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Off the Pitch with Active
Interview with J.P. Nerbun, bestselling author, leadership coach and founder of TOC Culture consulting.
J.P. Nerbun is a bestselling author, leadership coach, and founder of TOC Culture Consulting, a leading global sports-consulting and leadership coaching business. His mission is to support leaders and their teams to achieve their full potential through 1:1 coaching, consulting, and community. In 2019, he published his first book, Calling Up: Discovering Your Journey to Transformational Leadership, which has received critical acclaim. In 2022, he published The Culture System: A Proven Process for Creating an Extraordinary Team Culture, a groundbreaking book offering a framework for developing team culture. In 2023, he launched The Culture System Online Training Platform, w...
2024-03-20
48 min
The Youth Sports Parenting Tribe
Ken Willner
Ken Willner is a dedicated advocate for youth sports, driven by a passion to keep children engaged and flourishing in athletics. As the founder of Active Illustrated and Yellow for Yelling, he brings a fresh perspective to youth sports, blending applied science with practical insights from coach educators, sports psychologists, and former professional athletes. Ken's programs cater to young athletes, coaches, parents, sporting organizations, and schools, aiming to foster inclusivity and positive experiences in sports. With over 50 years of personal involvement in sports, including his role as a youth sport photographer for the past seven years, Ken leverages his...
2024-02-07
45 min
Off the Pitch with Active
Interview with Dr Jill Taylor, Neuroanatomist, TED Speaker, Author & one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World.
The New York Times best-selling author of My Stroke of Insight, Dr Jill Bolte Taylor, blends neuroanatomy with psychology in her new book Whole Brain Living which shows how we can short-circuit emotional reactivity and find our way to peace. Ranked #1 on Amazon in the following categories: Stroke, Neuroscience, Neurological Diseases, Nervous System Diseases, and Stress Management. Dr. Jill is passionate about educating the public about the beauty of our human brain. In this ep, we will explore the Whole Brain Living related to youth-sport and what is going on in the teenage brain. Show...
2023-07-10
53 min
The Athlete Development Show
Mark Upton and Ken Willner on Promoting Freedom, Creativity, Collaboration and Competition
My conversation this week is with Mark Upton and Ken Willner.Mark is passionate about supporting people's WayFinding endeavours by facilitating the emergence of new connections, new capacities, and meaningful stories and refections as we journey together. He has a particular interest in helping people find their way in sport. You can find Mark's work @ myfastestmile.comKen Willner is a sports photographer passionate about keeping children in sport. Through collaboration with international and local professionals, Ken provides a fresh approach to helping young people flourish in sports. You can find Ken's work @ yellowforyelling.com
2023-05-01
53 min
Off the Pitch with Active
#056: Interview with Jazlyn Pipkin, Founder & CEO of Jazleticz LLC Sports. Author, trainer and holistic health coach, mentor
Jazlyn Pipkin is another refreshing young achiever in the space of youth sport. She is a Health Coach and Personal trainer who graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Exercise Sports Science and Associates in Business Administration. In 2015, she converted her life to Christ and began to discover her personal call, purpose, and God’s plan for her life. She has a passion for people and loves to mentor and support young lives. She has a desire to empower others to develop their relationship with Christ and discover their-God-Given gifts and talents. Jazlyn is proficient at he...
2023-04-19
54 min
Off the Pitch with Active
Part 2 Interview with Chris Adams, Football manager at Northern Suburb Football Association, Sydney
This is part 2 of a conversation I had with Chris end of last year. If you haven’t heard part 1 yet, go to episode 53 to make full sense of our discussion in this episode. Chris is an experienced coach-developer and football administrator with over 10 years’ experience in grassroots football programs working with member federations in Australia, NPL clubs and associations in both Western Australia and NSW. Chris is passionate about how we rethink grassroots football as we look to cater for players of all abilities. Show notes: https://yellowforyelling.com/off-the-pitch-with-active/
2023-03-07
36 min
Off the Pitch with Active
#054 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Reed Maltbie: Spartans Mindset-Mastering the language of excellence
Leveraging two master’s degrees—in sports psychology and early childhood development—and thirty years of professional coaching experience, “Coach Reed” Maltbie has dedicated his life to creating the best environments for athletes of all ages to achieve peak performance, on and off the sports field. Coach Reed has implemented training programs with all types of sports organizations—Gaelic Games Association, US Sailing, USA Hockey, USA Swimming, Ontario Volleyball, US Olympic and Paralympic Committee, Soccer Canada, and PGA of Canada, to name a few. Show notes: click here
2023-01-31
40 min
Off the Pitch with Active
#053 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Chris Adams, Football manager at Northern Suburb Football Association, Sydney
Chris is an experienced coach developer and football administrator with over 10 years’ experience in grassroots football programs working with member federations in Australia, NPL clubs and associations in both Western Australia and NSW. Chris is passionate for how we rethink grassroots football as we look to cater for players of all abilities. AFC/FFA A Lic AFC/FFA level 1 GK coach FFA Community coach educator AFC/FFA C Lic instructor AFC/FFA B Lic instructor Today we talk about retention of youth in football. ...
