The Sports Initiative Podcast
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222 - Justin Richards - The death of number 9
48 mins; October 30, 2025
221- Mark O'Neill - The history and future of football ownership
59 mins; October 16, 2025
220 - Chris Oliver - Connect with players by playing the game
51 mins; October 02, 2025
219 - Ross Jackson - How the Brazilian culture creates football magicians
57 mins; September 18, 2025
218 - Mikey Harris - Understanding 'Kairos Time' for young athletes
65 hours 40 mins; September 11, 2025
217 - Mark Cascio - How decision making is like poker
47 mins; September 04, 2025
216 - Matt Weston - The mind of a gold medalist
50 mins; August 29, 2025
215 - Cody Alexander - How to breakdown NFL Defence
61 hours 36 mins; August 21, 2025
214 - Nick Shedd - Preparing the Boston Red Sox for a 162 season before the playoffs
56 mins; August 14, 2025
213 - Marcus Daws - Coaching mavericks
63 hours 31 mins; August 07, 2025
212 - Sarah Leslie - The MDT behind Olympic Champions
70 hours 57 mins; July 24, 2025
211 - Mark Hopley - Coaching chaos in preparation for first team rugby.
71 hours 17 mins; July 18, 2025
210 - Alex Cattini - Life at London's top football academies
53 mins; July 03, 2025
209 - Laura Turner-Alleyne - The world of International Sprinting
51 mins; June 26, 2025
208 - Michael Jagacki - Breaking down NBA defenses
75 hours 18 mins; June 20, 2025
207 - Tim Stegmann - How Xabi Alonso changed the game with Leverkusen
75 hours 41 mins; June 12, 2025
206 - Craig Thompson - How to travel down a track at 80mph
71 hours 11 mins; May 29, 2025
205 - Keiron Conway - Why 1v1 dribblers should play in defence.
60 hours 34 mins; May 15, 2025
204 - Simon Letchford - How to create open and honest feedback
62 hours 15 mins; May 08, 2025
203 - Amy Shelley - Researching for the RFU
58 mins; April 25, 2025
202 - Robin Taylor - How do sibling's effect talent pathway's
56 mins; April 17, 2025
201 - Des Ryan - How do Arsenal physically develop their players
51 mins; April 10, 2025
200th Special - Best bits from the last 100 episodes
48 mins; April 03, 2025
199 - Dr Simon Moore - If we want players to be consistent, why don't we praise them when they are?
64 hours 1 min; March 26, 2025
198 - Dan Howells - How to cut from the nonsense in Strength and Conditioning delivery
55 mins; March 18, 2025
197 - Ray Power - Trying to teach street footballers the 11v11 game
56 mins; March 11, 2025
196 - Hisashi Kuwahara - In Japan players find there own way to training at 13
60 hours 18 mins; March 04, 2025
195 - Charlie McCall - The balancing act between performance and wellbeing
59 mins; February 25, 2025
194 - Danny Maye - The importance of coaching behaviours
52 mins; December 05, 2024
193 - Ben Lucas - Navigating the world of Pre-Academy football
51 mins; November 28, 2024
192 - Steve Peters - How does neurology effect the CLA
55 mins; November 21, 2024
191 - Steve Peters - Why movement is key to neurology
56 mins; November 14, 2024
190 - Dre Baldwin - How your mindset can be key to success
41 mins; November 07, 2024
189 - Dallas Mix - 'Harnessing' Olympic climbers
56 mins; October 31, 2024
188 - Dave Love - NBA shooting coach
54 mins; October 24, 2024
187 - Martyn Rothwell - How to effectively work in Interdisciplinary team
52 mins; September 26, 2024
186 - Jacob King - Why ineffective coaching kills talent
46 mins; September 20, 2024
185 - George Ross - How to create a syllabus for the brilliant basics
53 mins; September 12, 2024
184 - Dr Alice Hunter - How to effectively question for improved decision making
54 mins; September 05, 2024
183 - Chris McCosker - The misconceptions of skill acquisition
55 mins; August 29, 2024
182 - Mike Avery - Why being player centric is at the heart of Fort Wayne FC
54 mins; August 23, 2024
181 - Ben Chase - How NIL will change the game in collegiate sports
51 mins; August 15, 2024
180 - Daniel Sellitti -How Puerto Rico plan success on the biggest stage!
48 mins; August 01, 2024
179 - Eric Fawcett - Pattern recognition in Elite Basketball
64 hours 25 mins; July 18, 2024
178 - Rob Simpson - Athletes can't be treated like robots
66 hours 36 mins; July 11, 2024
177 - Tim Baghurst - Coach education in the US
54 mins; July 04, 2024
176 - Stuart Morgan - How to manage Ryder Cup Nerves
75 hours 20 mins; June 27, 2024
175 - Mark Bennett - How does culture effect performance?
64 hours 45 mins; June 20, 2024
174 - My Diary - Coach educating in Thailand on Carabao's Coach the Coaches Programme
24 mins; June 12, 2024
173 - Gary McDermott - Navigating the IDP blizzard
36 mins; May 01, 2024
172 - Scott Parkinson - The difference between the good and the elite is ....
