The Sports Coaching Hub Podcast

Feminist Coaching Pedagogy with Jennifer Larrick & Dr Kerry Harris

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0100

In this final episode of Season 8, Jen Larrick and Kerry Harris joined Mike to discuss their recent paper, 'Developing a hooks-informed feminist coaching pedagogy'.

During the episode, they discussed the challenges of patriarchal norms in sport coaching and how Jen took an action-research approach to her practice. The key findings were also shared, including overcoming tokenistic participation, collaborative approaches, finding joy in coaching, and 'pausing' as a pedagogical practice.

The paper was recently accepted for publication - we'll come back to post the link to it once it's published!

The Nomadic Coach with Dean Holden & Dr Mike Castle

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0100

During this episode, Dean Holden shares his Doctoral research from Cardiff Metropolitan University's Doctorate in Sport Coaching (DSC) programme. 'Wandering Whistles', Dean's thesis, shares his lived experiences and learnings as a nomadic, travelling coach working across cultures in ice-hockey.

During the episode, Dean, Mike, and Oli discuss the idea of the nomadic coach, Dean's rich life experiences that have led him towards his research, and the findings of his doctoral thesis. Together, they discuss his auto-ethnographic and composite vignette approaches to exploring notions of identity, power, and authenticity in coaching.

The Development Experiences of Esports Coaches with Matt Watson and Dr Tom Leeder

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 05:00:00 +0000

During this episode, Matt Watson and Tom Leeder discussed their recent paper which explores the development experiences of Esports coaches with Mike. Matt and Tom's work, supported by colleagues Sylvain Laborde and Michael Trotter, explores the perceptions of a diverse group of Esports stakeholders' perceptions of coach development.

Together, they discussed the valorisation of playing experience, the tension between the need for pedagogical expertise and the dismissal of formal coach education, and the ways forward for coach development in Esports.

We hope you enjoy the episode!

Link to the paper: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/15/7/858#:~:text=I%20don't%20believe%20any%20qualifications%20is%20necessary%20for%20a,coaching%20or%20teaching%20would%20help.&text=I%20don't%20think%20a,they%20have%20from%20different%20areas.

Living with Injury with Dr Charlie Corsby and Elliot Doyle

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 04:00:00 +0000

We welcome back to the pod two repeating guests: Dr Charlie Corsby and (soon-to-be-Dr) Elliot Doyle. During this episode, they presented their recently published paper, 'Living With Injury: A Phenomenology of Sport Injury Rehabilitation'.

Enjoy!

Link to article: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1357034X251413522

The (even more so) invisible women of tennis with Ellen Jones and Dr Lea Cathrin Dohme

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 04:00:00 +0000

Season 8 continues with some valuable insights from Ellen Jones and Dr Lea-Cathrin Dohme

In this episode, Mike speaks to Ellen and Lea about their recent work with mother-coaches. Together, they highlight the structural challenges that coaching poses to mother-coaches working in tennis. The conversation sheds light on the methodological choices behind using composite vignettes and Joan Acker's work, before sharing some of the lived experiences of the mother-coaches involved in the study.

With thanks to Ellen, Lea, and Leanne Norman for sharing their work!

Read the article online: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/397975216_The_Even_More_So_Invisible_Women_of_Tennis_The_Career_Narratives_of_Mother-Coaches

Enjoy the episode!

Sport Wales Coach Developer Programme

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 05:00:00 +0000

We are back with season 8!

In this episode, we head back to the Sport Wales Coach Developer Programme as Mike sits down with Callum Digby, Donal O’Halloran, and Stephanie Bradley. All four took part in the newly launched programme— a partnership between Cardiff Metropolitan University and Sport Wales — and share some of their reflections, journeys, key learnings, and takeaways.

Enjoy the episode!

The 50-Episode Roundup

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000

To celebrate the release of 50 episodes, Mike, Oli, and Manuel got together for a roundup episode. They looked back at the first steps of the podcast, shared their personal highlights, and discussed what's next for the podcast.

As per usual, please contact us via email (coachinghub@cardiffmet.ac.uk) or Twitter/X (@TheCoaching_Hub) with suggestions.

