Coach Toni Minichiello presents at the 2017 Supporting Champions Conference on his career in in coaching in particular on his work with Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill.

Show notes

1:09   First foray into coaching for 20p

2:20   Coaching pre Jessica. No-one can take an athlete from a youngster to an Olympic athlete…I bet you can!

3:16   Motivations - being challenged and people’s experiences

4:40   Reading, I want to know people’s experiences. How do you apply in different situations…everybody is different

5:18   Coaching philosophy…I knew everything!

6:14   ‘Once you realise you are ignorant, you are free’

7:00   Continual self analysis and reflection

7:24   Coaching is about delivering 

10:15  Is winning important?

13:03  Make yourself redundant

14:34  Jessica Ennis-Hill, be systematic and progressive with the training. What did I plan for?

16:58  Made progression based on what would fit her. Teaching good quality lifting, skills and movements

18:26  What is coaching? Process, relationship, environment

20:50  ‘Yeah but it’s still shit’

21:30  The only person you can trust affect is yourself

22:49  If we want to do this Olympic dream, how do we draw people together?

24:00  Time to branch out and draw people together

26:05  It important to understand my weaknesses, where am I coming up short?

28:00  Family you’re biggest friend or your greatest nightmare

29:28  Everyone has some kind of agenda

33:03  I want everyone’s opinion and then let’s assess the whole thing

36:40  How would you have felt if you had won in Daegu?

38:30  Marriage & pregnancy

40:55  Why are you coming back Jess?

42:38  She was a machine!

44:32  Things started to come together

47:00  What could I have done different, where did I let her down?

49: 35 What happens to a coach when their superstar retires?

50:30  Do what’s right for the athlete, not what’s someone elses agenda

51:35  QUESTION How long does it take for your philosophy and their philosophy come together within the coaching process?

53:06  QUESTION Was there a breakthrough moment where you thought sport science had to be part of your team?