Best Sportsplayer Podcasts (2025)

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#331 Dr Erin Prior - Navigating Athlete Mental Health 53:42

3d ago53:42

53:42

I am delighted to speak with Dr Erin Prior in this episode. Erin is a Chartered Sport and Exercise Psychologist working across a range of sports. Erin has her own sport psychology consultancy practice working with a wide range of athletes, coaches, and parents to enhance their psychological approach to their sport. She has worked with a variety of …

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#330 Johan Forsberg - Examining the Relationship Between Psychological States and Performance 51:24

28d ago51:24

51:24

I'm delighted to speak with Johan Forsberg in this week's episode. Johan is a mental performance coach and Swedish former professional ice hockey player. Johan helps individuals, groups and organisations to develop, feel and perform better. He is primarily interested in leadership, motivation and group dynamics. Johan has provided support and train…

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#329 Dr Phil Kearney - Skill Acquisition: Defining and Developing Skill 1:10:43

1M ago1:10:43

1:10:43

I'm delighted to speak with Dr Phil Kearney in this week's episode. Phil is one of the world's leading skill acquisition specialists. He is Interim Course Director of the Masters and Applied Sports Coaching course at the University of Limerick. Phil completed his PhD at the University of Limerick, exploring the application of skill acquisition prin…

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#328 Dr Ellie Gennings - Well-Being and Well-Becoming in Children's Sport 55:09

2M ago55:09

55:09

I am delighted to speak with Dr Ellie Gennings in this episode. Ellie is a Senior Lecturer in Sports Coaching based in the Department of Sport and Event Management at Bournemouth University. Ellie is interested in children's wellbeing, children's rights and safe sport. Ellie completed her PhD in 2022 in which she measured children's wellbeing devel…

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#327 Dr Peter Schneider - Sport Psychology for Elite-Level Environments 1:03:04

2M ago1:03:04

1:03:04

I'm delighted to speak with Dr Peter Schneider in this week's episode. Peter is an expert in high performance environments and transitions. He was most recently the mental performance coach at RB Leipzig helping them to win 2 DFB Cups and 1 Supercup. Peter's focus is to help create talent development environments in which athletes, coaches, and par…

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#326 Jeremy Holt - How to Coach Identity, Belonging and Performance in Sport 54:27

3M ago54:27

54:27

I'm joined by Jeremy Holt in this episode. Jeremy is an author, leadership team coach, trainer and mentor with three and a half decades of experience applying psychology to real-world teams in business, sport, and public service. Jeremy's work with teams focuses on identity - the glue that binds people together and drives performance. As a Chartere…

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#325 Dr Ian Peek - Coaching for Performance and Well-being 54:34

3M ago54:34

54:34

I am delighted to welcome back high-performance coach Dr Ian Peek in this episode. Ian works with clients to improve performance and well-being, helping them achieve their goals whether that's transitioning to a new level of achievement or maintaining their position at the top of their sport or industry. Ian is a PGA Master Professional - the highe…

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#324 Ray Power - Adapting Your Coaching Style to the Needs of the Team 59:41

4M ago59:41

59:41

I'm delighted to speak with Ray Power in this episode. Ray is a coach developer and best-selling author of 10 soccer coaching books. He is also the Technical Director of the largest football academy in South Asia. Ray has coached at every level of football, from youth at risk to elite youth internationals. He achieved his UEFA A Licence in 2012 and…

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#323 Prof Mike Wilson - Breaking Through Self-imposed Barriers 1:12:33

4M ago1:12:33

1:12:33

I'm delighted to speak with Prof Mike Wilson in this episode. Mike has over 16 years of dedicated expertise in the mental health field. Serving as both a professor and mental performance coach, Mike has collaborated with international governments, leading international bodies like the United Nations and the World Bank, law enforcement agencies, and…

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#322 Ben Franks - Exploring Ecological Dynamics 1:07:05

5M ago1:07:05

1:07:05

I'm delighted to speak with Ben Franks in this episode. Ben is a people developer and Senior Lecturer in Applied Coaching Sciences at Oxford Brookes University. Ben has been at Oxford Brookes since 2021 after holding various teaching positions at The University Campus of Football Business and at Canterbury Christ Church University. Ben also consult…

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#321 Dr Scott Goldman - The Psychology of Team Selection 54:22

