The Curious Coaching Podcast

Episode 12 of the Curious Coaching Podcast is a Series 1 'wrap up' episode featuring clips from all of the guests who have joined us since the podcast's inception in May 2020. From all that's been shared so generously by our guests, we identified 5 themes - upon which this wrap up episode is based: Coach learning & being the coach you ant to be; Meeting individual needs and wants within Coach Education; Coach reflection; Coaching children and young people; and Coach relationships. A massive thank you to all of the guests featured across the series, without whom it would not have been possible to produce, it has been a real privilege to get to spend time 'talking coaching' with you all. Guests (in order of appearance on this episode): Ricky Huey; Arlene Boyles; Mark Tumilty; Elaine Rice; Lucy Moore; Tandy-Jane Haughey; Dr Amy Whitehead; Fiona Mooney; Stephen Maguire; Christine Russell; Owen Mooney; Stefan Deery; Jonathan McMurtry; Debbie Hanna; Ciaran Ward; Chloe Cowen-Vickers; Michael O'Neill. This episode was recorded in December 2021 featuring interview clips recorded between May 2020 and September 2021. The episode was published in December 2021. If you listen to the Curious Coaching Podcast on Castbox - please be aware that this will be the last episode on this platform, as we will be moving to alternative platforms for 2022. More information will be available at http://www.sportni.net/learning/the-curious-coaching-podcast/ in early 2022. #SportNILearning

Our guest on episode 11 of the Curious Coaching Podcast is Debbie Hanna. Debbie is a Performance Planner at the Sport Northern Ireland Sports Institute and also an experienced Sailing coach and former athlete. Debbie shares her thoughts and experiences from her coaching journey.This episode was recorded in April 2021, and released in September 2021. Thanks to Debbie for taking the time to contribute to this discussion on The Curious Coaching Podcast. #SportNILearning

Our guest on episode 10 of the Curious Coaching Podcast is Jonny McMurtry. Jonny originally hails from Bangor however for the last 16 years he's been living and coaching rugby in Brisbane, Australia. Jonny is also pursuing the academic side of sport and shares some of his current research interests and practice. Jonny provides his thoughts and experiences and provides us with his story of coaching and love of sport.This episode was recorded in March 2021, and launched on Tuesday 8th June 2021. Thanks to Jonny for taking the time to contribute to this discussion on The Curious Coaching Podcast. #SportNILearning

Episode nine of Sport Northern Ireland's, Curious Coaching Podcast with special guests Steafan Deery. Christine & Steafan reflect upon how they've drawn their own learning in their chosen sports, the skill sets that they've developed over time, and their thoughts following the recent Sport NI #WebinarWednesday with Professor Jean Côté.Christine is the proprietor of CR Coaching, a hockey coaching company who deliver hockey opportunities for children across the wider-Armagh area. Christine is also assistant coach to the Ulster Under 16 girls team, having previously represented Ulster and Ireland at age-grade levels and enjoyed a successful club career with Armagh LHC.Steafan is a pracademic with a wealth of experience in youth development. Steafan previously taught physical education and worked as a PE specialist for the Irish FA. Recently he has embarked on a funded research position with Ulster University on team climate, team dynamics and leadership. He has also been a lead coach for junior national development squads and a sports development officer for the Tyrone county board. This episode was published on 14th April 2021, and recorded on 29th March 2021.Thanks to Christine & Stefan for taking the time to contribute to this discussion on The Curious Coaching Podcast. The Curious Coaching Podcast is a Sport Northern Ireland podcast for sports coaches who are passionately curious about how they can maximise the power of sport through great coaching. This monthly podcast series features a range of sports coaching guests from different coaching domains, talking about their own learning and curiosities, in the hope of sparking curiosity in others.The future belongs to the Curious! #SportNILearning www.sportni.net/learning/

Our guest on episode 8 of the Curious Coaching Podcast is Ricky Huey. Ricky works for Ulster Rugby, developing the game across the province having previously been with the Natal Sharks in South Africa for 7 years. Ricky shares his thoughts and experiences from a lifetime of coaching.  This episode was recorded on Tuesday 26th January 2021, and recorded on Monday 1st February 2021. Thanks to Ricky for taking the time to contribute to this discussion on The Curious Coaching Podcast. #SportNILearning The Curious Coaching Podcast is a Sport Northern Ireland podcast for sports coaches who are passionately curious about how they can maximise the power of sport through great coaching. This monthly podcast series features a range of sports coaching guests from different coaching domains, talking about their own learning and curiosities, in the hope of sparking curiosity in others. The future belongs to the curious!

