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The Athlete Development Show — 185 episodes
Nate Baker on Culture, Being a Lighthouse, and Playing the Infinite Game of Development
Who are you, really?
Ellie Hulsebosch on Embracing Fear, Chasing Flow, and Learning to Love the Process
From the Inside Out
REBROADCAST: The Crafted Conversation | What coaches are not acknowledging in developing young athletes!?
Professor Holly Thorpe on Stoke, Action Sports Culture, and Supporting Joyful, Creative Experiences for Our Kids
Josh Wall on Movement Mastery, Educational Gyms, and Supporting the Dual Lives of Student-Athletes
REBROADCAST: The Game Changer | Ep. 2 - Developing Athletes with Dr Craig Harrison
Barnaby Sargent Megicks on Talent, Quality Relationships, and Developing the Skills of Life
The Curious Mind #11 - Developing Great Young Leaders
Suzie Muirhead on Athlete Ownership, Mentorship, and Rewriting the Development Conversation
Nick Susko on Systems Thinking, Psychological Safety, a Rewriting the Youth Sport Narrative
The Best of 2024 - Dr David Johnson, Dr Ffion Thompson, and Dr John Radnor
The Best of 2024 - Dr Ihirangi Heke, Rusty Earnshaw, and Dr Richard Young
Dr Julia Casadio | Her Strength
Tara Vaughan | From Shy North Harbour Teen to Olympic Gold Medalist
Dr Ben Pullen on Creativity, How the Environment Shape Us, and Challenge-Based Strength Training for Children
Ian Renshaw on Making Learning Fun
Know your Worth | Dr Martin Buchheit
David Johnson on Growth, Maturation, Training Load, and Defending Against Injury
Dr Richard Young on Turning Potential into Performance
The Curious Mind #10 - Managing Huge Playing Loads, Building Trust, Coaching for Confidence, the Rise of Specialisation in NZ Sport, & more
Help your athletes find more meaning | Dr Noora Ronkainen
Professor Brendan Cropley on Effective Coaching, Reflective Practices, and the Integration of Psychological Development
Russell Earnshaw is a Wizard | Lessons from a Master Developer of People
Dr John Radnor on the Art and Science of Youth Athletic Development
Dr Suzanne Brown on Developmental Transitions, Love, Coach Resilience, Telling Stories, & more
Dr John Alder on Inspiring Change, Developing Great Teams, the Human Side of Development, & more
Dr Ffion Thompson on the Impacts and Implications of Busy Student-Athlete Schedules
Lessons from Opera: Insights from New Zealand Cricket Coach Developer, Christian Thurston
Dr Riki Lindsay on Skill Learning, Fatherhood,The Adaptable Coach, and Much More
Dr Ihirangi Heke on Māori Knowing and the Power of an Environmentally Centred Approach to Athlete Performance
Dr Matthew Wylde on Aligning Science to Practice and an Exciting New Initiative at the Singapore Sports School
Aaron Webb on the Artistry of People Development
Brian Shelley on School versus Club Football, Building Resilience, Player Empowerment, & much more
The Curious Mind #09 - Street Football, Skill Variability, Session Planning, Developing a Culture of Learning, & more
Tim Brazier on Developing Supportive Relationships, Dealing with Expectation, the Problem with Fun, Micro-Dosing Reflection, and Much More
REBROADCAST: Athletes Authority ON AIR | Ep. 162 - Dr Craig Harrison - Genetics Isn't Enough & Understanding Psychosocial Factors In The Youth Space
Jordi Taylor on Athlete Assessment, Individualising Programming, The Foundations of Athleticism, Managing Injuries, and More
The Curious Mind #08 - Creating Team Culture, Navigating Tournament Play, Helping Coaches Be Their Best Selves, & more
Dr Sarah Chantler on Teaching Food Skills to Young Athletes
Royston Dsouza on the Muck of Mumbai, Movement Skill, and Keeping the Joy in Sport
Austin Einhorn and Dr Jeff Moreno on the Macronutrients of Movement
Gareth Turnbull on the Power of Football for Developing Skills for Life
Jay Carter on Talent, Skilled Golfers, and Helping Young Athletes Lead Themselves
The Curious Mind #07 - Moments of Gratitude, Trips Abroad, Finding Joy, Negative Parent Behaviour, & more
Mike Hester on the Evolution of Rugby in New Zealand
Dane Baker on Fuelling for Performance, Fad Diets, and Low Energy Availability in Sport
Kylie Cox on the Importance of a Healthy and Regular Menstrual Cycle
Mark Upton and Ken Willner on Promoting Freedom, Creativity, Collaboration and Competition
Samuel McKenzie - The 1st XV Rugby Experience in New Zealand (Repost)
Zane Winslade on Playfulness, Courage, and Developing Mental Toughness
The Curious Mind #06 - How Much is Too Much?
