Off the Pitch with Active
65 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★ - 3 ratingsARE YOU A PARENT OR COACH WITH A CHILD PLAYING SPORT?
Listen to educated people around the world on the topic of youth development in sport. No 1 reason children start playing sport is because it is fun but a staggering number of kids leave sports because they stopped having fun. Why?
These and many other questions about youth development in sport are discussed in this series.
Come on! Join me it's a lot to learn about this.
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#058 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with J.P. Nerbun, bestselling author, leadership coach and founder of TOC Culture consulting.
March 20, 2024 04:43 - 48 minutes - 39.6 MBJ.P. Nerbun is a bestselling author, leadership coach, and founder of TOC Culture Consulting, a leading global sports-consulting and leadership coaching business. His mission is to support leaders and their teams to achieve their full potential through 1:1 coaching, consulting, and community. In 2019, he published his first book, Calling Up: Discovering Your Journey to Transformational Leadership, which has received critical acclaim. In 2022, he published The Culture System: A Proven Proce...
#057 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Dr Jill Taylor, Neuroanatomist, TED Speaker, Author & one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World.
July 09, 2023 23:56 - 53 minutes - 25.2 MBThe New York Times best-selling author of My Stroke of Insight, Dr Jill Bolte Taylor, blends neuroanatomy with psychology in her new book Whole Brain Living which shows how we can short-circuit emotional reactivity and find our way to peace. Ranked #1 on Amazon in the following categories: Stroke, Neuroscience, Neurological Diseases, Nervous System Diseases, and Stress Management. Dr. Jill is passionate about educating the public about the beauty of our human brain. In this ep, we will exp...
#056 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Jazlyn Pipkin, Founder & CEO of Jazleticz LLC Sports. Author, trainer and holistic health coach, mentor
April 19, 2023 08:22 - 54 minutes - 25.4 MBJazlyn Pipkin is another refreshing young achiever in the space of youth sport. She is a Health Coach and Personal trainer who graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Exercise Sports Science and Associates in Business Administration. In 2015, she converted her life to Christ and began to discover her personal call, purpose, and God’s plan for her life. She has a passion for people and loves to mentor and support young lives. She has a desire to empower others to develop their relationship wi...
#055 Off the Pitch with Active: Part 2 Interview with Chris Adams, Football manager at Northern Suburb Football Association, Sydney
March 07, 2023 04:45 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBThis is part 2 of a conversation I had with Chris end of last year. If you haven’t heard part 1 yet, go to episode 53 to make full sense of our discussion in this episode. Chris is an experienced coach-developer and football administrator with over 10 years’ experience in grassroots football programs working with member federations in Australia, NPL clubs and associations in both Western Australia and NSW. Chris is passionate about how we rethink grassroots football as we look to cater f...
#054 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Reed Maltbie: Spartans Mindset-Mastering the language of excellence
January 31, 2023 04:15 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBLeveraging two master’s degrees—in sports psychology and early childhood development—and thirty years of professional coaching experience, “Coach Reed” Maltbie has dedicated his life to creating the best environments for athletes of all ages to achieve peak performance, on and off the sports field. Coach Reed has implemented training programs with all types of sports organizations—Gaelic Games Association, US Sailing, USA Hockey, USA Swimming, Ontario Volleyball, US Olympic and Paralympi...
#053 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Chris Adams, Football manager at Northern Suburb Football Association, Sydney
December 01, 2022 09:02 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBChris is an experienced coach developer and football administrator with over 10 years’ experience in grassroots football programs working with member federations in Australia, NPL clubs and associations in both Western Australia and NSW. Chris is passionate for how we rethink grassroots football as we look to cater for players of all abilities. AFC/FFA A Lic AFC/FFA level 1 GK coach FFA Community coach educator AFC/FFA C Lic instructor AFC/FFA B Lic instructor Today we talk abo...
#052 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Helen Connolly, SA Commissioner for Children & young people
October 25, 2022 22:05 - 50 minutes - 34.4 MBHelen Connolly became South Australia’s first Commissioner for Children and Young People in April 2017. The position was established under the Children and Young People (Oversight and Advocacy Bodies) Act 2016. The Commissioner promotes and advocates for the rights, development and wellbeing of all children and young people in South Australia, with a special focus to engage with and listen to children who aren’t usually heard. Helen has 30 years’ experience as a leader in human services....
