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A fresh look at people development Coaching content and interviews from the world of sport. We may have a field hockey bias!

Will Murray & Elliot Foweraker


    • Feb 8, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 53m AVG DURATION
    • 48 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Left Field Thinking

    The Shona McCallin One

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2024 51:24


    Will & Gav reflect with Shona McCallin on her hockey career and select her dream five-a-side football team. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leftfieldthinking/message

    Leon Haywardisms

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2024 19:12


    A brief glimpse into the bromance of Leon and Gav --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leftfieldthinking/message

    Men's Olympic Qualifiers Review with Leon Hayward

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2024 58:24


    Will & Gav review the Men's Olympic Qualifiers in Oman and Valencia with New Zealand's Goalkeeper, Leon Hayward. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leftfieldthinking/message

    Women's Olympic Qualifiers Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2024 44:33


    Will, Ell, and Gav discuss the Paris 2024 Olympic qualifying tournaments in Ranchi and Valencia. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leftfieldthinking/message

    Olympic Qualifiers Chat with Tom Sorsby

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2024 21:28


    Will chats with GB & Den Bosch midfielder, Tom Sorsby, about the Olympic Qualifiers in Oman. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leftfieldthinking/message

    The Gav Byers one

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2023 72:48


    Gav Byers discusses his background, Grove Menzieshill, and coaching the Scotland U18 Boys at the EuroHockey U18 Boys tournament. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leftfieldthinking/message

    At the Commonwealth Games with Canada Women's Coach Rob Short

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2022 49:25


    Great chat on the eve of the women's Semi Finals with Rob Short and CG debutant, Madison Thompson --- This episode is sponsored by ยท Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leftfieldthinking/message

    Live update from CG2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2022 16:48


    Chat with Will & Ell --- This episode is sponsored by ยท Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leftfieldthinking/message

    Live reporting from Commonwealth Games: England vs Ghana Men and Scotland vs New Zealand Men

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2022 6:52


    Some live coverage from the first day of the tournament --- This episode is sponsored by ยท Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leftfieldthinking/message

    Commonwealth Games Special: Ghana, South African and Kenya with Ross, Brin and Moses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2022 72:45


    โ€œYou just wanted to award a South African a prizeโ€ --- This episode is sponsored by ยท Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leftfieldthinking/message

    Commonwealth Games Special: Scotland Women with Susan McGilveray

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2022 34:04


    โ€œIf they get to the semis I'll give you a tennerโ€ --- This episode is sponsored by ยท Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leftfieldthinking/message

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    Commonwealth Games Special: England Men with Ollie Willars

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2022 50:15


    โ€œIt's quite a hot market that, bikes in Hollandโ€ --- This episode is sponsored by ยท Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leftfieldthinking/message

    Commonwealth Games Special: Team Canada with Scott Tupper and Keely Dunn

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2022 40:15


    โ€œBe the best version of yourselfโ€ --- This episode is sponsored by ยท Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leftfieldthinking/message

    Commonwealth Games Special: India Women, India Men, and Pakistan Men with Nick Davey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2022 49:05


    โ€œThese lads do like a tackle; oh my goodness!โ€ --- This episode is sponsored by ยท Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leftfieldthinking/message

    Commonwealth Games Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2022 24:37


    Will et Ell discuss the upcoming Commonwealth games specials and Wales women's preparations --- This episode is sponsored by ยท Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leftfieldthinking/message

    We are back

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2022 15:22


    Freebie --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leftfieldthinking/message

    The Jason Butcher one

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 70:14


    Use Dragon Discount Code WILL20 for 20% off sticks Get exclusive discounts on Dragon Hockey sticks at https://dragonhockey.co.uk/hockey/Will This week Will & Ell interview FIH Coach Educator and Antipodean hockey coaching guru, Jason Butcher. Follow us on Twitter: @willmurray86 @fowerakere Follow Dragon Hockey on Instagram @dragonfieldhockey --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leftfieldthinking/message

    The Fiona Crackles one

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021 55:57


    Get exclusive discounts on Dragon Hockey sticks at https://dragonhockey.co.uk/hockey/Will This week Will & Ell interview the 2020/21 breakthrough star of the GB Women's hockey team and Durham Uni student, Fiona Crackles. Follow us on Twitter: @willmurray86 @fowerakere Follow Dragon Hockey on Instagram @dragonfieldhockey --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leftfieldthinking/message