2022-12-01
34 min
Off the Pitch with Active
Interview with Helen Connolly, SA Commissioner for Children & young people
Helen Connolly became South Australia’s first Commissioner for Children and Young People in April 2017. The position was established under the Children and Young People (Oversight and Advocacy Bodies) Act 2016. The Commissioner promotes and advocates for the rights, development and wellbeing of all children and young people in South Australia, with a special focus to engage with and listen to children who aren’t usually heard. Helen has 30 years’ experience as a leader in human services. Throughout her career, Helen has taken an active advocacy role on the main policy issues that impact on the wellbeing of Australia...
2022-10-26
50 min
Off the Pitch with Active
Interview with Sasha Graham, Author of Tiny Ninja Books-Stories to engage children in sport
Sasha Graham is the founder of Tiny Ninja Books and is the author of Milo Does Not Like Mornings and Whitney Wins Everything. Sasha is a former executive at the Walt Disney Studios and her writing has appeared in magazines, newspapers and on television. Sasha lives with her husband Alan in beautiful Arizona where they encourage each other, and their children, Finn, Indy & Odessa, to always listen to their Tiny Ninjas. Today we will talk about her latest book “Whitney Wins Everything” and the importance to engage children with story telling. Show notes http...
2022-10-06
27 min
Money Life with Chuck Jaffe
Wade Pfau: Rising rates change the math on retirement income planning
Wade Pfau, professor of retirement income at The American College of Financial Services and the nation's preeminent expert on reverse mortgages, says that retirees are facing a delicate balancing act right now, worrying about sequence-of-return risk -- which is heightened during times of bear markets and high volatility -- but also how to fund retirement. Reverse mortgages can be a key tool in times like this, but Pfau says they become less effective as interest rates rise; coupled with wildly fluctuating housing values, it makes it crucial that retirement savers understand the math they are facing. Also on the s...
2022-09-22
59 min
WEIRD AND VINTAGE STUFF
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elena wav 16 Closed on Account of Rabies From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search This article does not cite any sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Closed on Account of Rabies" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Closed On Account of Rabies ClosedDueToRabiesCDCover.jpg Compilation album by Various Artists Released 9 December 1997 Genre Spoken Word Length 2:22:29 Label Mercury / Universal Producer Hal Willner Closed On Account of Rabies (1997) is a double-CD with poems and tales of Edg...
2022-08-22
1h 35
Off the Pitch with Active
Sound of Music of youth sport, experts view on the best environment for youth to thrive in sport
Mark O’Sullivan is helping me kicking of the 50th celebratory episode of “Off the Pitch with Active”. To me he is an inspiration fueling my burning desire to help influence people to create a youth sport environment which Mark said in the opening “Meets the physical and emotional needs of children and youth”. So, I put together this episode with a mixture of previous guests, who shared their view of the best possible environment for youth to thrive in sport. My question to them was “What is your Sound of Music of youth sport?” You will...
2022-08-04
44 min
Off the Pitch with Active
Interview with Vickie Simos, Physotherapist, Martial Artist, Motivational Speaker, Boxer, Author, Counsellor-About youth mental health
After years of self-doubt and self-deprecation, Vickie Simos (BA (Psych) G.dip.C&Psychotheraphy Master of Counselling) has made many discoveries about who she was and who she wants to be – a confident, strong person who considers herself worthy of all the best life has to offer. Vickie has competed in numerous Martial Arts tournaments nationally and internationally in the USA, Philippines and New Zealand, which include two World Championships for Stick Fighting, receiving 2 silvers and 1 bronze medal, as well as a Gold in the Pan Pacific’s held in New Zealand. In her memoir 'The Bo...
2022-04-29
53 min
Off the Pitch with Active
#48 Interview with Sean Douglas, E-Learning Development Manager at Oceania Football Confederation
Sean has a keen interest in helping coaches learn. He holds an AFC/FFA Pro Diploma, but also has a passion for continual learning, which has included a Masters of Coaching (University of Queensland), and training as a Master Coach Developer through the International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE) Coach Developer Academy. Sean has been involved in Coach Development for over 16 years, helping coaches / organisations in different countries and sports. He has a playing background at a professional and international level, and has coached at national level, and with various international age group teams. Despite this experience...
2022-03-31
55 min
Off the Pitch with Active
#047 Interview with Dr. Jessica Garza, an accomplished global business, professional sports mental consultant, TED speaker, author and Owner of Ultier.
Dr. Jess Garza holds a PhD in performance psychology, a master's in clinical mental health and a master's in sport-exercise psychology. She has established herself as a global influencer and now spends her time presenting around the world. She has worked with professional athletes, congressional staff, FBI, CIA and US Special Forces. Dr. Garza helps her clients develop mental readiness, emotional intelligence and self-confidence to optimize their potential both on a personal and professional level. Dr. Garza has dedicated her life to understanding how athletes and tactical populations think, behave and are motivated. She is known as "...
