The Sports Coaching Hub Podcast

Welcome to Cardiff Metropolitan University Sport Coaching Podcast! In the first part of this episode, Dr Christian Edwards (Director of the Sport Coaching Hub) and Prof Robyn Jones (Professor of Sport and Social Theory) chatted with Dr Manuel Santos (Lecturer in Sport Coaching) about the origin of the Hub. Later, Manuel, Oli Lum (Lecturer in Sport Coaching) and Mike Castle (Learning Developer) sat down to introduce you to the podcast.

Croeso i Podlediad Hyfforddi Chwaraeon Prifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd! Yn rhan gyntaf y bennod hon, bu Dr Christian Edwards (Cyfarwyddwr yr Hyb Hyfforddi Chwaraeon) a’r Athro Robyn Jones (Athro Chwaraeon a Theori Gymdeithasol) yn sgwrsio â Dr Manuel Santos (Darlithydd mewn Hyfforddi Chwaraeon) am darddiad yr Hyb. Yn ddiweddarach, eisteddodd Manuel, Oli a Mike i lawr i'ch cyflwyno i'r podlediad.

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Mike Castle and Oli Lum interviewed Professor Robyn Jones (Professor of Sport and Social Theory). In this conversation, Robyn was kind enough to share some personal stories while looking at the field of Sport Coaching with his distinguishing critical gaze. He looked back at his first coaching experiences, took us back to Mississippi where he attained his doctoral degree, his time in Bath University and more recently, about the creation of the Doctorate in SC at Cardiff Metropolitan University.

Bu Mike Castle ac Oli Lum yn cyfweld â'r Athro Robyn Jones (Athro Chwaraeon a Theori Gymdeithasol). Yn y sgwrs hon, bu Robyn yn ddigon caredig i rannu rhai straeon personol wrth edrych ar faes Hyfforddi Chwaraeon gyda’i olwg feirniadol nodedig. Edrychodd yn ôl ar ei brofiadau hyfforddi cyntaf, aeth â ni yn ôl i Mississippi lle enillodd ei radd doethur, ei amser ym Mhrifysgol Caerfaddon ac yn fwy diweddar, am greu Doethuriaeth yn Hyfforddi Chwaraeon ym Mhrifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd.

Sport Coaching review: https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/rspc20
CRiC: https://cricsportcoaching.com/
Robyn's researchgate profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Robyn-Jones

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Mike Castle interviewed Dr Kerry Harris (Senior Lecturer in Sport Coaching and Director of Women’s Football) and Jen Larrick (doctoral candidate). With a vast experience in coaching Women’s Football, Kerry and Jen took us back to their first coaching experiences, shared their journey into academia, and their views on the current landscape of research in coaching and gender. Plus, they both deconstructed some common misconceptions about coaching female teams.

Bu Mike Castle yn cyfweld â Dr Kerry Harris (Uwch Ddarlithydd mewn Hyfforddi Chwaraeon a Chyfarwyddwr Pêl-droed Merched) a Jen Larrick (ymgeisydd doethurol). Gyda phrofiad helaeth o hyfforddi Pêl-droed Merched, aeth Kerry a Jen â ni yn ôl at eu profiadau hyfforddi cyntaf, gan rannu eu taith i'r byd academaidd, a'u barn ar y dirwedd bresennol o ymchwil ym maes hyfforddi a rhywedd. Hefyd, gwnaeth y ddau ddadadeiladu rhai camsyniadau cyffredin am hyfforddi Merched.

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Mike Castle interviewed Dr Sofia Santos (Senior Lecturer in Sport Coaching) and Catrina Nicholas-McLaughlin (WRU) about the Women in High Performance Coaching Programme (WHPCP). Sofia and Catrina shared their journeys into coaching and discussed the gendered issues present in the coaching realm. These served as the basis for the creation of the WHPCP, where Sofia shared her experience leading the programme, and Catrina provided her insight as a participant.

Bu Mike Castle yn cyfweld â Dr Sofia Santos (Uwch Ddarlithydd mewn Hyfforddi Chwaraeon) a Catrina Nicholas-McLaughlin (URC) am y Rhaglen Hyfforddi Merched Perfformiad Uwch (WHPCP). Rhannodd Sofia a Catrina eu teithiau i hyfforddi a thrafod y materion rhywedd sy'n bresennol ym myd hyfforddi. Roedd y rhain yn sail i greu’r WHPCP, lle rhannodd Sofia ei phrofiad yn arwain y rhaglen, a darparodd Catrina ei mewnwelediad fel cyfranogwr.