Reed Maltbie on Emotional Fitness, Living a Life in Balance, and the Spartan Mindset
Invitations to Move | Changing Young People's Lives with Celia Fleck and Dr Dan Cooke
Dr James Vaughan on Culture, Praise Addiction, and Developing Skilled Performers
James Leath on Improv Comedy, Mr Rogers, & Being More Childlike
Professor Arne Güllich on Developing Talent, Learning & the Paradox of Competitive Sport (Repost)
Developing Rugby League Talent in Schools | Balin Cupples, Ph.D.
The Curious Mind #05 - Reflections on the Kiwi Summer Break
The Future of Athletics in New Zealand | Fiona Maisey
Ben Old on Handling Pressure, Navigating Injury and Living True to Your Values
Dr Katie Cunningham - Start With Joy (Repost)
The Curious Mind #04 - Fostering Inner Drive, Healthy Development, Kids Lifting Weights and Running Long Distances, & more
Professor Joe Baker on The Tyranny of Talent
A Masterclass on Feedback | Rob Mason, Ph.D.
Paul Temple on Being Selfless, Authenticity, and Investing In Potential
The Curious Mind #03 - Reimagining the Job of a Coach
Stephen Cobley on Culture, Forward Looking Development, and Where Swimming Performance Really Comes From
Nick Webb on the Habits of High Performance and Developing All-Round Cricketers
Christian Swann on Psychological States of Peak Performance
Owen Eastwood on Belonging
Andy Milne on Creativity, Community and the Skills of Health and Wellness
Erin Bowerman on Learning from Failure, Challenging Entrenched Beliefs, and Developing Strong Young Dancers
James Mortimer: Speed Kills
The Curious Mind #02 - Awareness, Building Rapport, Important Questions, Austin's New Course, and More
The School of Shred with Tom Willmott
Jamie Salter on Managing Growth-Related Injuries
Shaun Matthews on Having a Coaching Philosophy, Performance vs Character and Developing Self-Reliant Learners
Vince Minjares on Developing Better Youth Coaches
Jamie Taylor on Giving and Receiving Feedback
Professor Arne Güllich on Developing Talent, Learning & the Paradox of Competitive Sport
Kimberley Carducci on Athlete Identity, Depression & Navigating Sport Retirement
EP 111: Kathryn Berkett - Raising Resilience
EP 110: Des Ryan - Strong Young Gunners
EP 109: Courtney McGregor - What Adversity Can Teach Us
EP 108: Jay Thooft - Mindset Matters
EP 107: Brooke Neal - Finding Balance
EP 106: Anna Simcic - Train Smarter, Not Harder
EP 105: Andrew Ellis - Connection Is Key
EP 104: Howard Green - Tennis Fit
EP 103: Dr Alex Roberts - Talent Is Not Objective
EP 102: Aaron Quinn - Movement Is Life
EP 101: Daniel Greenwood - Using Science to Help People
EP 100: Reflections on the first 99 shows
EP 99: Ben Pullen - Using Strength-Based Activities to Empower Children
EP 98: Mike Schofield - Staying True To Who You Are
EP 97: Chris Donaldson - Excellence Takes Empathy
