We are joined by Professor John Lyle, Dr. Jamie Taylor and Andy Burns to explore and establish a shared understanding of what sport coaching is, and what it isn't.  We may not have conceptualised sport coaching but we certainly enjoyed navigating the complexity and ambiguity which perhaps get in the way of doing so.   ..read more

Join Anna and Laurie for our Paralympic special with Dr Tabo Huntley, Tania Nadarajah and Dr Rob Townsend ..read more

Join us as we discuss the role of challenge in athlete development with Aine MacNamara, Jamie Taylor and Neil McCarthy ..read more

After a brief hiatus Anna, Laurie and Derek return for the Two Beer Minimum to reflect upon S2 Episode 4: In conversation with Anna Stodter & Chris Cushion.  As always we are unscripted and under the influence so please take our musings with a pinch of salt ..read more

This was an enjoyable exploration of Anna's work and in particular her work with Prof. Chris Cushion.  We explore coach education, development and learning!  Hope you enjoy ..read more

Join us for a conversation with Dr Julian North of Leeds Beckett University as we explore the question 'Is Sport Coaching a Knowledge Building Community ..read more

Welcome to a very special episode and collaboration with our friends Hugh Gilmore & Pete Olusoga from The Eighty Percent Mental podcast and of course Sara Erdner, author of Dear Coach.  In this episode we cover a breadth of topics and we really hope you enjoy an informal yet informative deep dive on a number of important areas within sport coaching which often go ignored.... We must note there is a slight issue with Derek's audio on this episode so you may pick up some background noise & feedback on his interactions, we have tried where possible to minimise its impact on your list ..read more

Join us as we explore "Feedback in Learning" from three very distinct disciplines: education, sport and music.  Laurie, Anna and Derek navigate this space with our guests Dr Ed Cope (sport coaching), Julia Astrid Wagner (music) and Dave Marsden (education). We hope you enjoy and as always, please interact with us on twitter on @CoachDiscourse ..read more

Welcome to a very special episode and collaboration with our friends Hugh Gilmore & Pete Olusoga from The Eighty Percent Mental podcast and of course Sara Erdner, author of Dear Coach.  In this episode we cover a breadth of topics and we really hope you enjoy an informal yet informative deep dive on a number of important areas within sport coaching which often go ignored.... We must note there is a slight issue with Derek's audio on this episode so you may pick up some background noise & feedback on his interactions, we have tried where possible to minimise its impact on your list ..read more

Join us as we explore "Feedback in Learning" from three very distinct disciplines: education, sport and music.  Laurie, Anna and Derek navigate this space with our guests Dr Ed Cope (sport coaching), Julia Astrid Wagner (music) and Dave Marsden (education). We hope you enjoy and as always, please interact with us on twitter on @CoachDiscourse ..read more