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J.P. Nerbun is a bestselling author, leadership coach, and founder of TOC Culture Consulting, a leading global sports-consulting and leadership coaching business. His mission is to support leaders and their teams to achieve their full potential through 1:1 coaching, consulting, and community. In 2019, he published his first book, Calling Up: Discovering Your Journey to Transformational Leadership, which has received critical acclaim. In 2022, he published The Culture System: A Proven Process for Creating an Extraordinary Team Culture, a groundbreaking book offering a framework for developing team culture.  In 2023, he launched The Culture System Online Training Platform, which has been praised for being one of the most applicable online coach educations available.  His podcast, Coaching Culture, is one of the top sports leadership podcasts globally. Nerbun lives in Ireland with his wife and their three children. Today we talk around his latest book “Sports Parent Solution.” Show notes here

The New York Times best-selling author of My Stroke of Insight, Dr Jill Bolte Taylor, blends neuroanatomy with psychology in her new book Whole Brain Living which shows how we can short-circuit emotional reactivity and find our way to peace. Ranked #1 on Amazon in the following categories: Stroke, Neuroscience, Neurological Diseases, Nervous System Diseases, and Stress Management. Dr. Jill is passionate about educating the public about the beauty of our human brain. In this ep, we will explore the Whole Brain Living related to youth-sport and what is going on in the teenage brain. Show notes: https://yellowforyelling.com/off-the-pitch-with-active/57-dr-jill-bolte-taylor/  

Jazlyn Pipkin is another refreshing young achiever in the space of youth sport. She is a Health Coach and Personal trainer who graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Exercise Sports Science and Associates in Business Administration. In 2015, she converted her life to Christ and began to discover her personal call, purpose, and God's plan for her life. She has a passion for people and loves to mentor and support young lives. She has a desire to empower others to develop their relationship with Christ and discover their-God-Given gifts and talents. Jazlyn is proficient at helping others reach their goals and obtain success spiritually, physically, mentally, and relationally. Jazlyn is the youngest female in her community to own a Athletics training & Mentorship Ministry, Jazleticz. She began Jazleticz six years ago with one client. Today she has helped over 400 athletes dominate their new levels of their careers by improving their mindset and skillset.

This is part 2 of a conversation I had with Chris end of last year. If you haven't heard part 1 yet, go to episode 53 to make full sense of our discussion in this episode. Chris is an experienced coach-developer and football administrator with over 10 years' experience in grassroots football programs working with member federations in Australia, NPL clubs and associations in both Western Australia and NSW. Chris is passionate about how we rethink grassroots football as we look to cater for players of all abilities. Show notes: https://yellowforyelling.com/off-the-pitch-with-active/

Leveraging two master's degrees—in sports psychology and early childhood development—and thirty years of professional coaching experience, “Coach Reed” Maltbie has dedicated his life to creating the best environments for athletes of all ages to achieve peak performance, on and off the sports field. Coach Reed has implemented training programs with all types of sports organizations—Gaelic Games Association, US Sailing, USA Hockey, USA Swimming, Ontario Volleyball, US Olympic and Paralympic Committee, Soccer Canada, and PGA of Canada, to name a few. Show notes: click here

Chris is an experienced coach developer and football administrator with over 10 years' experience in grassroots football programs working with member federations in Australia, NPL clubs and associations in both Western Australia and NSW. Chris is passionate for how we rethink grassroots football as we look to cater for players of all abilities. AFC/FFA A Lic AFC/FFA level 1 GK coach FFA Community coach educator AFC/FFA C Lic instructor AFC/FFA B Lic instructor Today we talk about retention of youth in football. Show notes: https://yellowforyelling.com/off-the-pitch-with-active/

Helen Connolly became South Australia's first Commissioner for Children and Young People in April 2017.  The position was established under the Children and Young People (Oversight and Advocacy Bodies) Act 2016.  The Commissioner promotes and advocates for the rights, development and wellbeing of all children and young people in South Australia, with a special focus to engage with and listen to children who aren't usually heard. Helen has 30 years' experience as a leader in human services.  Throughout her career, Helen has taken an active advocacy role on the main policy issues that impact on the wellbeing of Australian families and children, with a strong focus on early intervention and prevention strategies. In this episode we talk about her recent report “More than a game-What do children & young people think about sport” Show notes: https://yellowforyelling.com/off-the-pitch-with-active/

Sasha Graham is the founder of Tiny Ninja Books and is the author of Milo Does Not Like Mornings and Whitney Wins Everything. Sasha is a former executive at the Walt Disney Studios and her writing has appeared in magazines, newspapers and on television. Sasha lives with her husband Alan in beautiful Arizona where they encourage each other, and their children, Finn, Indy & Odessa, to always listen to their Tiny Ninjas. Today we will talk about her latest book “Whitney Wins Everything” and the importance to engage children with story telling. Show notes https://yellowforyelling.com/off-the-pitch-with-active/

Mark O'Sullivan is helping me kicking of the 50th celebratory episode of “Off the Pitch with Active”. To me he is an inspiration fueling my burning desire to help influence people to create a youth sport environment which Mark said in the opening “Meets the physical and emotional needs of children and youth”. So, I put together this episode with a mixture of previous guests, who shared their view of the best possible environment for youth to thrive in sport. My question to them was “What is your Sound of Music of youth sport?” You will love what they have to say. Thanks for staying with me and following my journey to discover ideas on how to reduce the dropout rate in youth sport. show notes and links https://yellowforyelling.com/off-the-pitch-with-active/   List of filmmusic.io played during the episode; Fantastic World by WinnieTheMoog Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7042-fantastic-world   License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Main Theme (The Grand Score) by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4960-main-theme-the-grand-score-  License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Total Happy Up And Sunny by Sascha Ende® Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/555-total-happy-up-and-sunny License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

After years of self-doubt and self-deprecation, Vickie Simos (BA (Psych) G.dip.C&Psychotheraphy Master of Counselling) has made many discoveries about who she was and who she wants to be – a confident, strong person who considers herself worthy of all the best life has to offer. Vickie has competed in numerous Martial Arts tournaments nationally and internationally in the USA, Philippines and New Zealand, which include two World Championships for Stick Fighting, receiving 2 silvers and 1 bronze medal, as well as a Gold in the Pan Pacific's held in New Zealand. In her memoir 'The Boxer Within', Vickie shares her journey to find the passion within. Today we will talk about her background and the work she does in the youth sector to help develop mental health amongst youth using Martial Arts. Show notes: Off the Pitch with Active — Yellow for Yelling

Sean has a keen interest in helping coaches learn. He holds an AFC/FFA Pro Diploma, but also has a passion for continual learning, which has included a Masters of Coaching (University of Queensland), and training as a Master Coach Developer through the International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE) Coach Developer Academy. Sean has been involved in Coach Development for over 16 years, helping coaches / organisations in different countries and sports. He has a playing background at a professional and international level, and has coached at national level, and with various international age group teams. Despite this experience at a high level, he highlights working (early in his coaching career) as a full-time coach in a community club, coaching 12 sessions every week from U9's to Seniors, as his best learning moments. 5 years Director of Football in NZ 2 Years Technical Director Football Victoria 7 years National Coach Educator Football Australia Since July 2019 and current FIFA Technical Expert Since Jan 2021 E-Learning Development Manager Show notes: Off the Pitch with Active — Yellow for Yelling

