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Jon Norfolk is head of coaching at one of Great Britain’s most successful Olympic programmes, British Cycling. Jon is another of our guests that has experienced competing and coaching in different cultures and environments. Having worked previously with the Australian Track Cycling Team and been head coach of the hugely successful GB Paralympic cycling programme, he was also both an International cyclist in his own right and also cycled as a tandem partner including setting a world record in the kilo at the 2008 Paralympic World Cup. 

We chatted about coaching the athlete In front of you and not the programme, individualisation and performance planning, the importance of having plenty of tools available to you as a coach as well as how he measures and monitors performance. He’s really easy to chat to and a very humble guy and I start with asking what excites him.

Show Notes: 
British Cycling - https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/
Australian Track Cycling Team - https://www.auscycling.org.au/
Jason Queally - https://www.teamgb.com/athlete/jason-queally/69LWPBVXJblHRlPC4Y5b8F
Chris Hoy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Hoy
Craig MacLean - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_MacLean
Rio Paralympics - https://www.paralympic.org/rio-2016
Marginal Gains - https://jamesclear.com/marginal-gains

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Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Elliott

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Scott Drawer is the current Director of Sport at Millfield School, one of the UK’s leading independent school’s. Before that he was Head of Research and Innovation at UK Sport and also held positions as Athletic Performance Manager at the Rugby Football Union and worked in the Sky Performance Hub in Cycling. 

I first met Scott in his role at UK Sport almost 15 years ago as I asked him to help me tap into the amazing work being done across the UK sport innovation and research network to help the England sevens programme I was running at the time .

His varied experiences made this a wide-ranging an incredibly interesting conversation covering innovation, technology, leadership, teaching, coaching, learning environments and a whole lot more.

Show Notes: 
Millfield School - https://www.millfieldschool.com/
UK Sport - https://www.uksport.gov.uk/
RFU - https://www.englandrugby.com/home
Giro d’Italia - https://www.giroditalia.it/en/
Grand Tour - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Tour_(cycling)
Secret Squrrel Club - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/22525004
English Institue of Sport - https://eis2win.co.uk/
McClaren and BAE Systems - https://www.f1technical.net/news/2022
Sir David Brailsford - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Brailsford
Chris Boardman - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Boardman
England Rugby Sevens - https://www.englandrugby.com/england/sevens-men#index
Sir Clive Woodward - https://www.clivewoodward.com/
Ineos Grenadiers Cycling - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ineos_Grenadiers 
Marginal Gains - https://jamesclear.com/marginal-gains
Professor Dave Snowden - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Snowden
Robin Dunbar - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Dunbar
Dunbar’s Number - https://bbc.in/3wRTjW4
Professor Steve Peters - https://chimpmanagement.com/professor-steve-peters/
Paul Kirschner and Carl Hendrick book ‘How Learning Happens' - https://amzn.to/3GBoEAO
General Stanley McChrystal book ’Team of Teams’ - https://amzn.to/3lZcmcf
Alex Pentland book ’Social Physics’ - https://amzn.to/3PUQiNu
Robin Dunbar book ‘Evolution’ - https://amzn.to/3m1dWKx
Bayern Munich Mirage - https://bit.ly/3z9ybgN
LA Lakers Dynasty - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winning_Time:_The_Rise_of_the_Lakers_Dynasty
The Last Dance - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Dance_(miniseries)
Cheer Series - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheer_(TV_series)
Last Chance U - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Chance_U
Henry Ford - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ford


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Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Elliott
Millfield School - https://www.millfieldschool.com/senior-13-16/about-us/leadership-team


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This week its part 2 of my chat with former footballer Robbie Elliott. Robbie spent two decades as a professional footballer, playing over 140 times for Newcastle United and over 250 appearances in total. Last week we chatted about his own playing career and some of the iconic managers he worked under including Ossie Ardilles, Kevin Keegan, Kenny Dalgleish, Sam Allardyce and Sir Bobby Robson. 

This week we focus on his career post playing from his role at Newcastle in the sports science department to moving to the US to join the Nike research lab and the other performance work he’s been involved since his retirement. It’s a fascinating and insightful journey.