#051 Interview with Sasha Graham, Author of Tiny Ninja Books
October 06, 2022 02:22 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBSasha Graham is the founder of Tiny Ninja Books and is the author of Milo Does Not Like Mornings and Whitney Wins Everything. Sasha is a former executive at the Walt Disney Studios and her writing has appeared in magazines, newspapers and on television. Sasha lives with her husband Alan in beautiful Arizona where they encourage each other, and their children, Finn, Indy & Odessa, to always listen to their Tiny Ninjas. Today we will talk about her latest book “Whitney Wins Everything” and...
#050 Off the Pitch with Active: Sound of Music of youth sport, experts view on the best environment for youth to thrive in sport.
August 04, 2022 05:43 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBMark O’Sullivan is helping me kicking of the 50th celebratory episode of “Off the Pitch with Active”. To me he is an inspiration fueling my burning desire to help influence people to create a youth sport environment which Mark said in the opening “Meets the physical and emotional needs of children and youth”. So, I put together this episode with a mixture of previous guests, who shared their view of the best possible environment for youth to thrive in sport. My question to them was “What...
#049 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Vickie Simos, Physotherapist, Martial Artist, Motivational Speaker, Boxer, Author, Counsellor-About youth mental health
April 28, 2022 23:12 - 53 minutes - 37 MBAfter years of self-doubt and self-deprecation, Vickie Simos (BA (Psych) G.dip.C&Psychotheraphy Master of Counselling) has made many discoveries about who she was and who she wants to be – a confident, strong person who considers herself worthy of all the best life has to offer. Vickie has competed in numerous Martial Arts tournaments nationally and internationally in the USA, Philippines and New Zealand, which include two World Championships for Stick Fighting, receiving 2 silvers and 1 b...
#048 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Sean Douglas, E-Learning Development Manager at Oceania Football Confederation
March 31, 2022 12:10 - 55 minutes - 38.1 MBSean has a keen interest in helping coaches learn. He holds an AFC/FFA Pro Diploma, but also has a passion for continual learning, which has included a Masters of Coaching (University of Queensland), and training as a Master Coach Developer through the International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE) Coach Developer Academy. Sean has been involved in Coach Development for over 16 years, helping coaches / organisations in different countries and sports. He has a playing background at a ...
#047 Interview with Dr. Jessica Garza, an accomplished global business, professional sports mental consultant, TED speaker, author and Owner of Ultier.
February 25, 2022 06:43 - 50 minutes - 35 MBDr. Jess Garza holds a PhD in performance psychology, a master's in clinical mental health and a master's in sport-exercise psychology. She has established herself as a global influencer and now spends her time presenting around the world. She has worked with professional athletes, congressional staff, FBI, CIA and US Special Forces. Dr. Garza helps her clients develop mental readiness, emotional intelligence and self-confidence to optimize their potential both on a personal and professional...
#046 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Emma Doyle, TedX Speaker, Mentor, Performance & Mindset Coach & Podcast host
January 11, 2022 22:08 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MBEmma Doyle is a Performance Coach and international speaker helping you turn your motivation into activation. She has been coaching for 30 years and through her keynote speaking, mentoring, coaching, and consultancy she inspires, improves, and impacts players, coaches, teams, and corporates within her Global triangle between Melbourne, Australia, Denver, Colorado and Glasgow, Scotland. She is a Tennis Australia High-Performance Coach with a strong background as a tennis touring professio...
#045 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Julie M. Stamm, Ph.D Clinical Asst. Prof. Neuroscientist, Anatomist, Athletic Trainer, Researcher, Sports lover & Author.
December 08, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 53.5 MBJulie M. Stamm, Ph.D. received her Bachelor of Science degree in Athletic Training from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2009. As part the research team at the Boston University Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy (BU CSTE). Stamm has been involved in ground-breaking research with Dr. Robert Stern on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a progressive neurodegenerative disease of the brain found in athletes (and others) with a history of repetitive brain trauma. She wa...