Dr. Jess Garza holds a PhD in performance psychology, a master's in clinical mental health and a master's in sport-exercise psychology. She has established herself as a global influencer and now spends her time presenting around the world. She has worked with professional athletes, congressional staff, FBI, CIA and US Special Forces. Dr. Garza helps her clients develop mental readiness, emotional intelligence and self-confidence to optimize their potential both on a personal and professional level. Dr. Garza has dedicated her life to understanding how athletes and tactical populations think, behave and are motivated. She is known as "the queen of applied sciences." Her ambition to provide quality training programs has opened the door for a diverse number of elite populations to have access to resources to help enhance their performance. The joy in giving back joined with her innate ability to read others and her love for teaching has led her to create Ultier, llc. Her vision is to expand and serve athletes, parent's and coaches at all levels. Today we will talk around the topic of Emotional Contagion. Show notes and contact details www.yellowforyelling.com

Emma Doyle is a Performance Coach and international speaker helping you turn your motivation into activation. She has been coaching for 30 years and through her keynote speaking, mentoring, coaching, and consultancy she inspires, improves, and impacts players, coaches, teams, and corporates within her Global triangle between Melbourne, Australia, Denver, Colorado and Glasgow, Scotland. She is a Tennis Australia High-Performance Coach with a strong background as a tennis touring professional, a talent development coach and she has represented her native Country as the Australian coach on 20 occasions winning four Asia Oceania world team titles (2018 - Junior Fed Cup Captain). She provides practical coaching tools for heightened self-awareness in how to use your language and strengthen your inner voice. She specialises in helping people to develop a high performing mindset, enhance confidence, and how to access emotional intelligence for authentic relationships.  Show notes, links and bonus downloads: www.yellowforyelling.com

Julie M. Stamm, Ph.D. received her Bachelor of Science degree in Athletic Training from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2009. As part the research team at the Boston University Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy (BU CSTE). Stamm has been involved in ground-breaking research with Dr. Robert Stern on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a progressive neurodegenerative disease of the brain found in athletes (and others) with a history of repetitive brain trauma. She was the first to publish research on the long-term consequences of repetitive brain trauma in youth sports. This research has been covered in the media worldwide and has influenced youth sports organizations to make rule changes in youth sports to limit head impacts.   Outside of school and research, Julie enjoys running, volleyball, many outdoor activities, and traveling. She is also an avid fan of Wisconsin Badger sports. Today we will explore her latest book The Brain on Youth Sports: The Science, the Myths, and the Future 02:39   Introducing Julie M Stamm PhD. She talks about her background in sport and how she got involved in brain trauma. 08:47   Setting the scene for the conversation 13:55   What is a brain injury and what is the misconception of it? What are some of the symptoms we may not be familiar with? 17:05   Julie talks about the sports which are more prone for head injuries, and she explain critical brain development in the younger years. 26:30   Building a story around learning a new skill, motor learning and the impact of a brain injury. Re-creation of brain structures. 35:39   Unpacking rewiring of neuron in a teen brain. 38:37   Sporting governing bodies-those who are changing are thriving 42:37   Julie provides some suggestion on how to deal with recovery and explain the difference between boys and girls. 50:50   We discuss how she experience the culture around brain injuries in youth sport. 55:30   Does helmets protect brain injuries. 58:39   Playing like adults does not make a young person better. 60:15   Julie's version of “Sound of music” of youth sport. 64:05   What about food, how can this impact on our brain? 67:40   In closing let's not give up and think we need to change youth sport to be boring because we need to protect their brains. A paradigm shift is needed just like Asbestos and smoking, we are now more aware about brain trauma and its impact. Sport can remain. Show notes and links www.yellowforyelling.com 

Johan is also an ex professional table tennis player, representing his country Sweden. After being a sport psychologist in FC Kopenhagen and Djurgarden IF, 2 professional soccer clubs, he spent 10 years being responsible for sport psychology in Swedish FA. During this time, he also worked on special projects with Swedish Olympic Committee and other key sporting bodies in Sweden. Johan has presented to over 100,000 people in Sweden and Scandinavia. Today he does most of his work in Fallby Sports & Psychology AB, both in sport and the business world. He is also involved in research and participated in several peer reviewed published papers. Today we talk around his book “Gor det better sjalv” (Do it better yourself) which unfortunately at this stage is only available in Swedish. However, like most of us Swedes we speak SweEnglish and we will cover important aspects of what we adults should consider to help our children in sport. Overview: 76:31   min episode 02:44   Introducing Johan Fallby 05:00   Who is sport psychologist Johan Fallby and what is his background? 08:48   Swedish Football code, survival of the best or participation; who wins & who should act? 20:20   What was the reason behind Johan's book “Do it better yourself if you can” and why should parent learn more about a healthy youth sport environment? 26:45   We discuss the fine line about being present but not controlling. What does it mean? And how has Johan's children impacted him? 35:14   What can we learn from skateboard parks and what do we need to consider shaping youth sport for the future. 40:40   Back to Johan's book discussing levels of parent engagements and the challenging road ahead. 48:20   How can we balance technical versus more psychology in training and deal with mental challenges? 50:50   How to build intrinsic motivation in a “Netflix youth Generation”? 60:01   What is the mental impact (positively and negatively) in sport. 64:30   What is Johan's “Sound of music” in youth sport. Show notes are available on www.yellowforyelling.com

Dr Josephine Perry is a chartered psychologist working with those in sport and on the stage and in business to help them overcome their barriers to success, so they can achieve their goals. Josephine has a background in communications and behaviour change, having worked for many years in journalism, marketing, public relations and crisis communications across private corporations and government. She has a MSc in Communications, a MSc in Psychology and a MSc in Sport and Exercise Psychology. She also has a PhD in Political Communications. Josephine run “Performance in Mind”, a performance psychology consultancy. Based in London but working worldwide, to help you find your why and identify your values so you can overcome those barriers that sport, high performance, and life throw at us. She is the author of 3 books, she is with me today to discuss aspects of her latest book. “I can-The teenage athlete's guide to mental fitness”.

A world first youth sport podcast episode with 3 teens, 2 girls and 1 boy. It is always adults who tell us what kids & Teens want in sport, but how about speaking to them directly and listen to what they have to say. In this episode, I have found 2 amazing 15 & 16 year old girls from here in Adelaide, Australia and a 16 year old boy from New Jersey, USA. We are kicking off with Brandon Shintani, Brandon is a student at Ridgewood High School, in New Jersey and is the Sports and Wellness Columnist for his high school paper and much more. After Brandon, I like to introduce you to Lucy Benn. Lucy is in year 11 and we will discuss her findings in her SACE project. She asks, “What are the psychological reasons girls leave sport?” My last teen age guest is Emily Gail, it is an old recording never released, but it is perfect for this episode. Emily was 15 when I spoke to her, and she refereed U18 boys' soccer. She also plays soccer and Futsal. She is now 18 and I have seen her referee seniors, she still plays both soccer and Futsal. If you are a girl aspiring to play a sport, or you are a parent with a girl who wants to play sport, this is a brilliant ending to this episode. So, sit down grab a coffee, enjoy, and learn something new starting with Brandon, Overview: 75:30 min episode 01:40   Brief intro of the 3 teens 03:15   Brandon Shintani's brief background 04:45   Welcoming Brandon and he talks about when he started and what he is doing. 08:15   Brandon “Honestly I only played sport to have fun and make friends” He also said he have friends playing on a very high level. 12:20   How is Brandon's parents supporting him in sport, but he also had support outside his family. 15:45   Major injury stopped his sport at 15-Where is support now when motivation was so hard to find? 23:00   Some great mindful advice from Brandon and final thoughts 28:50   Wrapping up with Brandon 29:55   Introducing Lucy and she talks about her start in sport around 2-3 years of age playing with her older brothers