Social Nothingness with Dr Ed Hall

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 05:00:00 +0000

This episode, we welcomed back to the pod one of our favorite guests: Dr Ed Hall (Northumbria University). During the episode, Ed shared how his interest in social nothingness started, the influence of Susie Scott's work, and the implications for coaches and academics. Enjoy this fascinating episode!

Ed Hall profile: https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/our-staff/h/edward-hall/

Scaffolding athletes' learning with Dr Amber Regardsoe and Dr Daniel Milton

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 05:00:00 +0000

This week we received Dr Amber Regardsoe and Dr Daniel Milton (Cardiff Metropolitan University). They discussed Amber's doctoral thesis and explored how coaches scaffold player learning through everyday interactions and the non-linear nature of athlete learning.

Rethinking power in the coach-athlete relationship with Dr. Alex Consterdine

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 05:00:00 +0000

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Dr. Alex Consterdine (LJMU) joins us once again to discuss her latest publication, Reappraising Theorisations of Power in the Coach–Athlete Relationship: Future Directions for Sports Coaching Research. In this episode, Alex talks about her relationship with Bill Taylor, her academic journey, and the background and significance of the paper.

Link to article: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21640629.2025.2569943?src=

Alex's profile: https://profiles.ljmu.ac.uk/19034-alexandra-consterdine

A podcast about podcasting with Dr Frank Rodrigue

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 05:00:00 +0100

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Frank Rodrigue, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology at the Université du Québec and host of the French-speaking podcast Temps d'arrêt. Mike and Oli sit down with Frank to discuss the pedagogical potential of podcasting.

Enjoy!

Frank's social media:

Université du Québec en Outaouais : coachfrankphd | Université du Québec en Outaouais

LinkedIn : Francois Rodrigue | LinkedIn

Instagram : Instagram

Website: https://www.coachfrankphd.com/

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An Interview with Dr Zoë Avner

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 05:00:00 +0100

We’re kicking off Season 7 with a very special guest: Dr. Zoë Avner from Deakin University. After delivering her Rising Star keynote at CRiC 2025, Zoë joins us and shares some insights and ideas from her presentation with our listeners.

Enjoy the episode!

Zoë Avner: https://experts.deakin.edu.au/60679-zoe-avner

CRiC 2025 Review with Dr Christian Bjørndal and Dr Ed Hall

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 05:00:00 +0100

In the season finale, we invited Dr Ed Hall (Northumbria University) and Dr Christian Thue Bjørndal (Norweigian School of Sport Sciences) to share their thoughts on the recent CRiC 2025 conference. They discussed the challenges involved in organising the conference, the uniqueness of this year's conference, and briefly mentioned Christian's Hawaiian shirts.

You'll be back in your feed soon!

CRiC website: https://cricsportcoaching.com/

CRiC 2025 Bitesize: Elliott Doyle

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 19:00:00 +0100

In this final bitesize episode, we received "our very own" Elliott Doyle (Cardiff Metropolitan University). As a first-time participant in a CRiC event, Elliott shared his initial impressions and discussed his current research and its implications.

Enjoy!

CRiC website: https://cricsportcoaching.com/

CRiC 2025 Bitesize: Dr Alex Lascu

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 14:00:00 +0100

In this episode of the CRiC 2025 conference bitesize episodes, we received Dr Alex Lascu (Queensland Academy of Sport). In this very entertaining episode, Alex took us behind the scenes in her dual roles as a coach educator and researcher, and shared

Enjoy!

Alex Lascu: https://skillacqlascu.com/

CRiC website: https://cricsportcoaching.com/

CRiC 2025 Bitesize: Dr Sarah Cuvelier

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0100

It's the third episode of CRiC 2025 special bitesize episodes. This time, we were joined by Dr Sarah Cuvelier (Aix-Marseille University), whose research offers novel, in-depth insights into coach development in Olympic sports.

CRiC website: https://cricsportcoaching.com/

CRiC 2025 Bitesize: Dr Anne Tjønndal

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 05:00:00 +0100

In this episode of our CRiC 2025 bitesize series, we welcome Dr. Anne Tjønndal from Nord University. Anne shares her experiences at CRiC and discusses how applying a gender lens to technological innovation can impact sports coaching.

Enjoy!