2022-02-25
50 min
Off the Pitch with Active
#046 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Emma Doyle, TedX Speaker, Mentor, Performance & Mindset Coach & Podcast host
Emma Doyle is a Performance Coach and international speaker helping you turn your motivation into activation. She has been coaching for 30 years and through her keynote speaking, mentoring, coaching, and consultancy she inspires, improves, and impacts players, coaches, teams, and corporates within her Global triangle between Melbourne, Australia, Denver, Colorado and Glasgow, Scotland. She is a Tennis Australia High-Performance Coach with a strong background as a tennis touring professional, a talent development coach and she has represented her native Country as the Australian coach on 20 occasions winning four Asia Oceania world team titles (2018 - Junior Fed Cup C...
2022-01-11
43 min
Off the Pitch with Active
#045 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Julie M. Stamm, Ph.D Clinical Asst. Prof. Neuroscientist, Anatomist, Athletic Trainer, Researcher, Sports lover & Author.
Julie M. Stamm, Ph.D. received her Bachelor of Science degree in Athletic Training from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2009. As part the research team at the Boston University Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy (BU CSTE). Stamm has been involved in ground-breaking research with Dr. Robert Stern on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a progressive neurodegenerative disease of the brain found in athletes (and others) with a history of repetitive brain trauma. She was the first to publish research on the long-term consequences of repetitive brain trauma in youth sports. This research has been covered in t...
2021-12-09
1h 15
Off the Pitch with Active
#044 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Johan Fallby, Sport psychologist, advisor & presenter
Johan is also an ex professional table tennis player, representing his country Sweden. After being a sport psychologist in FC Kopenhagen and Djurgarden IF, 2 professional soccer clubs, he spent 10 years being responsible for sport psychology in Swedish FA. During this time, he also worked on special projects with Swedish Olympic Committee and other key sporting bodies in Sweden. Johan has presented to over 100,000 people in Sweden and Scandinavia. Today he does most of his work in Fallby Sports & Psychology AB, both in sport and the business world. He is also involved in research and participated...
2021-11-01
1h 16
Ken Matthews
The Ken Matthews Show Hour 2 10/4/21
DR. FAUCI ON YOUR CHRISTMAS PLANS, DR. ROBERT WILLNER IN 94 HAD AN ISSUE WITH FAUCI AND A DRUG THAT WAS KILLING PEOPLE IN REGARDS TO AIDS, CUTE RIOTERS, SENATOR PAUL WITH SOME TOUGH QUESTIONS, DR. MERCOLA AND BOB KENNEDY JR BANNED ON SOCIAL MEDIA BECAUSE OF THEIR VIEWS ON THE VACCINE, AND KEN HELPED A HUNGRY WOMAN IN WASHINGTON AND THE NEXT DAY SAW HER TALKING ON HER CELL PHONE.
2021-10-04
31 min
Off the Pitch with Active
#043 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Dr. Josie Perry, Performance in Mind
Dr Josephine Perry is a chartered psychologist working with those in sport and on the stage and in business to help them overcome their barriers to success, so they can achieve their goals. Josephine has a background in communications and behaviour change, having worked for many years in journalism, marketing, public relations and crisis communications across private corporations and government. She has a MSc in Communications, a MSc in Psychology and a MSc in Sport and Exercise Psychology. She also has a PhD in Political Communications. Josephine run “Performance in Mind”, a performance psychology consultancy. Base...
2021-09-29
54 min
Off the Pitch with Active
#042 Three teens impacting youth sport
A world first youth sport podcast episode with 3 teens, 2 girls and 1 boy. It is always adults who tell us what kids & Teens want in sport, but how about speaking to them directly and listen to what they have to say. In this episode, I have found 2 amazing 15 & 16 year old girls from here in Adelaide, Australia and a 16 year old boy from New Jersey, USA. We are kicking off with Brandon Shintani, Brandon is a student at Ridgewood High School, in New Jersey and is the Sports and Wellness Columnist for his high school paper and...
2021-08-16
1h 15
Off the Pitch with Active
Prt 2-Interview with VJ Stanley, Balanced Excellence, author, mentor, who council’s mental health techniques to excel in sport & life: Puberty & Sport
Welcome to part 2 and the last part of this amazing conversation with VJ Stanley, Balanced Excellence. In this episode we continue the conversation from ep40 about puberty and sport. If you have not heard part 1, I recommend you listen that episode first as some references may not make sense otherwise. Towards the end, I will mention a free gift from V.J which he shares exclusively with Off the Pitch with Active audience. So, let’s continue VJ! Overview: 39:59 min episode part 2 (part 1: ep 40) 01:15 Brief intro before we continue our con...
2021-07-16
40 min
Echelon Radio Podcast
Meet Matt Heller of Willner Heller
A native of New York, Matt Heller of Willner Heller Private Wealth Management has a totally wicked gift from growing up in the '80s.Registered Investment Advisor Matt Heller and his partner Ken Willner founded their firm private wealth management firm in 2003. They create unique tax-efficient investment portfolios for their clients. Having worked at larger firms as a young investment advisor in the mid-1990s, Matt realized that being able to craft custom investment plans for his clients was the direction he needed to go. He learned about fee-based wealth management versus c...
2021-06-08
30 min
Off the Pitch with Active
#040 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with VJ Stanley, Balanced Excellence-Puberty & Sport
VJ Stanley was a three-sport varsity athlete in high school and won the school’s first ever Leadership Award as an athlete, VJ won the high school hockey league scoring title as a junior and was a First All-Star Selection. In his senior year, he received Second All-Star Honors and also played junior hockey for the Rochester Monarchs. He went on to play hockey at Clarkson University, where he sustained two concussions in one week, which ended his career after only one game. VJ founded Balanced Excellence as an answer to his family's and friends’ constant questions abou...