Welcome to part 2 and the last part of this amazing conversation with VJ Stanley, Balanced Excellence. In this episode we continue the conversation from ep40 about puberty and sport. If you have not heard part 1, I recommend you listen that episode first as some references may not make sense otherwise. Towards the end, I will mention a free gift from V.J which he shares exclusively with Off the Pitch with Active audience. So, let's continue VJ! Overview: 39:59   min episode part 2 (part 1: ep 40) 01:15   Brief intro before we continue our conversation about puberty and sport. I am also flagging an amazing gift from VJ so stay tuned in until the end. 2:12     Moving on in ages when V.J unpack “You don't play the best players, you play the best players plying their best” 7:35     Playing up age groups 15:15   Fundamentals in all sport REST-BALANCE-FUN 16:31   How fragile is a teens confidence? 21:29   How can a senior coach help a teen who is playing up? 25:20   V.J's version of “Sound of music” in youth sport. 26:39   Is free play the answer to learning? 32:26   V.J talks about the books he authored

VJ Stanley was a three-sport varsity athlete in high school and won the school's first ever Leadership Award as an athlete, VJ won the high school hockey league scoring title as a junior and was a First All-Star Selection. In his senior year, he received Second All-Star Honors and also played junior hockey for the Rochester Monarchs. He went on to play hockey at Clarkson University, where he sustained two concussions in one week, which ended his career after only one game. VJ founded Balanced Excellence as an answer to his family's and friends' constant questions about the stress associated with their children's participation in youth sports. The company is based on Science, Psychology and data He is an author of 4 books “Stop the Tsunami in youth sport”, “Less is more”, “talented athletes” and his latest “Does your mind, mind what you are doing to your body” His latest presentation, “Creating the Championship Mindset”, has been endorsed nationally by Lou Vairo, the 1984 US Olympic Men's Hockey Coach and USA Hockey Hall of Famer He has been on numerous TV shows and podcasts, he also produced a documentary “Frozen shorts” addressing issues in youth sport. Overview: 52:45   min episode part 1 02:11   Introducing V.J and he gives a few minutes background of his extensive life in youth sport which begun in 1976. 06:11   Puberty and its impact and starting with the 10 and under group. 14:56   Children have abundance of energy, but what about their mental capacity to learning? You will be surprised how V.J respond to this question. 18:11   Hang On, they cannot learn by playing Simon says, or can they? 27:51   Is a warm-up drill for U10 valuable to teach discipline? If only 1% make it, why should we coach like every will make it? 31:26   The world is changing; we just need to listen to experts in this space. 33:46   Which characteristics can a child learn from play? 37:11   I asked V.J, how does guilt from coaches and parents affect young players? 43:32   V.J discuss confidence, winning and being competitive. 52:18   Puberty and life beyond-Life is about to change for everyone. www.yellowforyelling.com

Paige is a sports and fitness enthusiast. She uses a process called Performance Neuro Training which is a combination of sports psychology, Brainspotting, and hot & cold photobiomodulation laser-light therapy. Her current practice philosophy combines a variety of techniques including clinical social work, exercise and neuroscience, and health and wellness lifestyle coaching. Through this process she provides sports injury intensive recovery sessions, and sports and life performance coaching.  She is currently assisting athletes all over the world ranging from youth, teen, NCAA, USA National Athletes, MMA, NFL, MLB, NHL and weekend warriors in reaching their full sports and life performance potential! Education Doctorate of Internal Medicine Quantum University Honolulu, Hawaii (IMD & PhD 2020). Masters of Social Work Colorado State University Fort Collins Colorado (Advanced Generalist 2010- 2013). Bachelor of Arts Degree: Colorado Mesa University, (Human Performance and Wellness: Exercise Science 2003-2005). You will love this episode as Paige paints a picture of something we can’t see “what is going on in the brain of our kids/teens” 02:16   Introducing Paige and she talks about her early trauma and experimenting with what would make her happy in life. 10:25   Destressing your body and nervous system. 15:25   Let’s understand a little bit more about the brain in the context of youth sport. What role is diet playing? 22:35   What is going on in kids/teens head in state of flow and what do they need to hear. 26:25   What should coaches be mindful of? 33:50   Warm up routines which positively impacting your players mind and nervous system. Challenge of the day; contact Ken or Paige if you are in! 41:25   What can we do when our players feeling sad? Will their feelings go away when you tell them to ignore these feelings and instead focus on the task at training? 45:54   What is happening when asking questions instead of giving instruction. 52:05   Paige version of “Sound of Music” in youth sport and wrap up.

Hernan Chousa is an author from Argentina. He lives in Buenos Aires, and he runs his zinc flake coating business as the CEO of Chousa SRL. Unplugged is his first novel where he could fuse two passions: music and writing. He also published “My Son the Tennis Player” and “How to Help Your Kid Succeed in Sports”. Former professional tennis player in his twenties, he is willing to share his experiences as a pro player and as a father to a successful tennis playing son. This is a story with a lot of ups & downs. Married with Mariana with two sons: Julian and Sebastian.

The buzzword most often associated with high performing teams is "chemistry". Chemistry is formed through connection, and at the heart of connection is communication.  Betsy understands that language is the most powerful tool we possess, and that elevating our communication skills gives us a competitive advantage in any arena. As a former coach with experience in DI, DII, DIII, and the WNBA Betsy utilizes her unique background with individuals ready to improve and teams of all kinds - from the locker room to the boardroom. As a facilitator and educator, people are her passion. In her role as "The Coaches' Coach", Betsy meets individuals where they are and supports the growth that they're looking to make. As a Communication Specialist, Betsy helps organizations improve communication effectiveness while working collaboratively to create positive change at all levels of team. Professional, playful, and with a talent for people-centric design, Betsy offers an experiential approach towards learning and development. A life-long athlete, Betsy grew up playing all sports and was a competitive basketball player (and awful golfer) at the collegiate level. She now spends her time in coastal California cycling, hiking, surfing, practicing yoga, chasing sunsets and in constant pursuit of the perfect breakfast burrito. Relevant Certifications B.A. Psychology (Claremont McKenna College, 2006) Certified Integral Coach (New Ventures West, 2011) NCAA Women Coaches Academy Faculty Member (via WeCOACH since 2015) D.I.S.C. Certified (through Athlete Assessments, 2015) Overview 2:28     Introducing Betsy 6:13     Betsy talks about her background and why she is so passionate about communication and sport (playing and coaching) 10:53   Digging into the foundation of team chemistry 17:43   How do we connect with and coach Gen Z. How do you complete “Kids these days…. Fascinating discussion for parents , teachers and coaches. 23:18   Betsy shares some golden nuggets from her course “Relating to Today's Student-Athlete: Effectively Coaching Gen Z” http://bit.ly/GenZcourse 26:43   Are “Kids these days” soft or are they simply require a different coaching style? 29:43   Don’t miss Betsy’s Sound of Music environment 31:43   What resistance does Betsy experience developing the Sound of Music environment. 34:30   Betsy talks about 2 digital courses she has released. If you are teaching or coaching youth, or even of you are a parent and wants to learn more about your child’s generation, you will love this. Betsy offers Off the Pitch with Active listeners $200 discount of the course “Winning with Words: Championship Communication for Coaches”. It is a digital course. You can read about the course here http://bit.ly/YPodcast The discount code is in the podcast and in the show notes https://wp.me/Pax5s9-b42   

Matt was introduced to the power of sport by a teacher who helped him use sports as a conduit to self-actualization. He have spent the last 25 years learning, coaching, mentoring, and experiencing the positive impact sport can have on lives. He is Guinness World record holder fastest bike relay across Canada-2007 & TEDx Stanley Park Speaker 2015. Executive Producer of “No Running” Documentary 2016 & “The Cost of Winning” Documentary 2017 He has also presented to the NHL / PGA / Project Play / USOPC / Norwegian Sport Federation and a handful of National, Provincial & Local sport organizations in Canada Overview 0:00     Podcast intro 2:30     Introducing Matt Young 6:15     It begun with free play and good quality physical movements from educated teachers. 10:15   Operation manual for actioning athlete development (not technical & tactical development). A discussion about behavior change, culture, values, accountability, and intentionality amongst a myriad of important aspects. 29:05   Let’s talk about the 80% of development, the non-technical & tactical.  35:00   How can clubs start a positive change right now?  42:25   Biggest treat to increased participation 51:50   Matt’s “Sound of music” of youth sport  