EP 96: The Curious Mind: The Law of Entropy, Coaching the Squat and Cultivating Curiosity
EP 95: Professor David Gerrard CNZM OBE - Fairness in Sport and in Life
EP 94: Richard Shorter - Setting Family Values, Building Self-Awareness and the Importance of Good Mentorship
EP 93: Richard Cheetham MBE - Being a Creative Coach, Effective Communication, and Going Into Partnership With Your Athletes
EP 92: Anna Frost - Nature, travel, culture, and running 100 miles
EP 91: Matt Whalan – Athlete Availability
EP 90: Dr Katie Cunningham - Start With Joy
EP 89: Dusty Miller - Serving people, learning together and the value of casual collisions
EP 88: Professor Andrew Hill - Perfectionism in youth sport
EP 87: Samuel McKenzie - The 1st XV Rugby Experience in New Zealand
EP 86: Michael Jennings - Meaningful Movement Opportunities for Young People
EP 85: Dr Paul Read - Injury Risk, Movement Variability and Coaching Youth Athletes
EP 84: Professor Kevin Till - Talent ID and Development in Rugby League and Rugby Union
EP 83: Chris Juneau - How to rehab effectively from youth sport injuries
EP 82: Dr Joe Eisenmann - Knowledge translation, the 'living lab', and quality LTAD experiences
Ep 81: Chris Bullen - Coach development, living your values and asking great questions
EP 80: Dr Michaél Cahill – Making better people
Ep 79: Paudie Roche – The Arsenal Way
Ep 78- Sophie Devine – Passion, purpose and playing cricket for New Zealand
Ep 77- Rick Howard – Professor and Expert Youth Fitness Coach
EP 76- Peter Verdin – Movement Engineering
Ep 75 – Austin Einhorn – Movement Banking
Ep 74 -Dan Exeter – Early specialisation, the modern day sports parent, and formalising informality
Ep 73- Dougal Allan- Dreaming big, the art of reflection, and becoming the Coast to Coast champion
EP 72- Mustafa Sarkar – How to create psychological resilience
EP 71- Tim Driesen – High Performance Athlete Development Leader at Athletics New Zealand
EP 70 – Matt Hunter – Director of Youth Sports Performance at Athletic Lab
EP 69 – Amanda Stanec – Finding Joy in Physical Activity & Sport
EP 68 – Nick Levett– Becoming a More Aware Youth Coach
EP 67 – José Figueira – Head Coach of the New Zealand U17 Men
EP 66 – Greg Nicol – Talent Development in New Zealand Hockey
EP 65 – Dave Wright – Insights from Coaching Youth Football Across the World
EP 64 – Jo Kember – Developing Movement Skill in Primary School Education
EP 63 – Will Roberts and Danny Newcombe – Physical Literacy, Constraints, and the Boing Programme for Kids.
EP 62 – Richie Patterson – Where Strength Comes from
EP 61 – Todd Beane – The TOVO Approach to Maximising Talent
EP 60 – Jeremy Frisch – Promoting Freedom of Movement and Having Fun
EP 59 – Simon Brundish – Move Like a Superhero
EP 58 – Dr Harry Bowles – Do I Really Want To Play Professional Cricket?
