BCAB Coaching Podcast

S1 E17 - Getting Into Racing

In this episode, Sid Sinfield chats to Kristina Medovcikova, Lead Podium Potential Coach (Sprint) at British Canoeing to find out a little bit more about getting into racing. We hear how Kristina entered the discipline whilst getting some top tips for those who want to know more it.

S1 E16 - Fun and Creativity on a Shared Journey

Gary Quintenton joins Pete Catterall to talk about how he got started in coaching and his journey to talent transfer coach. Gary shares his thinking on how he and the athletes he works with have developed their relationships and how to keep things fun and creative and the importance of a shared journey and goals.

S1 E15: What is adventure sports coaching and why is it different from mainstream sport?

Pete Catterall talks to Loel colins to explore what adventure sports coaching is and how it differs to mainstream sport. 

S1 E14 - Re-weaving the Coaching Rainbow with Marianne Davies

Sid catches up with Marianne Davies who gave one of the keynote speeches at our coaching conference in November 2019. Marianne gives some practical examples of how a coach out on the water might apply some of the principles she discussed in her keynote. They talk about constraints and positive learning environments.  Due to remote recording the audio quality may be reduced slightly

S1 E13 : A Journey from Athlete to Coach

Dan Goddard Talent ID coach talks to Pete Catterall about how he transferred from his time as an elite athlete on the GB slalom team into coaching the future generations of athletes, Dan talks about how he's learnt and developed his coaching. Note: There maybe a reduction in audio quality due to current restrictions.

S1 E12- Constraints Led Coaching - What is it and why is it important to me as a Coach?

Sid Sinfield talks to Ed Christian from Chichester University. Ed is a Coach and academic and he uses this combination of experience to explain what 'constraints led coaching' is all about. Sid asks 'what is it? and why is it important to me as a coach?' (Due to the current restrictions, we are recording these podcasts remotely so you may notice a slight decrease in audio quality)

S1 E11 - Coaching Through Covid-19

Pete Catterall is joined by Emily Illinesi, British Canoeing Canoe Development Coach, to discuss what adaptions she and other coaches are making during this lockdown period. As coaches cannot meet with athletes to train, they are having to think on their feet to trial different methods of interaction and turn this period into a positive. (Due to the current government restrictions, we are recording these podcasts remotely so you may notice a slight decrease in audio quality)

S1 E10 - The Use of Video and its Application in Decision Training

In this Episode of the Coaching Podcast, Lee Pooley talks through the use of video in coaching. With increasing accessibility to video recording equipment, we explore how it can be used in Decision Training.

S1 E9: Maximising Sessions Through Good Gate Setting

Pete Catterall is joined by Dan Goddard a British Canoeing Talent Coach who has recently joined the ICF as a course designer. They explore the importance of planning courses and the intricacies involved when coaching slalom.

S1 E8: How can we make our assessments empowering?

Lee Pooley is joined by Lara Cooper to discuss how to make assessments empowering. Reflecting on the British Canoeing Educational Philosophy they discuss what is meant by empowerment and what an assessor can do to make an assessment empowering.