Despite the odds being stacked against Allon, he was determined to change his fate. From a struggling kid, with various disabilities, to fulfilling a childhood dream and managing some of the world’s best tennis players, Allon put his career success down to developing the mental toughness and passion he saw from tennis players, from a young age. He also realized that it is mental toughness that separates the world’s best players from everyone else and it allows them to pursue ambitious goals whilst keeping their mental sanity in place. Allon managed three world #1 tennis players, including Novak Djokovic. He organized his own professional ATP tennis events in three countries that attracted the likes of Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Murray. He has been a Member of the ATP Council and have witnessed firsthand the evolution of professional tennis over the last ten years. Overview: 3:20     Introduction 6:15     Metal Toughness eBook and Allon’s journey when his father starting his first World class tennis tournament. 8:30     Allon was asked to become a manager for his first tennis player 9:37     Winner of junior grand slam never made in senior pro, we discuss why? 10:55   Novak Djokovics never won a Junior grand slam event, what was he like as a teenager? 17:20   What is mental toughness and how do you coach it? 23:20   Carol Dweck study about praise 26:35   Mental toughness training 28:10   Internalizing beliefs 36:45   Book “So good that they can’t ignore you” Contact details can be found on www.yellowforyelling.com  

VJ Stanley was a three-sport varsity athlete in high school and won the school’s first ever Leadership Award. As an athlete, VJ won the high school hockey league scoring title as a junior and was a First All-Star Selection. In his senior year, he received Second All-Star Honors and also played junior hockey for the Rochester Monarchs. He went on to play hockey at Clarkson University, where he sustained two concussions in one week, which ended his career after only one game. VJ founded Balanced Excellence as an answer to his family's and friends’ constant questions about the stress associated with their children's participation in youth sports. 3:20     Introduction 4:30     VJ’s sporting background as a player of all sports and coach. He talks about the journey of founding Balanced Excellence.  7:30     The story behind “Frozen Shorts”. 10:40   VJ’s first book “Stop the Tsunami in youth sport” 15:00   VJ’s 3 key points in the youth sport world. 18:55   I can do it myself! Children want to own their own journey. 23:50   Comparison with growing up in the 70’s. Kids are the same, but the environment is different. 24:57   Coaching challenge-for both coaches during a game to remain silent for one complete half. 26:55   Ideas how to create the youth sport for the enjoyment of children. 32:00   How did you teach your child riding a bike? 36:24   We adults need to eliminate outside noise, so players can focus on making several decisions every second. Avoid bottle necking to choke players with information. 39:32   Free play, Yes please! says the captain of the US Olympic ice hockey team and USA Hockey Hall of Famer, Ryan Janta. “I’m there and my guys are there and when it is getting dark, we pull up our trucks and put the lights on and keep playing.” It is important part of ice hockey 42:30   Multi-sport plays an important role in sport. 45:10   What is a perfect environment for youth sport? VJ “Messy & Madness!” For links and connecting with VJ Stanley go to www.yellowforyelling.com/podcast  

Joel Franco is using his passion in film making in producing a documentary about youth sport “Where our children play”. Three out of four American families with school-aged children have at least one playing an organized sport — that's a total of about 45 million kids. By age 15, as many as 80% of these youngsters have quit. The documentary intends to shed new light, perspective and expose the truth to ensure that all those involved in youth sports can join hands and work as one to return youth sports to the children. 47:12   min episode 04:12   Introducing Joel Franco and his background in coaching 06:20   What experiences prompted Joel to produce the documentary? 09:15   This is Joel’s approach to the documentary 15:30   This is what Joel has learned so far 24:29   greatest challenges in US youth sport 28:40   Its okay to let the children choose sport 30:50   Sound of music of youth sport 38:00   About the project  

Mark O’Sullivan is a UEFA A licensed coach and is head of youth development for 8-12 at AIK in Stockholm, Sweden and is part of their Research and Development department. Mark is currently doing PhD Research Sheffield Hallam University, UK, which centers around designing learning environments in youth football. Mark has also worked as a consultant for the Canadian FA (2017) helping them to develop their new coach education program. He regularly holds lectures, talks and practical sessions around the world. Not just confined to soccer Mark has collaborated with coaches in Basketball, handball, floorball, figure skating and ice hockey. If you want to read Mark’s own personal insights then just go to his Blog: https://footblogball.wordpress.com Overview: 107:23 Min episode 3:20     Introduction 5:38     Referring to a previous question to Richard Bailey, if there is a conflict between how children learn and how modern youth sports elite programs are carried out that is causing an imbalance? 19:20   How can we preserve unique playing styles emerging from environments outside sport if using a linear model? Mark talks about an interview Pavel Datsyuk, the Russian NHL player called the “Magic Man” 25:08   A key factor in the research at AIK, is looking how they create motivational climates when it is the children’s inner motivational factors as a key for participation, performance and personal development over time. 31:55   AIK’s 3 principles 1. Wellbeing of children 2. Following United Nations & rights for children and Gov documents about children in sport & 3. Having more players, play U16, U17, U19 and into their senior team. They also have a clear pedagogical model and principals within the club. 41:12   SDT and how it relates to development 45:40   Programs are becoming based on economic models rather than learning models, which shifts the focus more towards the economics 52:50   Fascinating that coaches from different sports from all around the world say NO to the following question “If we restart youth sports from zero and rebuild it based on children’s physical and emotional needs, would it look like it does today?” 59:55   Afordances landscape of training: isolated individual skills on one end and free play on the other. The optimum opportunity of interactions of which the training is design is likely somewhere in between. The question to ask ourselves as coaches; Does the design invite, permit or inhibit young players to interact and learn?

The sports world is a high-pressure environment, Richard’s skills and experience mean he is able to probe the tough issues and challenges parents and coaches face, without being judge mental or pushy. He delivered parent engagement strategy support, sports-parent meetings and coaches CPD on working with parents for: Three National Governing Bodies; (England Rugby U18 Boys & Girls, England Hockey U16 & U18 Boys and Girls and England Cricket Board) A number of the UK’s top professional sports teams in their academy system (Including Saracens, Essex County Cricket, Newcastle Falcons & Somerset County Cricket.) The country's top independent schools, (Including Millfield and Millfield Prep & Trinity Croydon.) 20 years of working with parent's which, includes: Worked as a youth worker for the local authority Delivered numerous parenting courses for the local authority Provided one-to-one parenting support for multiple statutory agencies Lectured at several universities, teaching trainee social work students about effective strategies for working with families Worked in various roles for two churches Coached and encouraged people from a wide range of backgrounds, faiths and life experiences Worked with and spoken at many schools across all ages Public speaking in many contexts (from skate-parks to funerals and everything in-between.) Qualifications Honours degree in Community and Youth Studies (St Martins, Lancaster) Honours degree in Theology (University of Wales) Diploma in Life Coaching from A R Training Facilitator for ‘Strengthening families, strengthening communities’ parenting program Facilitator for ‘Strengthening families’ 10-14 parenting course Overview: 03:15   Richard Shorter’s Bio 05:20   Richard talks about his background 09:00   Home to be the harbor for children and openness and honesty is important part of communication at home. 16:15   We discuss when children get identified more for their sport rather than them as human. 24:10   Coaches need compassion and better parent engagements, and if they coach their own children allow their children to give feedback without being defensive. 30:10   How can parents support their children during the selection time? 40:45   How can play games with parents, help parents related to their children’s sporting world? 48:15   Non-perfect Dad’s vision of the perfect youth sport environment. Contact: Web: https://non-perfectdad.co.uk/ Twitter: @nonperfectdad Facebook: @Non-perfect dad

