14 episodes
Coaching Sports Needs to Change Helen Wright
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Helen Wright, author of the book “Barefoot Flying”, is a five-time university national championship coach and has been influential in creating and promoting rugby in Canada. Helen believes that coaching must change to be relevant for today’s athletes and participants. These podcasts will appeal to coaches, players, parents, administrators, and anyone who is interested in sport delivery or coaching in any medium. Please join Helen and her guests as they discuss and explore how coaching has affected lives and how it can change to be a more positive and enjoyable experience for everyone.
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Preparing for the Possibility of Not Being Picked
Helen Wright is a five-time university national championship rugby coach and has been an influential creator and promotor of women’s rugby in Canada. This podcast is about her views and discussions on how coaching sports needs to change. Podcast #14 is a must for players. It describes the vital difference between who you are and what you do. This podcast describes some of Helen’s experiences and her ideas about how to maneuver through that selection process with your own sel...
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The Trauma of Rep Teams and Selection
Helen Wright is a five-time university national championship rugby coach and has been an influential creator and promotor of women’s rugby in Canada. This podcast is about her views and discussions on how coaching sports needs to change. Podcast #13 is a must for players, coaches and parents who are involved in representative levels of sport where the selection process can be traumatic and leave negative self esteem blueprints for the player. This podcast describes some of H...
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Episode 12 - Interview With a 15 Year Old Hockey Player
Helen Wright is a five-time university national championship rugby coach and has been an influential creator and promotor of women’s rugby in Canada. This podcast is about her views and discussions on how coaching sports needs to change. Episode #12 is an interview with Wyatt, a fifteen-year-old hockey player. Wyatt describes his motivation for playing sports and how he got started. There is an interesting connection to the sensory regulation that results as a natural ...
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Episode 11 - The seeds of abuse
Helen Wright is a five-time university national championship rugby coach and has been an influential creator and promotor of women’s rugby in Canada. This podcast is about her views and discussions on how coaching sports needs to change. Episode #11 is a must hear for parents, players, and coaches. She discusses the nuances and subtleties of the seeds of abuse. She talks about what to be aware of in the environment of sport where the balances of power can tilt.
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Episode 10 - When winning is not a good thing
Helen Wright is a five-time university national championship rugby coach and has been and influential creator and promoter of women’s rugby in Canada. This podcast speaks to the addiction of winning and the resulting self judgement that losing can contribute to our self esteem.
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Episode 9 - Interview with Nikki Clouter
**This episode contains expletive language**Helen Wright is a five-time university national championship rugby coach and has been an influential creator and promotor of women’s rugby in Canada. This podcast is about her views and discussions on how coaching sports needs to change. Episode #9 is an interview with Nikki Cloutier, who has been an untiring volunteer in this community. Nikki has played rugby to high performance levels; she has coached everything from under fives ...