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Oli Lum sat down with Christian Edwards and Emlyn Lewis. Christian is the director of the SC Hub at Cardiff Met and the director of Football and Emlyn is a Lecturer in Sport Coaching at Cardiff Met. The interview revolved around Christian’s 2018 article, focused the use of humor in SC. During the episode, Christian explained how he sees humor as a sociological tool, and broke down the concept of ‘inclusionary putdowns’ while sharing some fun stories.

Eisteddodd Oil Lum i lawr gyda Christian Edwards ac Emlyn Jones. Christian yw cyfarwyddwr yr Hyb Hyfforddi Chwaraeon ym Met Caerdydd a chyfarwyddwr Pêl-droed ac mae Emlyn yn Ddarlithydd mewn Hyfforddi Chwaraeon ym Met Caerdydd. Roedd y cyfweliad yn ymwneud ag erthygl Christian 2018, gan ganolbwyntio ar y defnydd o hiwmor yn Hyfforddi Chwaraeon. Yn ystod y bennod, esboniodd Christian sut y mae'n gweld hiwmor fel arf cymdeithasegol, a chwalodd y cysyniad o 'ymyriadau cynhwysol' wrth rannu rhai straeon hwyliog.

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Mike Castle hosted Ellen Jones (Senior Lecturer in Performance Sport, Programme Director of Sport Physical Education and Health) and Ellie Lewis (Director and Head Coach of Tennis Squad). Ellen’s recent article on the narratives of women tennis coaches' careers informed this conversation, where our guests' personal journeys illustrated some of the structural issues discussed in thee paper.

Croesawodd Mike Castle Ellen Jones (‪Uwch Ddarlithydd mewn Perfformiad Chwaraeon, Cyfarwyddwr Rhaglen Chwaraeon, Addysg Gorfforol ac Iechyd) ac Ellie Lewis (Cyfarwyddwr a Phrif Hyfforddwr y Sgwad Tenis). Roedd erthygl ddiweddar Ellen ar yrfa hyfforddwyr Tennis Merched yn sail i’r sgwrs hon, lle’r oedd teithiau personol ein gwestai yn darlunio rhai o’r materion strwythurol a drafodwyd yn y papur.

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In this episode, both of our hosts sat with Dr. Gethin Thomas for a conversation about the work of Lev Vygsotky applied to Sports Coaching. With a shared interest in the work of Vygostky, they discussed some of the most relevant concepts of his work and implications for coaches, including: mediation, tools, language, ZPD, the more knowledgeable other and perishivani.

Yn y bennod hon, eisteddodd y ddau o'n gwesteiwr gyda Dr. Gethin Thomas am sgwrs am waith Lev Vygsotky ar Hyfforddi Chwaraeon. Gyda diddordeb a rennir yng ngwaith Vygostky, buont yn trafod rhai o gysyniadau mwyaf perthnasol ei waith a goblygiadau ar gyfer hyfforddwyr, gan gynnwys: cyfryngu, offer, iaith, ZPD, yr arall mwy gwybodus a perishivani.

Link to article: https://www.scielo.br/j/motriz/a/BXKcbtcHKFnjmnb5YVLT5MC/?lang=en

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In the first episode of season 2, Mike chats with returning guests Prof. Robyn Jones, Dr. Gethin Thomas and Dr. Charlie Corsby about their 2023 paper ‘Bordering, Connecting, and Dispelling within Sports Coaching: Erasing the Practitioner–Scholar Divide’. Here, they discuss traditional views about theory and practice, coaches anti-intellectualism and ways to bring practitioners and scholars together.

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Link to paper: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/13/9/201

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We are delighted to welcome Dr Colum Cronin (Reader in Sports Coaching and Physical Education, Liverpool John Moores University). Oli and Mike interviewed Colum on his recent book on Care in Sports Coaching. The interview included a discussion on the use of phenomenological approaches in the study of caring in coaching and the implications of caring relationships in learning.

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Link to book: https://www.routledge.com/Care-in-Sport-Coaching-Pedagogical-Cases/Cronin-Armour/p/book/9780367896270

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Dr Mike Castle interviewed his close friend Dr Marink Reedijk (Anderlecht Football Futures Head Coach). Marink and Mike relived some of their shared experiences as Doctorate in Sport Coaching students. Marink shared his views about how theory has been informing his coaching practice, everyday coaching challenges, problem solving activities in coaching and the value of mistakes in learning. Also, they discussed the findings in Marink’s thesis, and how a phenomenological approach supported Marink to explore the essence of football coaching.

