Untapped Potential Richard Husseiny

Kevin has coached rugby at every age group and every level of the game. He was the first full-time professional Head Coach for the Wales National Rugby Team from 1995-1998, Kevin was also Head of Elite Coach Development at the RFU for nearly 15 years and was responsible for the continuing development of England coaches, Premiership coaches and coaches in the elite academies.

After 15 years as Head of Elite Coach Development within the Professional Rugby Department at the Rugby Football Union, Kevin founded Teaching Learning Coaching Ltd, a coaching consultancy to help coaches, leaders and people become the best versions of themselves - and this is why I am excited to have Kevin on the podcast.

He has over 40 years experience as a teacher, coach and coach developer, and his perspectives have a lot to offer the high-performance culture.

In this episode, you’ll hear the wisdom of a man who has spent his life in high-performance sport. To me, he speaks humbly with deep grace and has a vast amount to offer to anyone who supports athletes in elite sport.

 

Talking Points:

Retrospective perspective of his career - what he'd do differently
The knife edge between people focused & task focused
Why the missing point is at the CEO level and it should be the next level of education
The importance of being a critical-thinking friend to coaches
The importance of knowing what you stand for as a coach
How to build trust to be then able to hold the mirror up and give healthy challenge

Why there is a dehumanisation of sport that comes from the over focussing on data of sport which defines athletes, players and coaches by numbers



 
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Resources:

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

 

Connect with Kevin:

LinkedIn

Dan is a strength & conditioning coach with over a decade of experience working with athletes who have achieved success at a professional and international level. In 2019, after years of consulting in the sport of gymnastics, 'Dan Lonsdale Gymnastics Strength & Conditioning' was launched.

Dan now supports over a dozen clubs across the UK and Europe as well as providing coach education on various topics related to gymnastics strength & conditioning, and has spoken at various highly attended education events within the sport.

 

What You'll Learn:
In this episode, we discuss going from a driven intern to burnout and what he has done to align himself and his career to now work for him rather than against him.

 

Talking Points:

The trap of feeling you should or shouldn't
The whirlwind of the first year of employment
The issue of just racking up hours
The inauthenticity of being measured and "professional"
Internal vs external pressure
The journey to self-awareness
The power of connecting with activities that provide joy
The importance of seeking personal support to become a better coach
Freeing yourself by being open to new environments
Connecting with purpose and making positive change

 

Resources:

Men Behind Sport: www.menbehindsport.com
Practitioner Needs Analysis Coaching (1-1 & GROUP OPTIONS): Read Full Details
Flow Genome Project
Stealing Fire
The Compassionate Mind by Paul Gilbert

 

Connect with Dan

Dan's Linkedin
Dan's Instagram

Adam is a former Scotland international rugby union player and rugby union coach.

He is also Co-Founder of the U.K.s leading natural wellness brand Pure Sport. His latest business development is Zappaty, which helps individuals and businesses send files of all shapes and sizes around the world.

 

What You'll Learn:
In this episode, you will hear how Adam uses his inner compass, and how this has allowed him to transition through chapters of his life, rather than hold on to identities for too long.

What has allowed him to do this skillfully is his journey into himself and getting to know who he is beyond the egoic stories as an athlete and coach - similar to what we all tell ourselves.

 
Talking Points:

Why Adam entered into coaching after his career as an athlete
The power of Adam's inner compass
What connecting to his heart means to Adam
What music gives Adam
What success is to Adam now
Adam's perspective on awareness and spirituality
Adam's catalyst to turn his awareness within
How Adam has learned to shed his identities
Adam's perspective on what he sees that needs to change within sport to allow practitioners to fully express themselves and their talents 

Resources:

Men Behind Sport: www.menbehindsport.com
Practitioner Needs Analysis Coaching (1-1 & GROUP OPTIONS): Read Full Details
Flow Genome Project
Stealing Fire
The Power of Now by Ekhart Tolle: https://eckharttolle.com/power-of-now-excerpt/ 

The 3 Principles: https://threeprinciplesfoundation.org/



Introduction to Non-Duality by Rupert Spira: https://rupertspira.com/non-duality



 

Connect with Adam

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-ashe-8a365612b/
Pure Sport: https://puresport.co/
Zappaty: https://www.zappaty.com/home
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7t9ABoPNrvKGw4GNBbY8BI

 

Rob has over eight years of experience in elite sports in the UK, Europe and the Pacific, where he currently leads a project for the International Olympic Committee to support the country of Vanuatu to win their first Olympic Medal at an Olympic games.