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    The Katrina Powell one

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2021 86:32


    Get exclusive discounts on Dragon Hockey sticks at https://dragonhockey.co.uk/hockey/Will This week Will interviews the current interim Head Coach of the Hockeyroos. A double olympic gold medal winner as a player with Australia and Head Women's Hockey Coach at the New South Wales Institute of Sport. Follow us on Twitter: @willmurray86 @fowerakere Follow Dragon Hockey on Instagram @dragonfieldhockey Katrina Powell's wonder goal from the final of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=855016744909860 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leftfieldthinking/message

    The Markus Weise one

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2021 88:29


    https://dragonhockey.co.uk/hockey/Will This week Will & Ell interview a titan of German Hockey, legendary coach, Markus Weise. At the London Olympics in 2012 and in 2008 in Beijing Markus won the Gold Medal with the German Men's National Team. In 2004 in Athens he also won the Gold Medal with the German Women's National Field Hockey Team thus becoming the first coach in field hockey history to win an Olympic Gold medal in both the Men's and Women's competitions. Having successfully qualifying with the men's team for Rio 2016, Markus left hockey in 2015 to serves as head of concept development for DFB football academy. As a club coach in the German Bundesliga (1st Division) he was the head coach for many years with TSV Mannheim. He was awarded coach of the Year in 2011 by the German Olympic Sports Association. In 2011 and 2013 he became European Champion with the Men's Field Hockey Team and 2 x World and European Champion with the Men's Indoor Hockey Team. Follow us on Twitter: @willmurray86 @fowerakere Follow Dragon Hockey on Instagram @dragonfieldhockey --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leftfieldthinking/message

    The Steve Bradley one

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2021 68:12


    https://dragonhockey.co.uk/hockey/Will Steve is the current coach of Streetly Hockey Club ladies team and was the founder and coach of the Flyerz hockey programme at Midland Mencap, a charity working and campaigning for accessible and inclusive services and a better quality of life for everyone with experience of learning disabilities and additional needs. Steve's had fabulous success there nationally and internationally, through which he's really been able to shine a light on Flyerz hockey. Follow us on Twitter: @willmurray86 @fowerakere Follow Dragon Hockey on Instagram @dragonfieldhockey --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leftfieldthinking/message

    The Demy Dowley one

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 53:26


    https://dragonhockey.co.uk/hockey/Will Interview with GB Hockey Coach Developer and Ben Rhydding HC Men's & Juniors' Coach, Demy Dowley. Follow us on Twitter: @willmurray86 and @FowerakerE Sign up here for the LFT Workplace: https://forms.gle/z1yu99DnB996EN51A --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leftfieldthinking/message

    The Sarah Kelleher one

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 67:20


    https://dragonhockey.co.uk/hockey/Will Will and Ell interview Sarah Kelleher. Sarah is a former Ireland national team player and captain. She is the co-coach of Hampstead & Westminster Ladies in the English Prem and former Head Coach and innovator of the England U18 Girls environment. Join the Left Field Thinking Workplace. Memberships available now: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd9XtfdYBk2MLN_bqrfzJ3P1oIwZZlypxK7UasHCMaPA_B-Vw/viewform Follow us on twitter @willmurray86 @fowerakere Check out Dragon Hockey on Instagram @DragonFieldHockey --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leftfieldthinking/message

    The Adam Commens one

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 64:41


    https://dragonhockey.co.uk/hockey/Will Will and Ell interview Hockey Belgium's Performance Director, Adam Commens. Adam played 143 times for the Kookaburras, and as a coach had successful spells with Royal Antwerp, The Belgium Men Red Lions and the Hockeyroos. Join the Left Field Thinking Workplace. Memberships available now: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd9XtfdYBk2MLN_bqrfzJ3P1oIwZZlypxK7UasHCMaPA_B-Vw/viewform Follow us on twitter @willmurray86 @fowerakere Check out Dragon Hockey on Instagram @DragonFieldHockey --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leftfieldthinking/message

