Welcome to Episode 12 of the Unlocking Fitness Podcast.

In this episode, Lee Ashforth and I discuss the state of coach development in English football and the comparisons we can draw between grassroots and semi-professional levels of football.

So, if you're coaching sport of any kind, tune in now to discover one key point we should all remember when things feel a bit tough (and much more)!

In this episode, you'll discover:

“Coach Development: Remember This When Times Get Rough”

the single most effective thing coaches can do to avoid losing the love for the game (or get the love back if you've already lost it)

the importance of tailoring your message to your audience

what we can learn from the "Purple Shirt" campaign

and much, much more!

About Lee

Lee Ashforth is a Senior Football Development Officer for the West Riding County of the FA. He:

is responsible for the development of volunteer players, coaches, referees, team officials and committee members across one of the largest counties in the UK

has played football at a semi-professional level himself

has coached (and is still coaching) at a semi-professional level for 13 years

More Information

Learn more about how you can get involved in the great work that the West Riding FA are doing at westridingfa.com

 

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Welcome to Episode 11 of the Unlocking Fitness Podcast.

In this episode, Dr. Margaret Sills and I discuss the coaching trends that have come and gone in the industry over the last 50 years and the importance of always learning from our experiences.

So, if you're coaching sport or fitness, tune in now to get the benefit of someone who has experienced the changes of the industry over the last five decades!

In this episode, you'll discover:

“The Educycle of Coaching Practices”

How coaching styles have changed since the 1960s and 70s

The fear driven practices of the 80s and 90s that has stifled coaching creativity (and are still doing)

The positive changes we're seeing in coaching education & practices these days

The difficulty in applying most research to every day coaching

How the elite model doesn't work at grassroots level (and problems it's causing)

About Margaret

Margaret Sills is an expert in health education and behaviour change whose accomplishments include:

Sports coach since 1968

PE & Human Biology Teacher since 1972

Lead tutor, course designer and verifier of Health Education courses at Kings College London throughout the 80s & 90s

Academic Director for Health Sciences offering UK wide support for tutors of health professions

Played a key role in the development of interprofessional education

Competed in Ironman and 70.3 in World Championships at Age-Group Level

Completed Race Across America aged 70

More Information

Learn more about how you can follow the same SMARTT® Coach journey at Margaret at mostmotion.com/courses and you can find Margaret on Instagram @margaretsills and Facebook at margaret.sills.7

 

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Welcome to Episode 10 of the Unlocking Fitness Podcast.

In this episode, Dr. Paul Rimmer and I debunk many myths surrounding coaching women of menopausal age and unearth some secrets you may not even have thought of.

So, if you're coaching women over 40, you want to help them achieve their performance goals and you want to be able to successfully navigate the often sensitive subject of the menopause, tune in now!

In this episode, you'll discover:

“3 Essential Tips for Coaching Women of Menopausal Age”

Why the menopause is nothing to be afraid of

How to start a conversation about it - even if you feel uncomfortable about it

3 essential tips for working with women of menopausal age

One simple step every coach can do to feel more confident in talking with clients about female health in general

About Paul

Paul Rimmer is an expert in nutrition for health and performance whose accomplishments include:

Founder of, and Director of Nutrition at trtle.com

Delivered corporate health and wellbeing programmes to multinational businesses

Well respected coach educator and international speaker

Overseen programme that has helped over 30,000 women with their nutrition

More Information

Learn more about how you can help women with their health and wellness at trtle.com and you can find Paul on Instagram @dr_p_performance

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Welcome to Episode 9 of the Unlocking Fitness Podcast.

In this episode, Dan Cottrell and I discuss why continual coach development is paramount.

So, if you want to develop a deeper connection with participants, bring out the very best in your participants, and accelerate your coaching skills so you can experience different ways of developing as a coach, tune in now!

In this episode, you'll discover:

“Real World Coach Development Tips That Work Like Crazy”

The breadth and depth of coach development

The single most effective skill you can develop as a coach

Why players don't have specific learning styles (and why you should even care)

Secret tips to help you bring the very best of yourself to your coaching

About Dan

Dan Cottrell is an expert in coach development whose accomplishments include:

Editor of Rugby Coach Weekly magazine

Director of rugby at Cranleigh School

Assistant coach with Wales Women's Team for the 2010 World Cup

Coach educator

Coach mentor for Broad Plain RFC mini & juniors section

More Information

Learn more about how you can improve your results with coach development with Dan's magazine at rugbycoachweekly.net and you can find him on Twitter @dan_cottrell

Coach Development Links & Mentions From This Episode:

Lynn Kidman – Athlete Centred Coaching: Developing Decision Makers

Doug Lemov – The Coach’s Guide to Teaching

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In this solo episode, I reveal the state of the sports and industry when it comes to coaches education, problems we're facing and explore what the future might hold for all of us.So if you care about where sports and fitness coaching is headed globally, tune in now!In this episode, we'll explore:

The snobbiness that exists among some coaches when it comes to education

How the public's expectation of coaches doesn't match reality

Problems facing the industry when it comes coaches education

Glimpse into the future?

And much, MUCH more!

About Me:Sarah J Pitts is the founder & CEO of mostmotion®, a company that is working hard to break down the barriers and bring injury prevention education to coaches of all levels and abilities, no matter their academic background. She has:

Been coaching and learning about sport & fitness for 30 years

Experienced coaches in a wide variety of sports and settings

Been teaching countless coaches from many different backgrounds and levels of academic success for over a decade

Coaches Education Links & Mentions From This Episode:

UK Coaching - Duty to Care

CIMSPA - ReTrain to ReTain Funded Education Programme (apologies, I mentioned that this was a UK Coaching initiative in the podcast episode!)