Our guests on episode 7 of The Curious Coaching Podcast are Elaine Rice, Tandy-Jane Haughey and Lucy Moore. All three of our guests have a wealth of experience in coaching practice and the development of coaching. The focus of episode 7 is to invoke conversation in relation to the concept of females in coaching and the development of females in sport. Our guests bring to life the reality, challenges and opportunities of engaging females and creating opportunities for a balanced coaching workforce. Lucy’s blog ‘Where are all the female coaches’ which inspired the podcast can be read via: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/where-all-female-coaches-lucy-moore. This episode was published on Tuesday 16th December 2020, and recorded on Friday 4th December 2020. Thanks to Elaine, Tandy and Lucy for taking the time to contribute to this discussion on The Curious Coaching Podcast. #SportNILearningThe Curious Coaching Podcast is a Sport Northern Ireland podcast for sports coaches who are passionately curious about how they can maximise the power of sport through great coaching. This monthly podcast series features a range of sports coaching guests from different coaching domains, talking about their own learning and curiosities, in the hope of sparking curiosity in others.The future belongs to the curious!

Our guest on episode 6 of the Curious Coaching Podcast is Owen Mooney. Owen works for Dublin GAA as a Learning and Games Development Coordinator and he is also the host of the iCoachKids Podcast. Owen is alsocurrently studying for a Professional Doctorate with a research focus on play.This episode was published on Friday 30th October 2020, and recorded on Tuesday 27th October 2020. Thanks to Owen for taking the time to contribute to this discussion on The Curious Coaching Podcast. #SportNILearningThe Curious Coaching Podcast is a Sport Northern Ireland podcast for sports coaches who are passionately curious about how they can maximise the power of sport through great coaching. This monthly podcast series features a range of sports coaching guests from different coaching domains, talking about their own learning and curiosities, in the hope of sparking curiosity in others.The future belongs to the curious!

The Curious Coaching Podcast: Dr Amy Whitehead & Fiona Mooney. Episode five of Sport Northern Ireland's Curious Coaching Podcast features Dr Amy Whitehead from Liverpool John Moores University and local Football Coach Fiona Mooney. This episode centres on the ThinkAloud programme, helping sports coaches reflect In-Action during training and competitions.This episode was published on Wednesday 23rd September 2020, and recorded on Tuesday 22nd September 2020. Thanks to Amy and Fiona for taking the time to contribute to this discussion on The Curious Coaching Podcast. #SportNILearningThe Curious Coaching Podcast is a Sport Northern Ireland podcast for sports coaches who are passionately curious about how they can maximise the power of sport through great coaching. This monthly podcast series features a range of sports coaching guests from different coaching domains, talking about their own learning and curiosities, in the hope of sparking curiosity in others.The future belongs to the curious!#SportNILearningwww.sportni.net/learning/

The Curious Coaching Podcast: Ciaran Ward & Chloe Cowen Vickers. Episode four of Sport Northern Ireland's, Ciaran and Chloe are both former Olympians in the sport of Judo and are both currently influencing and developing the Performance Pathway in Northern Ireland.Both coaches will share their stories on their entry into coaching, whats making them curious about coaching right now and their learning preferences as they continue to learn and develop.This episode was published on Wednesday 26th August 2020, and recorded on Monday 24th August 2020. Thanks to Ciaran and Chloe for taking the time to contribute to this discussion on The Curious Coaching Podcast. #SportNILearningThe Curious Coaching Podcast is a Sport Northern Ireland podcast for sports coaches who are passionately curious about how they can maximise the power of sport through great coaching. This monthly podcast series features a range of sports coaching guests from different coaching domains, talking about their own learning and curiosities, in the hope of sparking curiosity in others.The future belongs to the curious!#SportNILearningwww.sportni.net/learning/

Episode three of Sport Northern Ireland's, Curious Coaching Podcast with special guest Stephen Maguire, Strabane native, sprints coach, and current Scottish Athletics Director of Performance and Coaching.Stephen shares his coaching journey, his coaching curiosities and provides a candid insight into the biggest lesson's he's learned along the way. This episode was published on Wednesday 22nd July 2020, and recorded on Tuesday 23rd June 2020.

Episode two of Sport Northern Ireland's, Curious Coaching Podcast with special guests Arlene Boyles, Ireland Women's Hockey Team Manager, and Mark Tumilty, Ireland Men's Hockey Team Head Coach.Arlene and Mark reflect upon how they've drawn their own learning 'on the job' in hockey, the skill sets that they've developed through previous business roles, and how connecting with people is the key to coaching success "invest in them and they'll invest in you".This episode was published on Wednesday 24th June 2020, and recorded on Tuesday 16th June 2020.Thanks to Arlene and Mark for taking the time to contribute to this discussion on The Curious Coaching Podcast.#SportNILearning

Episode one of Sport Northern Ireland's, Curious Coaching Podcast with special guest Michael O'Neill, current Manager of Stoke City FC and former Northern Ireland Manager. Michael reflects upon his learning as a coach to date, the importance of building and managing relationships, and gives an insight into his current coach learning curiosities.This is the first in a monthly podcast series, launching Wednesday 27th May 2020, the episode was recorded on Thursday 21st May 2020.Thanks to Michael O'Neill for taking the time to contribute to this inaugural episode of The Curious Coaching Podcast.