Dr Zoe Wimshurst is a former hockey player turned Doctor of Sport Vision. Director of Performance Vision, Zoe looks to help athletes develop better visionary skill and awareness of their surroundings. Through a variety of practical and academic training techniques, Zoe is able to develop athletes ability to 'scan' pitches and player locations more effectively. She also assist coaches in their development of this skill in sessions and why shouting 'scan' may not be the most effective measure. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jorge Couto Ruis is a football coach who has worked for European powerhouses FC Porto and FC Barcelona. He also wrote a book around tactical periodisation called 'The Pattern Morphocycle’s Sustainability'.Show notes:01:00 - Jorge introduces his coaching story02:00 - How he started his journey at FC Porto04:00- How he started his journey at FC Barcelona 08:00- The FC methodology and how he learnt this at the start of his career.10:30 - The coaching pathway and principles at FC Porto13:30 - The importance of competition to FC Porto in training environments19:00 - Enjoyment to competition mentality in academy philosophy23:00 - The differences between FC Barcelona and FC Porto27:00 - Recognising the Barcelona way from a playing methodology33:00 - Why having a recognisable first team helps to contextualise players entering the academy system38:00 - What does good tactical periodisation look like in a programme?44:00 - The importance of meeting the group where they are in their development journey50:00- How to allow flexibility within a game model57:00- Allowing creativity within constrained environment1:02:00 - How would Jorge like to be described in 3 words. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Farbizio Piccareta is a Italian football coach who has worked at a variety of football clubs including Inter Milan, Roma and Sampodoria. He is also worked as a member of Paulo Di Canio's backroom staff at Sunderland and Swindon.Show notes below:1:25 - Overview of Fabrizio and his career9:30 - The differences in working in academy football from Inter Milan to Sanremese15:00 - The differences of working with players within their teenage year and the YDP17:00 - How working in a foreign country which is drill orientated change Fabrizio's belief around coaching20:30 - How experiencing different cultures changes your view of the game27:00- Changing coaching methodology in relation to the environment and players you are working with29:00 - How players upbringing effects there first team experience and problem solving at the top level34:00 - Meeting Paolo Di Canio and other famous Italian players on a course and how this changed his career36:00- Their time at Swindon Town before moving Sunderland39:00- Why the opportunity at Sunderland may have come to early in their managerial career42:00- The challenge of player ID at Sunderland after staying up the season before47:20 - The feeling coaches get when players begin to disengage with the process55:30 - How did he prepare the young players at Roma for the first team environment1:00:00- The challenges of re creating pressure for younger players1:03:00 - Connecting with his players through books1:04:00 - How would Fabrizio like to be described in 3 words and why? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alex Porter is a former GB athlete and captain now turned coach of volleyball. He works at the University of Essex trying to help athletes progress their dreams of becoming professional volleyball athletes.Show notes:0:50 - Alex provides is sporting credentials3:20 - Overview of the UK and European Volleyball pathway7:00- Explaining the differences in professionalism across European leagues10:00 - The success of the Essex programme in creating pros13:30 - The NCAA volleyball marketing success18:00 - How the UK could have great success20:10 - The differences between gifted and talented and how you recruit it23:50 - Addressing challenging conversation around a players inadequate physical profile27:00 - Supporting the players in developing skill through growth30:00- The use traditional session format36:00 - How do volleyball teams decide strategy in game42:00- How the teams encourages a check and challenge culture for the better of in game decisions48:30 - The differences in player cultures over the generations50:30 - The power of player culture setters56:00- How would Alex like to be described in 3 words Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jim Haverstrom is a Youth Hockey Director and Coach Developer for USA Hockey. With multiple decades of experience, he focuses on supporting young players and coaches in developing skills and techniques ready for the future gameShow notes 1:40 - The introduction to Jim and his Hockey background3:45 - The Ice Hockey pathway within the US7:30 - The coaching culture within Ice Hockey10:00 - The difference of coaching methodology from US to International14:00- The traditional practice within the US16:30 - Transition to more nuanced coaching methodology23:00 - Players getting exposure across multiple positions24:30 - The more fluid notion of modern day hockey26:45 - Preparing players for the physical contact within hockey33:00 - Coping with the discrepancy in physical abilities35:00 - The use of constrained competition to prepare players for contact and there next steps40:00 - The involvement of NHL teams is supporting grassroot hockey44:00 - The use of the transfer portal in player development44:30 - The future of hockey and how to prepare future players for it48:00 - How to support coaches in preparing players for the future game56:00 - How would Jim like to be described in 3 words Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jamie Tayler is a associate professor at Dublin City University and Senior Coach Developer at Grey's Matters. From these roles he is able to take academic work and theory and use it within practical coaching environment. Specifically, Jamie has work for the Leicester Tiger and Wasps academies set ups, helping produce some of the house hold names who play for club and country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trystan Bevan is the Head of Performance at Cardiff Rugby and former Head of Rugby and Wasps. Previously an NCAA athlete, Trystan has also written a book called our race focusing on the stories of the GB 4x100 Gold medal team made up of Jason Gardner, Darren Campbell, Marlon Devonish and Mark Lewis Francis.Show notes1:30 - Introduction to Trystan Bevan and credentials in sport5:10 - Why the late and great Steve Black was so influential in his coaching career. 