5M ago54:22

54:22

I'm delighted to welcome back licensed clinical psychologist and sport psychologist, Dr Scott Goldman in this week's episode. Scott started out at the University of Arizona where was one of the first embedded sport psychologists in an athletic department. He has since served as a clinical and performance psychologist for the University of Michigan …

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#320 Dave Bright & Dr Oliver Runswick - Examining and Comparing Learning Conditions for Skill Development 55:15

6M ago55:15

55:15

I'm delighted to speak with Dave Bright and Dr Oliver Runswick in this episode. Dave is a coach and Senior Lecturer in Sport Coaching at Chichester University. His main research interests are in motor learning and its application to practical sport coaching. Dave has coached martial arts for 25+ years. And it was from his experiences in coaching th…

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#319 Dr Jamie Taylor - Sport Skill Acquisition: Integrating Theory and Practice 1:00:41

6M ago1:00:41

1:00:41

I'm delighted to welcome back coach and coach developer, Dr Jamie Taylor in this episode. Jamie's interests lie in performance enhancement in sport, specifically in coaching, coach development, high performance and talent development. Jamie is Assistant Professor in Elite Performance at Dublin City University and a senior coach developer at Grey Ma…

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#318 Prof Stephen Harvey & Dr Ed Cope - Understanding and Improving Player Learning 1:23:20

7M ago1:23:20

1:23:20

In this episode I welcome back Prof Stephen Harvey and Dr Ed Cope to the show. Stephen is Professor in Sport Pedagogy at Ohio University. His research is focused on teacher/coach pedagogy and practice and its influence on student/player learning. Stephen is the Coach Educator Developer at US Soccer Federation and the Head Coach at Ohio Soccer Club.…

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#317 Dr Josie Perry - ADHD in Sport: Strategies for Success 56:51

7M ago56:51

56:51

I'm delighted to welcome back Dr Josie Perry in this week's episode. Josie is a chartered sport psychologist, working mainly 1-1 with athletes – from novice athletes just starting out through to world champions. She teaches athletes the skills they need to overcome barriers to success and ensures they feel more comfortable and confident when they c…

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#316 Jason Dorland - Life Lessons from an Olympic Rower 40:32

8M ago40:32

40:32

I'm delighted to speak with Jason Dorland this week. Jason is a former Olympic, Commonwealth Games and World Championship rower and rowing coach. After his competitive career, Jason went on to enter the teaching profession, where he taught and coached high school for fifteen years. In ten years of coaching rowing, Jason's crews earned 12 internatio…

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#315 Dr Alex Auerbach - The Pursuit of Excellence 1:08:20

8M ago1:08:20

1:08:20

I'm delighted to speak to Dr Alex Auerbach in this week's episode. Alex is a performance psychologist working with the best athletes in the world in the NBA, NFL, MLB, and Olympians, as well as high-performers in other domains like elite military units, Fortune 5 companies, and venture-backed start-ups. Alex was formerly Director of Wellness and De…

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#314 Dr Matthew Andrew - Developmental Activities that Underpin Expert Performance 50:40

9M ago50:40

50:40

I'm delighted to speak with Dr Matthew Andrew this week. Matthew is a senior lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University. He previously lectured at Liverpool John Moores University in Expert Performance and Learning. Matthew is interested in skill acquisition and talent identification and development. In this epi…

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#313 Dr Hillary Cauthen - Supporting Players Through Trauma 40:44

9M ago40:44

40:44

I'm delighted to speak with Dr Hillary Cauthen this week. Hillary is a clinical sport psychologist and Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) with over 17 years experience working within the field of sport and performance psychology. She is an active member in her local community and professional associations, such as Association of Applied…

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#312 Dr Sebastian Harenberg - Exploring Positional Competition 57:09

10M ago57:09

57:09

I'm delighted to speak with Dr Sebastian Harenberg this week. Sebastian is Associate Professor in Sport Psychology at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia and a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC). He also provides mental performance consulting services to athletes and community members. Sebastian and I discuss positional competi…

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#311 Dr Caz Nahman & Dr Andrew Kirkland - Considering Language and Environments for Good Mental Health 1:12:57

10M ago1:12:57

1:12:57

I'm delighted to speak to Dr Caz Nahman and Dr Andrew Kirkland in this week's episode. We discuss the role of language and the environment when considering mental health in sport. Caz is a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist. Caz has also completed additional training in sport psychiatry with the ISSP (International Society for Sport Psych…

