The Sports Initiative Podcast

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.

Mark Robinson is the current Head coach of Warwickshire County Cricket Club. Formally a coach for the England Lions and Women's national side, Mark has a wealth of experience in individual player development and performing on the international stage. A successful player in his own right, Mark represented Sussex and home county club Yorkshire in the late 1990's, early 2000's. During his time in the sport his has worked with some of the cricketing greats including Michael Vaughan, Jonny Bairstow and Sachin Tendulkar to name a few. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Loftman is a coach educator currently based out of South Africa, Formally a coach with the Orlando Pirates, Michael has also spent time at Watford and Tottenham Hotspur on his coaching journey. Also an author, Michael wrote the book 'Theories and concepts for Football coaching and management' in which he discusses a variety of topics including decision making processes in football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Keaton Wood is an academy coach at Southampton FC. Formally a professional player with Millwall FC, Keaton now works within the Foundation phase at the Cat 1 academy. With a distinct passion for defending, Keaton looks to pass this enthusiasm onto the players so they are holistic in their in possession and out of possession skills Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alan Keane is an assistant coach at Glasgow Rocks basketball team. Also a coach for GB and England U20, Alan has a wide range of experience in both a developmental and performance based coaching. He utilises his vast array of experiences in a coach development capacity with MVMT sports of which he is a ci-founder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.