    The Lily Brazel one

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2021 80:04


    https://dragonhockey.co.uk/hockey/Will Will and Ell in conversation with former Hockeyroo, Lily Brazel on mental health and support for athletes. Reflections on her career and a discussion around her article, Upstream. https://www.lilybrazel.com.au/words/upstream Join the Left Field Thinking Workplace. Memberships available now: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd9XtfdYBk2MLN_bqrfzJ3P1oIwZZlypxK7UasHCMaPA_B-Vw/viewform Follow us on twitter @willmurray86 @fowerakere Check out Dragon Hockey on Instagram @DragonFieldHockey --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leftfieldthinking/message

    The Mark Dekker one

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2021 56:00


    https://dragonhockey.co.uk/hockey/Will Will & Ell interview the Netherlands U15 Girls Head Coach and Head Coach of Were Di Tilburg Dames 1, Mark Dekker. Follow Will on Twitter @willmurray86 Follow Ell on Twitter @FowerakerE The Left Field Thinking Workplace is available now! Sign up here: https://forms.gle/z1yu99DnB996EN51A Use the referral code PODCAST --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leftfieldthinking/message

    The Ric Charlesworth one

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2021 88:43


    https://dragonhockey.co.uk/hockey/Will Will and Elliot interview Ric Charlesworth. Ric's an Australian sporting legend, who as an international hockey player was a World Champion and selected for 5 Olympic Games, winning a Silver medal at Montreal in 1976. He was also a First Class Cricketer, a member of the Australian parliament and is a qualified doctor. As a coach he has won 4 World Cups, 2 Olympic Gold Medals, 7 Champions Trophies and 2 Gold Medals at the Commonwealth Games. He is also the author of 4 fantastic books on his experiences of coaching: The Coach, Staying at the Top, Shakespeare the Coach and World's Best. Follow us on Twitter: @willmurray86 and @FowerakerE Sign up here for the LFT Workplace: https://forms.gle/z1yu99DnB996EN51A --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leftfieldthinking/message

    The Christmas Special 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2020 47:00


    https://dragonhockey.co.uk/hockey/Will Our Christmas Wrap Up of 2020 with Britt Broady (UC Davis), Mark Egner (Dartmouth), James Bateman (Oakham School & Nottingham University) and Brett Holland (Loughborough University). Plus special appearances from Rob Farrington (Surbiton), Andrew Gibson (Loughborough), Keely Dunn (Umpiring Superstar), Paul Caddy (UCONN), Phil Roper and Brendan Creed (Let's Stick Together Podcast and GB Internationals). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leftfieldthinking/message

    The Janneke Schopman one

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2020 48:56


    https://dragonhockey.co.uk/hockey/Will Will interviews the Assistant Coach of the India Women's National Team, Janneke Schopman. A Dutch hockey legend, Janneke retired as a professional hockey player in 2010, having won Olympic Gold (Beijing) and Silver (Athens), in addition to one World Cup Gold (2006), one European Gold (2005) and 3 Champions Trophies (2004, 2005, 2007). Post retirement, Schopman became the head coach for the women's squad of the Dutch club SCHC. In 2014, she led the team to their first appearance in the final of the Hoofdklasse, the top league in The Netherlands. In 2014 Schopman was assigned to be the head coach for the U21 US Women's National Team and assistant coach for the United States women's national field hockey team under Craig Parnham. In January 2017 she became the US Women's National Team head coach. Since the winter of 2019, Schopman has been the Assistant Coach of the India Women's National Team. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leftfieldthinking/message

    The David Passmore one

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2020 47:06


    https://dragonhockey.co.uk/hockey/Will Will interviews Dr David Passmore. David joined Dublin City University in 2012 following 13 years in elite sport working first with British and then Irish Hockey where he had coached at all levels achieving success at European (U21 Silver and U18 Gold) level. He was Head Coach to the Irish Senior Men's team for four years leading them from 25th to 18th in the world rankings. Since 2008 David was High Performance Director of Irish Hockey whilst also overseeing the development of a new player development model and coach education system. David also worked as teacher for seven years and worked as a consultant with the Irish Institute of Sport on their Elite Coach Education program (Pursuit of Excellence Programme) and the International Rugby Board in their development of high performance systems. David undertook a MSc in Sports Coaching at Loughborough University and completed his doctorate in Elite Performance (UClan) which investigated elite coach development (awarded 2016). He continues to be involved in coaching and is currently Ireland U21 Women's Head Coach and Assistant Women's Coach --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leftfieldthinking/message