Website: https://www.nord.no/en/about/employees/anne-tjonndal

CRiC website: https://cricsportcoaching.com/

CRiC 2025 Bitesize: Dr Luke Jones

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0100

It's the first episode of our very special series of bitesize episodes with CRiC attendees. Dr. Luke Jones (University of Bath), took us to his newfound research interest in exploring the overlap between fatherhood and coaching.

Enjoy the episode!

Luke Jones: https://researchportal.bath.ac.uk/en/persons/luke-jones-2

CRiC website: https://cricsportcoaching.com/

CRiC 2025 Conference Preview

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 15:00:00 +0100

We are back with season 6 and back on the road!

We have once more partnered with the Cluster for Research into Coaching (CRiC) and during the upcoming CRiC conference, we will be recording a series of special episodes.

We gathered in the studio Dr. Sofia Santos (Cardiff Metropolitan University) and Dr. Charlie Corsby (Cardiff Metropolitan University) to give us their preview of conference, and share what they are looking forward to at the conference.

Keep an eye on your feed for more!

CRiC website: https://cricsportcoaching.com/

A look back at 'Coaching redefined: an everyday pedagogical endeavour' with Prof Robyn Jones

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 05:00:00 +0100

For our season finale, we invited back to the studio Professor Robyn Jones (Cardiff Metropolitan University) who was joined by the entire podcast team. In this episode, we discussed Robyn's 2007 paper 'Coaching redefined: an everyday pedagogical endeavour'. We invited him to reflect on the origins of the paper and its relevance in today's context.

Enjoy!

Link to article: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13573320701287486

Work and Non-Work Boundaries in Coaching with Emlyn Lewis and Dr Charlie Corsby

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 05:00:00 +0100

Fresh from submitting his doctoral thesis, Emlyn Lewis (Cardiff Metropolitan University) joins Mike Castle and his supervisor, Dr. Charlie Corsby (Cardiff Metropolitan University), for a conversation about his research. In this episode, they discuss Emlyn's thesis, which explores the everyday practices of coaches, with a particular focus on the boundaries between work and non-work.

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Action Research with Ashley Kempson and Dr Oli Lum

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 05:00:00 +0000

In this episode, we welcome DSC alum Ashley Kempson (University of Gloucestershire), who is joined by our very own Oli Lum—this time taking the guest's chair. They discuss their paper published in the special edition of Sports Coaching Review, which explores their experiences conducting action research, particularly their reflections from being in the field. Besides discussing the origins of the paper, they dive into the reflections and experiences covered in the article.

Enjoy!

Article link: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21640629.2024.2335058

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Gaining Access to a Research Context with Dr Harley-Jean Simpson

Wed, 05 Mar 2025 05:00:00 +0000

We are absolutely delighted to receive Dr Harley-Jean Simpson (Anglia Ruskin University). In this episode, we discussed Harley-Jean's recent article, which shares her experiences of gaining access to the research field. Harley-Jean shared her journey of gaining access to coaching spaces, building trust with coaches, and juggling some ethical dilemmas.

Enjoy the episode!

Link to article: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21640629.2024.2395139

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Creativity in Coaching with Dr Ludvig Rasmussen and Dr Manuel Santos

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 05:00:00 +0000

We are delighted to receive Dr Ludvig Rasmussen (Aalborg Universitet) to the podcast. Ludvig's extensive work in the field of creativity in sports was the basis for this conversation. During the episode, we discussed Ludvig's evolving views on how to define creativity, the challenges of working with elite coaches, and his current research project.

Enjoy the episode!

Ludvig Researchgate profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ludvig-Johan-Torp-Rasmussen

A conflicted coaching identity with Dr Ieuan Davies and Dr Gethin Thomas

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 05:00:00 +0000

We are back with season 5!

We start this season with Dr Ieuan Davies' (Cardiff Metropolitan University, MAD Hockey coaching) doctoral work. In this thesis, Ieuan looked back at his doctoral journey and where the ideas of a conflicted coaching identity stemmed. They also looked back at the process of doing auto-ethnographical work and the wider implications of Ieuan's work.

Enjoy!

