Hello and welcome back to The Sports Coaching Podcast. This week host Sam Holmshaw is joined by Sam Hough (Senior sports development coach at Burnley Football Club). This week, the chaps discuss ‘coaching in Asia’, which seems a suitable topic as our host enters his second year coaching full-time in Asia, whilst guest Mr Hough has just called time on 7 years coaching over in China. In the episode (Part 1), both Sam’s share there experiences coaching in China, sharing the similarities and differences of coaching between the UK and China, and the challenges (both personal and within coaching pra ..read more

And a big welcome back! Its been just under year but The Sports Coaching Podcast is back again. Thanks to all those that have got in touch in our time away - we are very happy to be here releasing fantastic conversations once again. In this episode host Sam Holmshaw is joined by Fran Constancio (UEFA pro licence coach, YDP Lead (14-16s) & Assistant PDP (18s) at MK Dons Football club, formerly YDP Academy coach and Football & Education programme lead at Northampton Town Football club). Sam sat down with Fran back in July of 2022 to discuss the topic "Developing a long-term curriculum a ..read more

In the latest episode of The Sports Coaching Podcast host Sam Holmshaw is joined by Millie Chandarana (Blackburn Rovers WFC player, Mad Mentoring, The Beautiful mind game). In this episode, the guys talk about how coaches can facilitate the development of a positive athlete mindset. Millie talks us through mindset and how a healthy/postive mindset can benefit athletes in both sports performances and everyday life in General. Millie shares her playing experiences and how her own development of a positive mindset has impacted her progression as a football player/ in everyday life and to set up h ..read more

In the latest episode of The Sports Coaching Podcast - Sam Holmshaw is joined by Ed Gibbins (co-founder and product lead at Rewire Fitness). In this episode the chaps discuss the topic "Do athletes spend enough time training their minds?". Topics such as cognitive fatigue, the perception of fatigue, mental readiness, and psyiological and psychological wellbeing are all discussed within this episode. A great listen for any coaches that are new into the subject area of sports science. Thanks so much to Ed for jumping on the podcast, you can find Rewire fitness at https://rewirefitness.app GET 20 ..read more

In the latest episode of The Sports Coaching Podcast, Host Sam Holmshaw is Joined by Lauren Ammon (Athlete mindset coach - Cincinnati, Ohio, United States). In this episode Sam & Lauren discuss "How to create a culture for both coaches and athletes". Lauren shares her definition of culture, its importance in sports performance and so much more in this fantastic episode.  You can find Lauren Ammon at https://www.laurenammon.com Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code SCPOD at MANSCAPED.com ..read more

In the latest episode of The Sports Coaching Podcast, Sam speaks with the one and only Rhys Desmond - CEO of the Mastermindsite.com. In this episode today, the chaps discuss the topic of 'Developing a tactical and analytical understanding of the game as a coach'. In segment 1, Rhys discusses how a coach can gain develop a tactical understanding, with both Sam and Rhys sharing their personal experiences in developing their knowledge of the game. In segment 2 the chaps discuss the various ways they have both developed an analytical understanding of the football game. And finally, Rhys gives tips ..read more

In the latest episode of The Sports Coaching Podcast, Sam speaks with Patrick Touhey (president at Elite Performance Too – E, LLC. former high school basketball head coach and college assistant coach. In this Episode today Coach Touhey talks about turning individualism into inclusion with team sports. Patrick shares his insight into the importance of developing team bonding and its powerful impact on team cohesion and subsequent performance. Finally Coach Touhey provides advice on how we can help our athletes and teams reach there fullest potential ..read more

In this special episode of the The Sports Coaching Podcast we collaborate with Friday night counter attack host Hamzah Khohwadia. Hamza is a student at the UCFB university in Manchester, and an academy scout at Walsall Football Club. Hamza has just started his coaching journey at local grassroots club Unity FC. In this episode, we discuss 'coaching at my best' where Hamza takes us through the first few months of his journey as a grassroots football coach. Sam analyses Hamza's coaching practice, from his most effective moments in practice, to his biggest challenges and reflections made so far ..read more

Welcome back - we apologise for the delay over the last 3 months but we are so happy to be back with this brand new episode. In Episode 4, we welcome Tim Hall onto the Podcast (Athlete Mindset and Breathwork Coach). Tim first gives an insight into breath-work and its impact on athletic performance. In segment 3 we then move onto discussing mentality training, and how this can benefit athletes/players. Finally Tim shares his tips and advice for implementing strategies with your team or athletes within your coaching context.  Thanks so much to Tim for coming onto the podcast - you can find ..read more

With Guest - Paul Robinson In this episode today I'm joined by Paul Robinson, UEFA B and RTC talent centre football coach. In this episode we talk all things about the foundation and youth development phases in age-group football, including: - The best practices to encourage active decision-making and problem solving - Holistic developmental differences between both phases - Play vs practice A really insightful episode - big thankyou to Paul for jumping on the podcast! samholmshaw.com/podcast ..read more