2021-05-31
52 min
Off the Pitch with Active
#039 Interview with Paige E. Roberts LCSW LICSWA CBP CLT, Clinical Sports Neuro Psychologist - Peak Performance - Neurohacker
Paige is a sports and fitness enthusiast. She uses a process called Performance Neuro Training which is a combination of sports psychology, Brainspotting, and hot & cold photobiomodulation laser-light therapy. Her current practice philosophy combines a variety of techniques including clinical social work, exercise and neuroscience, and health and wellness lifestyle coaching. Through this process she provides sports injury intensive recovery sessions, and sports and life performance coaching. She is currently assisting athletes all over the world ranging from youth, teen, NCAA, USA National Athletes, MMA, NFL, MLB, NHL and weekend warriors in reaching their full s...
2021-04-29
56 min
Off the Pitch with Active
Interview with Hernan Chousa, Ex pro tennis player, Parent, CEO & author
Hernan Chousa is an author from Argentina. He lives in Buenos Aires, and he runs his zinc flake coating business as the CEO of Chousa SRL. Unplugged is his first novel where he could fuse two passions: music and writing. He also published “My Son the Tennis Player” and “How to Help Your Kid Succeed in Sports”. Former professional tennis player in his twenties, he is willing to share his experiences as a pro player and as a father to a successful tennis playing son. This is a story with a lot of ups & downs. Ma...
2021-03-26
48 min
Off the Pitch with Active
#037 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Betsy Butterick, The Coaches Coach & Communication Specialist
The buzzword most often associated with high performing teams is "chemistry". Chemistry is formed through connection, and at the heart of connection is communication. Betsy understands that language is the most powerful tool we possess, and that elevating our communication skills gives us a competitive advantage in any arena. As a former coach with experience in DI, DII, DIII, and the WNBA Betsy utilizes her unique background with individuals ready to improve and teams of all kinds - from the locker room to the boardroom. As a facilitator and educator, people are her passion. In...
2021-02-23
42 min
Transmusic Airwaves
Transmusic Airwaves Episode 404 - January 29, 2021 with Paul Ciminero (host)
It's hard to believe the entire month of January is nearly over as I prepare yet another weekly foray into the world of freeform radio, but here we are, and I remain as excited as I've ever been with this edition of TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #404). Assembling the show has become almost second nature to me, but like everyone else, I hit a couple of creative road blocks this time and spent some additional hours reorganizing sets until I was satisfied with the finished product of my efforts.During today's first half hour there's new music from the CHRISTIAN...
2021-01-29
3h 01
Off the Pitch with Active
#036 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Matt Young, Quality Sports Hub
Matt was introduced to the power of sport by a teacher who helped him use sports as a conduit to self-actualization. He have spent the last 25 years learning, coaching, mentoring, and experiencing the positive impact sport can have on lives. He is Guinness World record holder fastest bike relay across Canada-2007 & TEDx Stanley Park Speaker 2015. Executive Producer of “No Running” Documentary 2016 & “The Cost of Winning” Documentary 2017 He has also presented to the NHL / PGA / Project Play / USOPC / Norwegian Sport Federation and a handful of National, Provincial & Local sport organizations in Canada Overview 0:00 ...
2020-12-17
57 min
Off the Pitch with Active
Interview with Allon Khakshouri, Mental game of Tennis
Despite the odds being stacked against Allon, he was determined to change his fate. From a struggling kid, with various disabilities, to fulfilling a childhood dream and managing some of the world’s best tennis players, Allon put his career success down to developing the mental toughness and passion he saw from tennis players, from a young age. He also realized that it is mental toughness that separates the world’s best players from everyone else and it allows them to pursue ambitious goals whilst keeping their mental sanity in place. Allon managed three world #1 tenn...
2020-08-22
43 min
Off the Pitch with Active
#034 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with VJ Stanley, Balanced Excellence
VJ Stanley was a three-sport varsity athlete in high school and won the school’s first ever Leadership Award. As an athlete, VJ won the high school hockey league scoring title as a junior and was a First All-Star Selection. In his senior year, he received Second All-Star Honors and also played junior hockey for the Rochester Monarchs. He went on to play hockey at Clarkson University, where he sustained two concussions in one week, which ended his career after only one game. VJ founded Balanced Excellence as an answer to his family's and friends’ constant questions abou...
2020-07-30
50 min
Transmusic Airwaves
Transmusic Airwaves (Episode #370) - May 22, 2020 - with Paul Ciminero (host)
On this weeks latest edition of TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #370), you're invited to go off on a tangent or two with me as I compile another eclectic mix of music along an aural pathway fraught with twists and turns, unexpected surprises, and deliciously mischievous sounds all created to bring a smile to your ears.I'll begin today with poet LADY JUNE from her 'Linguistic Leprosy' album, add King Crimson alum's BRUFORD & LEVIN with their band UPPER EXTREMITIES to the pot, then sprinkle in TUXEDOMOON, KEN NORDINE, BRIAN ENO & RICK HOLLAND, DAVID SYLVIAN, and NIK TURNER before bringing everything to...
