Best Sportsparenting Podcasts (2024)

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#300 Dan Abrahams (with Dr Chris Shambrook) - What I’ve Learned About High Performance from Hosting 300 Episodes 1:05:32

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In this 300th episode I've asked friend of the podcast, Dr Chris Shambrook to speak with me about all things sport psychology. In this conversation, I reflect on what I’ve learned from speaking with so many fantastic industry leaders over the last 6 years. And Chris is the perfect person to talk with having 25 years of coaching across multiple comm…

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#394 Ted Kroeten, Founder of Joy of the People, on the Massive Importance of Free Play in Athletic Development 1:07:46

4h ago1:07:46

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In this replay from 2019, John talks with Ted Kroeten (@Joyofthepeople), founder of Joy of the People, a free play soccer program in Minnesota. Kroeten leads the way in rethinking and delivering player development always championing kids and possibilities based on his experienced, dedicated, and innovative soccer career. Joy of the People’s mission…

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#299 Duff Gibson - ‘It’s Just Sport!’ Reflections from an Olympic Gold Medallist 1:02:03

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I’m delighted to speak with Duff Gibson this week. Duff has spent the better part of three decades in a hotbed of Olympic sport. As an athlete, Duff was a provincial champion speed skater, a national champion and national team member in bobsleigh, and then a world and Olympic gold medallist in the sport of skeleton. As a coach he led six different …

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#394 Juwan Brescacin, Professional Football Player and 2x CFL Grey Cup Champion 1:08:04

13h ago1:08:04

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Juwan Brescacin (@jbrescacinjones82) is a former collegiate football player at Northern Illinois University and the 15th overall Canadian Football League draft pick in 2016. He played 8 years professionally in Canada, winning two Grey Cups (2018 and 2022) before retiring and founding the High Point Athletes Foundation. Today he is pursuing a master…

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#298 Dr Kimberly Wagner - Mental Skills and Characteristics for Enhanced Performance 36:52

4d ago36:52

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I’m delighted to speak with Dr Kimberly Wagner this week. Kimberly is a licensed clinical psychologist and sport/performance psychologist. With a background as a competitive athlete and a passion for psychology, Kimberly focused on clinical psychology as well as specialising in sport psychology while at graduate school. Her doctoral dissertation re…

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#393 Brett White, Author of Behave: The Power of Coach Behavior in Shaping Athletes' Performance and Personal Growth 58:37

12d ago58:37

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Brett White is a seasoned sports coach and leadership expert with over 17 years of experience in football (soccer) coaching. He currently serves as the Head Coach for Bonnet Bay FC’s First Grade team in the SSFA Premier League. He has a rich history of fostering talent and managing large teams, having served as the Coach & Player Development Coordi…

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#297 Ben Ashdown & Dr Mustafa Sarkar - Exploring the Behavioural Indicators of Resilience 1:07:03

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I’m delighted to speak with Ben Ashdown this week. Ben is joined by return guest, Dr Mustafa Sarkar. Ben is a senior lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Nottingham Trent University. He is part of the Sport Performance Research Group in the Sport, Health and Performance Enhancement (SHAPE) Research Centre and is a PhD researcher focusing on…

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#392 Dr. Joe Baker on the Tyranny of Talent, How it Compels and Limits Achievement, and the Damage Early Labels Can do to our Kids 1:02:24

16d ago1:02:24

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Dr. Joe Baker (@bakerjyorku) is the Tanenbaum Research Chair at the University of Toronto, Canada. He is a world-leader in research on talent identification, developing sport expertise, relative age effect, and high performance athlete development and has held visiting researcher/professor positions in the United Kingdom, Australia and Germany. His…

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#296 James Barraclough - How to Identify and Develop Psychosocial Skills and Characteristics 50:49

18d ago50:49

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I’m delighted to speak with UEFA football coach and lecturer, James Barraclough this week. James has worked as a football coach for over 20 years. He has coached extensively in academies and holds both the UEFA B and FA Advanced Youth Awards. James has an MSc in Sport Psychology and has consulted with athletes and teams from grassroots up to world …

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#391 Rasmus Ankersen, Southampton FC Director of Football, Author, Film Maker, and More: How to Identify the Talent That Whispers 57:15

23d ago57:15

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In this excellent conversation from 2021, we are joined by Rasmus Ankersen (@RasmusAnkersen), an internationally known author, speaker, and film producer and one of the worlds leading experts on talent identification and development. Today he is one of the founders of Sport Republic, which is the majority shareholder of Southampton FC, where he als…

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#295 Prof Robert Schinke - 8 Steps to Succeeding in Sport, Work, and Life 1:00:34

26d ago1:00:34

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I’m delighted to speak with renowned sport psychology consultant and scientist, Prof Robert Schinke this week. Robert is a former equestrian, representing Canada in the 1987 Pan-American Games. He has a Doctorate in Education from the University of Alberta and he completed post-doctoral studies in Positive Psychology at the University of Pennsylvan…