#044 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Johan Fallby, Sport psychologist, advisor & presenter
November 01, 2021 12:02 - 1 hour - 52.5 MBJohan is also an ex professional table tennis player, representing his country Sweden. After being a sport psychologist in FC Kopenhagen and Djurgarden IF, 2 professional soccer clubs, he spent 10 years being responsible for sport psychology in Swedish FA. During this time, he also worked on special projects with Swedish Olympic Committee and other key sporting bodies in Sweden. Johan has presented to over 100,000 people in Sweden and Scandinavia. Today he does most of his work in Fallby...
#043 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Dr. Josie Perry, Performance in Mind
September 29, 2021 00:05 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MBDr Josephine Perry is a chartered psychologist working with those in sport and on the stage and in business to help them overcome their barriers to success, so they can achieve their goals. Josephine has a background in communications and behaviour change, having worked for many years in journalism, marketing, public relations and crisis communications across private corporations and government. She has a MSc in Communications, a MSc in Psychology and a MSc in Sport and Exercise Psychology...
#042 Off the Pitch with Active: 3 Teens impacting youth sport
August 16, 2021 03:16 - 1 hour - 51.8 MBA world first youth sport podcast episode with 3 teens, 2 girls and 1 boy. It is always adults who tell us what kids & Teens want in sport, but how about speaking to them directly and listen to what they have to say. In this episode, I have found 2 amazing 15 & 16 year old girls from here in Adelaide, Australia and a 16 year old boy from New Jersey, USA. We are kicking off with Brandon Shintani, Brandon is a student at Ridgewood High School, in New Jersey and is the Sports and Wellness C...
#041 Off the Pitch with Active: Prt 2-Interview with VJ Stanley, Balanced Excellence, author, mentor, who council’s mental health techniques to excel in sport & life: Puberty & Sport
July 16, 2021 03:19 - 40 minutes - 27.5 MBWelcome to part 2 and the last part of this amazing conversation with VJ Stanley, Balanced Excellence. In this episode we continue the conversation from ep40 about puberty and sport. If you have not heard part 1, I recommend you listen that episode first as some references may not make sense otherwise. Towards the end, I will mention a free gift from V.J which he shares exclusively with Off the Pitch with Active audience. So, let’s continue VJ! Overview: 39:59 min episode part 2 (p...
#040 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with VJ Stanley, Balanced Excellence-Puberty and Sport
May 31, 2021 06:08 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBVJ Stanley was a three-sport varsity athlete in high school and won the school’s first ever Leadership Award as an athlete, VJ won the high school hockey league scoring title as a junior and was a First All-Star Selection. In his senior year, he received Second All-Star Honors and also played junior hockey for the Rochester Monarchs. He went on to play hockey at Clarkson University, where he sustained two concussions in one week, which ended his career after only one game. VJ founded Balan...
#039 Interview with Paige E. Roberts LCSW LICSWA CBP CLT, Clinical Sports Neuro Psychologist - Peak Performance - Neurohacker
April 29, 2021 02:28 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MBPaige is a sports and fitness enthusiast. She uses a process called Performance Neuro Training which is a combination of sports psychology, Brainspotting, and hot & cold photobiomodulation laser-light therapy. Her current practice philosophy combines a variety of techniques including clinical social work, exercise and neuroscience, and health and wellness lifestyle coaching. Through this process she provides sports injury intensive recovery sessions, and sports and life performance coachin...
#038 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Hernan Chousa, Ex pro tennis player, Parent, CEO & author
March 26, 2021 05:13 - 48 minutes - 33 MBHernan Chousa is an author from Argentina. He lives in Buenos Aires, and he runs his zinc flake coating business as the CEO of Chousa SRL. Unplugged is his first novel where he could fuse two passions: music and writing. He also published “My Son the Tennis Player” and “How to Help Your Kid Succeed in Sports”. Former professional tennis player in his twenties, he is willing to share his experiences as a pro player and as a father to a successful tennis playing son. This is a story with a...
