The Sport Swoop

Join us for Episode 27 of the Sports Swoop. In this episode, we review week one of the Olympics and discuss some of our highlights, lowlights, and nolights including a critique on the coverage of the games. Go Dong Dong! We also discuss Alistair Clarkson’s predicament at the Hawthorn FC and the merit of succession plans for coaches in the AFL.This episode also features an interview with Fed Uni student Paddy Turner who has recently been picked up by US College Football team The Nevada Wolfpack as a punter – A fantastic reward for a stack of hard work.

Episode 26 of The Sports Swoop takes a look at a massive few weeks in world sports including a Tour De France update, discussion on Ash Barty’s Wimbledon success, and Itay’s Euro League win. We discuss Australia’s track and field team Olympic prospects, the determination of rookie listed athletes and our Sports Zinger of the week sees Oscar review ESPN’s recent coverage of the 2021 4th July International Hot Dog Eating Competition.Worny discusses the challenges DSD athletes face to allow them to compete in World Athletics events and the power of stereotype. There’s heaps of other stuff worth listening to. Hey – You have most likely found yourself in lockdown so why not treat yourself to some audio gold?

Looking to spend an hour with 3 guys, a bottle of red wine, and a French cheese picnic hamper inspired by Gabriel Gate? Episode 25 of The Sports Swoop might deliver the next best thing.Feast on a Tour de France preview, savour an Olympics update supreme, learn of the heartiness of Worny’s marathon carrot and digest why athletes have an appetite for training at high altitude.We go inside the Movistar cycling team Netflix series, talk AFL footy and Oscar shares his frustrations with the standard of set shot goal kicking execution at AFL level.So sit back, pour a Pinot, put on your clogs, butter a baguette and enjoy the ambience that is Episode 25 of The Sport Swoop podcast.

Hard up for Lockdown Entertainment?It’s all smiles on Episode #24 of The Sports Swoop. In this episode learn about the de-training effect that comes if you choose to do nothing apart from Netflix binge and drink beer on lockdown, hear Oscar rant about the standard of sports journalism in 2021 and listen to Ryan’s training approach for a marathon given you are only able to travel 5km from home. Oscar gives tips on what to do during a footy training session in lockdown, Jase discusses Naomi Osaka’s French open departure and the lads roll out some nuggets of knowledge in the midst of an uncertain start to June. We also acknowledge a sterling performance by Fed Uni alumni Cameron Banks in the recent Great Ocean Road Marathon. Give us a download and a listen = Great thing to listen to whilst waiting in line for your vaccination.

We are back firing on most cylinders this week discussing everything from Shai Bolton’s hangar and night club incident on the weekend, Connor McGregor’s propensity to purchase pubs and ban patrons he doesn’t like and the physiology and biomechanics behind taking a supergrab AFL Mark.We discuss the challenges of masculine behaviour growing up as a young footballer, questionable car driving following the peloton, arousal levels and their performance impact and unearth a Federation University student who will be competing at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.We also answer the viewer question – What event would you like to attend in the world if given the chance? Got a spare 62 minutes? Have a listen – It might change your life.Show note links: 2011 TDF Bike Crash Link: https://youtu.be/pJbHd9ygDagDick and Rick Hoyt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDnrLv6z-mMSian Welch and Wendy Ingraham: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTn1v5TGK_wWes Roberts Instagram for tag @wes_roberts

Feast your ears on this.....we discuss the gender pay gap in sports, the UCI implementing absurd rules, Olympic selection controversies, Ryan dogging us for a new podcast, and grassroots AFL in the NT.  If you want unqualified, poorly researched sports news, then sign up here... 

What an admission! Worny finally admits to disliking AFL and tells us why he thinks it isn't a sport worthy of so much hype.  We also talk AFL results, cycling results, Rohan Browning's epic efforts to gain a Tokyo qualifying time, and Oscar takes us on a trip down musical memory lane, that somehow ends up as a discussion about an over reliance on sport science data.   Get around this episode while you enjoy a cracking Easter break. 

Key Talking Points: This week we talk AFL, cycling, the science of foam rollers, and the bacterial and viral hotbeds that are childcare centers. We forgot to do "Champ and Chump", which inevitably makes us the chumps.  Anyway, get your ears around this quality bit of listening. Sections and time codes:4 mins 30 Sports newsAFL/AFL Wrap, Rule Change Impact, The JetParis Roubaix – COVID victimRohan DennisNFL Broadcasting RightsUni Sporting Opportunities28 Minutes – Sports Shoutout – Giant Racing Team/Dylan Lindsay49 mins 30 secs Sports Zinger of the WeekF1 Netflix Docuseries Drive to Survive38 Mins – Listener Question from Taylah BanhamAre Foam Rollers a waste of time?44 mins – Ryan’s RantChildcare Inspired IllnessLinks: Drive to Survivehttps://www.netflix.com/au/title/8020489ytniop

This week Oscar had better things to do, so we were instead joined by the great man Ryan Letter to talk all things sport, including his research into cricket pace bowling. Ryan joins us as a co-host for our regular episode segments and puts Oscar Owens on notice with his podcast talents. Sections and timecodes:  0-12 minutes: Intro 12-28 minutes: News of the week that interested us. 28-43 minutes: listener questions. 43-50 minutes: Champ or Chump- Marion Jones51- 57 minutes: Sports Zinger of the week, "All For One" by Dan Jones57:30- 62 minutes:. Rant on NFL combine. 62:30-64 minutes: close. 

