The Coach Doctor Podcast

Oct 20 2024 48 ep. 57 mins 10
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Dr James Barkell discusses all aspects of sports science and coaching with top researchers, high performance practitioners, sports coaches, exercise physiologists and many more people on the front line of the sports industry.

Interviews discuss coaching pedagogy, skill acquisition, sport psychology, leadership, gender issues in sport, how to deal with a losing season and many other topics. If you are involved in sports performance and looking for that extra edge for your team or athletes, the Coach Doctor may be able to help. In this podcast we aim to cover all things coaching from grassroots to grandstands for all levels of coaches.

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Sam Miller - Proteus Motion

Oct 20 2024 58 mins  
In this episode of The Coach Doctor podcast, I talk with Sam Miller, the CEO and founder of Proteus Motion. Proteus is a groundbreaking training system that has transformed the world of fitness and human performance. It has expanded the scope of quantifiable human movement from a limited 5%—primarily focused on vertical pushes and pulls like squats and deadlifts—to an astonishi

Alicia Edge - Compeat Performance

Aug 29 2024 44 mins  
Alicia Edge is the co-founder and principal dietician at Compeat Performance, a company that is revolutionising athlete nutrition and well-being through technology. Alicia is also the Lead performance dietician for the Matildas, the Australian Women’s Football team who won the hearts of millions for their performances at the 2023 FIFA World Cup. She has also held Nutritionist rol

Marcus Hannon - Nutrition for Youth, Elite and International Athletes

Aug 04 2024 63 mins  
Dr Marcus Hannon is the current lead performance Nutritionist at the Qatar Football Association. He has previously worked as a sports nutritionist in the English Premier League with Everton and Aston Villa, with professional boxers and in Professional Rugby Union Clubs. Marcus has a strong research record and his knowledge around the needs of youth athletes is extremely important b

Rama Chand - Renovate it or Demolish it: Understanding Your Role!

Sep 14 2023 63 mins  
In this episode I talk with Rama Chand. Rama is the Director of Rugby Development at the Georgian Rugby Union. Previous to that Rama worked in multiple roles with Rugby Australia from Participation Pathway Manager and in Coach Education. He has held coaching roles with the Queensland Reds Super W team and the Queensland Reds Academy and many other teams along the way. He also has a

Amy Shepherd - Developing the Individual and the Team

Aug 29 2023 46 mins  
In this episode, I talk with Amy Shepherd. Amy is the current head coach and football development officer at the Sydney University Soccer Football Club. She is originally from Cambridgeshire England and has experience coaching with Norwich City in their regional development program, Watford FC women’s as well as coaching in New Jersey in the USA. She is now making her mark in Aus

Lee Addison - RugbyLeagueCoach.com.au

Aug 18 2023 96 mins  
In this episode I talk with Lee Addison owner of the online coaching website www.rugbyleaguecoach.com.au This website has rapidly become the biggest online rugby league coaching resource in the world! It’s a modern textbook for coaches, players and S&C coaches, with videos and PDFs giving tips and guidance, a bit like a Netflix but for Rugby League. It includes the Aim Higher

Dr Dianne Huxley - Enhancing the Athlete Pathway

Jun 30 2023 52 mins  
In this episode I speak with Dr Dianne Huxley who is the national performance pathways lead at Athletics Australia. She has a career in coaching and coach development spanning for over 30 years and has experience coaching from the grassroots to the Olympic level in Track and Field. Like many of my guests Di has taken on additional learning despite the experience she already held. W

Dr Anthea Clarke & Dan Hawke - Coaching Female Athletes

May 01 2023 59 mins  
In this episode I speak with Dr Anthea Clarke and Dan Hawke.Dr Anthea Clarke is a senior lecturer in sport and exercise science at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia. She has an extensive list of publications in sports science with a large number focusing specifically on female athletes. More recently she has developed a short course for coaches of female athletes called �

Dr Balin Cupples - Warrior Performance

Apr 17 2023 64 mins  
In this episode I speak with Dr Balin Cupples. Balin is the current Head of Performance at the One New Zealand Warriors National Rugby League team. Balin talks about his career moving from a youth development coach into the National Rugby League and the learnings he took along the way. We discuss his background from his Masters of Sports Coaching education to his PhD research at th

Professor Nicola Hodges - Using a Challenge Based Coaching Framework

Feb 01 2023 65 mins  
Today’s guest is Professor Nicola Hodges, she is the Director of the Motor Skills Laboratory, within the School of Kinesiology at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. Nicola’s field of research is in Behavioural Science, Motor control and Learning, and Sport Psychology. She has over 150 published journal articles, book chapters and edited books and has been ci