2020-05-21
3h 00
Off the Pitch with Active
Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Joel Franco from Chesapeake Films
Joel Franco is using his passion in film making in producing a documentary about youth sport “Where our children play”. Three out of four American families with school-aged children have at least one playing an organized sport — that's a total of about 45 million kids. By age 15, as many as 80% of these youngsters have quit. The documentary intends to shed new light, perspective and expose the truth to ensure that all those involved in youth sports can join hands and work as one to return youth sports to the children. 47:12 min episode 04:12 Introducing Joel Franco and...
2020-05-15
47 min
Jazz Anthology
Hal Willner: Stay Awake (1)
Fra Lost in the Stars e un nuovo album-tributo allestito da Willner, dedicato questa volta alle musiche dei grandi film a cartoni animati di Walt Disney, passano tre anni. Nel frattempo Willner ha lasciato il ruolo di coordinatore musicale di Saturday Night Live ed è passato a collaborare - lavoro che farà per qualche tempo - con Night Music, altro programma televisivo, sempre della NBC, dove porta fra gli altri John Cale, Miles Davis, John Zorn, Leonard Cohen, Sonny Rollins. Rispetto a Lost in the Stars, con Stay Awake, che esce nell'88, la creatività riprende quota. Scorriamo l'album ascoltando musiche da Pin...
2020-05-11
59 min
Mondo Jazz
Charlie Parker @ 100: Reincarnations of Bird - Part II
When he passed away Charlie Parker was not even 35 years old. The impact of his genius however has been ever-lasting. This week we continue our exploration of his influence on the generations of musicians that followed him, featuring their original take on his music as well as music composed to celebrate him. [For the first part of this Charlie Parker special go to: https://www.mixcloud.com/MondoJazz/charlie-parker-100-reincarnations-of-bird-mondo-jazz-106-1/]The playlist features Greg Osby, Charles Mingus, Tony Scott, Massimo Urbani, Hal Willner, Kronos Quartet, Dr. John, Linda May Han Oh, Ken Peplowski, Johnathan...
2020-04-10
1h 55
Off the Pitch with Active
Interview with Mark O’Sullivan, UEFA A licensed coach at AIK in Stockholm, Sweden
Mark O’Sullivan is a UEFA A licensed coach and is head of youth development for 8-12 at AIK in Stockholm, Sweden and is part of their Research and Development department. Mark is currently doing PhD Research Sheffield Hallam University, UK, which centers around designing learning environments in youth football. Mark has also worked as a consultant for the Canadian FA (2017) helping them to develop their new coach education program. He regularly holds lectures, talks and practical sessions around the world. Not just confined to soccer Mark has collaborated with coaches in Basketball, handball, floorball, figure skating and ice ho...
2020-03-01
1h 07
Off the Pitch with Active
Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Richard Shorter, founder of Non-Perfect Dad
The sports world is a high-pressure environment, Richard’s skills and experience mean he is able to probe the tough issues and challenges parents and coaches face, without being judge mental or pushy. He delivered parent engagement strategy support, sports-parent meetings and coaches CPD on working with parents for: Three National Governing Bodies; (England Rugby U18 Boys & Girls, England Hockey U16 & U18 Boys and Girls and England Cricket Board) A number of the UK’s top professional sports teams in their academy system (Including Saracens, Essex County Cricket, Newcastle Falcons & Somerset County Cricket.) The country's top inde...
2020-02-11
54 min
Off the Pitch with Active
Interview with Mikael Wallsbeck Founder of Imagine That in Stockholm, Sweden
Mikael Wallsbeck have a European Masters in Sport and Exercise Psychology, from Högskolan in Halmstad. He is also educated in psychotherapy in cognitive behavior therapeutic direction. Mikael has been working as a leader with experience of working with children and adolescence, specifically with LSS (Australian equivalent to NDIA, National Disability Insurance Agency) Today, he works with Gefle IF in football and Swedish Para Table Tennis Team. He also works with students in sports psychology at GIH (Gymnastik och idrottshögskolan in Stockholm). His team at the company Imagine That, work with many organizations, both co...
2020-01-12
49 min
Off the Pitch with Active
Interview with Marcos Flores, Ambassador for Adelaide City & Johnny Warren Foundation, Yellow for Yelling Soccer Profile Player & founder of PTA
Born in Argentina, Marcos Flores, had a great career in professional football in Union de Santa Fe between 2001 and 2003 where he began his professional career, then Newell’s Old Boys and he also played in Curico Unido. He signed for the A-League club Adelaide United in Australia, where he achieved the player of the year in 2011 (Johnny Warren Medal). Marcos has also been in the USA, to help develop football at Jacksonville Armada. Over 16 years as a pro player, Marcos played in Argentina, Australia, Chile, China, Indonesia & USA. In the 2019 season, he captained Adelaide City (Na...
