Athletes Authority ON AIR

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 75 with co-hosts Jordi Taylor and Tom Watkins.  Today’s guest is Jon Flake, Lead Performance Specialist at P3 Santa Barbra. Jon oversees the professional athlete compete of the program and intern development.  In this episode, Jon dives deep into P3 has a facility and it’s organisational structure, what separates P3 from other private facilities, Jon’s role as Lead Performance Specialist and his day to day duties, the internship program, P3’s signature Movement Finger Print assessment, what the assessment entails and how that impacts program design, the technology P3 uses with it’s athletes plus a whole lot more.  This episode has plenty of incredible insights for athletes, coaches and business owners wanting a unique insight to an industry leading private training facility.  Enjoy, and let us know what you think!  Instagram: @athletesauthority See more of what we do: https://athletesauthority.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 74 with Karl Goodman and Jordi Taylor.  Behind The Business is a new fortnightly episode we will be putting out discussing all the things behind the scenes we are up to from an Operations standpoint to give listeners applicable and usable ideas to implement in their own fitness business.  Enjoy, and let us know what you think!  Instagram: @athletesauthority See more of what we do: https://athletesauthority.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 73 with co-hosts Lachlan Wilmot and Jordi Taylor.  Today’s guest is David King, Mental Skills Coach and Owner of Chasing Greatness. David works with athletes of all levels to achieve a higher level of performance. In this episode, David shares his general thoughts when, why and how athletes should seek a mental skills coach, the main reasons athletes reach out for help, creating an “Unbreakable Mindset,” a growth mindset, the 4 principles of motivation, the topic of total nutrition, several practical takeaways for listeners on skills and drills they can implement today, plus a whole lot more.  This episode has plenty of incredible insights for athletes, coaches and business owners wanting to improve their mental skills to take themselves to the next level.   More on David: Mental Fitness Training is about developing a flexible, adaptable and dependable mindset that will reliably perform under pressure, fatigue, duress and even, debilitating self doubt.  Much as we train the physical elements to prepare for our sport of choice, equally, we should focus on mental skills training to ensure we can perform to the best of our ability, consistently and predictably - this is where David King comes in. David is a Mental Skills Coach and endurance athlete who has played sport at the highest levels and run across countries for fun. He is passionate about challenging the mindset that mediocre and average are acceptable outcomes for our lives. ‘We are all capable of achieving so much more than we expect of ourselves. A remarkable and adventurous future should be expected of us’. Mental Fitness Training is about developing a long-term mindset allowing us to perform at an optimal level. Identifying the thinking patterns and behaviours that challenge our performance and then incorporating practical strategies to promote self regulation is what David is best known for. Mental Skills Coaching with David involves him challenging his clients and helping them refocusing on their own vision, psychology and habitual behaviours. Clients then craft the necessary skills and adapt their daily cognitive performance in a balanced way – it’s not just a mindset shift but an energised motivating way of life. www.chasinggreatness.com.au Enjoy, and let us know what you think!  Instagram: @athletesauthority See more of what we do: https://athletesauthority.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 72 with Lachlan Wilmot and Jordi Taylor.  From The Floor is a new fortnightly episode we will be putting out discussing all things coaching and performance perspective to give listeners applicable and actionable coaching points on relevant topics. In this episode we discuss Lachs new role at the Sydney Swifts and inseason programming considerations.  Enjoy, and let us know what you think!  Instagram: @athletesauthority See more of what we do: https://athletesauthority.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 71 with co-hosts Jordi Taylor and Tom Watkins.  Today’s guest is Nathan Kiely, Speed and Rehabilitation at the Brisbane Broncos. Prior to his current role, Nathan worked at Cricket NSW, Sydney Roosters and Trinity College.  In this episode, Nathan shares his general thoughts on speed development in his current role, things to keep in mind when creating specific drills for athletes, how he coaches technical changes, strategies and tips for coaching in the group environment and what S&C coaches can do looking to transfer into the Rehab space, plus a whole lot more.  