Katie Birch: Keep the Plates Spinning

Martin Hunter (Bradford City, Stoke City, Norwich City, Watford, Southampton, and the FA) shares his thoughts on the state of Football in the UK.

Katie Birch (Durham University & Scottish Hockey) discusses her journey as a dual-career athlete.

In this episode Erin Wallace (British Athletics) discusses the harsh reality of athletics and its objective nature.The Five W's PodcastWhat Works for Who in What Context and WhyThe podcast explores a biopsychosocial approach to athlete development, Each episode explores a unique perspective on the topic from the viewpoint of academia, athletes, coaches, practitioners, psychologists, researchers, S&C and sports scientists, and seeks to be relevant to anyone interested in athlete development. 

In this episode I am exploring Gardners (2007) Five Minds framework in an attempt to gain a deeper understanding of the complexities of S&C coaching and my own professional practice journey, and how the continued integration of this framework will “futureproof” my development as a research-practitioner. 

The Alexander Isak Saga;  What can we learn from a biopsychosocial perspective?In Monday morning commute episodes we will explore a theoretical concept, heuristic, or auto-ethnographic narrative in a short, digestible format, one that hopefully fits nicely into your daily commute.  The aim is not to provide answers but peak interest, inspire curiosity, drive self-reflection. 

In Monday morning commute episodes we will explore a theoretical concept, heuristic, or auto-ethnographic narrative in a short, digestible format, one that hopefully fits nicely into your daily commute.  The aim is not to provide answers but peak interest, inspire curiosity, drive self-reflection. 

In this milestone episode I read a letter I have developed to my younger self based upon this professional doctorate journey.This episode is inspired by the work of Dr Chris Szedlak and Dr Andrew Manly.The Five W's PodcastWhat Works for Who in What Context and WhyThe podcast explores a biopsychosocial approach to athlete development, Each episode explores a unique perspective on the topic from the viewpoint of academia, athletes, coaches, practitioners, psychologists, researchers, S&C and sports scientists, and seeks to be relevant to anyone interested in athlete development. DEFINITION OF TERMS(My current working definitions):BioPsychoSocial:  A recognition that athletic and sporting performance depends on the interaction of a large number of interconnected factors; Bio (Physical), Psycho (Psychological) and Social (Socio-Environmental) and the practitioners deliberate planning, implementation, practice and reflection of all three aspects combining to provide optimised individual learning opportunities for athletes and coaches.  Psychosocial:  The understanding and appreciation of how psychological (e.g., pedagogical / andragogical strategies, motivation, coach-athlete relationship) and socio-environmental (session design, social interaction, leadership) factors underpin physical (bio) performanceThis podcast is a form of knowledge exchange for my Doctoral studies which I am currently undertaking at Leeds Beckett University, so I do want to highlight their contribution to my skills, knowledge and experience as well as a HUGE thank to my supervisory team Professor Kevin Till and Dr Tom Mitchell, as well as all the other lecturers within the Carnegie School of Sport that have and continue to support me on my research-practitioner journey.  

In Monday morning commute episodes we will explore a theoretical concept, heuristic, or auto-ethnographic narrative in a short, digestible format, one that hopefully fits nicely into your daily commute.  The aim is not to provide answers but peak interest, inspire curiosity, drive self-reflection. The Five W's PodcastWhat Works for Who in What Context and WhyThe podcast explores a biopsychosocial approach to athlete development, Each episode explores a unique perspective on the topic from the viewpoint of academia, athletes, coaches, practitioners, psychologists, researchers, S&C and sports scientists, and seeks to be relevant to anyone interested in athlete development. DEFINITION OF TERMS(My current working definitions):BioPsychoSocial:  A recognition that athletic and sporting performance depends on the interaction of a large number of interconnected factors; Bio (Physical), Psycho (Psychological) and Social (Socio-Environmental) and the practitioners deliberate planning, implementation, practice and reflection of all three aspects combining to provide optimised individual learning opportunities for athletes and coaches.  Psychosocial:  The understanding and appreciation of how psychological (e.g., pedagogical / andragogical strategies, motivation, coach-athlete relationship) and socio-environmental (session design, social interaction, leadership) factors underpin physical (bio) performanceThis podcast is a form of knowledge exchange for my Doctoral studies which I am currently undertaking at Leeds Beckett University, so I do want to highlight their contribution to my skills, knowledge and experience as well as a HUGE thank to my supervisory team Professor Kevin Till and Dr Tom Mitchell, as well as all the other lecturers within the Carnegie School of Sport that have and continue to support me on my research-practitioner journey.  

Welcome to Thought Experiment Thursday’s on the Five W’s podcast.In these episodes I will be posing a philosophical viewpoint in the form of a narrative, story or question that will hopefully serve as a self-reflection prompt in relation to your coaching planning, delivery and review.In this episode we use the work of American philosopher John Searle, and the Chinese Room Argument. The Five W's PodcastWhat Works for Who in What Context and WhyThe podcast explores a biopsychosocial approach to athlete development, Each episode explores a unique perspective on the topic from the viewpoint of academia, athletes, coaches, practitioners, psychologists, researchers, S&C and sports scientists, and seeks to be relevant to anyone interested in athlete development. DEFINITION OF TERMS(My current working definitions):BioPsychoSocial:  A recognition that athletic and sporting performance depends on the interaction of a large number of interconnected factors; Bio (Physical), Psycho (Psychological) and Social (Socio-Environmental) and the practitioners deliberate planning, implementation, practice and reflection of all three aspects combining to provide optimised individual learning opportunities for athletes and coaches.  Psychosocial:  The understanding and appreciation of how psychological (e.g., pedagogical / andragogical strategies, motivation, coach-athlete relationship) and socio-environmental (session design, social interaction, leadership) factors underpin physical (bio) performanceThis podcast is a form of knowledge exchange for my Doctoral studies which I am currently undertaking at Leeds Beckett University, so I do want to highlight their contribution to my skills, knowledge and experience as well as a HUGE thank to my supervisory team Professor Kevin Till and Dr Tom Mitchell, as well as all the other lecturers within the Carnegie School of Sport that have and continue to support me on my research-practitioner journey.  

Ryan Dodyk (Team Canada) discusses his performance environment and what he needs to perform at the highest level. The Five W's PodcastWhat Works for Who in What Context and WhyThe podcast explores a biopsychosocial approach to athlete development, Each episode explores a unique perspective on the topic from the viewpoint of academia, athletes, coaches, practitioners, psychologists, researchers, S&C and sports scientists, and seeks to be relevant to anyone interested in athlete development. DEFINITION OF TERMS(My current working definitions):BioPsychoSocial:  A recognition that athletic and sporting performance depends on the interaction of a large number of interconnected factors; Bio (Physical), Psycho (Psychological) and Social (Socio-Environmental) and the practitioners deliberate planning, implementation, practice and reflection of all three aspects combining to provide optimised individual learning opportunities for athletes and coaches.  Psychosocial:  The understanding and appreciation of how psychological (e.g., pedagogical / andragogical strategies, motivation, coach-athlete relationship) and socio-environmental (session design, social interaction, leadership) factors underpin physical (bio) performanceThis podcast is a form of knowledge exchange for my Doctoral studies which I am currently undertaking at Leeds Beckett University, so I do want to highlight their contribution to my skills, knowledge and experience as well as a HUGE thank to my supervisory team Professor Kevin Till and Dr Tom Mitchell, as well as all the other lecturers within the Carnegie School of Sport that have and continue to support me on my research-practitioner journey.