2019-12-01
1h 02
Off the Pitch with Active
Interview with Ben Galloway, Academic and the mind behind Opposite Direction YouTube channel
Ben is a young football coach based in Brisbane, Australia. Just off the back on spending the last 9 months in Uganda, East Africa working at a football academy called Football for Good. Currently studying a masters at the Queensland University of Technology and the tutelage of Ian Renshaw and Brendan Moy. He runs a YouTube channel, ‘Opposite Direction’ making short educational videos about coaching and some theoretical ideas that may underpin coaching. Ben puts a lot of his understanding and knowledge down to the people he has connected with and been influenced by during his coaching journey. ‘I am becaus...
2019-11-04
1h 12
Off the Pitch with Active
#027 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Dave Wright
Player Development Project is an online learning platform and collaborative project designed to bring together top coaches and experts from around the world. PDP was founded to bridge the gap between research and practice as well as showcase the work of top practitioners from around the world of football and other sports. Their goal is to aggregate and create quality content supported by evidence and experience to help coaches create better environments for young players. Dave is a UEFA A licensed coach (through The FA) and has17 years coaching experience, including the last 7 years at professional academies...
2019-10-09
54 min
Off the Pitch with Active
Active #026 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Joey Peters
Hall of Famer & mother of 8, Joey Peters has 110 caps for Matilda’s, including 3 World Cups (’99, ’03 & ’07) & One Olympic Games (2004) and she scored 28 goals for the Matilda’s. She played in USA, Brazil, and my birth country Sweden Retired from pro football ’09 and continued as a Development Coach for International Football School for 6 years on the Central Coast Joey study at AIS, she has FFA/FIFA A-Lic and you see her on SBS as a football analyst. But in this podcast, we discuss the important work she does with Game Play Learn. “Design the game-Let th...
2019-09-23
1h 00
Off the Pitch with Active
#025 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Reed Maltbie
Reed Maltbie does not really need an introduction, he is a Mentor in youth sport and coaching. With two Masters degrees, one in Early Childhood Learning & one in Sports Psychology, Reed understand children and what is going on in their brains while growing up to become adults. He is the Creator of “Coaching code” podcast & Raising Excellence, He did the TEDx talk “Echoes beyond the game” which is a must watch if you are a coach or parent. Co-Creator of Positive Discipline Tools for Coaches with Dr. Jane Nelson and Cofounder of the brilliant GO! Raise Excellence Think Ta...
2019-08-04
47 min
Off the Pitch with Active
#024 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Stacie Mahoe
Sports Mum of 8, Outreach Coordinator at MVP Leadership Academy and owner and founder at Sports Mom Essentials. Stacie run her own podcast “Eating curve balls for breakfast” 50:08 min episode Overview: 2:10 Introducing Stacie Mahoe 4:00 Stacey’s story is amazing referring to her 8 teachers and how she has seen families falling apart from their children’s sport. 7:45 Do we know what the parents and kids are going through outside their sport, and how can we reach out and support them better? 10:45 Tracey talks about some of the solutions, including Listen, Understand & Validate from Jerry Lynch b...
2019-07-27
50 min
Off the Pitch with Active
#023 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Richard Cashman, Teacher, Coach & Sporting Influencer Blog
Richard is a young (26years old), passionate and innovative coach from North Wales, UK. He continually strives to improve his level of knowledge working within a sporting environment in an attempt to fulfill individual(s) potential. With 7 Years of coaching experience, working an array of ages (U6 > Seniors), and abilities, cultures and backgrounds, he takes pride in developing and maintaining relationship with parents & players, creating a positive environment for those participating. UEFA B (Youth and Senior) & USSF Licensed Soccer Coach FE PGCE (Graduating this month-June 2019) & Health and Well-being Coordinator Teaching Assistant a...
2019-07-06
49 min
Off the Pitch with Active
#022 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Gordon MacLelland WWPIS & Darren Wensor Little Athletics NSW
Gordon MacLelland set up ‘Working with Parents in Sport’ after 20 years as a teacher and as a coach for all age levels from 7-year olds to Adults. He has a BA/Hons degree in Sports Science from University College Chester and a PGCE from Lancaster University. He is the author of two books, ‘Great Sports Parenting’ – A pocket guide for parents of children in sport and ‘Engage’ – A coaches guide to building positive relationships with parents. His organisation currently works with 7 National Governing Bodies across a wide range of sports, clubs and schools of all sizes and the Little...
2019-06-10
59 min
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021 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Ruth E. Nicholson
Ruth Nicholson is an internationally-certified professional facilitator, mediator, and organizational alchemist. She specializes in helping clubs design board processes and club operations to provide more effective support to coaches, teams, and players. Ruth is also the co-creator of the 2019 GO! Chase Excellence Think Tank to Improve Youth Sports which engaged nearly 200 people from two dozen sports. The online event offered more than 80 solution-focused sessions and 61 speakers from five continents. In 2018, Ruth was one of four national finalists in for the Innovator of the Year award in the US, based on her development of the GO! R...
2019-05-19
1h 00
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#020 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Glen Mulcahy of Paradigm Sport
Glen Mulcahy is a professional speaker & coach, mentor with a down to earth flair who shares his knowledge from a lifetime of involvement in multiple sports as athlete, coach and parent. Glen is passionate about sharing what he has learned to “bring the game back to the kids”, while leading others to do the same Glen grew up playing multiple sports across Canada and played on provincial winning teams in Hockey, Football and Rugby. He is a graduate and now a mentor of the University of British Columbia’s Kinesiology Program. Soon after he graduated from UBC he sta...