Mikael Wallsbeck have a European Masters in Sport and Exercise Psychology, from Högskolan in Halmstad. He is also educated in psychotherapy in cognitive behavior therapeutic direction. Mikael has been working as a leader with experience of working with children and adolescence, specifically with LSS (Australian equivalent to NDIA, National Disability Insurance Agency) Today, he works with Gefle IF in football and Swedish Para Table Tennis Team. He also works with students in sports psychology at GIH (Gymnastik och idrottshögskolan in Stockholm). His team at the company Imagine That, work with many organizations, both corporate and sports to many to mention now. He, together with Fredrik Weibull run a podcast Hjarnskrynklarna. So, we got a lot to talk about. 02:58   Introduction to Mikal Wallsbeck 05:30   Mikael talks about his background in ice hockey and about an incident, he later analysed he study sports psychology. 12:16   The environment outside sport affects performance. How does a coach and parent take this into consideration? Mikael shares a story of a family under a lot of stress and how this affected their son’s performance in sport. 21:11   Sweden produces more NHL ice hockey players (per capita) in the world than any other country outside North America. How is this possible? Early specialization is a topic debated in Sweden and it is a move away from this. They don’t believe it is so important. 25:38   How can we help athletes and parents go through their sporting journey and, does parent's needs to help children to be nicer to themselves? 40:56   We need to be more critical to our own sporting environment. We need to consider what can create a negative experience in our club? 43:39   The dream world image of youth sport Contact: Web: http://www.imaginethat.se/ Twitter: @MikaelWallsbeck

Born in Argentina, Marcos Flores, had a great career in professional football in Union de Santa Fe between 2001 and 2003 where he began his professional career, then Newell’s Old Boys and he also played in Curico Unido. He signed for the A-League club Adelaide United in Australia, where he achieved the player of the year in 2011 (Johnny Warren Medal). Marcos has also been in the USA, to help develop football at Jacksonville Armada. Over 16 years as a pro player, Marcos played in Argentina, Australia, Chile, China, Indonesia & USA. In the 2019 season, he captained Adelaide City (National Premier League, Adelaide), but I will spend most of the time talking about his passion for helping young players grow in the sport of football (soccer). 02:25   Introduction to Marcos Flores and how he settled in at Adelaide United as a young import in the A-League. 11:32   Marcos “A brief story” of how it began 18:17   First breakthrough to play a professional game. Success on the first touch, but then what? 26:22   Marcos father was much more than a father, he was a mentor. 30:52   Marcos talks about coaches who made the most impact on him and why? 33:02   “Bring your Guernsey, and come to my office” 36:13   Coaching South Australia Cerebral Palsy Soccer Team in the National Champion Ship. 42:12   Founding PTA-Get into the challenge 49:57   A great football story with a difference in a prison in Madagascar with 120 youths. 56:32   This is the reason why Marcos became a Soccer Player Profile for Yellow for Yelling. 62:37   Wrap up

Ben is a young football coach based in Brisbane, Australia. Just off the back on spending the last 9 months in Uganda, East Africa working at a football academy called Football for Good. Currently studying a masters at the Queensland University of Technology and the tutelage of Ian Renshaw and Brendan Moy. He runs a YouTube channel, ‘Opposite Direction’ making short educational videos about coaching and some theoretical ideas that may underpin coaching. Ben puts a lot of his understanding and knowledge down to the people he has connected with and been influenced by during his coaching journey. ‘I am because we are!’ Overview 03:15   Introduction and background 10:48   Ben talks about his experience in Uganda 15:30   With so many new terms and learning theories emerging in coaching, is one better than another? 21:00   Ecological psychology-Perception Action Coupling; a new emerging motor learning theory in line with Non-Linear Pedagogy. 26:30   Representative learning, what is it? 38:30   Human experience, does your players enjoy 52:02   Grassroots coaching a sport you don’t know, how? 58:10   How does free play fit in. 1:11:15 Closing Contact: ben.oppositedirection@gmail.com Twitter: @ben_galloway8 YouTube: https://youtu.be/JdUCRiabDm8  

Player Development Project is an online learning platform and collaborative project designed to bring together top coaches and experts from around the world. PDP was founded to bridge the gap between research and practice as well as showcase the work of top practitioners from around the world of football and other sports. Their goal is to aggregate and create quality content supported by evidence and experience to help coaches create better environments for young players. Dave is a UEFA A licensed coach (through The FA) and has17 years coaching experience, including the last 7 years at professional academies in London and Melbourne at Brentford FC, Fulham FC and most recently with the U20s at Melbourne Victory FC. 54:56   min episode Overview: 02:35   Who is Dave Wright and how could a New Zealander end up coaching EPL Academy level football at Fulham FC? 07:48   Speed, Intensity and Quality in UK made Dave think “Man-how am I going to be good enough to test these players and create challenging sessions for these players. 16:43   Dave talks about the paradigm shift in coaching/teaching, moving away from a “tell” culture and talks about a visit to the Ajax Academy. 22:30   What are the considerations for player positions and what method can we use? 30:20   Many coaches are not meeting the requirements to keep children/Teenagers in the game. A coach playing experience may not reflect the best teaching methods available today. 37:00   Does free play belong in all levels of sports? 44:48   How PDP can help coaches in all sports. 47:45   Latest research about communication as a coach. Website: http://www.playerdevelopmentproject.com Twitter: @PlayerDP Facebook: @PlayerDP

Hall of Famer & mother of 8, Joey Peters has 110 caps for Matilda’s, including 3 World Cups (’99, ’03 & ’07) & One Olympic Games (2004) and she scored 28 goals for the Matilda’s.  She played in USA, Brazil, and my birth country Sweden Retired from pro football ’09 and continued as a Development Coach for International Football School for 6 years on the Central Coast Joey study at AIS, she has FFA/FIFA A-Lic and you see her on SBS as a football analyst. But in this podcast, we discuss the important work she does with Game Play Learn. “Design the game-Let them play-Watch them learn 60:25   min episode Overview: 02:15   In the introduction, Joey Peters talks about how the professional background, she played in, didn’t work for her as a coach. After frustration and stress, she saw the light and developed Game Play Learn, a model based on Swedish Spela Leka Lär 10:15         Needed to change the way she coached to be more “chilled” and let them have more fun and focus more on the enjoyment. Suddenly, she observed a great development in kids. 16:45 She discovered being a Facilitator rather than a Coach which was better for the athletes. 28:20   Joey explains the Game Play Learn model and the Game Play Learn courses with the online community? 47:05   Joey provides some ideas on how a coach can implement aspects of Game Play Learn without changing their club curriculum? 53:25   In closing Joey believes that even after, 3 World Cup and one Olympic Games, including playing professionally in Brazil, USA & Sweden, she would still use the Game Play Learn model if she coached the Mathilda’s. Contact: Website: http://www.gameplaylearn.net/ Twitter: @_gameplaylearn @joeypeters10 Facebook: @gameplaylearn Instagram: @gameplaylearn

