Untapped Potential Richard Husseiny

Nicolai is a highly regarded strength and conditioning coach, from Australia and has over a decade of coaching experience in elite sport. She has previously worked with NSW WRL state of origin, New Zealand black sticks and physical performance manager for the Australian Hockeyroos to name a few and now she is head of performance for AFLW.

Nicolai has also done powerful work on female leadership and systemic gender bias. She is the co-founder of Women in Sport whose mission is to invest in, support, empower and connect women in sport for a stronger community.

And this is why I wanted to have Nicolai on, because I want to dive into the challenges female coaches and practitioners currently experience, and what we can do to change that.

 

What You'll Learn:
In this episode, we take a very personal journey through Nicolai's experiences as a person, her struggles, the very human stand-out moments of why she works in sport and the qualities of her North Star performance environment.

 

Talking Points:


Challenges of the incessant drive to become better


The importance of not grinding through life
Developing her human side
Being aware of others

Developing people through performance



Getting to know the person is the glue to performance



The struggle of perfectionism


The practice of acceptance
Working out how much is too much
Why sport needs to accept we don't need to give everything to the role

 

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Resources:

Practitioner Needs Analysis Coaching Program: Read Full Details
Practitioner Rites of Passage

Culture Code by Daniel Coyle



Black Box Thinking by William Syed



(EP008) Intention, Trust and Ownership in the Chapters of a Career in Sport with Ben Young


(EP009) Why Athletes Thrive if Performance Staff Thrive with Kaarle McCulloch

 

Connect with Nicolai:

Nicolai's Linkedin
Women in Sport

Welcome to this week's episode of the untapped potential podcast with me Richard Husseiny, and it’s slightly different to what you’re used to.

We are 12 episodes in, so it seems a great time to pause and reflect on what has already come in this podcast.

Key Points:
The aim of today's episode is the following:


Key themes that stand out to me
Opportunities and interventions that work
Next steps - what you and your department can do
What’s next - Outline of who’s to come on the podcast

I also wanted to let you know I am taking a break over Easter, the podcast will return on 7th May 2024 with more amazing conversations.

These conversations are lifting the lid on what's going on, the issues that limit the impact we seek and some powerful reflections to empower and awaken a new way forward in how practitioners can successfully operate within sport.

Resources Mentioned:

One-to-One Coaching Program: Read Full Details
Practitioner Rites of Passage
Dr Joe Dispenza Research
Heart Math Institute - Heart Brain Coherence
Soma Technologies
[Paper] Outrage Fatigue: Cognitive Coast and Decisions to Blame

Ian’s vision as CEO of the British Athletes Commission led to the sector strengthening the support offered to vulnerable adults in sport. He also played a key role in the DCMS review of duty of care in sport assisting Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson. These became the platform for Ian to deliver sustainable positive change in sport, and mental health provision and for the next generation of sport leaders to apply his values, skills, and experience.

Ian has brought together his significant experience in sport and his passion for helping others under the umbrella of DOCIAsport the company he founded in 2017. He brings a refreshing and independent view to all aspects of duty of care in sport from the perspective of coaches, officials, athletes, administrators, and the sector itself.

Ian delivers change through consultation and collaboration, leading and embodying his values of helping others, equality, inclusion, fairness and honesty.

 

What You'll Learn:
In this episode, Ian shares some of the highs and lows of his career including some personal challenges, but what is clear is the impact he has had on the sporting system and many individuals by bringing attention to some hugely important issues.

And this is why I’m excited to have this conversation with Ian. He has a view that I don’t know or understand with regard to the funding and system perspective.

 

Talking Points:


The jigsaw of performance sport


The cost of the performance systems' pursuit of medals
The cost this had on Ian
The seduction of sport to the detriment of allowing it to define who we are

Developing your personal board


The greatest challenge and most important journey is looking within

Turning the performance system into a society



Why independent support is key



 

If you enjoy this episode please leave a review on iTunes or Spotify platforms, and by doing this you will actively help in spreading this content to the practitioners that need it.

 

Resources:

Men Behind Sport: www.menbehindsport.com
Practitioner Needs Analysis Coaching (1-1 & GROUP OPTIONS): Read Full Details
Paper: Exploring Mental Health and Illness in the UK Sports Coaching Workforce
UK Coaching
GB Gymnastics Whyte review
The Long Win by Cath Bishop
Original Sins by Matt Rowland Hill

 

Connect with Ian:

Ian’s LinkedIn
DOCIA Sport

Pete has been a performance director and strength and conditioning coach in elite sport and human performance for over 20 years. This has seen him be involved in coaching athletes for 4 Summer and one Winter Olympic Games. He is currently the performance director at Hintsa Performance.

