Feminist Coaching Pedagogy with Jennifer Larrick & Dr Kerry Harris

In this final episode of Season 8, Jen Larrick and Kerry Harris joined Mike to discuss their recent paper, 'Developing a hooks-informed feminist coaching pedagogy'. During the episode, they discussed the challenges of patriarchal norms in sport coaching and how Jen took an action-research approach to her practice. The key findings were also shared, including overcoming tokenistic participation, collaborative approaches, finding joy in coaching, and 'pausing' as a pedagogical practice.The paper was recently accepted for publication - we'll come back to post the link to it once it's published! 

During this episode, Dean Holden shares his Doctoral research from Cardiff Metropolitan University's Doctorate in Sport Coaching (DSC) programme. 'Wandering Whistles', Dean's thesis, shares his lived experiences and learnings as a nomadic, travelling coach working across cultures in ice-hockey.During the episode, Dean, Mike, and Oli discuss the idea of the nomadic coach, Dean's rich life experiences that have led him towards his research, and the findings of his doctoral thesis. Together, they discuss his auto-ethnographic and composite vignette approaches to exploring notions of identity, power, and authenticity in coaching.

During this episode, Matt Watson and Tom Leeder discussed their recent paper which explores the development experiences of Esports coaches with Mike. Matt and Tom's work, supported by colleagues Sylvain Laborde and Michael Trotter, explores the perceptions of a diverse group of Esports stakeholders' perceptions of coach development. Together, they discussed the valorisation of playing experience, the tension between the need for pedagogical expertise and the dismissal of formal coach education, and the ways forward for coach development in Esports.We hope you enjoy the episode!Link to the paper: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/15/7/858#:~:text=I%20don't%20believe%20any%20qualifications%20is%20necessary%20for%20a,coaching%20or%20teaching%20would%20help.&text=I%20don't%20think%20a,they%20have%20from%20different%20areas. 

We welcome back to the pod two repeating guests: Dr Charlie Corsby and (soon-to-be-Dr) Elliot Doyle. During this episode, they presented their recently published paper, 'Living With Injury: A Phenomenology of Sport Injury Rehabilitation'.Enjoy!Link to article: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1357034X251413522Follow us on our social media: https://linktr.ee/sportscoachinghub 

Season 8 continues with some valuable insights from Ellen Jones and Dr Lea-Cathrin DohmeIn this episode, Mike speaks to Ellen and Lea about their recent work with mother-coaches. Together, they highlight the structural challenges that coaching poses to mother-coaches working in tennis. The conversation sheds light on the methodological choices behind using composite vignettes and Joan Acker's work, before sharing some of the lived experiences of the mother-coaches involved in the study.With thanks to Ellen, Lea, and Leanne Norman for sharing their work!Read the article online: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/397975216_The_Even_More_So_Invisible_Women_of_Tennis_The_Career_Narratives_of_Mother-Coaches Enjoy the episode!Follow us on our social media: https://linktr.ee/sportscoachinghub 

We are back with season 8! In this episode, we head back to the Sport Wales Coach Developer Programme as Mike sits down with Callum Digby, Donal O’Halloran, and Stephanie Bradley. All four took part in the newly launched programme— a partnership between Cardiff Metropolitan University and Sport Wales — and share some of their reflections, journeys, key learnings, and takeaways.Enjoy the episode!Follow us on our social media: https://linktr.ee/sportscoachinghub 

To celebrate the release of 50 episodes, Mike, Oli, and Manuel got together for a roundup episode. They looked back at the first steps of the podcast, shared their personal highlights, and discussed what's next for the podcast. As per usual, please contact us via email ([email protected]) or Twitter/X (@TheCoaching_Hub) with suggestions.Follow us on our social media: https://linktr.ee/sportscoachinghub

This episode, we welcomed back to the pod one of our favorite guests: Dr Ed Hall (Northumbria University). During the episode, Ed shared how his interest in social nothingness started, the influence of Susie Scott's work, and the implications for coaches and academics. Enjoy this fascinating episode! Ed Hall profile: https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/our-staff/h/edward-hall/Follow us on our social media: https://linktr.ee/sportscoachinghub

This week we received Dr Amber Regardsoe and Dr Daniel Milton (Cardiff Metropolitan University). They discussed Amber's doctoral thesis  and explored how coaches scaffold player learning through everyday interactions and the non-linear nature of athlete learning. Follow us on our social media: https://linktr.ee/sportscoachinghub

Revised Description:Dr. Alex Consterdine (LJMU) joins us once again to discuss her latest publication, Reappraising Theorisations of Power in the Coach–Athlete Relationship: Future Directions for Sports Coaching Research. In this episode, Alex talks about her relationship with Bill Taylor, her academic journey, and the background and significance of the paper.Link to article: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21640629.2025.2569943?src=Alex's profile: https://profiles.ljmu.ac.uk/19034-alexandra-consterdineFollow us on our social media: https://linktr.ee/sportscoachinghub