The Sport Psych Show

I speak with J.P. Nerbun in this week's episode. J.P. is a leading expert on culture transformation and the author of four books on leadership. He is the founder and CEO of TOC, an ecosystem of online communities, courses, and coaching for sports organisations worldwide. An ICF PCC Executive Coach, he specialises in developing high-performance leaders and teams across the sports, education, and corporate sectors.
In this episode J.P. and I speak about his latest book "The Culture Captain: A 4-Level Framework for Athletes: Know Yourself, Lead Yourself, Lead Others, Lead the Team" which provides practical leadership tools and coaching for athletes. Drawing on his coaching conversations with over 100 elite athletes and research into the world's greatest athlete leaders, this transformational guide is designed to be experienced, not just read. Through the fictional story of Lily and real-world examples of elite leaders, readers will be coached through a J.P's 4-level leadership framework.

In this episode I'm joined by Pip Henderson, Dr Will Vickery and Prof Shane Pill to discuss a paper which examines how sport coaches conceptualise success.
Pip works in the Discipline of Trauma and Injury at Flinders University. She is a member of FHMRI's Health Equity Impact Program (HEIP). Pip's research practices are grounded in meaningful community engagement. Working directly with students, players, coaches, teachers, principals, and sport and community leaders across multiple projects has facilitated her deep understanding of the value and complexities of education, sport, and health across a variety of settings.
Pip has worked with a range of local and national education, health and sporting organisations, including Oceania Hockey Federation, Tennis Australia, Volleyball Australia, the Department for Education, and the Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER).
Will is a Senior Advisor at the Australian Sports Commission where he is responsible for the development and delivery of community coach education across Australia. Will has held positions at various academic institutions within Australia and the UK with a focus on sport coaching. He has supervised numerous undergraduate and postgraduate research projects across an array of disciplines (sport science, sports coaching, sport psychology). He has also held a number of cricket coaching and related roles ranging across community through to high-performance sport.
Shane is one of Australia's leading coach educators and developers, and thought leaders in physical education. He is Professor of Physical Education and Sport at Flinders University. Shane's research is in the fields of sport coaching and physical education curriculum and pedagogy, and education leadership. He has authored over 300 peer reviewed and scholarly articles. Shane has been awarded Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER) Life Member & Fellow status for his distinguished service to the fields of sport, physical education and recreation over many years.

I'm delighted to welcome Dr Jerry Lynch and John O'Sullivan back to the show to discuss their brand new book "Captain: The Athlete's Guide to Being an Exceptional Team Leader".
Jerry is a performance, leadership and coaching expert helping people of all ages and abilities in all arenas of performance to develop the qualities of courage, integrity, fearlessness, tenacity, patience, persistence in order to overcome mental and emotional blocks. Jerry helps individuals and teams to create confidence, mental toughness, inspiration and empowerment for competitive events and to better navigate the unchartered waters of life. He has worked with athletes and teams at universities such as The University of North Carolina, Duke, Maryland, Oregon State, Stanford, Harvard, and more.
John is an internationally known speaker for coaches, parents and youth sports organisations, and has spoken for TEDx, the US Olympic Committee, US Soccer, USA Wrestling, USA Swimming, Ireland Rugby, Australian Rugby League and at numerous events around the world. John's work has been featured by CNN, Outside Magazine, ESPN, NBC Sports and numerous other media entities. John's background as an athlete and coach led him to start the Changing the Game project with the mission to put the 'play' back into 'play ball' by providing parents and coaches with the information and resources they need to make sport a healthy, positive, and rewarding experience for their children.
In their new book, 'Captain', Jerry and John share wisdom accrued from decades of consultation with well over 100 championship teams, dozens of Hall of Fame coaches, and hundreds of interviews with Olympic, world champion, and professional athletes and team leaders. The lessons in this book will help readers start leading in a positive and constructive way, stop certain behaviours before they destroy team culture, and face the many challenges of being a team captain. Through numerous stories of well-known leaders such as Tim Duncan, Steve Kerr, Carla Overbeck, Abby Wambach, Carles Puyol, Richie McCaw, and Simone Biles, as well as lessons from Eastern philosophy and Western psychology, this book will help readers become a respected leader and a trusted bridge between coaches and teammates.

On this week's episode I hand the reins over to my long-time friend, Mark Peters, to discuss my new book Compete: Developing a Mental Playbook for Performance Under Pressure in Sport.
Mark is Deputy Head and former Director of Sport at Hornsby House School and Chair of Governors at Lark Hall Primary Campus. Mark has a strong history of coaching a variety of sports and has experience as a coach educator.
Mark and I discuss Compete in depth and I break down the contents chapter by chapter bringing to life some of the skills and techniques contained within.
Compete: Developing a Mental Playbook for Performance Under Pressure in Sport is out now and available to purchase online.

I speak with Richard Fryer in this week's episode. Richard is a psychologist working in high performance sport in Australia.
Richard works with many of Australia's highest profile sporting teams and athletes and has supported Australians at five Olympic and Paralympic Games. Richard's passion is helping individuals, teams, and organisations achieve their performance potential.
Richard is a Senior Consultant with the Australian Institute of Sport, helping national sporting organisations design mental performance programs for athletes and coaches.
Coming from a background in rowing coaching, Richard is passionate about helping coaches build their skills in the mental side of coaching performance.
In this episode we discuss a paper Richard led which examines coaching under pressure.