This episode has plenty of incredible insights for coaches and athletes wanting first hand practical experience within working in the NRL.    Enjoy, and let us know what you think!  Instagram: @athletesauthority See more of what we do: https://athletesauthority.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 70 with Karl Goodman and Jordi Taylor.    Behind The Business is a new fortnightly episode we will be putting out discussing all the things behind the scenes we are up to from an Operations standpoint to give listeners applicable and usable ideas to implement in their own fitness business.    Enjoy, and let us know what you think!    Instagram: @athletesauthority See more of what we do: https://athletesauthority.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 69 with co-hosts Jordi Taylor and Lachlan Wilmot.    This episode is titled Industry Cheat Sheet, hoping to answer some of the common questions we receive around career progression, communication styles and up skilling.     Enjoy, and let us know what you think!  Instagram: @athletesauthority See more of what we do: https://athletesauthority.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 68 with co-host Jordi Taylor and Tom Watkins.   Today’s guests is Nathan Parnham, Performance Coach at Brisbane Grammar School and author of “The Sporting Parent.” Prior to this, Nathan was at Australian Rugby 7’s, Parramatta Eels And Newingtion College.   In this episode, Nathan shares some incredibly valuable insights from his 18 year career around being fluid and evolving as a coach, embracing change, the similarities and differences working with pro athletes and youth, main go to’s when working with youth athletes, what separates the athletes that makes it and don’t, gaps in the youth developmental space, how to deal with difficult parents, how he went about publishing his book, having passions outside of S&C, advice for coaches looking to start a side hustle plus a whole lot more.    This episode has plenty of incredible insights for Coaches, both young and veteran especially in coaching in the youth space.     Enjoy, and let us know what you think!  Instagram: @athletesauthority See more of what we do: https://athletesauthority.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 67 with co-host Jordi Taylor.    Today’s guests are Andrew Wild, Owner of Wild Physio Fitness and Justin Richardson, Head of Rehabilitation at Athletes Authority.    In this episode, Andrew and Justin share some great insights from a physiotherapy standpoint on what S&C coaches can learn from Physio’s and visa versa, the foundational S&C background knowledge every Physio should have to deliver a athlete care centred approach, some of the barriers for Phyio’s in regards to education, knowledge and exercise, low hanging fruit for students and new grads, foundational pieces of advice they received to help deliver optional outcomes, producing content, how it has helped and hindered their careers plus a whole lot more.    This episode has plenty of incredible insights for Coaches, Physios and Allied Health and business owners looking to understand deeper how Physio and S&C interrelate and can learn from each other.    Enjoy, and let us know what you think!  Instagram: @athletesauthority See more of what we do: https://athletesauthority.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 66 with co-host Jordi Taylor.    Today’s guest is Hewitt Tomlin, Co-Founder and CEO of Teambuildr with over 3,000 customers servicing coaches and athletes from high school to the NFL. As CEO, Hewitt personally works with thousands of human performance programs where programming for numerous athletes and clients is a tedious (but mandatory) part of being a coach.    TeamBuildr helps coaches by:   - Send their productivity through the roof with athlete categorisation and customisable workout templates. - Take their strength program into the social and digital age with a 100% online platform. - Look like an absolute champ when you send monthly performance reports to your athletes, clients, AD or sport coaches. - Reduce the time spent inputting training data and writing sophisticated programs to as little as 1 hour per week. - Provide a training experience that is perfect for the millennial athlete with built in social functionality.   In this episode, Hewitt shares the humble beginnings and creation of Teambuildr from his college dorm room, how Teambuildr’s business model has adapted and changed, the importance of curiosity and innovation, the challenges of growth, his insights as a leader/ CEO including some of the lessons along the way, marketing tips for 2022 plus a whole lot more!    This episode has plenty of incredible insights for coaches and business owners looking to understand  the behind the scenes of a SASS company.   Enjoy, and let us know what you think!  Instagram: @athletesauthority See more of what we do: https://athletesauthority.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.