The Talent Equation Podcast
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The Talent Equation Podcast
The Talent Equation podcast is an 'exploration in human advancement'... mostly (but not exclusively) through the lens of sport and physical activity. Each episode is an 'emergent conversation' with practitioners, parents, researchers, authors (or some combination of all three) taking a deep dive int...
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"You can take a pick and mix approach to theory - but not if you want to be evidence based" - A conversation with the Constraints Collective
In this fascinating conversation, I joined Keith Davids and Ian Renshaw, two of the 'founding fathers' of Ecological Dynamics and the Constraints Led...
"Menschenfenger" - exploring the way that Germany approaches coach development - a conversation with Jonathan Harding
Jonathan Harding joins me to discuss his amazing book 'Mensch' which goes into a deep dive around the way that the German nation views coaches and the...
"Confidence Doesn't Exist" (And How to Coach It Anyway) - a conversation with Mike Porteous
In this conversation, I sit down with Mike Porteous, triathlon coach and author of the brillliant book 'Beyond Belief' - the art of confidence-centred...
"Talent development is like a flock of hungry seagulls" - a conversation with Andy Kirkland
In this episode of The Talent Equation, I reconnect with Andy Kirkland from the University of Stirling to explore how our sporting systems both help a...
"Transfer is in the overlap between the human and the information" - a conversation with Dr Andrew Wilson
In this episode I reconnect with Dr. Andrew Wilson, Reader in Psychology at Leeds Beckett University and a leading voice in ecological psychology in s...
Beware of the 3 word slogan in coaching research
In this ‘Dog Walk Diary’ episode, I dive deep into how narratives and slogans shape coaching approaches and talent development, particularly examinin...
"Drillers are killers (they just don't realise they are killing themselves!)" a conversation with Bren Veziroglu
I had a fascinating conversation with Bren Veziroglu about ecological dynamics and how it's transforming coaching and movement practice. Bren's journe...
"We Don't Need to Copy the World in Our Head to Interact With It" - a conversation with Julia Blau and Jeffrey Wagman
I recently had the absolute pleasure of recording a conversation with Dr. Julia Blau and Dr. Jeffrey Wagman, authors of "An Introduction to Ecological...
The dilemmas of talented children - a conversation with Paddy McQueen
I recently had the privilege of speaking with Dr. Paddy McQueen from Swansea University to discuss a fascinating paper he had authored exploring the e...
A conversation with PDS Ninja Alan Keane - PBNO 9
Mark and I welcome Alan Keane to the show for an in depth discussion around the intersection of PDS and Ecological Dynamics, how Alan builds an unique...
"We coach like we train ballet dancers - but tennis is an MMA fight" - a conversation with Steve Whelan
In this episode I speak with tennis coach Steve Whelan about his transformative journey from traditional technical coaching to an ecological, constrai...
Dog Walk Diary - The Eighth Waste
Out on my morning dog walk (yes, the one where I have to put the flashing collar on my black dog ‘Flo’ so we can be seen in the dark!), I found myself...
"Parenting is often 'undisciplined squads of emotion' - a conversation with Richard Shorter
In today's episode, I'm thrilled to welcome back Richard Shorter, also known as 'Non-Perfect Dad', for a deep-dive conversation that every sports pare...
The quiet secret of performance... 'ARP' - PBNO Episode 5
Mark shares the PDS Action Review process and we discuss how coaches and leaders an use it to review performance but also how it is used for athletes,...
"They ought to be ashamed of themselves" - a conversation with Shawn Myszka and Tyler Yearby
In this special New Year's Eve episode, I welcomed back Shawn Myszka and Tyler Yearby from Emergence to discuss a recent academic paper criticising ec...
The 'Excellence' Christmas Episode - PBNO - Episode 4
Mark and I get together before Christmas to talk about how this time of year offers the opportunity to recharge and replenish ourselves in order to em...
"I kept winning but realised that I had failed all those that I left behind..." - PBNO Episode 3
Mark and I talk about the origins of PDS from his time in the military and how we came together to embed the principles of PDS across the sporting lan...
"I don't coach trampolining...I help people explore movement on a bouncy surface" - a conversationDanny Hatcher
Taking an ecological approach to learning science, Danny Hatcher is an independent researcher currently based in the UK, sharing interesting trends an...