MAD Hockey Coaching: https://www.madhockeycoaching.com/

Women-only coach education with Dr Kerry Harris, Dr Sofia Santos and Lisa Newton

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 08:00:00 +0000

It’s the season finale so it’s the perfect opportunity to revisit the WRU Women in High Performance Programme. We invited back Dr Sofia Santos and Dr Kerry Harris who recently published paper that offers a view for the future of Women's coach education. Alongside Lisa Newton (Cardiff Met WRFC Head coach), who took part in the program, they discussed their experiences, challenges and frustrations of the current coach education landscape.

Enjoy!

Click here to access the paper.

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Dr Oli Lum and Dr Gethin Thomas on "Being fast and running fast"

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 05:00:00 +0000

In this episode, our host became the guest - Dr Oli Lum presented some of the findings of his thesis that will be soon published. Mike Castle and Oli were joined Dr Gethin Thomas, who was Oli's Director of Studies. They looked back at Oli's first steps in his doctoral studies, at how he gained the trust of elite athletics coaches and at some of the findings and implications of the paper.

Enjoy the episode!

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Marginalised Groups in Sports with Emma Godman and Tallin Cowling

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 06:00:00 +0000

In this episode, Mike hosted Emma Godman and Tallin Cowling, PhD and UG students respectively, at Cardiff Metropolitan University. They shared some of their experiences in sports and HE, and how these experiences informed their research projects.

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Sport Wales' Coach Developer Programme with Dr Christian Edwards and Gruff Rees

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 05:00:00 +0000

We welcomed back to the studio Dr Christian Edwards to share his experiences in designing and delivering Sport Wales' Coach Developer Practitioner. Gruff Rees (Cardiff RFC) and our host Mike Castle, who both completed the course, were in the studio with him. Enjoy their conversation!

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Translation and meaning-making with Dr Charlie Corsby and Mara Mata

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 05:00:00 +0100

In this episode, we welcomed back to the studio Dr Charlie Corsby (Cardiff Metropolitan University) and debuted Mara Mata (Cardiff Metropolitan University) and they discussed their recent paper on translation and meaning-making in Sports coaching research. During the episode both provided an insight into their experiences when coaching and researching in second languages.

To access the paper, follow this link.

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Developing Coaches' Creativity with Dr Manuel Santos and Prof Robyn Jones

Wed, 02 Oct 2024 05:00:00 +0100

We are back for season 4!

To kick start this season, Oli hosted our podcast producer, Dr Manuel Santos (Cardiff Metropolitan University) and Prof Robyn Jones (Cardiff Metropolitan University). They presented their recently published paper on developing coaches' creative practice.

The paper is available on open access, click here to access it.

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CRiC 2024 Sport Coaching Review Q&A with Prof. Robyn Jones and Dr Charlie Corsby

Wed, 24 Jul 2024 05:00:00 +0100

It's the final episode of the season and our final episode from the 2024 CRiC conference.

This episode is a live recording of a panel with Prof. Robyn Jones and Dr. Charlie Corsby on publishing in Sports Coaching Review. After a short introduction about their roles in the journal, they took questions from the audience.

We'll be back in your feed soon!!

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Graduation Special Episode!

Tue, 16 Jul 2024 03:00:00 +0100

It's graduation!

The SC Hub podcast joins the celebrations by releasing a very special episode!

Oli sat down with 3 of our 2024 graduates: Katie Batishill, Josh Williams and Evan Kennedy. During this episode, they looked back at their first steps in HE, the challenges of being an undergraduate student, and looked at what the future reserves for them.

Congratulations to all our students!

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CRiC 2024 Review with Dr Ed Hall

Wed, 10 Jul 2024 08:00:00 +0100

In this episode, we are delighted to welcome to the podcast Dr Ed Hall (Northumbria University). Ed is CRiC's Conference Officer and was the driving force behind the 2024 conference. He shared his conference reflections, challenges and highlights. Also, he discussed the shared his vision for future conferences.

Enjoy!

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CRiC 2024 Bitesize: Dr Noel Dempsey

Sun, 23 Jun 2024 05:00:00 +0100

In the final CRiC bitesize episode, Mike welcomed Dr Noel Dempsey (University Campus of Football Business) to the pod. Besides sharing some of his early experiences as a PhD student, Noel provided an insightful look at his work, particularly looking at the selection box metaphor in coach education and the inspiration drawn from Bernstein's work.