Show Notes: 
Mark Hulse - https://www.nufcblog.com/2009/06/27/coaches-hulse-and-elliott-leave-newcastle-for-liverpool/
Nike Portland Headquarters - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pqsUfK2N1o
Nike European Headquarters - https://jobs.nike.com/ehq
Nike’s Innovation Kitchen - https://www.freshnessmag.com/2016/09/20/wired-magazine-nike-innovation-kitchen/
England Rugby Sevens - https://www.englandrugby.com/england/sevens-men#index
Seb Coe - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastian_Coe
LeBron James - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James
Tiger Woods - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Woods
LA Sports Teams - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_in_Los_Angeles
Red Bull Facility - https://www.si.com/edge/2015/05/08/sweat-mecca-red-bull-high-performance-center
Malcolm Gladwell Books - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Malcolm-Gladwell/e/B000APOE98?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2&qid=1653303486&sr=8-2
The Checklist Manifesto Book by Atul Gawande - https://amzn.to/3G7Jk3m 
Maradona Documentary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuErPYsoaR4
Living With The Lions Documentary - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Living-Lions-Sir-Ian-McGeechan/dp/B0733RMVQ7
One Night In Turin Documentary - https://www.amazon.co.uk/One-Night-Turin-Gary-Oldman/dp/B07N126MYG
ESPN 30 For 30 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30_for_30


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After last weeks chat with Darius Charles, we stay on the football theme with another ex Professional footballer, Robbie Elliott. Robbie had almost two decades as a professional footballer, playing over 140 times for his beloved Newcastle United and over 250 appearances in total, which also included spells at Sunderland, Leeds, Hartlepool and an eventful four years at Bolton Wanderers. 

Over his career, he’ worked under some iconic managers including Ossie Ardiles, Kevin Keegan, Kenny Dalglish, Sam Allardyce and Sir Bobby Robson and we chat about all of those managers and the twists and turns Robbie had across his career and his learning from that. 

I met Robbie first when he was working for the Nike research lab and he’s forged a career in sports technology, innovation and performance since his retirement. All of that we will chat about in part two next week, but as we sat outside the bustling Westfield shopping centre in West London, we started with Robbie’s time in the Newcastle academy and how that compares to the modern-day set-up.

Show Notes: 
Southampton Football Club - https://www.southamptonfc.com/
Alan Shearer - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Shearer
Gateshead Stadium - https://www.gogateshead.com/article/5829/Gateshead-International-Stadium
Newcastle Football Club - https://www.nufc.co.uk/
Ossie Ardiles - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osvaldo_Ardiles
YTS - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth_Training_Scheme
Alan Thompson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Thompson_(footballer,_born_1973)
Lee Clark - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Clark_(footballer)
Steve Watson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Watson
Jim Smith - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Smith_(footballer,_born_1940)
Middlesborough Football Club - https://www.mfc.co.uk/
Bobby Saxton - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Saxton
Roy Aitken - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Aitken
John Burridge - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Burridge
ACL Injury - https://mayocl.in/3MuoxcM
Lilleshall - https://www.lilleshallnsc.co.uk/nsc/ 
Kevin Keegan - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Keegan
Newcastle promotion against Grimsby - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNk_W6CFJKw
Rob Lee - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Lee
John Beresford - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Beresford_(footballer)
Les Ferdinand - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Ferdinand
David Ginola - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Ginola
Brian Kilcline - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Kilcline
Kevin Sheedy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Sheedy_(Irish_footballer)
David Kelly - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Kelly_(association_footballer)
Steve Howey - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Howey_(footballer)
Faustino Asprilla - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faustino_Asprilla
Barry Venison - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Venison
Peter Beardsley - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Beardsley
David Batty - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Batty
Zone Of Optional Function - https://bit.ly/3Nk3YzD
Kenny Dalglish - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Dalglish
Alex Ferguson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Ferguson
PLC - https://bit.ly/3wuJKMU
Bolton Wanderers Football Club - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolton_Wanderers_F.C.
Steve Black - https://bit.ly/38woNJm
Earl Barrett - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Barrett
Michael Appleton - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Appleton
Colin Todd - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Todd
Sam Allardyce - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Allardyce
Charlie Brown - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Brown
MLS - https://www.mlssoccer.com/
Arsene Wenger - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ars%C3%A8ne_Wenger
Sir Bobby Robson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Robson
Freddie Shepherd - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddy_Shepherd
Northumbria University - https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/
Bike for Bobby - https://bit.ly/3wlhNYZ=

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This week I’m delighted to bring you a chat with someone who grabs life by both hands, former footballer Darius Charles.

Darius retired from professional footballer just a matter of weeks ago after playing professionally for sixteen years for the likes of Wycombe Wanderers, Brentford and most recently, AFC Wimbledon.

We talk about how he feels about that and also the journey football has taken him on personally. His mum had him when she was sixteen years old and Darius has had plenty of obstacles over his life that he has managed to overcome and use as the energy he brings to everyone he meets. 

We had this conversation in a recording studio close to where Darius spent a large part of his childhood, in Hanwell, West London. Darius is currently being followed by a documentary crew and our conversation in the studio will be part of a programme called ’Sidelines’, which will be out later in the year.

I got to know Darius about a year ago and since then I’ve always enjoyed and looked forward to every conversation we have ever had. As he says himself, he’s a very fiery character and I think by the end of this conversation you will see how he is using that desire in a positive way, a passion that will change lives. 