Injury Hackers Facebook GroupThanks for Tuning In!Thanks so much for being with me this week. Have some feedback you'd like to share? Please leave a note in the comments section below!If you enjoyed this episode on the future of coaches education, please share it with your friends by using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post.Don't forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic episode updates for our "Unlocking Fitness Podcast!"And, finally, please take a minute to leave us an honest review and rating on iTunes. They really help us out when it comes to the ranking of the show and I make it a point to read every single one of the reviews we get.Please leave a review right now Thanks for listening!

Welcome to Episode 7 of the Unlocking Fitness Podcast.

In this episode, Dr. Gary Mendoza and I discuss how motivational interviewing can transform your coaching.

So if you want to develop a deeper connection with participants, help remove participants' emotional barriers to success, and accelerate coaching skills so you can how to use motivational interviewing to transform your coaching, tune in now!

In this episode, you'll discover:

“Motivational Interviewing Secrets Every Sports Coach Needs Now”

How Motivational Interviewing can transform your sports coaching - no matter what level you're at

The four stages of MI

3 things you can do today to put MI into practice

About Gary

Dr. Gary Mendoza is an expert in motivational interviewing whose accomplishments include:

Personal Trainer for almost 30 years

Behaviour change expert

Taught by the founders of the Motivational Interviewing technique

Created the men's weight management system that now forms the basis of the Public Health system in Manawatu

More Information

Learn more about how you can improve your results with motivational interviewing with Gary's training at www.stagesofchange.co.uk

 

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In this solo episode, I reveal the critical skills all sports coaches need to develop to succeed with injury prevention.So if you want to help with low-level and chronic injuries, be confident in helping with injuries, and avoid overstepping coaching guidelines so you can get started with preventing injuries, tune in now!In this episode, you'll discover:

3 critical skills all coaches can develop to help prevent injury

The most powerful question you can ask your participants

The biggest mistake most coaches make when it comes to injury prevention

The golden opportunity that injury prevention is bringing coaches right now

And much, MUCH more!

About Me:Sarah J Pitts is an expert in injury prevention whose accomplishments include:

Over 15 years of dealing with injured people

Rehabilitation Assistant for hip & knee replacement patients at Harrogate District Hospital

Helped athletes plagued by persistent injury go on to compete injury free at international level

Trained countless coaches to use simple injury prevention techniques so they can do the same

More InformationLearn more about how you can improve your results with injury prevention with the online self-study course "The Vault of Injury Prevention Secrets" at https://mostmotion.com/level-1Injury Prevention Links & Mentions From This Episode:

Injury Hackers Facebook GroupBrene Brown - Rising Strong

Dr. Bruce Perry & Oprah Winfrey - What Happened to You?Thanks for Tuning In!Thanks so much for being with us this week. Have some feedback you'd like to share? Please leave a note in the comments section below!If you enjoyed this episode on critical skills all sports coaches need to develop to succeed with injury prevention, please share it with your friends by using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post.Don't forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic episode updates for our "Unlocking Fitness Podcast!"And, finally, please take a minute to leave us an honest review and rating on iTunes. They really help us out when it comes to the ranking of the show and I make it a point to read every single one of the reviews we get.Please leave a review right now Thanks for listening!

In this episode, Heather Douglas and I discuss how UK Coaching is working to support coaches of all levels into greatness.

So if you want to serve participants at a higher level, be more compassionate, and communicate more effectively so you can easily access support in vital areas of coaching, tune in now!

In this episode, you'll discover:

* Why group coaches have the hardest job of all* How we move away from the separatist, elitist training that the industry has been built on* The impact lockdown has had on willingness to communicate among organisations* And much more!

About Heather:Heather Douglas is an expert in supporting coaches whose accomplishments include:

* Head of policy & impact at UK Coaching* Over 20 years in Coaching Development* Former advisor to Sport England* Passionate about creating industry-wide support for coaches of all levels in whatever role they're in* Mother of four boys

More InformationLearn more about how you can improve your results with supporting coaches with UK Coaching's Duty to Care at ukcoaching.org/dutytocare

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Welcome to Episode 4 of the Unlocking Fitness podcast.

In this episode, Gordon MacLelland and I discuss the power of communication.

So if you want to feel more connected to your participants, feel better understood as a coach, and get the very best from every participant in every session so you can maximise results, tune in now!

In this episode, you'll discover:

* How do you juggle all the peripheral people involved in coaching children?

* How do you avoid the "headless chicken moment" when something unexpected happens?

* When are we helping or just making things worse as coaches?

* The most overlooked trick in your coaching toolbox

 

Gordon MacLelland is an expert in parents coaching sports whose accomplishments include:

* Founder and CEO of "Working With Parents in Sport"

* Works with governing bodies, organisations, clubs and schools worldwide

* Author of three books "Two Hats", "Great Sports Parenting" & "Engage"

* Coaching his own children taught him all the pitfalls - despite being an experienced sports teacher!

 

More Information

Learn more about how you can improve your results with coaching your own children and managing parents with Gordon's website at parentsinsport.co.uk

 

Parents Coaching Sports Links & Mentions From This Episode:

Buy the books

Follow Gordon on Twitter

Follow Gordon on Facebook

 

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