Special Episode: This week we take a deep dive into sports science and discuss many great topics including: Strength Vs size. Can you be too big for your sport? Rep ranges to develop mass and develop strength. What does recent research say?Can endurance athletes benefit from S&C? How can endurance athletes mitigate mass gain when building strength?Should youth athletes perform strength training? Why is it important to educate young athletes?Recovery methods such as ice baths and foam rolling? Can you over-recover and limit adaptations to training? Who would win the "fitness Olympics" between Dr. Mathew O'Grady and Scott? 

Key Talking Points: This week we recap some news of the week that interested us, such as the 2032 Brisbane Olympics, and Tiger woods crash. Jason profiles the moving documentary “Once Brothers”, we vote whether Lance Armstrong is a “Champ or Chump”, and we answer a listener question on how teams cope when continually losing. Sections and time codes:Intro - Ryan's knee-high socks3:30 mins - Tiger Woods car crash, Brisbane Olympics 2032, Free Diving World Record in ice water, Respect Cup - Ballarat v Geelong schools, 16:45 mins – Shout out to Basketball Ballarat18:55 mins - 30 for 30 Once BrothersYugoslavian teammates Drazen Petrovic and Vlade Divac making their way into the world of NBA before civil war between Croatia and Serbia came between their friendship.25.15 mins – Lance Armstrong: Champ or Chump?Last weeks results are not good for Mundine.43:15 mins - Split decision on team v individual athletes being the best43:50 mins – Listener question: Scoobs wants to know about keeping teams in a positive mental state when they aren't getting results.Links: 30 for 30 “Once Brothers”http://www.espn.com/30for30/film/_/page/once-brothers

The Sports Swoop - Episode 13Key Talking Points: This week we talk about Ryan being a surfing Kook, Jason gets some tough questions about his 6 hour indoor trainer session, and Oscar bucks common sense in the Champ or Chump.  Sections and time codes:8:10 Sports News Sports News access, 2021 Oz Tennis Open, Slovakian cyclist Peter Sagan contracts coronavirus, F1 Champ Fernando Alonso riding a bike hit by a car, World Surf League pull Bells Beach Pro, India v England 2nd Test Also here about how one of Australia’s best ever surfers Mark Occhilupo saved one Australia’s best ever kooks R.Worn from drowning at Byron Bay in 2012 😉32 mins – Shout out to Campagna’s Deli!!33 mins – Matt Hardiman – Recently appointed Sports Performance Coach with Chinese Olympic Team35 mins 30 secs – Ronnie Coleman The King (2018)Unbelievable insight to 8 time Mr Olympia Ronnie Coleman’s career and the toll it took on his body!!45 mins – Listener Question – How do you define athleticism?57 mins – Anthony Mundine – Champ or chump?65 mins Ryan’s Rant – Labelling and identity of cyclists71 mins Part B of our Interview with the cycling legends the White BrothersHear Liam discuss balancing life while chasing your dreamsHear Nick talk about the importance of taking a break and his goals for 2021

We are back and we are rusty. Join us as we take you through our regular segments, as well as recapping the Federation University RoadNats for 2021.  We finish with a chat to the White brothers about their recent racing success and their upcoming seasons. Part B interview, and extended interview released next week. 

Episode 31 of The Sports Swoop is out now. Why not sample the award-winning Sports Swoop podcast this week brought to you by Dynamite Cycles in Buninyong? Discussion topics this week range from Vax requirements of athletes, The Beer Mile run through to heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury’s prizemoney donation to the homeless. We compare Ben Simmons and Patty Mill’s approach to their sport at the moment and discuss the new Half Marathon world record set on the weekend. Champ or Chump is back and we announce the FedAward winners from the world of sport. Grab a Latte and get on board.

Episode 30 of the Sports Swoop covers everything from the AFL final to exercise in our final years of competitive endeavours. We discuss grand final entertainment, NRL shenanigans and Oscar vents on the obsession some dudes have with shamelessly filming elite athletes in the moments where they should be left alone – particularly after losing an AFL granny.We share other topical news stories, share some listener zingers, discuss Worny morphing into different body shapes and give a shout out to one of our Sport Swoop favourites – Federation University student Nicole Frain who has been named in TIBCO-SVB's team for Sunday's 116.4km Paris-Roubaix Femmes one-day classic this weekend.Oh and we exclusively unveil the 2022 NFL Superbowl entertainment – What a scoop….Not!!!!!!!!!!

After a week off the Sports Swoop returns talking sleep and athletic performance, running in gumboots, and greyhound racing. Add to that a link between the Sex Pistols and the recently failed attempt to create a European Super Soccer League, an update on Bells Boomers that recently hit the Surfcoast and a live cross to the Unis Sports National 3 v 3 BBall championships in Canberra. Is there a more diverse sports-based podcast in cyberworld?