Website: https://www.ucfb.ac.uk/about-ucfb/our-people/our-team/ucfb-manchester-campus-academic-staff/noel-dempsey

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CRiC 2024 Bitesize: Dr Christian Thue Bjørndal

Sat, 22 Jun 2024 05:00:00 +0100

We are delighted to welcome to the podcast Dr Christian Thue Bjørndal (Norwegian School of Sport Sciences). Christian looked back at his first steps in academia, provided an overview of the work on the dominating discourse on talent pathways in Norway and how talent tends to be represented in everyday conversations.

Christian Bjørndal:
Website: https://www.nih.no/english/about/employees/christiab/
Twitter/X: @Chris_thue

CRiC website: https://cricsportcoaching.com/

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CRiC 2024 Bitesize: Dr Pete Holmes

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 05:00:00 +0100

It's episode 5 of our CRiC bitesize special episodes and Mike welcomed the very busy Dr Pete Holmes (Nottingham Trent University). Pete was at CRiC to present a poster and a parallel session and in this episode, he brokedown how his work can influence coach education.

Enjoy the episode!

Dr Pete Holmes
Website: https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/science-technology/pete-holmes
Twitter/X: @petepjh

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CRiC 2024 Bitesize: Andrew Higham

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 05:00:00 +0100

Welcome to one more CRiC bitesize episode. This time, Mike chatted with Andrew Higham, PhD student at Sheffield Hallam Student. During the episode, Andrew took us back to his first steps in HE and introduced us to his work on coaches' wellbeing and the use of photo elicitation.

Enjoy the episode!

Andrew Higham:
Website: https://www.shu.ac.uk/sport-physical-activity-research-centre/study/phd-topics/andrew-higham
Twitter/X: @AHigham_HE

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CRiC 2024 Bitesize: Dr Alex Consterdine

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 05:00:00 +0100

In this episode of our special CRiC series, Mike sat down with Dr Alex Consterdine (Liverpool John Moores University). Alex previewed her work on precarity, and its implications to a wider coaching field.

Enjoy the episode!

Dr Alex Consterdine:
Website: https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/staff-profiles/faculty-of-science/sport-and-exercise-sciences/alexandra-consterdine
Twitter/X:https://x.com/aconsterdine1

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CRiC 2024 Bitesize: Dr Tom Leeder

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 05:00:00 +0100

In the second of our special CRiC episodes, Mike welcomed to the podcast Dr Tom Leeder (University of East Anglia). In this episode, Tom shared the work he has been doing with British Orienteering and the impact of the work in coach education.

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Dr Tom Leeder: https://research-portal.uea.ac.uk/en/persons/thomas-m-leeder

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CRiC 2024 Bitesize: Dr Han Wool Lee

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0100

The first of our special CRiC episodes is out!

Mike welcomed Dr Han Wool Lee (Seoul National University, Cardiff Metropolitan University) to the pod. In this first episode, Han shared the origins of his groundbreaking work on the use of Lefevbre's work in Sports Coaching and implications for coaches.

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CRiC 2024 Conference Preview

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 05:00:00 +0100

The Sports Coaching Hub Podcast is going on the road!

We have partnered with the Cluster for Research into Coaching (CRiC) and during the upcoming 6th International CRiC conference, we will be recording a special series of episodes.

The podcast team (Manuel Santos, Oli Lum and Mike Castle) gathered in the studio to preview the upcoming conference and share what they will be looking forward to doing at the conference.

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"Sustaining the unsustainable" in Sports Coaching with Prof. Robyn Jones and Dr. Charlie Corsby

Wed, 05 Jun 2024 05:00:00 +0100

In this episode, we welcomed back to the studio Prof. Robyn Jones (Cardiff Metropolitan University) and Dr. Charlie Corsby (Cardiff Metropolitan University). In this episode we discussed their article on sustainability in coaching, that both of our guests authored with Dr. Andy Lane. During the episode, the origins of this study, focus on coaches' everyday practice and other pressures that might render the coaching profession unsustainable were insightfully discussed.

Link to article: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17430437.2023.2253754

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"Vulnerability and uncertainty" in Sports Coaching with Dr. Charlie Corsby and Dr. Andy Lane

Wed, 22 May 2024 05:00:00 +0100

We are back with season 3!