Pete has also held a variety of leadership or board positions in business, church and charities. Currently Advisory Board Chairman at US start-up Rewire Fitness Inc., and Advisory Board at UK start-up Hytro.

 

What You'll Learn:
In this episode, Pete shares his insights on what has allowed him to maintain a career at the highest level whilst maintaining a thriving family and personal life.

 

Talking Points:

The balance between striving and acceptance
Why knowing values isn't enough
When to push and when to step away
The power of faith to offer a framework to thrive
Why practitioner potential is determined by doing inner work beyond the coach
Courage to stand in integrity

 

If you enjoy this episode please leave a review on iTunes or Spotify platforms, and by doing this you will actively help in spreading this content to the practitioners that need it.

 

Resources:

Men Behind Sport: www.menbehindsport.com
Practitioner Needs Analysis Coaching (1-1 & GROUP OPTIONS): Read Full Details

 

Connect with Pete:

Pete's Twitter
Pete's Instagram
Pete's Linkedin

Dan is a high-performance coach, with a career spanning over 15 years of work in elite sport, both in the UK and the USA including the UK Sports Institute, England rugby 7’s and the Houston Astro’s MLB team to name a few.

Dan lectures at Brighton University and is also the founder of Collaborate sports where he is passionate about creating real-world learning opportunities for developing coaches and practitioners to enhance their impact and success within performance sport organisations.

 

What You'll Learn:
In this episode, Dan shares his experience, some of his main challenges, how he has maintained a successful career whilst having a balanced life outside of work, why he founded collaborate sports and the skillsets he offers to practitioners and finally what he sees needs to change in sport to facilitate the full potential of practitioners.

 

Talking Points:

Learning from mistakes
Self-preservation and developing comfort in being vulnerable
Self-awareness and leadership
The issue with blindly moving through the ranks
Agile solutions in the moment
Being brave enough to challenge the status quo

 

If you enjoy this episode please leave a review on iTunes or Spotify platforms, and by doing this you will actively help in spreading this content to the practitioners that need it.

 

Resources:

Men Behind Sport: www.menbehindsport.com
Practitioner Needs Analysis Coaching (1-1 & GROUP OPTIONS): Read Full Details

 

Connect with Dan:

Collaborate sports
Dan’s X
Dan’s Instagram
Dan’s LinkedIn

Kaarle is a former professional cyclist with a 15-year career that led her to being at the top of her sport of track sprint cycling in Australia and the world. During her time as an athlete, Kaarle won 4 World Championships, Olympic Bronze (London 2012) and 3 Commonwealth Games Titles.

Since retiring in 2021, Kaarle has stepped into the realm of performance practitioner where she was appointed as the coach of the Women's Podium Sprint group for the British Cycling team. She is now both a performance coach at the Queensland Academy of Sport and Deputy Chef Du Mission for the Australian Olympic Committee as they head into the Paris Olympic Games in 2024.

What You'll Learn:
In this episode, Kaarle shares he very unique lens of both a world-class athlete and a high-performance coach. You'll experience what an inspiration she is with regard to her integrity and courage to do things against the accepted "norm."

We dive deep into her personal journey, the areas she's struggled with personally and professionally, and the non-technical attributes she has developed in her self-growth to allow her to have perspective and the courage to live with such strong integrity.

Talking Points:


What made a good practitioner/coach vs a great one



Why Kaarle left her coaching role with British cycling


Kaarle's 3 pillars of coaching

Boundaries and protecting time



The key non-technical skills that have helped Kaarle, and what she feel is important for practitioners to develop in themselves (non-technical)


What makes an elite performance staff department environment in Kaarle's experience

 

If you enjoy this episode please leave a review on iTunes or Spotify platforms, and by doing this you will actively help in spreading this content to the practitioners that need it.

 

Resources:

Men Behind Sport: www.menbehindsport.com
Practitioner Needs Analysis Coaching (1-1 & GROUP OPTIONS): Read Full Details
Kaarle’s LinkedIn article
Clarifying High Performance and the Role, Responsibilities, and Requisite Attributes of the High-Performance Director in American Professional Sport: Paper Here