Doctor of Sport Coaching 🎓l Lecturer in Sport Performance Analysis & Learning Developer @CardiffMet 🧠 | FHEA 👨🏻🏫| Chartered Coach Developer 🎾 🏉
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New episode is out!
Oli hosted Dr Wd Hall (Northumbria University) to discuss his interest in social nothingness.
Enjoy this fascinating conversation!
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24 Nov 2025
'Scaffolding athletes' learning' w/ @amberregardsoe (@CardiffMetRFC @cardiffmetwrfc), alongside Danny Milton🏉
Great insights on learning, research, and rugby environments from Amber and Danny - worth your attention! 🎙️🎧
#SportCoaching @TheCoaching_Hub
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6 Nov 2025
Enjoyable conversation (as always!) with @aconsterdine1! 😀
Reconceptualising power in the coach-athlete relationship and some great ideas for data representation and where we can go in coaching scholarship from here.
Get it in your ears! 🎧
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New episode! 📣
Mike welcome Dr Alex Consterdine (LJMU) to discuss her latest article on power and the coach athlete relationship.
Tune in! 🎧
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Mike Castle retweeted
New episode!
Mike & Oli are joined by Frank Rodrigue (Université du Québec) to talk about why podcasting matters for coaches’ learning.
Enjoy! 🎧
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9 Oct 2025
We’re back for another academic year! Season 7 kicks off today 💪🏻🎧
Really pleased to have had the chance to speak to Zoe on the pod, fresh off the back of delivering her rising star keynote at @CRiC_SCR this Summer 🗣️
#CoachingHub #SportCoaching
The coaching hub podcast is back. We kick off season 7 with a very special guest, Dr Zoe Avner from Deakin University.
Enjoy!!
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5 Sep 2025
Josh Turnbull spoke with us about the success of the U18s team so far, and how they're looking ahead to facing the Scarlets on Sunday.
#YmlaenCaerdydd #U18s
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31 Aug 2025
Quality afternoon behind the scenes with @Cardiff_Pathway U18s vs RGC.
Credit to @JoshTurn6ull, @CalumDigby and team - well-aimed motivational messages and clear instructions bringing about a much-improved 2nd half performance to make it 3/3 in the block🫡
Next up: Scarlets🔴
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15 Aug 2025
Over the bridge for some CPD yesterday - helpful insights from others working in rugby to support my own Coach Development practice 🏉🧠
Refreshing to see such an open learning environment - expertly coordinated by @hharryjjones - Diolch, @gloucesterrugby 👍🏻
#CoachDevelopment
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6 Aug 2025
Back at @Cardiff_Rugby this evening 🏉 Good to see @CalumDigby continuing to develop his skills💪🏻
Hugely promising seeing coaches like Calum being given opportunities to take on roles and responsibilities that challenge and enhance their practice.
Da iawn @Cardiff_Pathway👏🏻
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Mike Castle retweeted
11 Jul 2025
🚨 We currently have three exciting roles within the Performance Analysis Team at @cardiffmet 🚨
Full details in the links below 👇
Lab Manager - jobs.cardiffmet.ac.uk/vacanc…
Technician Demonstrator - jobs.cardiffmet.ac.uk/vacanc…
Intern - jobs.cardiffmet.ac.uk/vacanc…
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28 Jun 2025
Fresh off the back of his success with @CMetCricket, Elliott shared his experiences of his first @CRiC_SCR Conference, and his PhD studies 🧠
Absolute pleasure to have one of @CardiffMetCS best with us 💪🏻
#SportCoaching #CRiC2025
Episode 5 of our bitesize CRiC is now out!
In this episode, we welcome Elliott Doyle from Cardiff Met.
As a first-time participant in a CRiC event, Elliott shared his initial impressions and discussed his current research and its implications
We hope you enjoy!
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27 Jun 2025
Probably my favourite episode to record this past week - so much fun talking to Alex about CRiC, coach ed, and coaching experiences 😁
Alex has a unique presentation style too - can’t wait to see it on a full episode! 🤩
#SportCoaching #CRiC2025
Episode 4 of our bitesize CRiC is now out!
In this episode, we welcome Dr Alex Lascu from Queensland Academy of Sport.
Alex took us behind the scenes in her duel roles as a coach educator and researcher.
We hope you enjoy!
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25 Jun 2025
I loved how honestly Sarah spoke about the loneliness of doing work like hers, particularly when exploring concepts that are sometimes mind bending at best! 🧠
Another great experience hearing about great research coming out of @CRiC_SCR 👌🏻
#SportCoaching #CRiC2025
Episode 3 of our bitesize CRiC is now out!
In this episode, we welcome Dr Sarah Cuvelier from Aix-Marseille University.
They discuss Sarah’s research about insights into coach development in olympic sports!
We hope you enjoy!
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24 Jun 2025
Technology in sport as a gendered concept - really eye opening! 🧠
Huge thanks to @ATjonndal for sparing us some time at a busy @CRiC_SCR conference to share her work and experiences 👏🏻
#SportCoaching
Episode 2 of our bitesize CRiC series is out now!
In this episode, we welcome Dr. Anne Tjenndal from Nord University.
@ATjonndal shares her experiences at @CRiC_SCR and discusses how applying a gender lens to technological innovation can impact sports coaching.
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23 Jun 2025
Really enjoyed recording these bitesize episodes for the @CRiC_SCR 7th Internstional Conference (what a great one to kick off with too btw!) 🎉
Luke was happy to share his developing research interests with us, but also shared what makes CRiC so special 🤝
#SportCoaching
It’s the first episode of our very special series of bitesize episodes with @CRiC_SCR attendees!
@drjoneshull (University of Bath), took us to his newfound research interest in exploring the overlap between fatherhood and coaching.
We hope you enjoy!
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Season 6 is here — and we’re back on the road! 🚌🎙️
We’ve teamed up with @CRiC_SCR to record special episodes at the upcoming conference.
🎧 Catch our preview chat with @SofiaSantosSC & @CharlieCorsby from @cardiffmet — don’t miss it! 👀
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25 Apr 2025
Season 5 of @TheCoaching_Hub Podcast ended with the great man, Professor Robyn Jones.
Returning to an old paper, we discussed the key messages and what’s changed in the past 20 years.
Really enjoyed recording this episode! Go give it a listen 🎧
#sportcoaching #cardiffmet
“I’ve never argued against structure. I think it’s the amount of structure and what kind of structure that one employs as a coach”.
Make sure to check out this episode on Youtube or your preferred podcast platform!
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17 Apr 2025
Final episode of the season with Prof Jones 🫡
A trip down memory lane to revisit a paper from 2007, with messages that still resonate almost 20 years later.
Get it in your ears! 🎧
@cardiffmetcsshs @CardiffMetCS @CRiC_SCR #sportcoaching
The final episode of season five is now out!
In today's episode, we welcome Professor Robyn Jones who was joined by the whole podcast team! They discuss Robyn's 2007 paper and invite him to reflect on the origins of the paper and its relevance in today's context.
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“My main intention was to get coaches to appreciate the unseen aspects of coaching work”
Make sure to check the episode out on Youtube or your preferred podcast platform!
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