The Sports Initiative Podcast

Nick Gearing is a PHD student looking into the practice design at the top producing academies across Europe. In this, he has focused on the use of isolated practice and how this has challenged the narrative around SSG and constraint led coaching. A coaching and analyst in his own right, Nick has worked at Premiership side Brentford and London based Leyton Orient. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul Barry is the soon to be assistant Head of Coaching at Crystal Palace. During a 25 year long coaching journey, Paul has worked at some of the most prominent clubs in the London area including Watford, Southend and Arsenal. He is also a content creator for the online platform Football DNA. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam Hudson is a Youth Development Phase coach at Premier League Cat 1 academy, Aston Villa. Formally of Derby County and the University of South Wales, Sam also works for the Coaches Voice where he plays an integral role in content creation for the platform. He has also recently become an author with his book, 'Football in a pandemic' which is available now on amazon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rich Hudson is the Managing Director at Buckinghamshire Cricket Club. Holding a Msc in Sport psychology and ECB level 4 qualification, Rich helps develop programmes to develop young players holistic skills and hopefully gain a foothold in the academy county cricket pathway. He is also a published author with his book 'perform beyond pressure' now available on amazon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ricky Simons is a Youth Development Phase coach at Millwall FC. An A licensed coach, Ricky spends his time trying to development players in the U15/16's age group to gain scholarships, and hopefully, professional contracts. He has also worked with some of the best practitioners in the U.K including Dan Molina, Kenny Brown and Mark Phillips. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David Baird is a coach and coach educator at the Scottish F.A. Also a coach as part of the Heats academy, David has created the scoreboard soccer scheme which aims to engage players in a unique and challenging way. Using this programme has a series of alternative outcomes including skill acquisition, SSG constraints and positive reinforcement of behaviours Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lee Hodge is the Head of Coaching at Plymouth Argyle. An A licensed coach in his own right, Lee spends the majority of his time focusing on improving the experiences of young players in the academy set up. During his career, Lee has also worked for Championship side, Swansea City, as they progressed from Cat 2 to Cat 1 and Nottingham Forest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimmy Adams is a former player and now turned coach at Hampshire Cricket. Working across the clubs coaching pathway, Jimmy's main role is to support 2nd XI players with their individual development and transition into the first team squad. A highly successful player in his own right, Jimmy captained Hampshire to a number of short format successes in the late 2000's whilst playing with some of the games greats including Kevin Pietersen and Shane Warne Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The rugby coach weekly is an online platform that supports coaches to develop their practices and methodology to better support their player development. Host, Phil Llewellyn is a coach at Oxford University whilst David Kilcoyne is Head of Rugby at Desborough College Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Simon Turner is the founder of Mvmt sports which focuses on using sport as a vehicle for social change. A basketball coach in his own right, Simon focuses on how to develop coaches to show better awareness of their own coaching methodology and how their actions can positively affect those in the wider community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.