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#310 Dr Sam Thrower & Prof Chris Harwood - Developing Parent Education and Support Strategies in Youth Sport 1:07:51

11M ago1:07:51

1:07:51

I'm delighted to speak with Dr Sam Thrower and Prof Chris Harwood this week. We discuss parent education and support strategies in youth sport. Sam is a Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Oxford Brookes University. His main research interests lie in the area of youth sport and specifically the psychosocial development of young athl…

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#309 Rusty Earnshaw & Danny Newcombe - Coaching Skills Toolbox 1:07:32

11M ago1:07:32

1:07:32

I'm delighted to speak with Rusty Earnshaw and Danny Newcombe on this week's episode. Rusty is a coach and former professional rugby union player. Rusty has played Premiership rugby with West Hartlepool, Bath Rugby and Rotherham Titans, winning the European Cup whilst at Bath. In 2000 he was selected to play for the Barbarians. And he also represen…

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#308 Johnny Gorman - Reflections on Being Released 1:11:45

12M ago1:11:45

1:11:45

I'm delighted to speak with Johnny Gorman this week. Johnny is a trainee clinical psychologist and former professional footballer. We speak about the experiences of footballers who were released from clubs at a young age and the impact this had on them, a topic Johnny has recently published a paper on entitled "Inside the football factory: young pl…

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#307 Dr Thomas Simpson - Utilising OPTIMAL Theory in your Coaching Practice 50:43

12M ago50:43

50:43

I'm delighted to speak with Dr Thomas Simpson this week. Thomas is a lecturer in Motor Learning and Skill Acquisition at Edge Hill University. He is interested in how motor learning and motor skill acquisition in children can be optimised through attentional and motivational factors. Thomas obtained his BSc in Sport and Exercise Science and his PhD…

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The Sport Psych Show

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#331 Dr Erin Prior - Navigating Athlete Mental Health 53:42

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#330 Johan Forsberg - Examining the Relationship Between Psychological States and Performance 51:24

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#329 Dr Phil Kearney - Skill Acquisition: Defining and Developing Skill 1:10:43

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#328 Dr Ellie Gennings - Well-Being and Well-Becoming in Children's Sport 55:09

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#327 Dr Peter Schneider - Sport Psychology for Elite-Level Environments 1:03:04

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#326 Jeremy Holt - How to Coach Identity, Belonging and Performance in Sport 54:27

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#325 Dr Ian Peek - Coaching for Performance and Well-being 54:34

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#324 Ray Power - Adapting Your Coaching Style to the Needs of the Team 59:41

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#323 Prof Mike Wilson - Breaking Through Self-imposed Barriers 1:12:33

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#322 Ben Franks - Exploring Ecological Dynamics 1:07:05

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#321 Dr Scott Goldman - The Psychology of Team Selection 54:22

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#320 Dave Bright & Dr Oliver Runswick - Examining and Comparing Learning Conditions for Skill Development 55:15

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#319 Dr Jamie Taylor - Sport Skill Acquisition: Integrating Theory and Practice 1:00:41

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#318 Prof Stephen Harvey & Dr Ed Cope - Understanding and Improving Player Learning 1:23:20

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#317 Dr Josie Perry - ADHD in Sport: Strategies for Success 56:51

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#316 Jason Dorland - Life Lessons from an Olympic Rower 40:32

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#315 Dr Alex Auerbach - The Pursuit of Excellence 1:08:20

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#314 Dr Matthew Andrew - Developmental Activities that Underpin Expert Performance 50:40

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#313 Dr Hillary Cauthen - Supporting Players Through Trauma 40:44

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#312 Dr Sebastian Harenberg - Exploring Positional Competition 57:09

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#311 Dr Caz Nahman & Dr Andrew Kirkland - Considering Language and Environments for Good Mental Health 1:12:57

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#310 Dr Sam Thrower & Prof Chris Harwood - Developing Parent Education and Support Strategies in Youth Sport 1:07:51

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#309 Rusty Earnshaw & Danny Newcombe - Coaching Skills Toolbox 1:07:32

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#308 Johnny Gorman - Reflections on Being Released 1:11:45

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#307 Dr Thomas Simpson - Utilising OPTIMAL Theory in your Coaching Practice 50:43

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