Danny Newcombe is Senior Lecturer in Sport Coaching and Physical Education at Oxford Brookes University as well as being Assistant Coach to the Wales Men's Hockey Team and coach to Southgate Hockey Club Men's first team in the England National Hockey League. He is a genuine 'pracademic' in that he has the theory and he puts it into practice as well.
In this epidode we discuss...
- The evolution of practice design from drills to games and everything in between
- The 'practice design framework' and how you can use it to devise practices that have the optimal amount of chaos and instability to facilitate learning (link to practice design continuum here http://www.thetalentequation.co.uk/tools-resources)
- How to ensure that you individualise your coaching by viewing each athlete as a different 'species'

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Dr Richard Bailey is one of the most widely respected researchers and academics in the world of sport. He currently works at the global policy making body the International Council for Sports Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE) where he gives talks all around the world on matters related to the development of sport and physical activity.

In this episode Richard pulls no punches in exposing the world of coaching for adhering to practices and educational models that have no evidence base or have proven to be false.
We talk about...
- Why we have 'the worst system in the world - barring all the others'
- His latest research which shows that 60% of coaches have been taught that there are 'learning styles' (Bull***t!)
- His challenge for the coaching industry to professionalise
- His views on drills within coaching and why they have no place in a learning enironment.

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In this great conversatiom with Marc Bourhill, A career talent coach that has coached elite national age group teams in Hockey we cover a range of issues stimulated by Marcs own coaching journey.

- How Marc has been transformed since adopting a dynamical systems approach to coaching.
- The way he uses the approach with elite players and recreational youngsters
- Why he doesn't let his young players compete in tournaments
- How allowing for self organisation builds learning
- How techniques can be developed within a game context
- How many young players with ability have been over coached so that they become uncoachable

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In this episode Nick and I go off piste and reflect on our learning journeys as coaches. We both explore the process we went through to move from being technically driven to being person driven.

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In this episode I answer a question that came in from a parent who wanted to know how much of a role luck played in the talent world. How much was a persons development just down to the opportunities that are afforded to them by their circumstances and how much the NFL hence can we have over luck?

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Joey Peters is an ex international soccer player from Australia who has represented her country 110 times. She talks about her fascinating learning journey from international athlete to working with U9s and the transformation that she needed to go through.

In the episode we discuss:
- How she had to cure herself of the 'ex player desease'
- How knowledge can be a strength and a weakness
- Taking the 'matrix pill' and seeing a whole new universe of coaching approaches.
- How she did an experiment with drills to test how players responded
- Actually involving the children in the design of the session and engaging them in learning.
- A brilliant idea for a game called 'The Goalie Game'

and much more....

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In part 2 of my conversation with Kendal McWade we go into more detail about the approach that Kendal uses and how he engages with his athletes and help them achieve peak performance.

In the cast we cover...
- The difference between 'guided discovery' and 'guided exploration'.
- Going from asking 82 questions per session to asking less questions and better questions
- Coaching an athlete without looking at the outcome of what they do.
Why positive feedback might just be coaches stroking their egos
- How to "help the player get to the place where learning resides"

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In this 2 part episode, I talk to a genuine master practitioner, Kendal McWade. Kendal is a golf coach who works with some of the most able young players in England as a regional coach for England Golf. His methods and his approach are truly captivating and this episode was a genuine eye opener for me.

In the epidode we cover...
- Why throwing golf clubs is a good way to get better
- The difference between 'technique out' versus 'environment in' coaching approaches
- How a focus on performance can get in the way of developing skill.
- How to help athletes to reach a flow state while in training.

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I this episode I respond to some of the criticism I received from some quarters of the academic community for my recent episode (episode 2) 'The War on Drills' and explain the rationale behind this stance.

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My Co-Host - Nick Levett and I get into the subject of managing parental behaviour. In this episode, we focus on strategies to ensure a positive environment when parents are spectating so that they don't ruin the experience for the kids and they allow for a learning culture for the players.

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