In the first episode of the season, Oli welcomed back to the studio Dr. Charlie Corsby (Cardiff Metropolitan University) and Dr. Andy Lane (Cardiff Metropolitan University). In this episode they discussed their 2023 article: "Contending with vulnerability and uncertainty: what coaches say about coaching." This included a discussion about the origins of the study, challenges and opportunities in the recruitment of participants, the performatic nature of qualitative interviews, and a deep dive into the study's findings.

Link to article: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21640629.2022.2057697

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Game Based Approaches with Dr José Castro and Dr Ruan Jones

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 05:00:00 +0000

In our season finale, Mike received Dr. Jose Castro (Senior Lecturer in Sport, Physical Education and Health, Cardiff Metropolitan University) and Dr. Ruan Jones (Senior Lecturer in Sport, Physical Education and Health, Cardiff Metropolitan University). We leaned upon our guest's expertise in the topic to discuss a range of matters, including: common misconceptions surrounding GBAs, challenges in researching GBAs, the role of skill development in GBAs, and future areas for research.

(Welsh description to be added soon)

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Charming in Coaching with Dr Sofia Santos and Prof Robyn Jones

Wed, 13 Mar 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Mike welcomed back to the studio Dr Sofia Santos and Prof Robyn Jones. This time, the conversation was centred around their 2022 article on "Charming, influencing and seducing" in coaching. The conversation included a breakdown of how charming is part of the everyday actions of coaches as a mean to get athletes buy-in.

(Welsh description will be added soon)

Link to article: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13573322.2022.2029390?role=tab&tab=permissions&scroll=top

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Dr Daniel Spencer on Language

Wed, 28 Feb 2024 04:00:00 +0000

In this episode, Mike sat down with Dr Daniel Spencer (Lecturer in Sports Coaching, Cardiff Metropolitan University) and returning guest Dr Charlie Corsby (Senior Lecturer in Sports Coaching, Cardiff Metropolitan University). In this episode, they discussed the main findings of Dan's doctoral thesis focused on the language used in the coaching field. They also discussed some of the challenges Dan felt during the data collection and the implications of findings for coaches.

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Dr Marink Reedijk on Football and Phenomenology

Wed, 14 Feb 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Dr Mike Castle interviewed his close friend Dr Marink Reedijk (Anderlecht Football Futures Head Coach). Marink and Mike relived some of their shared experiences as Doctorate in Sport Coaching students. Marink shared his views about how theory has been informing his coaching practice, everyday coaching challenges, problem solving activities in coaching and the value of mistakes in learning. Also, they discussed the findings in Marink’s thesis, and how a phenomenological approach supported Marink to explore the essence of football coaching.

(Welsh description will be added soon)

Link to thesis: https://figshare.cardiffmet.ac.uk/articles/thesis/_Teach_me_how_to_dance_with_you_A_phenomenological_exploration_to_improve_my_own_football_coaching/14447160

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Caring in Sports Coaching with Dr Colum Cronin

Wed, 07 Feb 2024 05:00:00 +0000

We are delighted to welcome Dr Colum Cronin (Reader in Sports Coaching and Physical Education, Liverpool John Moores University). Oli and Mike interviewed Colum on his recent book on Care in Sports Coaching. The interview included a discussion on the use of phenomenological approaches in the study of caring in coaching and the implications of caring relationships in learning.

(Welsh description will be added soon)

Link to book: https://www.routledge.com/Care-in-Sport-Coaching-Pedagogical-Cases/Cronin-Armour/p/book/9780367896270

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The theory-practice divide with Prof Robyn Jones, Dr Charles Corsby and Dr Gethin Thomas

Wed, 24 Jan 2024 05:00:00 +0000

In the first episode of season 2, Mike chats with returning guests Prof. Robyn Jones, Dr. Gethin Thomas and Dr. Charlie Corsby about their 2023 paper ‘Bordering, Connecting, and Dispelling within Sports Coaching: Erasing the Practitioner–Scholar Divide’. Here, they discuss traditional views about theory and practice, coaches anti-intellectualism and ways to bring practitioners and scholars together.

