Performance Strategies & Stumbles
by Dan Howells, Collaborate Sports
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Ep 66 - Matt Willmott Strategy - “Game style influences physical…
Ep 66 - Matt Willmott Strategy - “Game style influences physical…
About this podcast
Welcome to ”Performance Strategies and Stumbles,” a podcast where we dissect the dynamic world of strategies in performance sports, as well as practitioner struggles, in two compelling halves!
In our initial segment, we delve into the strategies practitioners employ in performance sports environments, uncovering the HOW and the WHY behind their decisions. This exploration equips our audience with actionable insights, providing a playbook of strategies to implement in their own athletic endeavours.
The second half of our podcast shifts focus to the hurdles and missteps encountered by practitioners throughout their careers. As we delve into the realm of mistakes, our guests candidly share valuable lessons learned from their setbacks. By shedding light on the imperfections in performance, we underscore that success is a journey filled with unexpected twists.
Embracing the concept of ”failing forward,” we invite you to join us as we unravel authentic stories behind the ebb and flow of strategy in the ever-evolving world of performance sports!
Host: Dan Howells, Founder of Collaborate Sports www.collaboratesports.com
email: [email protected]
Episodes
The newest 20 of 68 episodes
- Ep 66 - Matt Willmott Strategy - “Game style influences physical demands significantly." · 33 min · Episode 68In this episode, Matt Willmott joins Dan to talk about contextualised conditioning: training that is built on purpose, around the real demands of a player’s role and the team’s…
- Ep 65 - Real Coaches, Real Problems: Decisions That Protect You – “Every yes is a no to something else” · 38 min · Episode 67In this episode of Real Coaches, Real Problems, there are no sets, no reps and no force plates. This one is about you as the practitioner. With athletes, we set the criteria…
- Ep 64 - Real Coaches, Real Problems: Gamespeed – "Are they looking to exploit or create space?" · 37 min · Episode 66In this episode of Real Coaches, Real Problems, it's just me again, unpacking a phrase I see written on session plans all the time: game speed. A coach I've mentored sent through…
- Ep 63 - Real Coaches, Real Problems: Speed – Stop Trying to Fix Everything. · 38 min · Episode 65In the first episode of Real Coaches, Real Problems, a new series from Performance Strategies and Stumbles, it's just me, Dan Howells. I spend much of my week mentoring S&C…
- Ep 62 - Tom Clark Stumbles - "I tried to own everything." · 30 min · Episode 64In this episode of Performance Strategies and Stumbles, Tom Clark is back to talk about the stumbles from his career. Last week we covered jet lag and travel fatigue. This week…
- Ep 61 - Tom Clark Strategies - "Sleep and light are the two key variables in performance." · 47 min · Episode 63In this episode of Performance Strategies and Stumbles, I'm joined by Tom Clark. Tom spent 13 years as a performance coach in motorsport and Formula One, looking after the sleep…
- Ep 60 - Jonas Tawiah-Dodoo Stumbles - "Just one more has happened before so many injuries." · 36 min · Episode 62In this episode of Performance Strategies and Stumbles, I'm joined by Jonas Dodoo for a conversation that has less to do with method than with the thing underneath it: how a…
- Ep 59 - Jonas Tawiah-Dodoo Strategies - "Forces in the right direction are everything." · 51 min · Episode 61In this episode of Performance Strategies and Stumbles, I'm joined by Jonas Dodoo, a speed specialist whose work sits at the point where multi-directional speed, deceleration and…
- Ep 58 - Tim Roberts Stumbles - "Find the rhythm and dance to it in a new culture" · 32 min · Episode 60In this episode of Performance Strategies and Stumbles, I'm joined by Tim Roberts Sports Medicine Manager at UFC Performance Institute, Mexico City for a conversation about the…
- Ep 57 - Tim Roberts Strategy - "If your diagnosis is wrong, everything falls apart." · 40 min · Episode 59In this episode of Performance Strategies and Stumbles, I'm joined by Tim Roberts — Sports Medicine Manager at UFC Performance Institute, Mexico City — for a conversation about…
- Ep 56 - Tom Clough Stumbles - "Mistakes should shape us, not define us." · 36 min · Episode 58In this episode of Performance Strategies and Stumbles, I'm joined again by Tom Clough for a conversation about the mistakes that have shaped our careers and in particular, the…
- Ep 55 - Tom Clough Strategy - "It's not about the solution. It's about naming the problem." · 33 min · Episode 57In this episode of Performance Strategies and Stumbles, I'm joined by Tom Clough — Head of Performance at Newcastle Red Bulls — for a conversation about systems thinking and what…
- Ep54 - Peter Hughes Stumbles - "Extreme ownership is a big area of learning." · 33 min · Episode 56In this episode of Performance Strategies and Stumbles, I'm joined again by Peter Hughes — a rehabilitation specialist at the Gallagher Chiefs in New Zealand — this time for a…
- Ep 53 - Peter Hughes Strategy - "Working back from the game is fundamental." · 39 min · Episode 55In this episode of Performance Strategies and Stumbles, I'm joined by Peter Hughes — a rehabilitation specialist at the Gallagher Chiefs in New Zealand, whose role uniquely…
- Ep 52 - Les Spellman Stumbles - "I was too obsessed with targets." · 38 min · Episode 54What happens when a coach is willing to admit what they got wrong? In this episode, Les Spellman, founder of Spellman Performance, opens up about the mistakes that shaped his…
- Ep51 - Les Spellman Strategy - "Speed is an expression of physical resilience." · 36 min · Episode 53In this speed episode of Performance Strategies and Stumbles, I'm joined by Les Spellman — a speed coach who has built a systematic approach to speed training and physical…
- Ep50 - Tim Kettenring Stumbles - "I grossly overestimated my impact!" · 32 min · Episode 52Tim Kettenring doesn't hold back in this episode. We go all the way back to the early days of his coaching career - the arrogance he carried in, the relationships he damaged, and…
- Ep49 - Tim Kettenring Strategy - Back to Basics in Multidirectional Speed · 39 min · Episode 51Multi-directional speed is one of the most talked-about qualities in performance sport - but is it one of the most misunderstood? In this episode, Tim Kettenring, President of…
- Ep48 - Jesse Green Stumbles - "I forgot to deload..." · 38 min · Episode 50In this stumbles episode of Performance Strategies and Stumbles, I'm joined again by Jesse Green — a sports scientist whose career has taken him from Australian rules football…
- Ep47 - Jesse Green Strategy - Profiling, Injury Prevention and the Closed Loop Processes · 40 min · Episode 49In this strategy episode of Performance Strategies and Stumbles, I'm joined by Jesse Green — a sports scientist who has developed a rigorous, systematic approach to athlete…
