The Sports Initiative Podcast

Fraser Franks is a former professional footballer with 273 total apperances. Most notably playing for Brentford, AFC Wimbledon, Stevenage and Newport County, Fraser also represented England C on multiple occasions. Forced to transition away from the sport due to a heart defect, Fraser now works for a legal company providing advice to young professionals on their social media interactions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Danny Talbot is a current Great Britain track and field athlete. A competitive sprinter, Danny has competed in a host of international tournaments, most notably the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympics. Now training dual based out of Texas (USA) and Loughborough (UK), Danny is hoping to overcome an injury ravaged period to compete in the Tokyo Olympics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Megan Fletcher is an Irish Judo athlete who formally competed for Great Britain. A commonwealth gold medallist in 2014, Megan hopes to overcome her previous injury setbacks in order to compete in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Takumi Nishida is the Strength and Conditioning coach for Japan's Rugby 7's progamme. A graduate in Sport and Exercise science from the University of Bath, Takumi has spent time working for organisations such as the LTA, Badminton Wales and the EIS with their bob skeleton athletes. Now back in his native Japan, Takumi continues to develop is knowledge and understanding in all aspects of athlete performance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kevin Bowing is the former Rugby Head coach for Wales from 1995-1998. Now a coach developer, Kevin has worked for a variety of companies including the English RFU and the Premier League on their ECAS programme. A nationally known coach developer, Kevin has worked with the likes of Stuart Lancaster and Toby Booth on their journeys to becoming elite level coaches. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Barry Maddocks is the skills coach at Dragon's Rugby. Focusing on Individual Player Development both on and off the field, Barry aims to provide holistic improvement in cooperation with the players. Formally of Bath Rugby, Barry also spent time coaching the development age groups for the Welsh RFU. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Che Wilson is a former professional footballer who played a total of 269 league games for a range of clubs but most notably for Norwich City, Bristol Rovers and Southend United. Now a coach, Che is Head of Football at the University of Bath, whilst also studying to be become a doctor of science in sports coaching at Cardiff Metropolitan University. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aaron James is a former professional rugby player who played for Wasps. Now a coach, he is Head of Rugby at the University of Bath, whilst also working for the RFU as a coach mentor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom John is a Strength and Conditioning coach who has worked in the Foundation Phase and Youth Phase at a category 1 academy. The Hartpury graduate also spent his schoolboy years at Swansea City before completing his apprenticeship at Hereford United. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ben Fletcher is an Ireland international Judo athlete. Formally of Great Britain, he competed in the -100KG category at the Rio Olympics 2016 and is currently in qualification for Tokyo 2020/2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.