The Sports Initiative Podcast

Jenny Coe is the Head of Performance and Well Being at West Ham Football Club. She focuses on providing players and staff with a support network to allow them to perform on a consistent basis whilst also supporting them as individuals away from the field. Previously she held roles within Olympic sports to assist coaches and players with their preparation during Olympic cycles.Show notes:2:10 - Current role with West Ham Football Club has Head of Performance and Wellbeing.9:00 - The importance and understanding of an athlete centered approach 25:00: - The formal process of providing support for staff and players28:50 - The skill of noticing when working with athletes which may pre-empt a deep in performance29:30 - Challenging unhelpful behaviours of a player or staff member that impacts performance36:30 - How West Ham create and environment which is team focused rather than individual athlete focused to aid performance45:00 - Who is Jenny's inspiration practitioner and why? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alex Auerbach is the Director of Wellness and development at NBA team Toronto Raptors. In this role he focuses on supporting the team in developing their psychological performance both on and off the court. Timestamp's02:00 - Introduction to previous roles in cur college sports and current role with Toronto Raptors04:00 - The difference between clinical psychology and performance-based psychology06:12: - 7 strands of wellness and elite performance22:57 - The role of sports leaders in creating a performance culture/environment36:10 - Optimal psychological profile for elite team performance39:10 - Use Michael Jordan as an example for elite performance and team culture43:10 - The future of performance psychology and how it effects how we think, feel and live.If you have interests in sports psychology, elite performance or basketball please see below some additional episodes that may be of interest:113 - Tony Miller - Coaching basketball via a constraints led approach112 - Kris Goodman - Psychology in the MLB101 - Alex Sarama - Coaching basketball across the globe84 - Dr Rob Bell - Managing self-talk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam Commens is the Director of Performance at Belgium Hockey. He oversees all performance related aspects of hockey in the country and focuses on improving talent pathways for both coaches and players. Formally a player in his own right, he went to multiple Olympic games with the Australian national team. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom Brown is a former professional cricketer now turned academic. In his recently completed PHD he focused on the under representation of South Asian English players in the English game. This research should hopefully lead to some actionable strategies to improve player pathways across a variety of sports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oliver Gage is the Director of Football for the Canadian Premier League. In this role he supports the clubs to develop their infrastructure and use league central resources with the overall all aim of seeing more young Canadian players playing professional football. Prior to this role he worked with the Houston Dynamos in thei r analysis department. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duane Allen is the Lead Youth Development Phase coach at Walsall academy. Formerly of Premiership side Wolverhampton Wanderers, Duane now oversees the development of Youth phase players at the League 2 which has just gone through a philosophy change in the early part of 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tony Miller is a basketball coach and academic lecturer at Bob Jones University. He is also the host of 'A Quick Timeout Podcast' and content creator at Dr Dish Basketball and FastModel sports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kris Goodman is a Mental Performance Consultant with the MLB side Tampa Bay Rays. In this role, he often supports the younger athletes with their transition into professional baseball and hopefully prepare them for the jump to the major leagues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Carlon Carpenter is a tactical and video analyst for Statsbomb. Statsbomb are one of the world leaders in football analytics and data production. Alongside this role, Carlon also works for National League South side Bath City as a performance analyst, where he implements his theoretical work and modules in practice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Warren Abraham is the Rugby 7's coach for Brazil. Born in South Africa, Warren uprooted his life in his early 20's, moving to England where he went on to work with the likes of Saracens and Harlequins. Later he worked with England Men's rugby 7's and then had the privilege to be Head Coach for the Wales Women's rugby 7's team. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.