The Sports Coaching Hub Podcast
Welcome to Cardiff Metropolitan University’s Coaching Hub Podcast.
The Coaching Hub is a space where cutting-edge research is developed and partnerships with National and International Government Bodies are established, offering consultancy services and coach education courses.
In each episode, our guests will share their knowledge and experiences and have research-informed conversations with Dr Manuel Santos, Dr Mike Castle and Dr Oli Lum, about the practical implications of their work in the coaching field.
Disgrifiad y podlediad
Croeso i Bodlediad Hyb Hyfforddi Prifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd.
Dan arweiniad Dr Christian Edwards, mae’r Hyb Hyfforddi yn ofod lle mae ymchwil flaengar yn cael ei datblygu a phartneriaethau’n cael eu sefydlu gyda Chyrff Llywodraeth Genedlaethol a Rhyngwladol, gan gynnig gwasanaethau ymgynghori a chyrsiau addysgu hyfforddwyr.
Ym mhob pennod bydd ein gwesteion yn rhannu eu gwybodaeth a’u profiadau, gan gael sgyrsiau wedi’u llywio gan ymchwil am oblygiadau ymarferol eu gwaith yn y maes hyfforddi.
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Website: https://www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/schoolofsport/research/Pages/Sports-Coaching-and-Pedagogy.aspx
Episodes
51 episodes
The 50-Episode Roundup
To celebrate the release of 50 episodes, Mike, Oli, and Manuel got together for a roundup episode. They looked back at the first steps of the podcast, shared their personal highlights, and discussed what's next for the podcast. As p...
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Season 7
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Episode 6
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29:48
Social Nothingness with Dr Ed Hall
This episode, we welcomed back to the pod one of our favorite guests: Dr Ed Hall (Northumbria University). During the episode, Ed shared how his interest in social nothingness started, the influence of Susie Scott's work, and the implications f...
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Season 7
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Episode 5
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53:09
Scaffolding athletes' learning with Dr Amber Regardsoe and Dr Daniel Milton
This week we received Dr Amber Regardsoe and Dr Daniel Milton (Cardiff Metropolitan University). They discussed Amber's doctoral thesis and explored how coaches scaffold player learning through everyday interactions and the non-linear nat...
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Season 7
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Episode 4
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1:07:48
Rethinking power in the coach-athlete relationship with Dr. Alex Consterdine
Revised Description:Dr. Alex Consterdine (LJMU) joins us once again to discuss her latest publication, Reappraising Theorisations of Power in the Coach–Athlete Relationship: Future Directions for Sports Coaching Research....
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Season 7
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Episode 3
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1:05:34
A podcast about podcasting with Dr Frank Rodrigue
In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Frank Rodrigue, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology at the Université du Québec and host of the French-speaking podcast Temps d'arrêt. Mike and Oli sit down with Frank to discuss the pedagogical pot...
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Season 7
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Episode 2
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1:10:22
An Interview with Dr Zoë Avner
We’re kicking off Season 7 with a very special guest: Dr. Zoë Avner from Deakin University. After delivering her Rising Star keynote at CRiC 2025, Zoë joins us and shares some insights and ideas from her presentation with our listeners.E...
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Season 7
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Episode 1
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45:34
CRiC 2025 Review with Dr Christian Bjørndal and Dr Ed Hall
In the season finale, we invited Dr Ed Hall (Northumbria University) and Dr Christian Thue Bjørndal (Norweigian School of Sport Sciences) to share their thoughts on the recent CRiC 2025 conference. They discussed the challenges involved i...
