The Sports Coaching Hub Podcast

In the first episode of season 2, Mike chats with returning guests Prof. Robyn Jones, Dr. Gethin Thomas and Dr. Charlie Corsby about their 2023 paper ‘Bordering, Connecting, and Dispelling within Sports Coaching: Erasing the Practitioner–Scholar Divide’. Here, they discuss traditional views about theory and practice, coaches anti-intellectualism and ways to bring practitioners and scholars together.
(Welsh description will be added soon)
Link to paper: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/13/9/201
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In this episode, both of our hosts sat with Dr. Gethin Thomas for a conversation about the work of Lev Vygsotky applied to Sports Coaching. With a shared interest in the work of Vygostky, they discussed some of the most relevant concepts of his work and implications for coaches, including: mediation, tools, language, ZPD, the more knowledgeable other and perishivani.

Yn y bennod hon, eisteddodd y ddau o'n gwesteiwr gyda Dr. Gethin Thomas am sgwrs am waith Lev Vygsotky ar Hyfforddi Chwaraeon. Gyda diddordeb a rennir yng ngwaith Vygostky, buont yn trafod rhai o gysyniadau mwyaf perthnasol ei waith a goblygiadau ar gyfer hyfforddwyr, gan gynnwys: cyfryngu, offer, iaith, ZPD, yr arall mwy gwybodus a perishivani.

Link to article: https://www.scielo.br/j/motriz/a/BXKcbtcHKFnjmnb5YVLT5MC/?lang=en
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Oli Lum sat down with Christian Edwards and Emlyn Lewis. Christian is the director of the SC Hub at Cardiff Met and the director of Football and Emlyn is a Lecturer in Sport Coaching at Cardiff Met. The interview revolved around Christian’s 2018 article, focused the use of humor in SC. During the episode, Christian explained how he sees humor as a sociological tool, and broke down the concept of ‘inclusionary putdowns’ while sharing some fun stories.
Eisteddodd Oil Lum i lawr gyda Christian Edwards ac Emlyn Jones. Christian yw cyfarwyddwr yr Hyb Hyfforddi Chwaraeon ym Met Caerdydd a chyfarwyddwr Pêl-droed ac mae Emlyn yn Ddarlithydd mewn Hyfforddi Chwaraeon ym Met Caerdydd. Roedd y cyfweliad yn ymwneud ag erthygl Christian 2018, gan ganolbwyntio ar y defnydd o hiwmor yn Hyfforddi Chwaraeon. Yn ystod y bennod, esboniodd Christian sut y mae'n gweld hiwmor fel arf cymdeithasegol, a chwalodd y cysyniad o 'ymyriadau cynhwysol' wrth rannu rhai straeon hwyliog.
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In this episode, we welcome DSC alum Ashley Kempson (University of Gloucestershire), who is joined by our very own Oli Lum—this time taking the guest's chair. They discuss their paper published in the special edition of Sports Coaching Review, which explores their experiences conducting action research, particularly their reflections from being in the field. Besides discussing the origins of the paper, they dive into the reflections and experiences covered in the article.
Enjoy!
Article link: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21640629.2024.2335058
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It's episode 5 of our CRiC bitesize special episodes and Mike welcomed the very busy Dr Pete Holmes (Nottingham Trent University). Pete was at CRiC to present a poster and a parallel session and in this episode, he brokedown how his work can influence coach education.
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Dr Pete Holmes
Website: https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/science-technology/pete-holmes
Twitter/X: @petepjh
CRiC website: https://cricsportcoaching.com/
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