Performance is a behaviour...not an outcome - episode 2 - Honour your commitment to those you lead
In this conversation Mark and I discuss the challenge of establishing real clarity of the objectives that a person or group wants to set for themselve...
Is traditional swimming teaching harmful? - a conversation with Andrea Andrews
Andrea Andrews is a swimming instructor with a specialist research interest in drowning prevention.
Andrea describes herself like this......
Performance is a behaviour...not an outcome - Episode 1 - 'Winning Well'
A new collaboration between Mark Bennett MBE and Stuart Armstrong that looks at topical news items and explore how they impact people in sport, educat...
"You can't get transformation just from information" - a conversation with David Thomson
David Thomson is an ex army veteran who became a leading financial advisor turned education technology entrepreneur. David is the Founder and CEO of '...
"Kindness is infectious, we never know what kind of impact we can have on another person" - a conversation withTroy Urdahl
Troy Urdahl is an award winning high school athletic director, a hall of fame coach and a college professor with more than twenty years experience in...
"The coaching culture is a Viper's nest!" - a conversation with Stuart Morgan 2
Stuart Morgan is a high performance coach and performance director working with elite golfers and aspiring players across Europe. Stuart makes a welco...
Coach Ed is Broken - Episode 7 - 'Deconstructed Delivery'
In this episode, I discuss the changing nature of coach education, particularly focusing on the concept of 'deconstructed delivery.' As we move toward...
"Collecting memories rather than medals" - a conversation with Tom Hartley
Tom Hartley is the Coaching Lead at UK Coaching and Foundation Phase Lead Coach at Oxford United women. In this very overdue episode (aren't they all!...
Coach Education is Broken - Episode 6 - Embrace Complexity
In Episode 6 of the Coach Education is Broken series, I discuss the need for a significant shift in the way we think about and approach coach educatio...
Supporting coaches to be 'prepared rather than planned' - a conversation with Alex Lascu
Alex Lascu is a cricket coach that has doen in depth acadmeic study in coaching and skill development before turning her attention to coach developmen...
Dog Walk Diary - ‘Gareth’
Reposting a classic episode!
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This was recorded to reflect on the journey of the England Football Team during the...
Coach Education is Broken - Episode 5 - 'Diversity through Decentralisation'
In Episode 5 of the 'Coach Education is Broken' series,' I explore the importance of addressing systemic barriers in the sports workforce that mean th...
Coach Education is Broken - Episode 4 - 'Fixing the leaky bucket'
In episode 4 of the 'Coach Education is Broken' series, titled 'Fixing the Leaky Bucket,' I delve into the systemic and mindset shifts required to cha...
"Talent doesn't need trauma - talent needs turbulence" - a conversation with Mauro Van De Looij
Mauro van de Looij is a sports coach and performance psychologist from the Netherlands. He has worked as a youth coach at PSV Eindhoven and Willem II...
"The biggest rate limiter in professional sports is that coaches are so general" - a conversation with Alex Sarama
Alex Sarama makes a welcome return to the podcast to discuss his fantastic new book 'Transforming Basketball' and to unpack some of the ideas that are...
Coach Education is Broken - Episode 3 - 'From Qualifications to Professional Recognition'
In this episode, I talk about the necessity for a system shift from a coach education system that is almost completely dominated by 'qualifications',...
The coach as a 'performance architect' - a conversation with Mark Bennett OBE
Mark Bennett makes a welcome return to the podcast. This time to help me out with some challenges that I have experienced during my last season of coa...
"It's not pining for the fjords - it's bleedin' demised..." - The Norwegian Blue and Coach Education
Richard Burcuson and Dean Holden are the hosts of the Grass Roots Minor Hockey Podcast. A show dedicated to all things grass roots ice hockey in Canad...
Coach Education is Broken - episode 2 - Change the Paradigm
In this episode I call for a complete rethink about the way that we think about support for coaches. I suggest that we need to 'turn the telescope aro...
Coach Education is broken - episode 1 - Transformation not transaction
Episode 1 of 'Coach Education is broken' - 'Transformation not transaction'
I take a hard look at the nature of coach education courses...
Coach Education is Broken
A new dog walk diary where I begin a new multi part series talking about all of the ways that coach education and development needs to change to meet...
How to help people get better at anything - a conversation with Scott H. Young
Scott Young makes an extremely welcome return to the podcast having written a new book about learning that follows up on the smash hit 'Ultralearning'...