55 mins; April 23, 2024
171 - Brian Slugocki - Do NHL players work on their strengths or weaknesses?
66 hours 13 mins; April 16, 2024
170 - Karl Sanderg - Diaries of a Sporting Director
59 mins; April 09, 2024
169 - Darren Warner - How do you create problem solvers ready for the Olympics
55 mins; April 02, 2024
168 - Olly Logan - 'Embracing the arena' Preparing Swimmers for the Paris 2024 Olympics
52 mins; March 26, 2024
167 - Alex Odowd - The utilisation of position specific training
53 mins; March 19, 2024
166 - Stuart McClaren - Preparing players for the Old Firm
63 hours 22 mins; March 12, 2024
The exciting future of the Sports Initiative
55 secs; March 05, 2024
165 - Dr Adam Kelly - There are multiple ways to address RAE both in and outside of development pathways
53 mins; December 12, 2023
164 - Greame Mathie - The best performing environments I have been in have an edge!
57 mins; December 05, 2023
163 - Kevin Mannion - Andy Farrell and co created a culture and pathway that resonated with fans
56 mins; November 28, 2023
162 - Andrew Cresci - You fail more than you win in baseball
61 hours 17 mins; November 21, 2023
161 - David Garcia - In Spain they link the technical and tactical together constantly
64 hours 3 mins; November 14, 2023
160 - Dave Whitmore - It's important to challenge the captains so the understand what good looks like
55 mins; November 07, 2023
159 - Ian Costello 'The Munster Way' creating the future of Irish Rugby
51 mins; October 31, 2023
158 - Steve Thompson - The introduction of Velocity Based Training in S+C
44 mins; October 18, 2023
157- Greg Revak - Rotating and the power positionless hockey
55 mins; October 10, 2023
156 - Paul Felton - How international cricket is developing the next Jimmy Anderson
51 mins; October 02, 2023
155 - Brenton Del Chairo - Creating adaptable athletes is the key to success
53 mins; September 26, 2023
154 - Wayne Goldsmith -'Commitment is an athletes decision to choose the hard over easy consistently'
59 mins; September 20, 2023
153 - Cody Royle - Breaking the coaching mold
56 mins; September 12, 2023
152 - David Tenney - From Seattle to Austin via the NBA
50 mins; September 05, 2023
151 - Philip O'Callaghan - How you get the variety in repetition
47 mins; August 29, 2023
150 - John Pascarella - Sir Alex Ferguson and observing from a distance
54 mins; August 22, 2023
149 - Nick Scott - Developing rugby from the countryside of England to coast of Italy
53 mins; August 15, 2023
148 - Richard Cheetham - Encouraging kids to play their own way
48 mins; August 01, 2023
147 - Alan Murdoch - The preparation of your Ferrari type athletes
45 mins; July 25, 2023
146 - Dr Zoe Wimshurt (part 2) - Why shouting scan probably does not help players take in information
27 mins; July 04, 2023
145 - Dr Zoe Wimshurt (part 1) - Why sight may an underutilised skill
27 mins; June 26, 2023
144 - Jorge Couto Reis - The Porto way - understanding the methodology of European giants
65 hours 18 mins; June 22, 2023
143 - Fabrizio Piccareta - From Inter to Sunderland, the life of a football coach
68 hours 55 mins; June 16, 2023
142 -Alex Porter - 'Players with self awareness understand themselves, their limitations and strengths'
58 mins; June 06, 2023
141 - Jim Haverstrom - Using constrained competition to support players in their Ice Hockey development
57 mins; May 30, 2023
140 - Jamie Taylor - Why context is key and his work with Leicester Tigers and Wasps
47 mins; May 23, 2023
Trystan Bevan - The aura of Jonah Lomu and Sam Warburton shows you mean business
61 hours 1 min; May 16, 2023
Fraser Stewart - Why 2 good goalkeepers can be better than 1
52 mins; May 08, 2023
Damian McGrath - Why the brilliant basics are so important to Leicester Tigers and Leeds Rhinos
53 mins; May 02, 2023
Joe Baker - The Tyranny of talent
52 mins; April 25, 2023
Charles Ruiz - From the pitching mound to the boardroom
63 hours 6 mins; April 11, 2023
Amy Price - Video game design in a sports coaching
33 mins; April 04, 2023
Chris Pipe - The cat between the posts - Developing the modern goalkeeper
52 mins; March 22, 2023
Lauren Ammon - Challenging and supporting the individual athlete
57 mins; March 14, 2023
Dr Anna Stodter - Critiquing formal coach education
55 mins; March 07, 2023
Richard Shorter - How clubs, players and parents can work together in harmony
45 mins; February 28, 2023
Phil Relf - Developing the next Ashes match winners
65 hours 28 mins; February 21, 2023
Tadhg Leader - From Professional rugby to American Football kicker
46 mins; February 14, 2023
Aaron Gershenfeld - Creating defensive demons ready for the MLB show
40 mins; February 07, 2023
Karl Marius Askum - Visual perception within football
52 mins; January 27, 2023
Michal Pujdak - Developing players ready for Elland Road
64 hours 23 mins; January 17, 2023
Tony Casella - Finding and nurturing the next NBA star
50 mins; December 22, 2022