    The Stuart Armstrong one

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2020 82:49


    https://dragonhockey.co.uk/hockey/Will Will interviews Head of Coaching at Sport England and host of The Talent Equation podcast, Stuart Armstrong. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leftfieldthinking/message

    The Brett Holland one

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2020 65:33


    https://dragonhockey.co.uk/hockey/Will Interview with Women's Performance Head Coach at Loughborough University, Brett Holland. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leftfieldthinking/message

    The Andreu Enrich one

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 68:37


    https://dragonhockey.co.uk/hockey/Will Interview with former Spain international, Mannheim Men's Head Coach and author of the books Hockey a Philosophical Game & Small Sided Games, Andreu Enrich. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leftfieldthinking/message

    The Garreth Ewing one

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2020 57:27


    https://dragonhockey.co.uk/hockey/Will Interview with South Africa Hockey Men's Head Coach, Garreth Ewing. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leftfieldthinking/message

    The Bernardo Fernandes one

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2020 90:09


    https://dragonhockey.co.uk/hockey/Will Interview with Head Coach of the Portugal men's team, Founder of Self Pass and FIH Coach Educator, Bernardo Fernandes. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leftfieldthinking/message

    The Mark Egner one

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 108:48


    https://dragonhockey.co.uk/hockey/Will Interview with Head Coach of Dartmouth College and all round Irish gent, Mark Egner. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leftfieldthinking/message

    The James Bateman one

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2020 81:58


    https://dragonhockey.co.uk/hockey/Will Full length interview with Director of Hockey at Oakham School and Will's England Hockey DiSE DiSE Baby Co-Coach, James Bateman. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leftfieldthinking/message

    The Nick Clark one

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 72:19


    https://dragonhockey.co.uk/hockey/Will Interview with England U18 Boys manager and former Director of Sport at Kent College, Nick Clark --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leftfieldthinking/message

    The Britt Broady one

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2020 82:15


    https://dragonhockey.co.uk/hockey/Will Head Coach of the NCAA D1 Hockey Programme at UC Davis. Britt discusses all things coaching with us. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leftfieldthinking/message

    The Pablo Mendoza one (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2020 33:47


    https://dragonhockey.co.uk/hockey/Will Part 2 of our interview with Pablo Mendoza, Argentinian Coach and Pan American Federation Coach Educator. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leftfieldthinking/message

    The Pablo Mendoza one (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2020 32:53


    https://dragonhockey.co.uk/hockey/Will First part of our interview with Argentinian coach and Pan American Federation Coach Educator, Pablo Mendoza. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leftfieldthinking/message

    The Katie Bam one

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2020 53:43


    https://dragonhockey.co.uk/hockey/Will Interview with former USA Hockey superstar and University of Maryland Coach, Katie Bam (O'Donnell). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leftfieldthinking/message

    The Craig Parnham one (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2020 47:56


    https://dragonhockey.co.uk/hockey/Will Interview with GB Hockey legend and USA Hockey coaching supremo, Craig Parnham. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leftfieldthinking/message

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    The Craig Parnham one (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020 34:53


    https://dragonhockey.co.uk/hockey/Will Part one of our interview with former GB International & Coach and US Field Hockey Maestro, Craig Parnham. Please support our fundraising campaign #CoachingForCarers using our Just Giving page below. https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/coachingforcarers --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leftfieldthinking/message

    The Cheesman one (part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2020 30:01


    https://dragonhockey.co.uk/hockey/Will Interview with former GB Hockey player, Belgium Hockey Technical Consultant and Waterloo Ducks Dames 1 Head Coach, Darren Cheesman. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leftfieldthinking/message

    The Cheesman one (part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2020 31:17


    https://dragonhockey.co.uk/hockey/Will Interview with former GB Hockey player, Belgium Hockey Technical Consultant and Waterloo Ducks Dames 1 Head Coach Darren Cheesman --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leftfieldthinking/message

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    The Dan Fox one (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2020 34:56


    https://dragonhockey.co.uk/hockey/Will The second part of our interview with former GB Hockey International and Director of Hockey at Guildford HC, Dan Fox. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leftfieldthinking/message

    The Dan Fox one (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2020 31:27


    Part one of our interview with former GB Hockey International and Director of Hockey at Guildford HC, Dan Fox. https://dragonhockey.co.uk/hockey/Will --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leftfieldthinking/message

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