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Two sports and exercise psychologists (in training) chat with Olympians, professional athletes, esports players & coaches to better understand the crucial role the mind plays in (e)sport performance and how they cope with the mental demands of competing at the elite level. Providing high-level competitors with a voice and inspiring listeners.
Episodes
Monday Apr 18, 2022
Monday Apr 18, 2022
Today we welcome Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Elite Player Development Manager, Darren Ryan, to the podcast
✅Topics Discussed:
⚽️ Darren’s journey as a professional footballer
🇬🇧 Insight on the UK football culture when Darren was playing & some challenges he experienced as a player
🗣 His transition into coaching & some important lessons Darren has learned
⚖️ Darren’s coaching philosophy & values
🐺 Insight on his current role at Wolves’ Academy
🧠 Some psychological qualities Darren believes makes a successful coach
👨⚕️ How sport psychologists are integrated within Wolve’s Academy & the importance of a shared formulation when working with coaches & players
🟠 Insight on the recruitment process at Wolves & some qualities they look for in Academy players
Monday Apr 11, 2022
Monday Apr 11, 2022
Today we welcome Belgian football Manager, Yannick Ferrera, to the podcast
✅Topics Discussed:
⚽️ Yannick’s journey becoming a football manager
🤔 Insight on the interview process when applying for a managerial role at a club
⚖️ Yannick’s football philosophy and values as a manager
🧠 Some psychological demands a football manager can experience
🐥 Experience leading St-Truiden to promotion & what is required to create a title winning team
🟣 Working as Anderlecht’s Youth Team’s coach, coaching players such as Romelu Lukaku & Charly Musonda
🇸🇦 Working at Al-Fateh FC & adapting to the lifestyle & cultural differences & with the language barrier
🧠Experience working with various Sport Psychologists & Yannick’s thoughts on integrating this member of staff within the wider team
Monday Apr 04, 2022
Monday Apr 04, 2022
Today we welcome Belgian professional UEFA A coach, Cederique Tulleners, to the podcast
✅Topics Discussed:
⚽️How Céderique got into coaching
🧠 Psychological qualities Céderique believes are important for coaches to acquire, learn & develop
⚖️Coaching philosophy, style & values
🇨🇳🇱🇹🇦🇪Experience working in China, Lithuania & Dubai and the cultural
difference he experienced when coaching
🗣Psychological demands Céderique experiences as a coach
🌎 How he adapted his approach as a coach in each country when working with players & coaches
🧠 Thoughts on Sport Psychology
🔮Céderique’s goals & ambitions
🚨EP47 - OUT NOW! Today Belgian professional UEFA A coach, Cederique Tulleners, to the podcast
✅Topics Discussed:
⚽️How Céderique got into coaching
🧠 Psychological qualities Céderique believes are important for coaches to acquire, learn & develop
⚖️Coaching philosophy, style & values
🇨🇳🇱🇹🇦🇪Experience working in China, Lithuania & Dubai and the cultural
difference he experienced when coaching
🗣Psychological demands Céderique experiences as a coach
🌎 How he adapted his approach as a coach in each country when working with players & coaches
🧠 Thoughts on Sport Psychology
🔮Céderique’s goals & ambitions
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Monday Mar 28, 2022
Monday Mar 28, 2022
Today we welcome 4x CrossFit Games athlete, Annie Sakamoto, to the podcast
✅Topics Discussed:
🏋🏻♀️How Annie got into CrossFit being one of the first women to start the sport in 2004
📆 What Annie’s daily & weekly routine as a CrossFit athlete
↗️ The evolution of CrossFit throughout the year
💪🏻Having a CrossFit workout named after her
🧠 Psychological qualities Annie believes are crucial in order to be a successful CrossFit athlete
🗣Annie’s journey as a coach - coaching values & philosophy
🧠 Psychological qualities she believes are required to be a great coach
🔮 Future goals & ambitions
Monday Mar 21, 2022
Monday Mar 21, 2022
Today we welcome 9x CrossFit Masters athlete, Laurie Meschishnick, to the podcast 🏋🏻♀️🇨🇦
✅Topics Discussed:
🇨🇦Growing up & how Laurie was introduced to CrossFit