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Link to thesis: https://figshare.cardiffmet.ac.uk/articles/thesis/_Teach_me_how_to_dance_with_you_A_phenomenological_exploration_to_improve_my_own_football_coaching/14447160

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In this episode, Mike sat down with Dr Daniel Spencer (Lecturer in Sports Coaching, Cardiff Metropolitan University) and returning guest Dr Charlie Corsby (Senior Lecturer in Sports Coaching, Cardiff Metropolitan University). In this episode, they discussed the main findings of Dan's doctoral thesis focused on the language used in the coaching field. They also discussed some of the challenges Dan felt during the data collection and the implications of findings for coaches.

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Mike welcomed back to the studio Dr Sofia Santos and Prof Robyn Jones. This time, the conversation was centred around their 2022 article on "Charming, influencing and seducing" in coaching. The conversation included a breakdown of how charming is part of the everyday actions of coaches as a mean to get athletes buy-in.

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Link to article: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13573322.2022.2029390?role=tab&tab=permissions&scroll=top

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In our season finale, Mike received Dr. Jose Castro (Senior Lecturer in Sport, Physical Education and Health, Cardiff Metropolitan University) and Dr. Ruan Jones (Senior Lecturer in Sport, Physical Education and Health, Cardiff Metropolitan University). We leaned upon our guest's expertise in the topic to discuss a range of matters, including: common misconceptions surrounding GBAs, challenges in researching GBAs, the role of skill development in GBAs, and future areas for research.

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We are back with season 3!

In the first episode of the season, Oli welcomed back to the studio Dr. Charlie Corsby (Cardiff Metropolitan University) and Dr. Andy Lane (Cardiff Metropolitan University). In this episode they discussed their 2023 article: "Contending with vulnerability and uncertainty: what coaches say about coaching." This included a discussion about the origins of the study, challenges and opportunities in the recruitment of participants, the performatic nature of qualitative interviews, and a deep dive into the study's findings.

Link to article: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21640629.2022.2057697

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In this episode, we welcomed back to the studio Prof. Robyn Jones (Cardiff Metropolitan University) and Dr. Charlie Corsby (Cardiff Metropolitan University). In this episode we discussed their article on sustainability in coaching, that both of our guests authored with Dr. Andy Lane. During the episode, the origins of this study, focus on coaches' everyday practice and other pressures that might render the coaching profession unsustainable were insightfully discussed.

Link to article: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17430437.2023.2253754

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The Sports Coaching Hub Podcast is going on the road!

We have partnered with the Cluster for Research into Coaching (CRiC) and during the upcoming 6th International CRiC conference, we will be recording a special series of episodes.

The podcast team (Manuel Santos, Oli Lum and Mike Castle) gathered in the studio to preview the upcoming conference and share what they will be looking forward to doing at the conference.

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CRiC website: https://cricsportcoaching.com/

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The first of our special CRiC episodes is out!

Mike welcomed Dr Han Wool Lee (Seoul National University, Cardiff Metropolitan University) to the pod. In this first episode, Han shared the origins of his groundbreaking work on the use of Lefevbre's work in Sports Coaching and implications for coaches.

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In the second of our special CRiC episodes, Mike welcomed to the podcast Dr Tom Leeder (University of East Anglia). In this episode, Tom shared the work he has been doing with British Orienteering and the impact of the work in coach education.

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Dr Tom Leeder: https://research-portal.uea.ac.uk/en/persons/thomas-m-leeder

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In this episode of our special CRiC series, Mike sat down with Dr Alex Consterdine (Liverpool John Moores University). Alex previewed her work on precarity, and its implications to a wider coaching field.

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Dr Alex Consterdine:
Website: https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/staff-profiles/faculty-of-science/sport-and-exercise-sciences/alexandra-consterdine
Twitter/X:https://x.com/aconsterdine1

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Welcome to one more CRiC bitesize episode. This time, Mike chatted with Andrew Higham, PhD student at Sheffield Hallam Student. During the episode, Andrew took us back to his first steps in HE and introduced us to his work on coaches' wellbeing and the use of photo elicitation.

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Andrew Higham:
Website: https://www.shu.ac.uk/sport-physical-activity-research-centre/study/phd-topics/andrew-higham
Twitter/X: @AHigham_HE

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