EP 57 – Rob Waddell – From Child to Champion
EP 56 – James Baker – Strength and Conditioning in Schools
EP 55 – Shane Pill – Accidental Academia and the Games Sense Approach
EP 54 – Maria Folau – Positive Parenting, Learning to Shoot, and her Love for Netball
EP 53 – Doug Gleddie and Lauren Sulz – Play, School Sport, and Finding Joy in Movement
EP 52 – Jayne Dunbar – Sport as a Vehicle for Change in Education
EP 51 – Dr Brooke Macnamara – Developing Expertise in Sports
EP 50 – Nathan Parnham – Coaching Kids in the Gym
EP 49 – Sam & Ben O’Dea – NZ’s Beach Volleyball Brothers
EP 48 – Paul Tupou-Vea – Leadership and Wellbeing for Youth
EP 47 – Warrick Wood – Self-Determinations Theory and the Winter Olympic Games
EP 46 – Braden Currie – Hard Work, Developing Confidence, and Growing Up On a Farm
EP 45 – John Lythe – Dealing with Failure, Monitoring Workload, and Being a Dad
EP 44 – Tania Cassidy – Sport Pedagogy, Remaining Curious, and Staying in Touch with Your Community
EP 43 – Jamie Tout – Fitter, Faster, Stronger Women Rugby Players and How Data Can Inform Better Practice
EP 42 – Wade Gilbert, PhD – Small Towns, Environmental Engineering, and Developing Better Coaches
EP 41 – Cesar Meylan – Cross-disciplinary development, Talent identification and Quantity versus Quality
EP 40 – Keven Mealamu – Growing up in Tokoroa, How to Keep Motivated and Finding Your Passion
EP 39 – Ty Hollett, Ph.D. – Skateboarding Culture and Developing Youth Athletes
EP 38 – Camilla Knight, Ph.D. – Developing Confidence, Managing Stress, and Parental Involvement in Youth Sport
EP 37 – Eddie Kohlhase, MNZM – Humility, The Art of Coaching, and Parenting Teenage Athletes
EP 36 – Adam Price, Ph.D. – The Unmotivated Teenage Boy and What Parents and Coaches Can Do to Help
EP 35 – Nicolas Gill, Ph.D. – Coaching the All Blacks, Quality Nutrition, and the Importance of Loving What You Do
EP 34 – Nathan Wallis – Harnessing the Human Stress Response, Strength-based Feedback and Developing Athlete Rapport
EP 33 – David Niethe – School Yard Bullying, Dreaming Big, and Optimising Mental Performance
EP 32 – Matt Scorringe – Professional Surfing, Coaching Kids, and Surviving Cancer
EP 31 – Jeff Moreno , Ph.D. – Opportunity, Choice, and the Power of Moving Well
EP 30 – Kevin Senio – Developing Discipline, Parental Pressure, and Playing for the All Blacks
EP 29 – Dame Valerie Adams – The Makings of a Two-Time Olympic Champion
EP 28 – Hugo Inglis – The Ultimate Competitor
EP 27 – Michaela Sokolich-Beatson – From Netball Hater to Star Performer
EP 26 – The Fat Professor, Grant Schofield – Nutrition for Youth Athletes
EP 25 – Mark Upton
EP 24 – Adam Storey – Olympic Weightlifting, Super Rugby, and Being a Dad
EP 23 – Simon Walters – Parents in Youth Sport
EP 22 – Dr Jean Côté – Play vs Practice, Sampling vs Specialisation and Transformational Leadership
EP 21 – Sharon Kearney – Netball and Injury
EP 20 – Martin Toms – It’s Not About You but Those You Coach
EP 19 – Fiona Mather – What we can learn from the horse racing industry
EP 18 – John O’Sullivan
EP 17 – Dr Chris Hanna – Bone Growth, Overuse Injury and Managing Athlete Load
EP 16 – Vern Gambetta – Functional Movement and the Essential Ingredients for Coaching Kids
EP 15 – Ian McKeown, PhD – Coaching Essentials, Movement Development, and Growing Up in Northern Ireland
EP 14 – Stacy Sims – Physiology of the Female Athlete, Menstruation, and Developing Confidence in Youth
EP 13 PART 2 – Adrian Blincoe
EP 13 PART 1 – Sam McEntee
EP 12 – Vince Minjares
PODCAST: EP 11 – Dr Gregory Myer