The Coaching Seminar Podcast with Sam Holmshaw

What gives coaches value within the profession?
In this solo episode, I explore Pierre Bourdieu's concept of capital and discuss how coaches accumulate social and cultural capital throughout their careers. From qualifications and coaching knowledge to professional networks and reputation, I reflect on the different forms of capital that can shape coaching opportunities.
Drawing on my own experiences coaching in both the UK and Asia, I consider how the value of our qualifications, experience, reputation and relationships often depends on whether they are recognised within a particular environment.
Key topics include:
Pierre Bourdieu's concept of capital
Social capital and coaching networks
Cultural capital and coaching qualifications
Why coaching capital is context-dependent
Lessons from coaching in the UK and Asia
What coaches can learn about building and maintaining professional capital

Key takeaway:
The value of our qualifications, experience, reputation and networks depends on whether they're recognised within a particular environment.

Hello and welcome back to The Sports Coaching Podcast. This week host Sam Holmshaw is joined by Sam Hough (Senior sports development coach at Burnley Football Club). This week, the chaps discuss ‘coaching in Asia’, which seems a suitable topic as our host enters his second year coaching full-time in Asia, whilst guest Mr Hough has just called time on 7 years coaching over in China. In the episode (Part 1), both Sam’s share there experiences coaching in China, sharing the similarities and differences of coaching between the UK and China, and the challenges (both personal and within coaching practice) that they have faced coaching in Asia. Part 2 of the episode will be out very very soon!

And a big welcome back! Its been just under year but The Sports Coaching Podcast is back again. Thanks to all those that have got in touch in our time away - we are very happy to be here releasing fantastic conversations once again.

In this episode host Sam Holmshaw is joined by Fran Constancio (UEFA pro licence coach, YDP Lead (14-16s) & Assistant PDP (18s) at MK Dons Football club, formerly YDP Academy coach and Football & Education programme lead at Northampton Town Football club). Sam sat down with Fran back in July of 2022 to discuss the topic "Developing a long-term curriculum around the four phases of the football/ soccer game". In Segment 1 Fran talks us through the four phases of the football game (commonly known as attack, defence and the two transitional phases), why coaches choose to create/plan they're curriculum around these phases and discuss the potential benefits to players. In Segment 2 both Fran and Sam explain how coaches can begin to utilise working from the four phases in their coaching practice alongside creating principles for a game model. Finally some implications for coaching practice are discussed.

A big thank you to Fran for jumping onto the podcast!

In the latest episode of The Sports Coaching Podcast host Sam Holmshaw is joined by Millie Chandarana (Blackburn Rovers WFC player, Mad Mentoring, The Beautiful mind game). In this episode, the guys talk about how coaches can facilitate the development of a positive athlete mindset. Millie talks us through mindset and how a healthy/postive mindset can benefit athletes in both sports performances and everyday life in General. Millie shares her playing experiences and how her own development of a positive mindset has impacted her progression as a football player/ in everyday life and to set up her own business focusing on physical and mindset development. Sam shares his experiences of fostering a positive mindset in athletes and why coaches should look to develop healthy mindsets with their players.

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In the latest episode of The Sports Coaching Podcast - Sam Holmshaw is joined by Ed Gibbins (co-founder and product lead at Rewire Fitness). In this episode the chaps discuss the topic "Do athletes spend enough time training their minds?". Topics such as cognitive fatigue, the perception of fatigue, mental readiness, and psyiological and psychological wellbeing are all discussed within this episode. A great listen for any coaches that are new into the subject area of sports science.

Thanks so much to Ed for jumping on the podcast, you can find Rewire fitness at https://rewirefitness.app

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P.S - Apologies for any issues with sound quality - we had a few technical issues with the edit that delayed this episodes release!