Reed Maltbie does not really need an introduction, he is a Mentor in youth sport and coaching. With two Masters degrees, one in Early Childhood Learning & one in Sports Psychology, Reed understand children and what is going on in their brains while growing up to become adults. He is the Creator of “Coaching code” podcast & Raising Excellence, He did the TEDx talk “Echoes beyond the game” which is a must watch if you are a coach or parent. Co-Creator of Positive Discipline Tools for Coaches with Dr. Jane Nelson and Cofounder of the brilliant GO! Raise Excellence Think Tank to improve youth sport with Ruth Nicholson. He is also one of the Coaching Mentors with Player Development Project here in Australia. I can go on, but let’s hear it directly from him. Apply this to your coaching and your athletes will soar. 47:30   min episode Overview: 02:15   Reed Maltbie brief bio and explains his current projects; Positive Discipline Tools for Coaches, helping coaches communicate better with young athletes & REALM. 10:15   3 REALM Accountability areas 16:53   Writing good software code into children’s brain. No! Children are not computers, but Reed’s analogy paints a great verbal image of how we, coaches, can build or ruin an athlete mentally by the words we use 30:25   Youth Sport is a marathon so be patient. 37:35   Can you identify burned-out in an early age, if so how? 43:10   Closing comments and announcing Reed’s visit to Australia in February 2020 Contact: www.CoachReed.com Twitter: @Coach_Reed Facebook: @Raising Exellence with Coach Reed Reed Maltbies TEDx talk “Echoes beyond the game” TEDx https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhRXQs0K6ls

Sports Mum of 8, Outreach Coordinator at MVP Leadership Academy and owner and founder at Sports Mom Essentials. Stacie run her own podcast “Eating curve balls for breakfast” 50:08   min episode Overview: 2:10     Introducing Stacie Mahoe 4:00     Stacey’s story is amazing referring to her 8 teachers and      how she has seen families falling apart from their children’s sport. 7:45     Do we know what the parents and kids are going through outside their sport, and how can we reach out and support them better? 10:45   Tracey talks about some of the solutions, including Listen, Understand & Validate from Jerry Lynch book “Let the Play” 19:45   This is one way to get kids to buy into the training. 28:00   Stacey is travelling and help parents and children all around the USA, I asked her what her seminars are about, you really like what she said. 41:15   Talking about some of the future challenges in youth sport. Why the rush to perfection? 45:00   Tough Team Challenge starting 48:30   Closing Book references: Let them play by Jerry Lynch Contact Web: www.stacieMahoe.com www.toughteamchallenge.com Facebook group: @10daytoughtemchallenge Facebook: @CoachStacie Twitter: @StacieMahoe Email: stacie@mvpforlife.com

Richard is a young (26years old), passionate and innovative coach from North Wales, UK. He continually strives to improve his level of knowledge working within a sporting environment in an attempt to fulfill individual(s) potential. With 7 Years of coaching experience, working an array of ages (U6 > Seniors), and abilities, cultures and backgrounds, he takes pride in developing and maintaining relationship with parents & players, creating a positive environment for those participating. UEFA B (Youth and Senior) & USSF Licensed Soccer Coach  FE PGCE (Graduating this month-June 2019) & Health and Well-being Coordinator Teaching Assistant at Cae Top Primary School & Bodedern High School. More recently a development coordinator at local academy season 2018/19. He also coached professionally in USA.   59:12   min episode Overview: 02:00   Introduction to Richard Cashman 05:10   Richard reflects on his young background and his experience in USA. 14:43   Sometimes when you ask a parent of what they want from their children’s sport experience their actions may not match their words. 20:34   Richard returns to Wales, after a professional coaching job in USA, to add a teaching degree to deepen his knowledge. 31:41   Multidisciplinary approach -Sometimes we forget about the player away from the sport. It's important that we understand the person behind the athlete. Contact: Twitter: @thesportinginf1 Facebook: @TheSportingInfluencer.com Website: www.thesportinginfluencerblog.wordpress.com

Gordon MacLelland set up ‘Working with Parents in Sport’ after 20 years as a teacher and as a coach for all age levels from 7-year olds to Adults. He has a BA/Hons degree in Sports Science from University College Chester and a PGCE from Lancaster University. He is the author of two books, ‘Great Sports Parenting’ – A pocket guide for parents of children in sport and ‘Engage’ – A coaches guide to building positive relationships with parents. His organisation currently works with 7 National Governing Bodies across a wide range of sports, clubs and schools of all sizes and the Little Athletics Franchise in NSW, Australia. Darren Wensor, Head of Coach & Volunteer Development with Little Athletics NSW. Darren has twenty-five years of experience working full-time in sports development and coach education, and he is in his 30th year of coaching/teaching experience. Darren has authored/contributed to numerous sports-related articles, books, journals, manuals, support resources and coach education course outlines. I regularly present at coach education courses and conferences and I have appeared as an on-camera presenter or coach on a number of instructional videos. 59:12   min episode Overview: 02:00   Introduction to Gordon MacLelland & Darren Wensor. Who are they? 04:35   A bit of history from Gordon & Darren 09:35   Discussing issues in youth sport highlighted in public media 15:30   What can we learn from kids? Darren, “I ask the children what they enjoy and create top 10 fun factors which I incorporate into the coaching sessions.” 23:15   What are some of the approaches we can use when we speak to our children after a game? Gordon tells a great personal story. 25:40   Some “Golden Nuggets” from 2019 Go! Chase Excellence Think Tank to improve youth sport with Reed Maltbie and Ruth Nicholson. 37:20   What are some of the future challenges? 41:20   WWPIS growth in Europe and creation of culture 49:00   Wrapping up our conversation Contact: Gordon MacLelland www.parentsinsport.co.uk Twitter: @WWPIS Facebook:@wwpis Darren Wensor www.lansw.com.au www.coachingyoungathletes.com Facebook: @Darren Wensor Twitter: @DarrenWensor

Ruth Nicholson is an internationally-certified professional facilitator, mediator, and organizational alchemist. She specializes in helping clubs design board processes and club operations to provide more effective support to coaches, teams, and players.  Ruth is also the co-creator of the 2019 GO! Chase Excellence Think Tank to Improve Youth Sports which engaged nearly 200 people from two dozen sports. The online event offered more than 80 solution-focused sessions and 61 speakers from five continents. In 2018, Ruth was one of four national finalists in for the Innovator of the Year award in the US, based on her development of the GO! Resource and training platform. GO! Offers youth sports organizations proven governance, leadership, and administrative tools. Since its launch in mid-2017, Ruth has fielded inquiries and worked with coaches, clubs, associations, and leagues in 19 North American states and provinces, as well as others in Europe, South America, Africa and Australia. 60:15 min episode Overview: 2:00   Ruth Nicholson Bio 6:56   You will be amazed to hear what Ruth is talking about when she explains the reasons why she is working in this space and what she does. 14:02 Good communication model for a youth sport organization. 25:15 Who is the Alpha Dog in your club and are you an Alpha Dog? 31:45 Creating culture 40:15 Going slow to go fast and how to handle complaints 49:15 Ruth discusses some of the biggest challenges in youth sport 54:08 Knowing your why See www.GoHelpSports.com