2019-04-03
1h 05
Transmusic Airwaves
Transmusic Airwaves (Episode #313) - March 29, 2019 - with Paul Ciminero (host)
This week on TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #313) I'll honor four of this years inductee's to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, devote a set of music to some of my favorite animation melodies, add several humorous distractions about records, and remember the late SCOTT WALKER.I'll play songs by THE ZOMBIES, ROXY MUSIC, RADIOHEAD, and THE CURE to honor their formal induction Friday night into the Rock Hall during the first two sets today. During the third set, you'll hear Disney pieces interpreted by HAL WILLNER & FRIENDS (Ken Nordine, Bill Frisell, Ralph Carney, Michael Stipe, Natalie...
2019-03-28
3h 00
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#019 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Janis Meredith
Janis is a family coach for all families, but has extensive experience coaching families with children who play sports. She was a coach's wife for 29 years, a sports mom for 21 years, and is now a mom to two coaches, and a mother-in-law to one. She loves to see families thrive through all their seasons, in and out of youth sports. You can learn a lot more on Janis website www.rcfamilies.com Overview of our conversation 0:00 Introduction to the show & Janis Meredith 5:00 Started being involved in youth sport at the beginning of he...
2019-03-13
47 min
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#018 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Ryan Krzykowski-Are you in a sports fan mode or supportive parent mode?
Ryan Krzykowski has Director of Community for Coaches since 2008, a group based in Kansas City that provides training and mentoring for athletic coaches at all levels of sport 42 years old Married to Erica, four sons ranging from 18 to 10 years old teach High School Math in addition to leading CFC. Ryan is raised in Southwest Florida, played many sports growing up and later played college (American) football at Yale University He has coached many sports with children of all ages. He shares some great points for coaches and parents. 53:05 min Overview of o...
2019-02-06
53 min
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#017 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Jenn Starkey of MVP Leadership Academy
I saw Jenn’s email address on an email I got from Reed Maltbie, (Coaching Code and Way of Champion podcasts). I didn’t know who Jenn were, but I watched an interview with her. I was so impressed with her approach to coaching kids and she demonstrated some tricks to get kids to expand their “can do thinking”. I had to have her on Off the Pitch with Active to share with parents and coaches in Australia. Jenn speaks to 1000’s of children all around America and she shares many tools and ideas on how our chil...
2018-12-31
1h 12
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Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Brian Barlow, father and soccer referee in Oklahoma, US-I am not looking for your approval, but I am looking for your attention.
Interview with Brian Barlow, father and soccer referee in Oklahoma, US. He was sick of parents abusing referees, so he started a Facebook Page called Offside sharing videos of abusive parents. This created a massive media attention by CBS, NBC, Today, Forbes, Inside, Fox News and many more. This time he shares how it is with Off the Pitch with Active I am not looking for your approval, but I am looking for your attention. Overview of our conversation 1:14 Introduction to Brian Barlow and what he is so passionate about. ...
2018-11-26
44 min
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#015 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Raff Frisina, Dir of Fusion Futsal Club & SAFL, Past Coach Vanuatu National Futsal Team, Senior coach for Eastern United 2018
I caught up with Raff for a coffee before the 2018 Adelaide season. Raff began playing football at the age of 9 at school level in Adelaide. One of the highlights with Campbelltown City was winning the rising star award in the first season. He enjoyed 3 seasons there and was offered a trial in the Hong Kong Premier League midway through 2012. After a brief experience in Hong Kong he moved back to ADELAIDE to start the South Australian Futsal League, which shifted his priorities to Futsal. He has enjoyed coaching FFSA teams. He tells a great story about his...
2018-11-18
53 min
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Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Oliver Brecht, Dir Insight, Elite Performance Psychology, Bachelor of Psychology, Hons, Master of Professional Psychology
I came across a video clip from Sunrise on Channel 7, Australia about parents behaviour in youth sport in Australia. My guest Oliver Brecht, completed his Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) at the University of South Australia before returning to Sydney and completing his Masters of Professional Psychology at the University of Wollongong. During this time Oliver gained experience through volunteering as a Lifeline Telephone Crisis Supporter, working as a Blackdog R.E.A.C.H facilitator and completing a placement with NSW Corrective Services. Since joining IEPP Oliver worked extensively with the players and coaching staff...
2018-10-23
53 min
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#013 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview Steven Hooper, Inclusion Coaching, UK
Steve has been coaching for over 10 years, running Inclusion Coaching. Steve spent 4 years, between 2012 and 2016 as part of the coaching team in the Academy at Championship club Bristol City FC. He has also coached at tier 9 of the football pyramid with Witney Town FC in the Hellenic Premier Division, tier 10 with Devizes Town FC (First Team, Reserves, U18's) and in grass roots youth football with Devizes Town and Bishops Cannings YFC. Qualifications: FA UEFA B LICENCE, FA LEVEL 1&2, FA YOUTH AWARDs & FA SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN Delivered by Inclusion Coaching, at Charlie Austin Football School, children w...