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#390 Ken Ruoff and Jean Linscott, Authors of What is the Goal? The Truth About the Youth Sports Industry 1:06:34

1M ago1:06:34

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Ken Rouff and Jean Linscott are the authors of What is the Goal? The Truth About the Youth Sports Industry. Today we discuss their new, book, many of the problems with the youth sports industrial complex and how it more often than not negatively effects children and drives them out of sports. Ken, jean and John share their own parenting experiences…

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#294 Eamon Devlin - Creating the Right Half-Time Environment 51:29

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I’m delighted to speak with Eamon Devlin this week. Eamon works with coaches and teams to help improve their half-time process. Eamon is head coach of several senior Gaelic football teams - women’s and men’s. He is currently manager of Hertfordshire Men’s County team and he is also a GAA-qualified referee. Eamon is also the founder of Minute9, a sp…

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$389 Neill Collins, Former Barnsley and Tampa Bay Rowdies Manager, on Building Relationships, Trust, Values, and Taking the Long View in a Short Term Focused Environment 1:16:09

1M ago1:16:09

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Neill Collins is a former professional soccer player, with nearly 600 appearances across clubs such as Sunderland, Leeds, Wolves, Sheffield United, and the Tampa Bay Rowdies. As a player he won promotion to the English Premier League with both Wolves and Sunderland, and played under managers such as Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy. In 2018 he became he…

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#293 Geir Jordet - Lessons from the Psychology of the Penalty Shootout 59:55

1M ago59:55

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I’m delighted to welcome back Professor Geir Jordet this week. Geir is a world-leading expert on the psychology of penalty shootouts. Geir is Professor of Sport Psychology with a specialisation in football (soccer) and coaching at Norwegian School of Sport Sciences. His most extensive research interests involve performing under extreme pressure, co…

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#388 Mike Lee, High Performance Coach to NBA Stars on Developing a Champion's Mindset 1:03:59

2M ago1:03:59

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Mike Lee (@whoisMikeLee) is a globally recognized keynote speaker, internationally sold author, and coach who shares high-performance leadership lessons from inside the hearts and minds of NBA’s elite. His work helps individual contributors, leaders and organizations elevate engagement, win the war for talent, and create cultures of belonging in a …

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#292 Stuart Morgan - Develop, Train, and Perform 1:10:24

2M ago1:10:24

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I’m delighted to speak with Stuart Morgan this week. Stuart is a golf coach, practice consultant and an Advanced Member of the PGA of Great Britain. He is recognised by Golf Digest as one of the top international coaches. Stuart is currently the performance director of Swiss Golf, and performance coach at Iceberg Golf, and Stuart Morgan Golf where …

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#387 How Running Changed Everything We Know About Women with Maggie Mertens, Author of Better, Faster, Farther 58:07

2M ago58:07

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Maggie Mertens www.MaggieMertens.com) is a writer, journalist, and editor located in Seattle. Her essays and reporting have appeared in The Atlantic, NPR, Sports Illustrated, ESPNw, Deadspin, VICE, The Cut, Glamour, Pacific Standard, Refinery29, and Creative Nonfiction, among others. Her work has also appeared in The Year’s Best Sports Writing 2021…

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#291 Brad Stulberg - Focusing on the Process 50:46

2M ago50:46

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I am excited to be joined by Brad Stulberg in this episode. Brad researches, writes, and coaches on mental health, well-being, and sustainable excellence. Brad is the author of the best-selling books Master of Change and The Practice of Groundedness and co-author of the books Peak Performance and The Passion Paradox. These books explore the art, sc…

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#386 Tara VanDerveer Returns! The All Time Winningest NCAA Basketball Coach on Retiring from Stanford, Her New Coach Mentorship Role, and How Championships are Won in the Locker Room 1:17:41

2M ago1:17:41

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Tara VanDerveer was the head women's basketball coach at Stanford University from 1985 until her retirement in 2024. VanDerveer was a 10 time Pac-12 Coach of the Year and the 1990 National Coach of the year, and led the Stanford Cardinal to three NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championships: in 1990, 1992 and 2021. She took a leave of absence i…

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#290 Stephen Maxwell - Looking for Coachable Moments 1:03:14

2M ago1:03:14

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I’m delighted to speak with coach developer and coach, Stephen Maxwell this week. Stephen is the Coach Education Manager at Cricket Ireland, where he supports coaches and coach developers. Stephen has been coaching for approximately 22 years. He is currently the Senior Men's Football Manager at Thomas Davis GAA (Gaelic Athletic Association) Club. P…

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#385 Urs Koenig, former UN Peacekeeper and Author of Radical Humility on How to be an Exceptional Leader AND a Good Human 1:02:27