#037 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Betsy Butterick, The Coaches Coach & Communication Specialist
February 23, 2021 10:46 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBThe buzzword most often associated with high performing teams is "chemistry". Chemistry is formed through connection, and at the heart of connection is communication. Betsy understands that language is the most powerful tool we possess, and that elevating our communication skills gives us a competitive advantage in any arena. As a former coach with experience in DI, DII, DIII, and the WNBA Betsy utilizes her unique background with individuals ready to improve and teams of all kinds - fr...
#036 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Matt Young, Quality Sports Hub- Operation manual for actioning athlete development
December 17, 2020 01:22 - 57 minutes - 40.1 MBMatt was introduced to the power of sport by a teacher who helped him use sports as a conduit to self-actualization. He have spent the last 25 years learning, coaching, mentoring, and experiencing the positive impact sport can have on lives. He is Guinness World record holder fastest bike relay across Canada-2007 & TEDx Stanley Park Speaker 2015. Executive Producer of “No Running” Documentary 2016 & “The Cost of Winning” Documentary 2017 He has also presented to the NHL / PGA / Project P...
#035 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Allon Khakshouri, Mental game of Tennis
August 22, 2020 01:29 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MBDespite the odds being stacked against Allon, he was determined to change his fate. From a struggling kid, with various disabilities, to fulfilling a childhood dream and managing some of the world’s best tennis players, Allon put his career success down to developing the mental toughness and passion he saw from tennis players, from a young age. He also realized that it is mental toughness that separates the world’s best players from everyone else and it allows them to pursue ambitious goal...
#034 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with VJ Stanley, Balanced Excellence
July 30, 2020 00:08 - 50 minutes - 65.9 MBVJ Stanley was a three-sport varsity athlete in high school and won the school’s first ever Leadership Award. As an athlete, VJ won the high school hockey league scoring title as a junior and was a First All-Star Selection. In his senior year, he received Second All-Star Honors and also played junior hockey for the Rochester Monarchs. He went on to play hockey at Clarkson University, where he sustained two concussions in one week, which ended his career after only one game. VJ founded Bala...
#033 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Joel Franco from Chesapeake Films
May 14, 2020 23:01 - 47 minutes - 68.5 MBJoel Franco is using his passion in film making in producing a documentary about youth sport “Where our children play”. Three out of four American families with school-aged children have at least one playing an organized sport — that's a total of about 45 million kids. By age 15, as many as 80% of these youngsters have quit. The documentary intends to shed new light, perspective and expose the truth to ensure that all those involved in youth sports can join hands and work as one to return ...
#032 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Mark O’Sullivan, UEFA A licensed coach at AIK in Stockholm, Sweden
March 01, 2020 20:47 - 1 hour - 47.6 MBMark O’Sullivan is a UEFA A licensed coach and is head of youth development for 8-12 at AIK in Stockholm, Sweden and is part of their Research and Development department. Mark is currently doing PhD Research Sheffield Hallam University, UK, which centers around designing learning environments in youth football. Mark has also worked as a consultant for the Canadian FA (2017) helping them to develop their new coach education program. He regularly holds lectures, talks and practical sessions ar...
#031 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Richard Shorter, founder of Non-Perfect Dad
February 11, 2020 08:51 - 54 minutes - 39 MBThe sports world is a high-pressure environment, Richard’s skills and experience mean he is able to probe the tough issues and challenges parents and coaches face, without being judge mental or pushy. He delivered parent engagement strategy support, sports-parent meetings and coaches CPD on working with parents for: Three National Governing Bodies; (England Rugby U18 Boys & Girls, England Hockey U16 & U18 Boys and Girls and England Cricket Board) A number of the UK’s top professional sp...
#30: Interview with Mikael Wallsbeck Founder of Imagine That in Stockholm, Sweden
January 12, 2020 22:04 - 49 minutes - 64.3 MBMikael Wallsbeck have a European Masters in Sport and Exercise Psychology, from Högskolan in Halmstad. He is also educated in psychotherapy in cognitive behavior therapeutic direction. Mikael has been working as a leader with experience of working with children and adolescence, specifically with LSS (Australian equivalent to NDIA, National Disability Insurance Agency) Today, he works with Gefle IF in football and Swedish Para Table Tennis Team. He also works with students in sports psychol...