Meet the lecturer Special Guest!!This week we change things up a bit on the Sports Swoop podcast with a special episode that features Part A of an interview with Strength & Conditioning expert and all-around US sports nut Dr Scott Talpey. He shares his story on how love brought him to Australia from the United States, the influence of Fed Uni legend Dr Warren Young and his impressions of Australian Rules football when he landed in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. In Part A we also delve into the difference in athlete sports pathways in the United States College System in comparison to pathways in Australian sport. Learn about Scott’s story and how the baseball kid from Connecticut became a passionate leader and lecturer in Exercise and Sports Science at Federation University.This week's episode does not feature our regular segments but instead focuses on Scott. 

The Sports Swoop - Episode 11Key Talking Points: With over 30 years of coaching experience, Level 4 coach Nev Down (or Nifty) has personally guided athletes to World records, Australian records, and multiple Victorian records. He has coached 3 International representatives, 13 National Champions who have amassed over 40 National Gold medals and more than 100 State titles. Nev is a dynamic presenter who is again scheduled to share his extensive knowledge at a conference at the MCG in March. Nev is renowned as an expert on Running Technique.  Sections and time codes:00:5:40: Sports News: Pukovski test team update || Big Bash update || Netball salary cap breaches || E-sports world championships (Zwift) || Launceston Running Festival || COVID-19 updates: World Surf League, Pfizer vaccine || Eddie McGuire.00:34:30 Sports Shout Out: Tylah Meunier00:36:50: Sports Zinger of the Week: The “family friendly Christmas film” Rocky IV. 00:41:00: Interview: Nev Down01:22:15: Ryan’s Rant and show close. 

The Sports Swoop - Episode 10Key Talking Points: This week we are ready to smash out a big week in sports news with our skin smooth and appearance sharp after applying Himalaya men pimple cream suggested by the great Virat Kohli. We chat about everything from the AFL draft, drugs in sport, athlete sex testing, super shoes, running records, and YouTube stars looking for cash grabs in the boxing ring. This is a jam-packed week, so strap yourself in and feel the G’s while we get through another cracking episode.  Sections and time codes:2:05 Sports News,AFL Draft II NRL storm trade II  NRS crash involving Liam White II Sport Integrity Australia challenges Shayna Jack decision II  US Anti-Doping Act II Weightlifting and Breakdancing at the Olympics II World Athletics sex testing II 10,000m Australian Record - Pat Tiernan II Paralympian Jarrod Clifford II  Kibiwot Kandhi world half marathon record II Prototype shoe bans reversed II Floyd Mayweather Vs Youtube star Paul Logan II COVID update – Pakistan Cricket, Aus Open Tennis and US Lockdown. 54:28 - Sports Shout Out – Kathryn Murphy, Kelly Konroy, and Tommy Inver1:03:20 Ryan's Rant - Unpaid Elite sport Job Positions Links: Virat Kohli Himalaya MEN Pimple Clear Neem Face Washhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIrq4I1t1gY  

Key Talking Points: This week the gloves are off, as Ryan rips into the tender ribs of Oscar, after his ridiculous decision to back Roy Jones Jr. over Mike Tyson. During the news we talk about Steve Warner finding his hands, channel 7 losing their minds over TV rights, basketballers starting podcasts, and the crazy world of American Sport during COVID. We then chat about some very impressive sports performances from Federation University students and alumni Nicole Frain, Liam White, and Zack Beasley. For the Sports Zinger, Ryan reviews the film Race, which chronicles the story of Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympics and the racial challenges he faced, Oscar makes the extraordinary claim that he “shares similar talent” to his namesake, and we discuss how Jesse Owens would stack up against the athletes of today. The listener questions take us down the road of training ages and elite sport, and why Jason is a Strava cheat according to the listener, Wes. Finally, Ryan lines up those deluded types who compare gym sessions and football matches to warfare in his weekly rant. Have a listen, you won't regret it………….probably. Sections and time codes:0 minutes: Intro and check-in. Ryan wastes no time and starts laying into Oscar’s poor choice of boxer for the Tyson and Roy Jones Jr showdown.  2:30 minutes: The Week in sport: Warner injury || Sydney Thunder WBBL || Steve Smith found his hands with 2 x 60 ball hundreds || Channel 7 cricket broadcasting || Dehli Half Marathon -Aussie NBA drafted || Bogut retirement ||Denver Broncos quarterback changes and COVID regulations || NFL drug ban || NRS results: Nicole Frain and Liam White || A bad crash in F1 ||Tyson v Jones Jr. wrap || Run for a Cause wrap.40 minutes: Sport Shout Out: Zack Beasley wins the Traralgon Marathon.42 minutes: Sports Zinger of the Week – Race52 minutes: Listener questions – How training age works and when are you a Strava cheat64 minutes: Ryan’s Rant- Going to war in sport.Links: Race - Jesse Owens 1936 Olympics story https://youtu.be/VsUUf3U9fvENational Road Series - https://www.nationalroadseries.comTom Hamilton – Road Racing Transition - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/stanley-st-social-cycling-conv-594604/episodes/transition-complete-campbell-f-49325911