Coach Development with Andy Kirkland PhD | KoopCast Episode 177

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Episode overview:

Andy Kirkland started out as a sports scientist at the Scottish Institute of Sport and now is a Lecturer in Sports Coaching at the University of Stirling.

Episode highlights:

(36:30) The limiting factor of coaching is time: time spent communicating with athletes, time is monetized so this is a challenging factor, allocate time to get to know your athletes

(48:44) Model your coaching process: what do you do as a coach, programming, sports science support, media, admin, see if you have gaps in your process that you can modify to improve retention, AI, coffee shop example

(1:10:03) Multi-sport coaching: curling example, adventure racing example, different perceptions of performance across different sporting cultures, rugby example, see outside your cultural bubble

Additional resources:

An exploration of context and learning in endurance sports coaching-https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspor.2023.1147475/full

Research Essentials for Ultrarunning: https://www.jasonkoop.com/research-essentials-for-ultrarunning

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