#030: Interview with Mikael Wallsbeck Founder of Imagine That in Stockholm, Sweden
January 12, 2020 22:04 - 49 minutes - 64.3 MBMikael Wallsbeck have a European Masters in Sport and Exercise Psychology, from Högskolan in Halmstad. He is also educated in psychotherapy in cognitive behavior therapeutic direction. Mikael has been working as a leader with experience of working with children and adolescence, specifically with LSS (Australian equivalent to NDIA, National Disability Insurance Agency) Today, he works with Gefle IF in football and Swedish Para Table Tennis Team. He also works with students in sports psychol...
#29 Interview with Marcos Flores, Ambassador for Adelaide City & Johnny Warren Foundation, Yellow for Yelling Soccer Profile Player & founder of PTA
December 01, 2019 22:18 - 1 hour - 39.2 MBBorn in Argentina, Marcos Flores, had a great career in professional football in Union de Santa Fe between 2001 and 2003 where he began his professional career, then Newell’s Old Boys and he also played in Curico Unido. He signed for the A-League club Adelaide United in Australia, where he achieved the player of the year in 2011 (Johnny Warren Medal). Marcos has also been in the USA, to help develop football at Jacksonville Armada. Over 16 years as a pro player, Marcos played in Argentin...
#029 Interview with Marcos Flores, Ambassador for Adelaide City & Johnny Warren Foundation, Yellow for Yelling Soccer Profile Player & founder of PTA
December 01, 2019 22:18 - 1 hour - 39.2 MBBorn in Argentina, Marcos Flores, had a great career in professional football in Union de Santa Fe between 2001 and 2003 where he began his professional career, then Newell’s Old Boys and he also played in Curico Unido. He signed for the A-League club Adelaide United in Australia, where he achieved the player of the year in 2011 (Johnny Warren Medal). Marcos has also been in the USA, to help develop football at Jacksonville Armada. Over 16 years as a pro player, Marcos played in Argentin...
Interview with Marcos Flores, Ambassador for Adelaide City & Johnny Warren Foundation, Yellow for Yelling Soccer Profile Player & founder of PTA
December 01, 2019 22:18 - 1 hour - 39.2 MBBorn in Argentina, Marcos Flores, had a great career in professional football in Union de Santa Fe between 2001 and 2003 where he began his professional career, then Newell’s Old Boys and he also played in Curico Unido. He signed for the A-League club Adelaide United in Australia, where he achieved the player of the year in 2011 (Johnny Warren Medal). Marcos has also been in the USA, to help develop football at Jacksonville Armada. Over 16 years as a pro player, Marcos played in Argentin...
Interview with Ben Galloway, Academic and the mind behind Opposite Direction YouTube channel
November 04, 2019 09:14 - 1 hour - 52 MBBen is a young football coach based in Brisbane, Australia. Just off the back on spending the last 9 months in Uganda, East Africa working at a football academy called Football for Good. Currently studying a masters at the Queensland University of Technology and the tutelage of Ian Renshaw and Brendan Moy. He runs a YouTube channel, ‘Opposite Direction’ making short educational videos about coaching and some theoretical ideas that may underpin coaching. Ben puts a lot of his understanding an...
#028 Interview with Ben Galloway, Academic and the mind behind Opposite Direction YouTube channel
November 04, 2019 09:14 - 1 hour - 52 MBBen is a young football coach based in Brisbane, Australia. Just off the back on spending the last 9 months in Uganda, East Africa working at a football academy called Football for Good. Currently studying a masters at the Queensland University of Technology and the tutelage of Ian Renshaw and Brendan Moy. He runs a YouTube channel, ‘Opposite Direction’ making short educational videos about coaching and some theoretical ideas that may underpin coaching. Ben puts a lot of his understanding an...
#28 Interview with Ben Galloway, Academic and the mind behind Opposite Direction YouTube channel
November 04, 2019 09:14 - 1 hour - 52 MBBen is a young football coach based in Brisbane, Australia. Just off the back on spending the last 9 months in Uganda, East Africa working at a football academy called Football for Good. Currently studying a masters at the Queensland University of Technology and the tutelage of Ian Renshaw and Brendan Moy. He runs a YouTube channel, ‘Opposite Direction’ making short educational videos about coaching and some theoretical ideas that may underpin coaching. Ben puts a lot of his understanding an...