3M ago1:02:27

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Urs Koenig is a veteran executive coach, professor, ultra-endurance champion, former UN Peacekeeper, author, and keynote speaker. All these seemingly disparate paths led him to one idea: that the best leaders lead from a place of humility. Urs has captured those ideas in his new book, Radical Humility: Be a Badass Leader and a Good Human. His lesso…

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#289 Lisa Alexander AM - Reflections on Developing a World-Class Winning Coaching Programme Part 2 54:12

3M ago54:12

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I am honoured to be joined again by high-performance consultant, Lisa Alexander, in this episode. Lisa works with coaches, teams and organisations to create winning and success-driven environments. Lisa is one of the most successful coaches in Australian sport. As the Head Coach of the Australian Diamonds, the Australian National Netball Team, Lisa…

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#384 How to Find Your Identity, Define Your Purpose, and Take Your Team to The Next Level with Owen Eastwood, Author of Belonging (replay) 1:06:57

2M ago1:06:57

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This time of year there is a lot of fear in sport, We see it in the Copa America and Euro Soccer championships, Olympic Trials, and even on the youth level as our kids tryout for teams. In this podcast replay from 2021, we are joined by Owen Eastwood (@oweneastwood), one of the world’s most sought after high performance coaches. He has worked with …

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#288 Jonathan Pendlebury - Coaching at the Developmental Phase 1:15:09

3M ago1:15:09

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I’m delighted to speak with Jonathan Pendlebury this week. Jonathan is the U18 Head Coach and Pathway Development Coach at the Rugby Football Union (RFU), the national governing body for rugby union in England. Jonathan oversees player development for the U17 and U18 year old (men) in the programmes and pathways of the RFU and the Premiership Rugby…

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#300 Dan Abrahams (with Dr Chris Shambrook) - What I’ve Learned About High Performance from Hosting 300 Episodes 1:05:32

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#394 Ted Kroeten, Founder of Joy of the People, on the Massive Importance of Free Play in Athletic Development 1:07:46

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#299 Duff Gibson - ‘It’s Just Sport!’ Reflections from an Olympic Gold Medallist 1:02:03

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#394 Juwan Brescacin, Professional Football Player and 2x CFL Grey Cup Champion 1:08:04

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#298 Dr Kimberly Wagner - Mental Skills and Characteristics for Enhanced Performance 36:52

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#393 Brett White, Author of Behave: The Power of Coach Behavior in Shaping Athletes' Performance and Personal Growth 58:37

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#297 Ben Ashdown & Dr Mustafa Sarkar - Exploring the Behavioural Indicators of Resilience 1:07:03

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#392 Dr. Joe Baker on the Tyranny of Talent, How it Compels and Limits Achievement, and the Damage Early Labels Can do to our Kids 1:02:24

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#296 James Barraclough - How to Identify and Develop Psychosocial Skills and Characteristics 50:49

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#391 Rasmus Ankersen, Southampton FC Director of Football, Author, Film Maker, and More: How to Identify the Talent That Whispers 57:15

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#295 Prof Robert Schinke - 8 Steps to Succeeding in Sport, Work, and Life 1:00:34

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#390 Ken Ruoff and Jean Linscott, Authors of What is the Goal? The Truth About the Youth Sports Industry 1:06:34

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#294 Eamon Devlin - Creating the Right Half-Time Environment 51:29

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$389 Neill Collins, Former Barnsley and Tampa Bay Rowdies Manager, on Building Relationships, Trust, Values, and Taking the Long View in a Short Term Focused Environment 1:16:09

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#293 Geir Jordet - Lessons from the Psychology of the Penalty Shootout 59:55

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#388 Mike Lee, High Performance Coach to NBA Stars on Developing a Champion's Mindset 1:03:59

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#292 Stuart Morgan - Develop, Train, and Perform 1:10:24

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#387 How Running Changed Everything We Know About Women with Maggie Mertens, Author of Better, Faster, Farther 58:07

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#291 Brad Stulberg - Focusing on the Process 50:46

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#386 Tara VanDerveer Returns! The All Time Winningest NCAA Basketball Coach on Retiring from Stanford, Her New Coach Mentorship Role, and How Championships are Won in the Locker Room 1:17:41

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#290 Stephen Maxwell - Looking for Coachable Moments 1:03:14

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#385 Urs Koenig, former UN Peacekeeper and Author of Radical Humility on How to be an Exceptional Leader AND a Good Human 1:02:27

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#289 Lisa Alexander AM - Reflections on Developing a World-Class Winning Coaching Programme Part 2 54:12

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#384 How to Find Your Identity, Define Your Purpose, and Take Your Team to The Next Level with Owen Eastwood, Author of Belonging (replay) 1:06:57

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#288 Jonathan Pendlebury - Coaching at the Developmental Phase 1:15:09

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