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Season 6
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Episode 7
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25:49
CRiC 2025 Bitesize: Elliott Doyle
In this final bitesize episode, we received "our very own" Elliott Doyle (Cardiff Metropolitan University). As a first-time participant in a CRiC event, Elliott shared his initial impressions and discussed his current research and its implicati...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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21:42
CRiC 2025 Bitesize: Dr Alex Lascu
In this episode of the CRiC 2025 conference bitesize episodes, we received Dr Alex Lascu (Queensland Academy of Sport). In this very entertaining episode, Alex took us behind the scenes in her dual roles as a coach educator and researcher, and ...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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17:27
CRiC 2025 Bitesize: Dr Sarah Cuvelier
It's the third episode of CRiC 2025 special bitesize episodes. This time, we were joined by Dr Sarah Cuvelier (Aix-Marseille University), whose research offers novel, in-depth insights into coach development in Olympic sports.CRiC websit...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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17:34
CRiC 2025 Bitesize: Dr Anne Tjønndal
In this episode of our CRiC 2025 bitesize series, we welcome Dr. Anne Tjønndal from Nord University. Anne shares her experiences at CRiC and discusses how applying a gender lens to technological innovation can impact sports coaching.Enjo...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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14:43
CRiC 2025 Bitesize: Dr Luke Jones
It's the first episode of our very special series of bitesize episodes with CRiC attendees. Dr. Luke Jones (University of Bath), took us to his newfound research interest in exploring the overlap between fatherhood and coaching. Enj...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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17:02
CRiC 2025 Conference Preview
We are back with season 6 and back on the road! We have once more partnered with the Cluster for Research into Coaching (CRiC) and during the upcoming CRiC conference, we will be recording a series of special episodes. ...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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18:26
A look back at 'Coaching redefined: an everyday pedagogical endeavour' with Prof Robyn Jones
For our season finale, we invited back to the studio Professor Robyn Jones (Cardiff Metropolitan University) who was joined by the entire podcast team. In this episode, we discussed Robyn's 2007 paper 'Coaching redefined: an everyday pedagogica...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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1:02:11
Work and Non-Work Boundaries in Coaching with Emlyn Lewis and Dr Charlie Corsby
Fresh from submitting his doctoral thesis, Emlyn Lewis (Cardiff Metropolitan University) joins Mike Castle and his supervisor, Dr. Charlie Corsby (Cardiff Metropolitan University), for a conversation about his research. In this episode, they di...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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1:21:24
Action Research with Ashley Kempson and Dr Oli Lum
In this episode, we welcome DSC alum Ashley Kempson (University of Gloucestershire), who is joined by our very own Oli Lum—this time taking the guest's chair. They discuss their paper published in the special edition of Sports Coaching Revi...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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58:18
Gaining Access to a Research Context with Dr Harley-Jean Simpson
We are absolutely delighted to receive Dr Harley-Jean Simpson (Anglia Ruskin University). In this episode, we discussed Harley-Jean's
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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1:09:15
Creativity in Coaching with Dr Ludvig Rasmussen and Dr Manuel Santos
We are delighted to receive Dr Ludvig Rasmussen (Aalborg Universitet) to the podcast. Ludvig's extensive work in the field of creativity in sports was the basis for this conversation. During the episode, we discussed Ludvig's evolving views on ...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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1:07:20
A conflicted coaching identity with Dr Ieuan Davies and Dr Gethin Thomas
We are back with season 5!We start this season with Dr Ieuan Davies' (Cardiff Metropolitan University, MAD Hockey coaching) doctoral work. In this thesis, Ieuan looked back at his doctoral journey and where the ideas of a conflicted coac...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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47:08
Women-only coach education with Dr Kerry Harris, Dr Sofia Santos and Lisa Newton
It’s the season finale so it’s the perfect opportunity to revisit the WRU Women in High Performance Programme. We invited back Dr Sofia Santos and Dr Kerry Harris who recently published paper that offers a view for the future of Women's coach e...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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1:19:54
Dr Oli Lum and Dr Gethin Thomas on "Being fast and running fast"
In this episode, our host became the guest - Dr Oli Lum presented some of the findings of his thesis that will be soon published. Mike Castle and Oli were joined Dr Gethin Thomas, who was Oli's Director of Studies. They looked back at Oli...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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1:14:57
Marginalised Groups in Sports with Emma Godman and Tallin Cowling
In this episode, Mike hosted Emma Godman and Tallin Cowling, PhD and UG students respectively, at Cardiff Metropolitan University. They shared some of their experiences in sports and HE, and how these experiences informed their research project...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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1:13:12
Sport Wales' Coach Developer Programme with Dr Christian Edwards and Gruff Rees
We welcomed back to the studio Dr Christian Edwards to share his experiences in designing and delivering Sport Wales' Coach Developer Practitioner. Gruff Rees (Cardiff RFC) and our host Mike Castle, who both completed the course, were in the st...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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1:03:19
Translation and meaning-making with Dr Charlie Corsby and Mara Mata
In this episode, we welcomed back to the studio Dr Charlie Corsby (Cardiff Metropolitan University) and debuted Mara Mata (Cardiff Metropolitan University) and they discussed their recent paper on translation and meaning-making in Sports coachi...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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1:17:37
Developing Coaches' Creativity with Dr Manuel Santos and Prof Robyn Jones
We are back for season 4! To kick start this season, Oli hosted our podcast producer, Dr Manuel Santos (Cardiff Metropolitan University) and Prof Robyn Jones (Cardiff Metropolitan University). They presented their recently published pap...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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1:08:41