#027 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Dave Wright, Co-founder & Editor of Player Development Project
October 09, 2019 10:59 - 54 minutes - 79.5 MBPlayer Development Project is an online learning platform and collaborative project designed to bring together top coaches and experts from around the world. PDP was founded to bridge the gap between research and practice as well as showcase the work of top practitioners from around the world of football and other sports. Their goal is to aggregate and create quality content supported by evidence and experience to help coaches create better environments for young players. Dave is a UEFA A ...
#026 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Joey Peters, 3 World Cup & one Olympic Games with Matilda’s & founder of Game-Play-Learn
September 23, 2019 09:47 - 1 hour - 80 MBHall of Famer & mother of 8, Joey Peters has 110 caps for Matilda’s, including 3 World Cups (’99, ’03 & ’07) & One Olympic Games (2004) and she scored 28 goals for the Matilda’s. She played in USA, Brazil, and my birth country Sweden Retired from pro football ’09 and continued as a Development Coach for International Football School for 6 years on the Central Coast Joey study at AIS, she has FFA/FIFA A-Lic and you see her on SBS as a football analyst. But in this podcast, we discuss...
Active #026 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Joey Peters, 3 World Cup & one Olympic Games with Matilda’s & founder of Game-Play-Learn
September 23, 2019 09:47 - 1 hour - 80 MBHall of Famer & mother of 8, Joey Peters has 110 caps for Matilda’s, including 3 World Cups (’99, ’03 & ’07) & One Olympic Games (2004) and she scored 28 goals for the Matilda’s. She played in USA, Brazil, and my birth country Sweden Retired from pro football ’09 and continued as a Development Coach for International Football School for 6 years on the Central Coast Joey study at AIS, she has FFA/FIFA A-Lic and you see her on SBS as a football analyst. But in this podcast, we discuss...
#025 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Reed Maltbie
August 04, 2019 07:34 - 47 minutes - 34.8 MBReed Maltbie does not really need an introduction, he is a Mentor in youth sport and coaching. With two Masters degrees, one in Early Childhood Learning & one in Sports Psychology, Reed understand children and what is going on in their brains while growing up to become adults. He is the Creator of “Coaching code” podcast & Raising Excellence, He did the TEDx talk “Echoes beyond the game” which is a must watch if you are a coach or parent. Co-Creator of Positive Discipline Tools for Coaches...
#024 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Stacie Mahoe
July 27, 2019 06:26 - 50 minutes - 32.8 MBSports Mum of 8, Outreach Coordinator at MVP Leadership Academy and owner and founder at Sports Mom Essentials. Stacie run her own podcast “Eating curve balls for breakfast” 50:08 min episode Overview: 2:10 Introducing Stacie Mahoe 4:00 Stacey’s story is amazing referring to her 8 teachers and how she has seen families falling apart from their children’s sport. 7:45 Do we know what the parents and kids are going through outside their sport, and how can we reach out...
#023 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Richard Cashman, Teacher, Coach & Sporting Influencer Blog
July 06, 2019 05:27 - 49 minutes - 32.7 MBRichard is a young (26years old), passionate and innovative coach from North Wales, UK. He continually strives to improve his level of knowledge working within a sporting environment in an attempt to fulfill individual(s) potential. With 7 Years of coaching experience, working an array of ages (U6 > Seniors), and abilities, cultures and backgrounds, he takes pride in developing and maintaining relationship with parents & players, creating a positive environment for those participating. U...
#022 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Gordon MacLelland WWPIS & Darren Wensor Little Athletics NSW
June 10, 2019 02:21 - 59 minutes - 37.6 MBGordon MacLelland set up ‘Working with Parents in Sport’ after 20 years as a teacher and as a coach for all age levels from 7-year olds to Adults. He has a BA/Hons degree in Sports Science from University College Chester and a PGCE from Lancaster University. He is the author of two books, ‘Great Sports Parenting’ – A pocket guide for parents of children in sport and ‘Engage’ – A coaches guide to building positive relationships with parents. His organisation currently works with 7 Nationa...