(Welsh description will be added soon)

Link to paper: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/13/9/201

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Lev Vygostky with Dr Gethin Thomas

Wed, 13 Dec 2023 05:00:00 +0000

In this episode, both of our hosts sat with Dr. Gethin Thomas for a conversation about the work of Lev Vygsotky applied to Sports Coaching. With a shared interest in the work of Vygostky, they discussed some of the most relevant concepts of his work and implications for coaches, including: mediation, tools, language, ZPD, the more knowledgeable other and perishivani.

Yn y bennod hon, eisteddodd y ddau o'n gwesteiwr gyda Dr. Gethin Thomas am sgwrs am waith Lev Vygsotky ar Hyfforddi Chwaraeon. Gyda diddordeb a rennir yng ngwaith Vygostky, buont yn trafod rhai o gysyniadau mwyaf perthnasol ei waith a goblygiadau ar gyfer hyfforddwyr, gan gynnwys: cyfryngu, offer, iaith, ZPD, yr arall mwy gwybodus a perishivani.

Link to article: https://www.scielo.br/j/motriz/a/BXKcbtcHKFnjmnb5YVLT5MC/?lang=en

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The Narratives of Female Tennis Coaches with Ellen Jones and Ellie Lewis

Wed, 29 Nov 2023 05:00:00 +0000

Mike Castle hosted Ellen Jones (Senior Lecturer in Performance Sport, Programme Director of Sport Physical Education and Health) and Ellie Lewis (Director and Head Coach of Tennis Squad). Ellen’s recent article on the narratives of women tennis coaches' careers informed this conversation, where our guests' personal journeys illustrated some of the structural issues discussed in thee paper.

Croesawodd Mike Castle Ellen Jones (‪Uwch Ddarlithydd mewn Perfformiad Chwaraeon, Cyfarwyddwr Rhaglen Chwaraeon, Addysg Gorfforol ac Iechyd) ac Ellie Lewis (Cyfarwyddwr a Phrif Hyfforddwr y Sgwad Tenis). Roedd erthygl ddiweddar Ellen ar yrfa hyfforddwyr Tennis Merched yn sail i’r sgwrs hon, lle’r oedd teithiau personol ein gwestai yn darlunio rhai o’r materion strwythurol a drafodwyd yn y papur.

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Website: https://www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/schoolofsport/research/Pages/Sports-Coaching-and-Pedagogy.aspx

Humor in Sports Coaching with Dr. Christian Edwards and Emlyn Lewis

Wed, 15 Nov 2023 05:00:00 +0000

Oli Lum sat down with Christian Edwards and Emlyn Lewis. Christian is the director of the SC Hub at Cardiff Met and the director of Football and Emlyn is a Lecturer in Sport Coaching at Cardiff Met. The interview revolved around Christian’s 2018 article, focused the use of humor in SC. During the episode, Christian explained how he sees humor as a sociological tool, and broke down the concept of ‘inclusionary putdowns’ while sharing some fun stories.

Eisteddodd Oil Lum i lawr gyda Christian Edwards ac Emlyn Jones. Christian yw cyfarwyddwr yr Hyb Hyfforddi Chwaraeon ym Met Caerdydd a chyfarwyddwr Pêl-droed ac mae Emlyn yn Ddarlithydd mewn Hyfforddi Chwaraeon ym Met Caerdydd. Roedd y cyfweliad yn ymwneud ag erthygl Christian 2018, gan ganolbwyntio ar y defnydd o hiwmor yn Hyfforddi Chwaraeon. Yn ystod y bennod, esboniodd Christian sut y mae'n gweld hiwmor fel arf cymdeithasegol, a chwalodd y cysyniad o 'ymyriadau cynhwysol' wrth rannu rhai straeon hwyliog.

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WRU Women in High Performance Programme with Dr. Sofia Santos and Catrina Nicholas-McLaughlin

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 05:00:00 +0000

Mike Castle interviewed Dr Sofia Santos (Senior Lecturer in Sport Coaching) and Catrina Nicholas-McLaughlin (WRU) about the Women in High Performance Coaching Programme (WHPCP). Sofia and Catrina shared their journeys into coaching and discussed the gendered issues present in the coaching realm. These served as the basis for the creation of the WHPCP, where Sofia shared her experience leading the programme, and Catrina provided her insight as a participant.

