlotte Cowie, the Football Associations' Head of Medicine. Here's what you'll take away:
      • exclusive insight into the FA’s approach to testing, venue biosecurity and returning to play
      • guidance on the checklist for returning to play by DCMS
      • a look through the FA's Covid-Lens to return to play 
        • 22 min
      • S2 Ep8: Raph Brandon – England and Wales Cricket Board – Returning to the International Stage
        Join us in this exclusive episode, of the Game Changer Podcast where we interview England and Wales Cricket Board's (ECB) Head of Sports Science, Medicine and Innovation, Raph Brandon. 

        He shares his experiences on: 
        • Tackling the challenges of Covid-19 for International Teams
        • the preparation to return to the international stage 
        • their approach to symptom monitoring and safely returning to play
        • medical and legal liability to manage and mitigate risk
          • 15 min
        • S2 Ep4: How self-reflection can help your organisation grow and succeed
          Celtic FC's Head of Sports Science Jack Nayler speaks with Darcy Norman around some of the key lessons he's learned through pursuing a habit of conscious self-reflection.

          Key takeaways for this podcast include:
          • Tips on how to embrace complexity and focus on the factors you can control within the elite sports environment
          • Why it's important to encourage a safe psychological environment between departments for continual growth
          • And how to stabilise processes around data collection, communication and information sharing within your organisation.

            • If you have any questions or comments, please make sure you join the Game Changer Group on LinkedIn.
            49 min
          • S2 Ep3: Building consistent success in elite sport
            In this podcast performance consultant Ed Lippie shares lessons from his time building a high performance environment within AS Roma. 

            Key highlights include:
            • How to build a true high performance organisation through the right processes, people and technology
            • Creating a shared vision and transparency around your team's goals to ask critical questions about your current processes, this can then:
              • Help you to drive processes with a more focused view of success, ensuring actions are impactful.
            • How to maximise technology to be truly impactful within your club
              • Being mindful when making investment in technology and clearly identifying how it will contribute to long and short-term success
            • Tools to help you build a robust, successful system to mitigate against negative change and loss of institutional knowledge. 
              • 49 min
            • S2 Ep2: Why the Best in the Business Never Stop Learning
              Part two of Kitman Labs Founder and CEO Stephen Smith's podcast interview with the legendary Michael Boyle.

              In this podcast, Stephen interviews Mike on his 38 years of working in professional sport, including important lessons and personal philosophies that have enabled him to remain so relevant in today's rapidly changing industry.

              Key highlights from this podcast include:
              • Mike’s own personal development and decisions that helped him to get where he is today
              • Tools and skillsets that are necessary for future performance practitioners
              • How to break down department silos within a team landscape
              • Further discussion from part one on the role of technology in today’s industry
                • 43 min

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              Kitman Labs is the world's leading sports science and performance intelligence company. Our mission is to unlock the limits of human performance. In this podcast series, the Kitman Labs Team of…