#021 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Ruth E. Nicholson
May 19, 2019 10:41 - 1 hour - 39.9 MBRuth Nicholson is an internationally-certified professional facilitator, mediator, and organizational alchemist. She specializes in helping clubs design board processes and club operations to provide more effective support to coaches, teams, and players. Ruth is also the co-creator of the 2019 GO! Chase Excellence Think Tank to Improve Youth Sports which engaged nearly 200 people from two dozen sports. The online event offered more than 80 solution-focused sessions and 61 speakers from fi...
#020 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Glen Mulcahy of Paradigm Sport
April 03, 2019 08:06 - 1 hour - 41.5 MBGlen Mulcahy is a professional speaker & coach, mentor with a down to earth flair who shares his knowledge from a lifetime of involvement in multiple sports as athlete, coach and parent. Glen is passionate about sharing what he has learned to “bring the game back to the kids”, while leading others to do the same Glen grew up playing multiple sports across Canada and played on provincial winning teams in Hockey, Football and Rugby. He is a graduate and now a mentor of the University of Brit...
#019 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Janis Meredith of Raising Champion Families
March 13, 2019 05:21 - 47 minutes - 30.9 MBJanis is a family coach for all families, but has extensive experience coaching families with children who play sports. She was a coach's wife for 29 years, a sports mom for 21 years, and is now a mom to two coaches, and a mother-in-law to one. She loves to see families thrive through all their seasons, in and out of youth sports. You can learn a lot more on Janis website www.rcfamilies.com Overview of our conversation 0:00 Introduction to the show & Janis Meredith 5:00 Started b...
#018 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Ryan Krzykowski-Are you in a sports fan mode or supportive parent mode?
February 06, 2019 09:32 - 53 minutes - 33.7 MBRyan Krzykowski has Director of Community for Coaches since 2008, a group based in Kansas City that provides training and mentoring for athletic coaches at all levels of sport 42 years old Married to Erica, four sons ranging from 18 to 10 years old teach High School Math in addition to leading CFC. Ryan is raised in Southwest Florida, played many sports growing up and later played college (American) football at Yale University He has coached many sports with children of all ages. He shar...
#017 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Jenn Starkey of MVP Leadership Academy
December 31, 2018 00:16 - 1 hour - 105 MBI saw Jenn’s email address on an email I got from Reed Maltbie, (Coaching Code and Way of Champion podcasts). I didn’t know who Jenn were, but I watched an interview with her. I was so impressed with her approach to coaching kids and she demonstrated some tricks to get kids to expand their “can do thinking”. I had to have her on Off the Pitch with Active to share with parents and coaches in Australia. Jenn speaks to 1000’s of children all around America and she shares many tools and id...
#016 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Brian Barlow, father and soccer referee in Oklahoma, US-I am not looking for your approval, but I am looking for your attention.
November 26, 2018 11:09 - 44 minutes - 28.6 MBInterview with Brian Barlow, father and soccer referee in Oklahoma, US. He was sick of parents abusing referees, so he started a Facebook Page called Offside sharing videos of abusive parents. This created a massive media attention by CBS, NBC, Today, Forbes, Inside, Fox News and many more. This time he shares how it is with Off the Pitch with Active I am not looking for your approval, but I am looking for your attention. Overview of our conversation 1:14 Introduction to Brian Barl...
#015 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Raff Frisina, Dir of Fusion Futsal Club & SAFL, Past Coach Vanuatu National Futsal Team, Senior coach for Eastern United 2018
November 18, 2018 20:54 - 53 minutes - 33.4 MBI caught up with Raff for a coffee before the 2018 Adelaide season. Raff began playing football at the age of 9 at school level in Adelaide. One of the highlights with Campbelltown City was winning the rising star award in the first season. He enjoyed 3 seasons there and was offered a trial in the Hong Kong Premier League midway through 2012. After a brief experience in Hong Kong he moved back to ADELAIDE to start the South Australian Futsal League, which shifted his priorities to Futsal. He...