'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 new book out all about coaching 'A Coach's Guide to Teaching'.

Doug brings his considerable knowledge about the science of classroom teaching to the sports coaching world to support coaches on the court and field.

The book is written brilliantly and makes core scientific concepts accessible and practical.... it is prepared to explore ideas from a range of theoretical perspectives to open discussion about some key areas that are still hotly debated today.

You will hear me exploring some of this with Doug as some of the ideas don't necessarily map on to my perspective on coaching but I do my best to give them a fair representation. After all, I wouldn't want to be accused of not being balanced.

This is a great Christmas present to yourself so go ahead and get stuck in.

"Why isn't there a half time team talk for parents?" - a conversation (and an exciting

Richard Shorter (AKA Non Perfect Dad) is back to help me celebrate 'Parents In Sport Week'.

I am also extremely excited to announce that Richard and I have created a new course called 'Conversations 4 Growth' which is designed to support parents to navigate the complexity of supporting and guiding young people through their sporting journey.

The course comprises of a series of conversations between Richard and myself exploring a challenging discussion topic facing parents interacting with sporting young people. It features...

• Eleven-full length, in-depth videos of crucial conversations

• Tried-and-tested advice that understands that every family, every situation is different

• Forums to share and learn from other parents

• 132 ways to find better solutions for your parenting struggles

• Bonus video covering how to get the most from the conversation videos

Here is a sneak preview of the course just to give you a sense of what we cover...

Talent Equation subscribers can get an exclusive discount for the course by clicking the link below...

https://non-perfectdad.co.uk/talentequation/

In this podcast episode we cover a LOT of ground...

• A sneak preview into some of the course content...

• Why most parent engagement is the equivalent of 'cones and drills' or 'beige food at parties'

• Actionable steps to create a more inclusive and engaging environment for parental engagement

• The 'Iceberg approach' to tackling challenging parental behaviours

• Using Professor Jeff French's behaviour change framework to support parental engagement - how to use a 'firm nudge'

Hope you enjoy

"The resilient mind imagines hardship and prepares" - A conversation with Mark Bennett, Jo

This week's podcast is another experiment in sound recording. I am travelling in my car, Mark has just come out of the gym, Juan is in his office at school and John has just got back from taking the children to school. But we still managed to record a conversation!!

You join us as we are planning our forthcoming conference 'The Future of Coaching' as we finalise how we are going to be delivering the sessions and running the conference as well as discussing some of the themes that we will be covering.

We then delve into a couple of hot topics that are facing many of the coaches that we work with and explore some of the ways in which we can address them.

It is a great conversation and has really whetted my appetite for the discussions to come in the New Year!!

Tickets can be booked for the event through the link here.

Enjoy the podcast