Glen Mulcahy is a professional speaker & coach, mentor with a down to earth flair who shares his knowledge from a lifetime of involvement in multiple sports as athlete, coach and parent. Glen is passionate about sharing what he has learned to “bring the game back to the kids”, while leading others to do the same Glen grew up playing multiple sports across Canada and played on provincial winning teams in Hockey, Football and Rugby. He is a graduate and now a mentor of the University of British Columbia’s Kinesiology Program. Soon after he graduated from UBC he started coaching, and he has now coached men, women, boys and girls in slow-pitch, hockey, baseball, softball, rugby and ball hockey for over 2 decades. His various hats in the youth sports space include; • Founder and CEO, PARADIGM Sports • Executive Director, For the Love of the Game • Canadian Speaker for Changing the Game Project • Member of the Quality Coaching Collective • Hockey Canada NCCP Facilitator and Regional Evaluation Coordinator for BC Hockey He has also contributed to various print, radio, TV Media articles and affiliate blog sites including; The Vancouver Sun, Province, Times Colonist, Roundhouse Radio, CTV Morning Live and more recently, Today’s Parent. 64:59 min Overview: 2:00   Glen Mulcahy Bio 5:35   Glen’s sporting background & and why he got involved in coaching. 12:10 FUNdamentals 19:10 There is no such thing as elite 8 or 10-year old. 23:45 Structured play and the digital era may rob children from free play. 33:00 Parents & Coaches expectations is not benefiting children in sport-Collaboration and engagement can turn this around. 41:51 Which child will improve by sitting on the bench? 49:00 A Dad’s distraught call about his son quitting sport and how it turned around. 55:49 Do our children work sport or play sport? 58:49 Last words from Glen which will help you Links: All Blacks video  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32n1JHaDTg4 To contact Glen Mulcahy Twitter: @Paradigm_Sports Facebook: @ParadigmSports www.paradigmsports.ca www.fortheloveofthegame.ca

Janis is a family coach for all families, but has extensive experience coaching families with children who play sports. She was a coach's wife for 29 years, a sports mom for 21 years, and is now a mom to two coaches, and a mother-in-law to one. She loves to see families thrive through all their seasons, in and out of youth sports. You can learn a lot more on Janis website www.rcfamilies.com Overview of our conversation 0:00   Introduction to the show & Janis Meredith 5:00   Started being involved in youth sport at the beginning of her marriage. This led to family coaching. 9:28   Kids leaving sport as they feel a lot of pressure. They also find easier, more fun alternative activities in a digital culture. 14:30 We are raising champion human beings, not just athletes. 18:00 Frustrations in youth sport-how it changes from just fun at early ages to high expectations as they grow older. 28:15 How serious should parents take their children’s sport? 35:00 How do parents navigate through so many challenges in sport including politics? 43:55 In closing- experiences, trophy’s, technical skills & life skills what do you want for your child? To follow or contact Janis Meredith Facebook @sportsparenting Twitter Handle: @rcfamilies Web: www.rcfamilies.com

Ryan Krzykowski has Director of Community for Coaches since 2008, a group based in Kansas City that provides training and mentoring for athletic coaches at all levels of sport 42 years old Married to Erica, four sons ranging from 18 to 10 years old teach High School Math in addition to leading CFC. Ryan is raised in Southwest Florida, played many sports growing up and later played college (American) football at Yale University He has coached many sports with children of all ages. He shares some great points for coaches and parents.  53:05 min Overview of our conversation 0:00   Introduction to the show & Ryan Krzykowski 5:00   Ryans background in sport and teaching 7:32   Beginning of Community Coaching-Why are we coaching? 11:46 Sports fan mode or parent mode? 16:45 Winning in proper context, building up players and creating a learning opportunity. 34:33 Why do you coach and are you a good coach? 39:57 A strong push for environmental changes are brewing. 43:55 Coaches Purpose Statement   A book recommended by Ryan, Inside out coaching by Joe Ehrmann https://www.amazon.com/InSideOut-Coaching-Sports-Transform Lives/dp/1439182981 To contact Ryan Email: ryan@communityforcoaches.com  Facebook @communityforcoaches Twitter Handle: @CFC_KC Web: https://communityforcoaches.org

I saw Jenn’s email address on an email I got from Reed Maltbie, (Coaching Code and Way of Champion podcasts). I didn’t know who Jenn were, but I watched an interview with her.   I was so impressed with her approach to coaching kids and she demonstrated some tricks to get kids to expand their “can do thinking”. I had to have her on Off the Pitch with Active to share with parents and coaches in Australia. Jenn speaks to 1000’s of children all around America and she shares many tools and ideas on how our children response to challenges. Overview 0:00     Off the Pitch intro 1:15     Jen Starkey story and how she became involved helping teenagers all over America 7:30     Jenn discuss how children can approach challenges and her system for goal development is a brilliant tool to use. 14:15   To perform at the highest level, children need to be relaxed but they are under so much stress from their environment. Jenn share how she talk to teenagers about stress and high expectations. 20:30   Start with a full cup start (also refer video link below) 31:31   Tools, parents and coaches can use with children and teenagers in sport. 35:30   Trolls & Traps 45:30   Mental toughness clinic, how does it help and what is Jedi mind trix? 64:20   Astronomical accomplishments are possible amongst teens once they work out what they want. This is a way to help them find out. https://www.mvpla.net/ https://www.mvpgameplan.com Email: jenn@jennstarkey.com Facebook: @Jenn Starkey Fastpitch Fit Video link https://www.facebook.com/pg/FastpitchFit/videos/?ref=page_internal

Interview with Brian Barlow, father and soccer referee in Oklahoma, US. He was sick of parents abusing referees, so he started a Facebook Page called Offside sharing videos of abusive parents. This created a massive media attention by CBS, NBC, Today, Forbes, Inside, Fox News and many more. This time he shares how it is with Off the Pitch with Active I am not looking for your approval, but I am looking for your attention. Overview of our conversation 1:14   Introduction to Brian Barlow and what he is so passionate about. 6:35   He started the offside Facebook page to make fun of parents 11:18 Young referees get intimidated by parents on the sideline and this is why? 20:10 The trend of bad behavior is getting worse but don’t end up on “Barlow’s Offside Facebook page” 35:00 Are your children prepared to put themselves out there as a referee against all parents? 42:00 Wrap up To contact Brian Facebook @offside Web: www.stoprefabuse.com

I caught up with Raff for a coffee before the 2018 Adelaide season. Raff began playing football at the age of 9 at school level in Adelaide. One of the highlights with Campbelltown City was winning the rising star award in the first season. He enjoyed 3 seasons there and was offered a trial in the Hong Kong Premier League midway through 2012. After a brief experience in Hong Kong he moved back to ADELAIDE to start the South Australian Futsal League, which shifted his priorities to Futsal. He has enjoyed coaching FFSA teams. He tells a great story about his experience coaching Vanuatu National Team in preparing the for qualifying for Futsal World Cup. Diego Pellegrini offered Raffa the head coaching role with Eastern United FC 2018 - this ignited his coaching career. Raffa has just joined Adelaide University first team as head coach for 2019. Overview of our conversation 0:00   Introduction and Raffa’s soccer background, playing and coaching. 13:10 Raff shares what he learned from Adelaide United past coach, Josep Gumbau. 15:00 Coaching children 29:00 Raff talks about his opportunity to coach Vanuatu’s National Futsal Team. It’s a great story you all will enjoy. 39:46 Fusion Futsal Club was founded, and a new journey started. 51:00 Wrap up Links Memory Lane: Link to “Full on Football Interview” ’09 featuring an interview with Raffa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WArImC7kjWw   EURO Futsal 2018 Final highlights: Portugal v Spain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yP6t7GiCvT8 To contact Raff Frisina: Facebook @Raff Frisina Facebook @AdelaideFusionFutsalClub Facebook @SAFL Web: https://adelaidefusionfc.com.au/