Rob Francis has also founded Move Mojo. His mission with Move Mojo is to get as many people to take part in safe and fun strength and conditioning as possible. The positive effects of physical activity are incredible, and he believes nobody should miss out due to any disability.

And this is why Rob’s voice is an important one to have on the Untapped Potential podcast. He has purposely stepped away from a full-time role in performance sport and transferred his skills to a purpose-focused business.

 

Talking Points:


The challenges of his non-linear path in sport


Moving away from a one-dimensional view
The issue of putting the team or organisation first
The reality of chasing the rabbit in your career
Navigating push back
Breaking the glass ceiling of your career
Opening up to his inner development
Having the courage to act intuitively to get clear on purpose
Uncovering your transferrable skills
Creating an inspiring life
Defining a proactive plan

 

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Resources:


Keir
Rites of passage

 

Connect with Rob:

Move Mojo: https://movemojo.com/
Rob Instagram: 
Rob’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-francis-742b0718b/

 

Mark is the CEO of UK Coaching and Chair of Boccia England.

He is a familiar face within the sport and physical activity sector. He started his career as a PE teacher and later went onto roles at Youth Sport Trust and then British Gymnastics.

During his time at UK Coaching, Mark has steered the organisation through significant change and just as coaches are there for their participants, so UK Coaching is there for the coach.

Mark feels that it is about time that coaches were perceived as people too.

UK Coaching is an association that connects and supports approximately 180,000 coaches from grassroots to elite level through its UK Coaching Club.

It’s tagline: 

“The team behind the nation’s coaches, providing support, tools and guidance which assists coaches to be GREAT, inspires people and transforms lives.”

And this is why Mark is an obvious choice to have on the Untapped Potential Podcast.

Some quotes from Mark:


“Coaching is all about the right environment,” he tells the Leaders Performance Podcast. “So we’ve got psychologists, nutritionists, that sort of athlete support personnel that we wrap around the athlete and I think what we need to start thinking about now is that coaches are people too and how do we wrap the same sort of support, differently, around the coach?
“If you work for a financial organisation, you’ve got a head of culture or people or HR, and there’s certain things in place in your work environment. Well, that shouldn’t be any different in our sector, maybe in our sector there’s a bit of catching up to do.
“People are your greatest asset and the more that we can look after people and the more we can make the environment the right environment, the more people are going to succeed.”

 

Talking Points:


The journey of supporting the coach


Mark's path to supporting people
The "hard skills" not the soft skills of human connection
The blind spots of CPD
Time out to reflect and develop
There is no end point in achievement
The bigger piece 
Make time for your health
Balance never stops
The power of nature 

 

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Resources:

Practitioner Needs Analysis Coaching Program: Read Full Details
Practitioner Rites of Passage
Radical Candor by Kim Scott
Profound mind-body connection research - Dr Joe Dispenza

 

Connect with Mark:

UK Coaching
Linkedin

Chris has been involved in the sports industry for almost 15 years, including roles as a sports analyst at Sheffield United and Brighton & Hove Albion.

Chris then pivoted in his career and started his own business, In-Play Sports. In-Play Sports is a company whose mission is to ensure analysts and coaches always have access to professional-level video analysis tools so they can break down performance with ease and deliver feedback efficiently.

 

What You'll Learn:
In this episode, we cover Chris’s personal experience of some of the challenges he has faced as a practitioner, and how he overcame them. 

As well as diving deep into how he now helps practitioners across a variety of topics allowing them to thrive in their career. Particularly around pivoting, letting go of identity and carving out a path that supports a rounded life.

If you’ve ever thought about pivoting, changing careers or working for yourself, you will get a lot from this conversation.

 

Talking Points:


Chris's challenges as a performance analyst



The practitioner's rites of passage



The loneliness of relocating for a job



Masters degrees vs experience


The importance of clarity on what you want

 Why Chris pivoted in his career


The courage needed to pivot and the benefits to doing it

 

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Resources:

Practitioner Needs Analysis Coaching Program: Read Full Details
Practitioner Rites of Passage
Chris’s LinkedIn
In-play Sports
Chris's Website
Chris's Youtube/Podcast