Bu Mike Castle yn cyfweld â Dr Sofia Santos (Uwch Ddarlithydd mewn Hyfforddi Chwaraeon) a Catrina Nicholas-McLaughlin (URC) am y Rhaglen Hyfforddi Merched Perfformiad Uwch (WHPCP). Rhannodd Sofia a Catrina eu teithiau i hyfforddi a thrafod y materion rhywedd sy'n bresennol ym myd hyfforddi. Roedd y rhain yn sail i greu’r WHPCP, lle rhannodd Sofia ei phrofiad yn arwain y rhaglen, a darparodd Catrina ei mewnwelediad fel cyfranogwr.

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Gender in Sport Coaching with Dr. Kerry Harris and Jennifer Larrick

Wed, 18 Oct 2023 03:00:00 +0100

Mike Castle interviewed Dr Kerry Harris (Senior Lecturer in Sport Coaching and Director of Women’s Football) and Jen Larrick (doctoral candidate). With a vast experience in coaching Women’s Football, Kerry and Jen took us back to their first coaching experiences, shared their journey into academia, and their views on the current landscape of research in coaching and gender. Plus, they both deconstructed some common misconceptions about coaching female teams.

Bu Mike Castle yn cyfweld â Dr Kerry Harris (Uwch Ddarlithydd mewn Hyfforddi Chwaraeon a Chyfarwyddwr Pêl-droed Merched) a Jen Larrick (ymgeisydd doethurol). Gyda phrofiad helaeth o hyfforddi Pêl-droed Merched, aeth Kerry a Jen â ni yn ôl at eu profiadau hyfforddi cyntaf, gan rannu eu taith i'r byd academaidd, a'u barn ar y dirwedd bresennol o ymchwil ym maes hyfforddi a rhywedd. Hefyd, gwnaeth y ddau ddadadeiladu rhai camsyniadau cyffredin am hyfforddi Merched.

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An Interview with Professor Robyn Jones

Wed, 04 Oct 2023 05:00:00 +0100

Mike Castle and Oli Lum interviewed Professor Robyn Jones (Professor of Sport and Social Theory). In this conversation, Robyn was kind enough to share some personal stories while looking at the field of Sport Coaching with his distinguishing critical gaze. He looked back at his first coaching experiences, took us back to Mississippi where he attained his doctoral degree, his time in Bath University and more recently, about the creation of the Doctorate in SC at Cardiff Metropolitan University.

Bu Mike Castle ac Oli Lum yn cyfweld â'r Athro Robyn Jones (Athro Chwaraeon a Theori Gymdeithasol). Yn y sgwrs hon, bu Robyn yn ddigon caredig i rannu rhai straeon personol wrth edrych ar faes Hyfforddi Chwaraeon gyda’i olwg feirniadol nodedig. Edrychodd yn ôl ar ei brofiadau hyfforddi cyntaf, aeth â ni yn ôl i Mississippi lle enillodd ei radd doethur, ei amser ym Mhrifysgol Caerfaddon ac yn fwy diweddar, am greu Doethuriaeth yn Hyfforddi Chwaraeon ym Mhrifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd.

Sport Coaching review: https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/rspc20
CRiC: https://cricsportcoaching.com/
Robyn's researchgate profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Robyn-Jones

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Introducing the Sports Coaching Hub Podcast

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 21:00:00 +0100

Welcome to Cardiff Metropolitan University Sport Coaching Podcast! In the first part of this episode, Dr Christian Edwards (Director of the Sport Coaching Hub) and Prof Robyn Jones (Professor of Sport and Social Theory) chatted with Dr Manuel Santos (Lecturer in Sport Coaching) about the origin of the Hub. Later, Manuel, Oli Lum (Lecturer in Sport Coaching) and Mike Castle (Learning Developer) sat down to introduce you to the podcast.

Croeso i Podlediad Hyfforddi Chwaraeon Prifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd! Yn rhan gyntaf y bennod hon, bu Dr Christian Edwards (Cyfarwyddwr yr Hyb Hyfforddi Chwaraeon) a’r Athro Robyn Jones (Athro Chwaraeon a Theori Gymdeithasol) yn sgwrsio â Dr Manuel Santos (Darlithydd mewn Hyfforddi Chwaraeon) am darddiad yr Hyb. Yn ddiweddarach, eisteddodd Manuel, Oli a Mike i lawr i'ch cyflwyno i'r podlediad.

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