265 episodes
The Talent Equation Podcast Stuart Armstrong
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4.6 • 56 Ratings
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The Talent Equation podcast is an 'exploration in human advancement'... mostly (but not exclusively) through the lens of sport and physical activity.
Each episode is an 'emergent conversation' with practitioners, parents, researchers, authors (or some combination of all three) taking a deep dive into the ways that people can help others to enhance their developmental journey in whatever field they are committed to.
These conversations are not mainstream - you will not hear ideas that are provided on standard education courses - they often fly in the face of convention - they will sometimes be controversial and provocative - the show is about doing things differently and doing different things.
The people who come on the show are innovators - they are trying to break new ground or swim against the tide of what they see as a broken culture or an ineffective system - what they say will prompt new thinking or new ideas.
All that is asked of the listener is to embrace the conversation with an open mind.
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Supporting coaches to be 'prepared rather than planned' - a conversation with Alex Lascu
Alex Lascu is a cricket coach that has doen in depth acadmeic study in coaching and skill development before turning her attention to coach development. She now works for one of the major state sports associations in Australia.
Alex joined me to discuss all things coach educationa and development having listened to my recent 'Coach Education is broken series'. Through the discussion we explore some of the 'system shifts' that I have been covering and how they manifest into her work within cricket. We look at some of the practical solutions that are being implemented and how they seek to address the need to reducce the burden on coaches through enhanced support.
I hope you enjoy...
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Dog Walk Diary - ‘Gareth’
Reposting a classic episode!
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This was recorded to reflect on the journey of the England Football Team during the previous European Championships but it still feels apt today in the wake of another final appearance and Gareth Southgate’s tenure as Head Coach coming to an end.
I have been fortunate to spend time with Gareth Southgate, the England Head Coach on a couple of occasions and I was able to glean some insights from those interactions that I think are relevant to the success that the team are currently enjoying and would be useful for any coach.
Hope you enjoy!
*GB actually won 1 gold medal in Atlanta (not 1 bronze as I said in the recording) among a total medal haul of 15.
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Coach Education is Broken - Episode 5 - 'Diversity through Decentralisation'
In Episode 5 of the 'Coach Education is Broken' series,' I explore the importance of addressing systemic barriers in the sports workforce that mean that the worksforce continues to lack diversity.
This episode delves into real-world examples of how local community engagement can drive participation, social impact, and talent development but how this can only happen by utilising the qualities, skills and attributes of coaches from within that local community.
Through a compelling story of a martial arts club in a deprived area, I showcase the importance of localised, bottom-up approaches to coaching and education and the impact it can have on the lives of young people.
00:00 Introduction and Episode Overview
00:23 Understanding Workforce Diversity
01:55 The Importance of Local Community Coaches
05:19 Challenges Faced by Unqualified Coaches
11:27 Decentralising Education for Greater Impact
14:44 Call to Action and Conclusion
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Coach Education is Broken - Episode 4 - 'Fixing the leaky bucket'
In episode 4 of the 'Coach Education is Broken' series, titled 'Fixing the Leaky Bucket,' I delve into the systemic and mindset shifts required to change and modernise the way that the sport sector develops it's frontline workforce. I call for better insight and data collection to inform decision making into coach education and I challenge the isector's over emphasis on recruiting new coaches instead of focussing on how we support and retain the skilled practitioners that we already have.
01:50 - The Problem with Coach Education insights
02:44 - Understanding Coach Supply and Demand
07:00 - Retention Challenges in Coaching
08:55 - Shifting Focus to Retention and Support
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"Talent doesn't need trauma - talent needs turbulence" - a conversation with Mauro Van De Looij
Mauro van de Looij is a sports coach and performance psychologist from the Netherlands. He has worked as a youth coach at PSV Eindhoven and Willem II Tilburg and he teaches Performance Psychology at Fontys University of Applied Psychology and he coaches athletes, trainers, students and teachers. He also supports sports clubs, schools and companies in coaching and talent development.
Mauro joins me to talk about his book 'https://amzn.to/3xJyG36' which is a book that is dedicated to supporting coaches to understand more about how they can unlock young athletes potential by recognising the psychological elements that are too often overlooked and can be so impactful on a young players career.
In this conversation we cover:
- How his own experineces dealing with pressure shaped his approach to coaching.
- How he got rid of the Relative Age Effect by not playing in age group teams.
- How we coined a new term - 'talent needs turbulence'.
- Why so many coaches would say to him "I wish I got this on the coaching badges".
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"The biggest rate limiter in professional sports is that coaches are so general" - a conversation with Alex Sarama
Alex Sarama makes a welcome return to the podcast to discuss his fantastic new book 'Transforming Basketball' and to unpack some of the ideas that are within it.
Although Alex is a basketball coach and the book is based on Basketball, it is actually a briliiant read for coaches of any sport, especially team sports. This conversation explores many of these ideas including:
Why '2 ball dribbling' is a complete waste of timeWhy coaches are so dependent on blocked practice and drillsWhen, how and why to use set playsSome of Alex's brillient practice designs like 'floor is lava', 'mosquito shooting' and 'jungle shooting'. I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did.
Use this link to get a copy of Alex's book (I get a small commission which helps to support the show).
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Customer Reviews
Not only is this approach more fun for the kids, it’s way more fun for the coach!
Stuart has great guests and does an amazing job of breaking down the ecological dynamics approach so that non academics, which most of us coaches are, in a way we can understand and even more importantly, utilize in our practice design. Coming from the ice hockey world, which can be very rooted in tradition, these podcasts help me support what I am doing, make it so I can explain to parents why I am doing it and help me be creative in creating environments for learning. As a coach developer for USA Hockey, these are the concepts we are presenting to our coaches and there isn’t a clinic that I present that I don’t pull ideas or phrases from these episodes to help our coaches understand and use these concepts. As Stuart has said “once you see it, you can’t unsee it”
Great info for sports coaches, athletes and parents
If you are a coach who wants to get better, an athelete who wants to do the same or a parent who wants to help their child then this is the Podcast to listen too.
So many amazing guests across different sports and different fields esp. psychology.
"Ditch those drills!"
Interrupting ads
Great podcast of course but maybe let the listeners know you’re going to break for a sponsor instead of just cutting off mid sentence to run an ad?