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Stuart Armstrong
Nov 12, 2022
My conversation with a Golf YouTuber
I have been following Rob McGarr on You Tube for some time. His videos are a refreshing and honest insight to the challenges of improving...
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Stuart Armstrong
Oct 24, 2022
"There are times where I wish that I could forget half of what I have been taught"
Rob McGarr is a YouTuber who has been documenting the ups and downs of his journey of improvement in golf for several years. His honest...
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Stuart Armstrong
Jun 10, 2021
"It is unethical to have a talent system based on the luck of the draw of when you were born"
Adam Kelly is a Senior Lecturer and the Course Leader for Sports Coaching and Physical Education at Birmingham City University. He...
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Stuart Armstrong
Mar 27, 2021
The surprising secrets of the tiny Norwegian club that produced Erling Haaland
Sometimes the stars align and the article you have just published speaks perfectly to the next guest you booked on your podcast. As a...
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Stuart
Mar 21, 2021
The lamentable lemmings of youth sport...
This is one of those posts that is probably going to get me into trouble... But I can't stay silent anymore... My father used to say, "If...
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Stuart Armstrong
Mar 2, 2021
"Resilience is a dynamic process that is an interaction between the individual and the environment"
Dr Mustafa Sarkar is an Associate Professor of Sport and Performance Psychology at Nottingham Trent University. His research focuses on...
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Stuart Armstrong
Feb 14, 2021
Is it too early to condemn early specialisation? - a conversation with Joe Baker and Sandy Mosher
Joe Baker is Professor at the School of Kinesiology and Health Science at York University. He makes a welcome return to the podcast along...
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Stuart Armstrong
Feb 13, 2021
"I talked to my daughter's coach and started crying, more than once..."
Skye Eddy Bruce is the founder of the Soccer Parenting Association, an organisation with a mission of 'inspiring players by empowering...
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Stuart Armstrong
Dec 19, 2020
Improving "impoverished practice environments" - Ian Renshaw, Peter Arnott and Graeme McDowall
Peter Arnott and Greame McDowell run 'Golf on the Edge of Chaos' a unique coach development programme that allows golf coaches to learn...
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Stuart Armstrong
Dec 19, 2020
'A Coach's Guide to Teaching' - A conversation with Doug Lemov
The best-selling author of 'Teach Like a Champion' and 'Practice Perfect' makes a welcome return to the podcast and this time he has a...
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Stuart Armstrong
Nov 16, 2020
Why being a 'Dad Coach' is so hard
Being the 'guide by the side' with your children is really hard. You are supporting them with making decisions and encouraging them to...
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Stuart Armstrong
Oct 30, 2020
Why drills don't work (in an ecological approach to skill development)
The video really explains the key principles behind the ecological approach to skill acquisition and contrasts them against the...
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