I came across a video clip from Sunrise on Channel 7, Australia about parents behaviour in youth sport in Australia. My guest Oliver Brecht, completed his Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) at the University of South Australia before returning to Sydney and completing his Masters of Professional Psychology at the University of Wollongong. During this time Oliver gained experience through volunteering as a Lifeline Telephone Crisis Supporter, working as a Blackdog R.E.A.C.H facilitator and completing a placement with NSW Corrective Services. Since joining IEPP Oliver worked extensively with the players and coaching staff at the Sydney Swans AFL and Sydney Roosters NRL clubs. He has also worked with the Red Backs South Australian Cricket Team. Oliver has provided personal coaching and team development initiatives to players and coaches within these teams, and regularly provides support to jockeys across NSW and the ACT. Overview of our conversation 1:15     Introduction of Oliver’s work with Elite Sports. The role he and his company are playing with elite sporting clubs, companies, families, individual athletes and community. 8:05     Understanding what is behind frustration and how this can negatively affect our children. Sport is about passion and the connection with our children when they play can at times be too much, so emotion takes over reasoning. Those are the times we regret what we say or do. 14:50   Oliver discuss some helpful tools we can use to be a better spectator when watching our children. 26:00   What about our children, what do they want to get out of their sport? How do we want them to develop as humans? 36:55   Children leave sport at very young ages, but they love video games, Oliver talk about some of the aspects we can learn from video games? 42:45   Interruptions and yelling instruction while the child is playing creates information overload. How and when do we deliver the messages? What can we tell our kids? 51:25   closing comments. To contact Oliver or follow IEPP’s work LinkedIn: IEPP Facebook: @InsightEPP http://www.iepp.com.au/

Steve has been coaching for over 10 years, running Inclusion Coaching. Steve spent 4 years, between 2012 and 2016 as part of the coaching team in the Academy at Championship club Bristol City FC. He has also coached at tier 9 of the football pyramid with Witney Town FC in the Hellenic Premier Division, tier 10 with Devizes Town FC (First Team, Reserves, U18's) and in grass roots youth football with Devizes Town and Bishops Cannings YFC. Qualifications: FA UEFA B LICENCE, FA LEVEL 1&2, FA YOUTH AWARDs & FA SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN Delivered by Inclusion Coaching, at Charlie Austin Football School, children will learn new skills, make new friends score lots of goals, make lots of saves, improve their passing, perfect dribbling and most of all have lots of fun in what they believe is the perfect environment to develop not only football skills but also social and physical skills. In this podcast, Steve shares what Inclusion Coaching is all about, and how they help children to become better decision makers in football while having fun. Overview 1:10      Introduction to Steve Hooper and Inclusion Coaching 4:44      Steve’s coaching background from Youth Lic to EUFA B and how he develops more confident decision makers. 17:45    What is Inclusion Coaching, what is the program and how they return money back to grassroots clubs. 20:20    Small sided game approach to guide children to learn the game based on conditions set upon them. 29:30    What can parents do to get a better understanding of what the coach and club are trying to achieve. 38:50    How do you get young children set their own targets in a training session. 58:40    Start the season explaining to parents what the coach wants to achieve with developing the children. 60:02    One way how you can deal with emotions on the sideline Twitter: @inclusionFooty1 https://www.charlieaustinfootballschool.com/

About Mark O’Sullivan is a UEFA A licensed coach at AIK in Stockholm, Sweden. Mark delivers Swedish FA coach education courses and has run many youth social projects, has his own blog – Footblogball – and is currently doing PhD research in to designing learning environments in youth football. Mark has also worked as a consultant for the Canadian FA (2017) and regularly holds lectures, talks and practical sessions around the world. He has made himself available for a chat with me for an Off the Pitch with Active episode you will enjoy. Overview 1:15     Introduction to Mark O’Sullivan 3:45     Mark’s background and how he “fell” into Academia and pedagogy. Also, how he discovered a change of his passion. 11:15   Perception and how it is important to understand the players. 16:20   Communication is key, even in the younger age groups between parents, players and clubs. 20:20   Great discussion about the environment for learning 43:40   Swedish Football code 55:35   Closing Book: Johan Fallby Gör det bättre själv I hope you enjoyed this as much as I did. To follow Mark’s work Twitter: @markstkhlm www.footblogball.wordpress.com

Never Lose Sight of Your Passion and Dreams was the headline of my interview with Christian Sotira (DOB 2001) and his parents, Sergio & Adriana and sister Alessia, in July 2017. Now living in Italy, I caught up with Christian while on holiday in Australia. We had a chat about the difference between Australia and Italy from a football perspective. We covered many aspects of his lifestyle in a compound with 20 other players, training styles and the mental challenges living in this environment. How is it to compete with 7 other players for a position in the team and only find out if you play the day before? Christian talk about how he deals with this and how some of the team-mates relationships got affected. If you love football, you will enjoy this interview.

Skye is the founder of the Soccer Parenting Association (SoccerParenting.com), with a mission of elevating the game by engaging, educating, supporting and advocating for youth soccer parents. Skye is a sought, after speaker for parents, coaches, clubs and players. A former professional player, Skye was a collegiate and youth All-American goalkeeper, Defensive MVP of the Final Four (1993) and State Champion track athlete.  Skye has coached extensively in the youth and collegiate games. A MBA graduate of the University of Richmond, Skye has earned her USSF “B” License, the National Goalkeeper License and is a Coach Educator for United Soccer Coaches Overview 1:15     Introduction to Sky-Eddie Bruce and Soccer Parenting. Why did she start it, what were the issues and how does it work? 11:15   Parents engagements will impact the environment but how do you create it? 16:10   This is the impact Soccer parenting have in the sporting community. 23:20   3 parent categories and the Stroop effect. 3 most common questions asked by parents 35:45   Have your child come home crying not wanting to play or train, what do you do and what can the club do? 48:00   What are the boundaries when should parents be able to talk and when should they leave it to the coach and club. 57:45   Pre-game huddle-what is it and how does it help? Twitter  @SoccerParenting Facebook:   SoccerParenting http://www.SoccerParenting.com Skye@SoccerParenting.com +1 (804) 467-7041

With nearly 30 years of experience as an educator/coach and two master’s degrees (one in sport psychology and one in Early Childhood Education), Coach Reed has a wealth of practical experience and scientific research that he draws on to help athletes, coaches, and parents find more effective ways to navigate the youth sport environment. Since the release of his 2015 TEDx talk “Echoes Beyond the Game”, he has become a trusted educator, advisor, and speaker to sports organizations all over the globe. I personally love when he is being geeky and break down the science and translate it into practical example of behaviors.

Today I welcome Michael Matricciani back to Off the Pitch with Active for a 2nd time. This episode was recorded back Jan 2018 when he was the owner of Soccajoeys, a non-competitive football program for 2.5-8-year old’s. We are now in May ’18 and he recently sold it after 5 years as the Owner/Director so he could focus more on his coaching and his promotion as Australian College of Sport Football-Coaching Director. It is an absolute pleasure for me to announce that Michael Matricciani has also put his hand up for involvement in the Yellow for Yelling Awareness and Educational program for parents with children in sport. His experience is comprehensive; Ex professional player (including U20 young Socceroos & U23 Olyroos), 3 years as Technical Director of CCSC, 5 years as Director/Owner of Soccajoeys and current ACS Football-Director of Coaching. He is also FFSA U17 (NTC) Girls Head Coach, developing players for future Matilda’s (for non-Australian listeners Matilda’s is the Australia Women’s National Football Team, who currently is ranked 6 in the world by FIFA. Combine this experience with his coaching qualification including AFC/FFA A License plus FFA instructor and other certified courses, Michael will help raise awareness of the Yellow for Yelling program amongst higher level coaches and educators. I got so excited when he offered to get involved so I began searching for this coming interview. It was recorded back in Jan ’18, when we had a chat about Soccajoeys and setting up the foundation for a successful life by providing a safe learning environment in sport. It is a great podcast and it will touch your heart if you are coaching kids or are a parent with a younger child. This Episode is brought to you by DPRMT, Diego Pellegrini Remedial Massage Therapist. The answer for a quick recovery from; Osteitis Pubis Muscle Tears Muscle Strains Tendinitis Ankle Dislocations Sciatic Nerve Irritation If you have any of these conditions don’t waste any time contact Diego NOW! on 0434 053 971