🏋🏻♀️ What made Laurie fall in love with the sport of CrossFit
💪🏻How Laurie has been able to compete & to keep pushing her limits at 56 years old
🧠 Mental demands of being a crossfit athlete & her thoughts on the psychological qualities which make a successful CrossFit athlete
🥇Journey of winning a total of 5 medals at the CrossFit Games thus far
🏆What it was like breaking two World Records at the World Masters Weightlifting Championships in 2019
📚 The book Laurie wrote called “Insights to be on Point for the Open”
🔮Future goals & ambitions
Sunday Mar 13, 2022
Sunday Mar 13, 2022
Today we welcome 3x CrossFit Games athlete, Brandon Luckett, to the podcast 🇺🇸🏋️
✅ Topics Discussed:
🇺🇸 Childhood & growing up
🤼♂️ Brandon’s wrestling career after having competed at a high-level
🏋️How he got into CrossFit
📆 Insight on Brandon’s daily & weekly routine as a CrossFit athlete
🧠 Mental demands of being a crossfit athlete & his thoughts on the psychological qualities which make a successful CrossFit athlete
♟What competing at the CrossFit Games is like
🤕 Brandon’s experience of competing at. despite having an elbow injury during a CrossFit Games qualifier
🔮Future goals & ambitions
Sunday Mar 06, 2022
Sunday Mar 06, 2022
Today we welcome two-time Olympic fencer, Laurence Halsted, to the podcast !
✅Topics Discussed:
🤺 Growing up with parents who were ex-Olympic Fencers
⚔️ Laurence’s rise to success in the sport
🇬🇧Experience of competing at the London 2012 Olympics
🧠Psychological qualities he believes makes a professional fencer
🇧🇷 Experience of competing at the Rio 2016 Olympics
👊🏼 Experience of retiring from fencing
🌎 Laurence’s thoughts on the current Olympic system & what could be done to create a more sustainable one
🇩🇰 Role of being the performance director for the Danish Fencing Federation
🦋 Work with the True Athlete Project & his recent book which was recently published “Becoming a True Athlete: A Practical Philosophy for Flourishing Through Sport”
🔮 Future goals & ambitions
Sunday Feb 27, 2022
Sunday Feb 27, 2022
Today we welcome world-renowned sleep coach, Nick Littlehales, to the podcast 💤 !
✅Topics Discussed:
🛏How Nick got into a career as a sleep coach & some of the challenges her experienced at the beginning of his career
⚪️🔴Working with Sir Alex Ferguson & Manchester United, hugely influencing their perception on sleep
🏴 Nick’s work with the England National team at the 2004 Euros
🚴 His work with Team Sky’s cycling team & the minimal gains strategies him & his team implemented to optimise the riders sleep & recovery during the Tour de France
⚽️ Working with Real Madrid, Chelsea, Arsenal & Cristiano Ronaldo
🥱 Nick’s R90 technique which has redefined sleep in elite sport
💤Various sleep tips & tricks to maximize recovery
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Today we welcome Australian footballer, Jordy Tucker, to the podcast!
✅Topics Discussed:
⚽️ What it was like moving to the UK from Australia to pursue his dream of becoming a pro-footballer
🔴 Being recruited & signing for Doncaster Rovers & what it was like being a player in a professional football academy set up
🧠 The process of being released from the academy & how he felt & coped psychologically during this difficult period
🇷🇴🇬🇧Experience going on trial at Ludogrets & playing at non-league level in the UK
🇦🇺 Returning to Australia to pursue his professional football career playing in the second tier
🧠Jordy’s thoughts & experience with sport psychology
🤕His current experience with being injury & the numerous challenges that come with it
Sunday Feb 13, 2022
Sunday Feb 13, 2022
Today we welcome, Piers Gilliver, to the podcast 🤺
✅Topic Discussed:
🤺How he got into wheelchair fencing & his rapid rise to success
🇬🇧 Piers’ experience of being a part of the Paralympic Inspiration Programme
🇧🇷 The lead up to the Rio 2016 Paralympics & the Rio experience
🧠The psychology of fencing & his pre-performance routine
⚔️The differences between the Épée & Sabre events
🇯🇵 What it was like winning 🥇,🥈 & 🥉at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
🇬🇧 Piers being appointed as MBE at the start of the 2022 year!
🔮Future goals & ambitions