Unfair Advantage Podcast

Dr. Stewart Vella is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology at UOW, a Movember Foundation Men's Health Partner, and a recent National Heart Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellow. 

Dr. Vella is a developmental sport psychologist with specific expertise in the relationships between sport participation and multiple indicators of health during childhood and adolescence. Using large and nationally representative datasets he has linked participation in organised sports during childhood and adolescence with increased levels of physical activity, enhanced social and emotional functioning, enhanced health-related quality of life, personality change, and protection against mental health problems. 

He is currently leading a national, multi-institution, multi-component, community-based project to promote mental health, prevent mental health problems, and target early intervention using organised sporting clubs. He has initiated and is actively leading research collaborations with the Australian Sports Commission, Cricket Australia, the Australian Football League (AFL), Football Federation Australia, Basketball Australia, Swimming Australia, Tennis Australia, the Black Dog Institute, the Australian Drug Foundation. Dr Vella has over $2.5 million in competitive grant funding as the lead researcher. He is currently Associate Editor at the Journal of Applied Sport Psychology.You can learn more about him and his work here and find him on Twitter @stewartvella.

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Evan Burk (@CoachEvanBurk) is a former NFL and NCAA Coach turned Leadership Coach. He’s an expert on building elite teams and has recently written a book about “Finding Intangibles” - the hidden traits that drive individual performance and create a foundation for winning cultures.You can learn more about Evan’s work here: Evan BurkThank you for listening!

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For this episode of the Long Pod I’m joined by Dr. Chris Wiese of Georgia Tech (@DrChrisWiese). Chris is an expert on the psychology of teamwork in high-stakes environments. In this episode, we explore the processes that lead to great teamwork, what makes for a great teammate, and more.You can learn more about Chris and his work here: https://psychology.gatech.edu/christopher-w-wiese

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Alex and Cody explore how organizations can say they value one thing, while displaying public behaviours to the contrary.

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Two in-game fire alarms in one weekend lead Alex and Cody to talk about disruption, and how we can help athletes and coaches manage their way through truly unique circumstances.

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This long-form edition of the podcast features Dr. Amy Whitehead and Jenny Coe who recently released a book called The Myths of Sport Coaching (https://www.sequoia-books.com/catalog/whiteheadcoe/). This incredible work details some persistent, harmful myths that still permeate the sport world. In this conversation, we explore several of these myths, what they mean for today’s coaches, and how to move past them to be a better coach and performer.

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@jennycoady10 and a_whitehead1 on Twitter

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Alex and Cody aim to define coach burnout and share ideas about where we can start in creating healthy and high-performing environments for coaches to thrive.

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Alex and Cody share ideas about how raising awareness is the key to coaches creating an unfair advantage over the opposition.

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Dr. Ethan Kross, author of the book "Chatter" joins Dr. Alex Auerbach to discuss the impact of the inner voice on coaches and athletes, the benefits and drawbacks of social media, and the technique of psychological distancing to cope with difficult moments like losses.

Along the way, they explore tools coaches can use to positively impact the chatter of themselves and their athletes and real techniques to manage their own chatter. At the end, we learn about Ethan's unfair advantage and his advice for helping you find your own.

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@AlexAuerbachPhD and @CodyRoyle

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Alex and Cody discuss whether coaches can gain an intuitive feel for the collective energy of their team (what we’re calling Locker Room Intelligence) and if so, how they can master that skill.

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