6:30 - The effect an individual coach can have on training outcomes10:00 - The dynamic coaching at the Exeter Chiefs12:30 - The challenges of Talent ID in short termism management14:00 - Trystan's belief as why speed is king19:30 - Creating a squad which is capable of playing high level of rugby for 80 minutes22:10 - Field to gym work fitness development25:00 - The physical characteristics of a prop and how this effect on field play28:00 - The use of confirmation bias when accessing data30:45 - The use of isolated running to mentally challenge players34:00 - The importance of staggering players rugby experience37:00 - The aura of high profile players such as Jonah Lomu39:20 - Joe Smith and how he was a led a practice culture41:20 - How high profile makes you feel like a team that wants success43:30 - 'The best players take themselves seriously every day'45:00 - Why immeasurable aims may set a culture of excellence47:00 - The story of the 4x100 runners53:00 - How they put aside personal rivalries to have success57:00 - Gaining credibility in an unfamiliar sport59:00 - How would Trystan like to be described in 3 words Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fraser Stewart is the first team goalkeeper coach and Head of Goalkeeping at Kilmarnock FC. Previous to this he worked in the Scottish F.A as part of their coach education programme and national goalkeeping coaching pathway1:00 - Introduction to Fraser Stewart3:40 - Grasping the environment when entering a new performance environment7:00 - Connecting with the players in small groups9:10 - Establishing the players base level of performance12:00 - Metrics to establish goalkeeper fitness in Pre - Season14:45 - Session adaptation for increased workload in goalkeepers17:20 - Running with the outfielders20:20 - Session design adaptations in relation to how the opposing team plays23:30 - The process of changing tactics with the coaching staff26:40 - Creating time in the week for functional adaptation30:00 - Encouraging aggression from the goalkeepers34:00 - Managing the 1/2 goalkeeper environment39:00 - Managing the pressure of having 2 capable goalkeepers45:00 - His role within the academy and the importance of being on the ground51:00 - How Fraser would like to be described in 3 words Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Damian McGrath is a rugby coach with a wealth of knowledge and experiences from all around the world. Starting as a teacher, he has gone on to coach some of the powerhouses of English Rugby including Leeds Rhinos and Leicester Tigers. He was also part of the backroom staff under Sir Clive Woodward. Currently he is the Head Coach of the Kenyan National Rugby 7's team.Show notes:00:50 - Introduction to Damian McGrath02:00 - The format of Rugby 7's13:30 - The foundations he puts in place with the groups he is coaching17:30 - The techniques Damian likes to emphasise when coaching 'along with the why' 22:00 - How is the coached on a consistent basis 23:45 - How to pressurise the skill ready for 'in battle' execution25:30 - Mike McDaniel and his use of footage to emphasise 27:30 - Challenging himself as an introvert to talk Infront of teams and inspire them30:30 - Building and developing relationships when performance is paramount32:00 - Providing a way back33:00 - Talent identification in Kenyan Rugby 'and it's challenges'36:00 - How Damian upskills himself with knowledge when transferring between unfamiliar codes41:00 - Engaging the team leaders to get others on board45:00 - The trend of Rugby League coaches switching to union and why its becoming more common47:30 - The challenge of having principles to allowing creative freedom48:30 - Zigging when others zagged when coaching the German national team51:30 - How would Damian liked to be described in 3 words and why Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe Baker is a professor at York University in Canada. He has recently focused his research on Talent Identification and this has culminated in his latest book release 'The Tyranny of talent'.Show notes1:30 - The background of Joe and his work into talent identification3:40 - Why did Talent Identification resonate with Joe as a research area4:45 - The process of research creation7:40 - Finding research in a scarce field10:00 - Challenging confirmation bias in talent identification12:40 - The definition of talent15:15 - The effect the environment can have on 'high potential individuals'19:10 - Do we know what a positive develop environment is?21:40 - How do we assess progression?23:30 - Early specialisation vs multi sport approach26:00 - The importance of nuance in this field32:15 - Potential characteristics in future high performers37:15 - The differences between high end performance projection to developmental pathway assessment39:30 - How to support coaches in identification and long term development of high potential players43:30 - The statistical challenges of the draft process43:30 - The optimal talent identification process48:30 - Next target in this field for Joe and his team51:00- How would Joe like to be described in 3 words Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.