We talk about role models, creating opportunities and being self-sufficient, the fear of your career always being one manager’s decision away from ending as well as dealing with being loaned out and Injured. But we start with that difficult decision to hang up his boots.

Show Notes: 
Brentford Football Club - https://www.brentfordfc.com/
Helen Keller - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Keller
Scott Fitzgerald - https://bit.ly/3ysK4y0
Thurrock Football Club - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thurrock_F.C.
Nathan Broome - https://bit.ly/3wlzQgg
Gareth Ainsworth - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gareth_Ainsworth
Graham Westley - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Westley
Social Identity Theory - https://www.britannica.com/topic/social-identity-theory
Paulo Coelho book ’The Alchemist’ - https://amzn.to/3vYJcj1
Don Miguel Ruiz book ’The Four Agreements’ - https://amzn.to/3yu8KXe
The Last Dance - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQk2hJs2ToA
Michael Jordan - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jordan
Bill Cartwright - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Cartwright
Chicago Bulls - https://www.nba.com/bulls/
Steve Kerr - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Kerr
Phil Jackson’s book ‘Eleven Rings’ - https://amzn.to/3yrOFk4
Jay Shetty’s Podcast - https://apple.co/3yrOQMg
Jake Humphrey's High Performance Podcast - https://apple.co/3whdZ9Y
Steven Bartlett’s Podcast - https://apple.co/3l0BdMh
Erwin Valencia’s Podcast Episode - https://apple.co/38gxqaI
Maya Angelou - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_Angelou
Kendrick Lamar - https://www.kendricklamar.com/

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LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3L0qKeq
Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darius_Charles

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This is the second part of the conversation I had with Leinster Rugby senior coach, Stuart Lancaster who has held senior leadership positions at many levels of the game including being the former England Rugby head coach. In part one we chatted about the foundations of culture, putting teams together and knowing your own personal strengths and weaknesses.  In this episode we jump around a bit again and touch on subjects like managing time and energy, continual learning and the art of teaching, but to kick things of I asked him what traits best describe him as a coach.

Show Notes: 
Kevin Bowring - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Bowring 
Brian Ashton - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Ashton_(rugby_union)
Bill Beswick - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Beswick
Rod MacQueen’s Autobiography - https://amzn.to/3vsMElQ
Australian RWC Team - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_union_team
Newbury Rugby - https://www.newburyrugby.co.uk/teams/42243
Joe Marchant - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Marchant_(rugby_union)
Sarah Milne Rowe book 'SHED - https://amzn.to/3OHYQXw
Warren Gatland - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Gatland
Owen Eastwood - ‘Belonging’ - https://amzn.to/3k796dO
Owen Eastwood Podcast Episode - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ben-ryan-podcast/id1553400216?i=1000529539010
Leaders In Sport - https://leadersinsport.com/
South African Cricket Team - https://bit.ly/3s0HECS
Sophie Goldschmidt - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_Goldschmidt
Michael Ala’Alatoa - https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/player?PlayGuid=MA209308
Scott Robertson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Robertson_(rugby_union)
Doug Lemov - https://my.chartered.college/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/1.-Cold-Calling.pdf
Doug Lemoff book ‘A Coaches Guide To Teaching’ - https://amzn.to/38zBUZU
Leeds Carneigie - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds_Carnegie
John Wooden - 'Wooden On Leadership’ - https://amzn.to/3vHutHZ
Ric Charlesworth - 'World’s Best’ - https://amzn.to/3K76tDm
Bill Walsh - ’The Score Takes Care Of Itself’ - https://amzn.to/3vDNcV2
Jim Collins book ‘Good To Great’ - https://amzn.to/3kqvGOK
Kevin Murray’s books - https://amzn.to/3krJjNw
John C. Maxwell - ‘Everyone Communicates, Few Connect’ - https://amzn.to/3vKkm5a
Jon Gordon - ’The Power Of Positive Leadership’ - https://amzn.to/3rOswZ0
Dave Hadfield - https://coachscompanion.com/dave-hadfield/


Stuart’s Book Recommendations: 
Alistair Brownlee - ‘Relentless’ - https://amzn.to/3Lfhp3c
Kevin Murray - 'Charismatic Leadership’ - https://amzn.to/3vDNSK4
James M. Kouzes & Barry Z. Posner - ‘Learning Leadership’ - https://amzn.to/3Mqokqv
Patrick Lencioni ’The Five Dysfunctions Of A Team’ - https://amzn.to/3EM4wek


More About Stuart Lancaster:
Leinster Website Profile - https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/staff/stuart-lancaster/
Website - https://www.stuartlancaster.com/leadership
Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Lancaster_(rugby_union) 
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuart-lancaster-20a549143/?originalSubdomain=uk


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