2018-09-26
1h 08
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#012 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Mark O’Sullivan, UEFA A licensed coach at AIK in Stockholm, Sweden
About Mark O’Sullivan is a UEFA A licensed coach at AIK in Stockholm, Sweden. Mark delivers Swedish FA coach education courses and has run many youth social projects, has his own blog – Footblogball – and is currently doing PhD research in to designing learning environments in youth football. Mark has also worked as a consultant for the Canadian FA (2017) and regularly holds lectures, talks and practical sessions around the world. He has made himself available for a chat with me for an Off the Pitch with Active episode you will enjoy. Overview 1:15...
2018-09-17
58 min
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#011 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Christian Sotira
Never Lose Sight of Your Passion and Dreams was the headline of my interview with Christian Sotira (DOB 2001) and his parents, Sergio & Adriana and sister Alessia, in July 2017. Now living in Italy, I caught up with Christian while on holiday in Australia. We had a chat about the difference between Australia and Italy from a football perspective. We covered many aspects of his lifestyle in a compound with 20 other players, training styles and the mental challenges living in this environment. How is it to compete with 7 other players for a position in the team and...
2018-06-28
36 min
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#010: Off the Pitch with Active with Skye Eddie Bruce-Masters in Sports Science, founder of Soccer Parenting, ex Professional player talks about how she inspiring players by empowering the parents.
Skye is the founder of the Soccer Parenting Association (SoccerParenting.com), with a mission of elevating the game by engaging, educating, supporting and advocating for youth soccer parents. Skye is a sought, after speaker for parents, coaches, clubs and players. A former professional player, Skye was a collegiate and youth All-American goalkeeper, Defensive MVP of the Final Four (1993) and State Champion track athlete. Skye has coached extensively in the youth and collegiate games. A MBA graduate of the University of Richmond, Skye has earned her USSF “B” License, the National Goalkeeper License and is a Coach Educator for United Socce...
2018-06-13
1h 08
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009 Off the Pitch with Active: Reed Maltbie-The Coach & Educator behind TEDx talk "Echoes beyond the games"
With nearly 30 years of experience as an educator/coach and two master’s degrees (one in sport psychology and one in Early Childhood Education), Coach Reed has a wealth of practical experience and scientific research that he draws on to help athletes, coaches, and parents find more effective ways to navigate the youth sport environment. Since the release of his 2015 TEDx talk “Echoes Beyond the Game”, he has become a trusted educator, advisor, and speaker to sports organizations all over the globe. I personally love when he is being geeky and break down the science and tr...
2018-05-30
56 min
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008 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Michael Matricciani, Australian College of Sport Football-Director of Coaching, FFSA U17 Girls Head Coach
Today I welcome Michael Matricciani back to Off the Pitch with Active for a 2nd time. This episode was recorded back Jan 2018 when he was the owner of Soccajoeys, a non-competitive football program for 2.5-8-year old’s. We are now in May ’18 and he recently sold it after 5 years as the Owner/Director so he could focus more on his coaching and his promotion as Australian College of Sport Football-Coaching Director. It is an absolute pleasure for me to announce that Michael Matricciani has also put his hand up for involvement in the Yellow for...
2018-05-16
41 min
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Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Dr. Jennifer Fraser, PhD, Author and driver behind End Bullying & Abuse in Sport
I have learned so much in my research into adult behaviours and how it affect our children. This is something I like to share with other like minded parents. In this episode, I am very fortunate to be talking to Dr. Jennifer Fraser, PhD I heard Dr. Jennifer Fraser for the first time on Reed Maltbie’s podcast the “Coaching Code” Dr. Jennifer Fraser is an author, researcher and sought-after international speaker on bullying, abuse and harassment done by adults. With a PhD in Comparative Literature, she brings together different discourses such as neuroscience, literature, journa...
2018-05-02
1h 09
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Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Shane Hillman, a husband, a father, a granddad and coach, living in extraordinary circumstances
Picture this in your mind "When life is busy and great, you got a lovely wife or husband, beautiful kids. Work is going great, perhaps you love coaching or helping out your children’s club on your free time. You just had a mile stone birthday and recently became a Grandparent, possibly the greatest gift any parent can get. And it gets better, you are about to pick up your youngest child from school on a Friday afternoon for a weekend camping with the whole family." Then it is easy to feel on top of th...
2018-04-17
59 min
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005 Off the Pitch with Active episode: Trevor Ragan, Founder of Train Ugly
3:00 Introduction and background of Train Ugly 8:30 Concept of the Jungle and Zoo tiger and how he uses this concept with schools and Fortune 500 companies 15:45 It started with a dream 19:30 Times has changed but the brain have not, is the start of discussions about Train Ugly videos. Development is rapid all around us but is the way we are using the brain when learning and teaching keeping up? 24:00 FEAR 29:00 Growth Mindset 47:37 Our mind may feel that our child’s performance is a reflection of us parents so we try to help them av...
2018-04-04
1h 14
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Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with John O'Sullivan, Founder of Changing the Game Project
3:00 Introduction to John O’Sullivan 5:30 Why are kids leaving sport? 9:50 Changing the Game Project 15:00 Amanda Visik’s study into why children play sport 21:30 How can parents help and how can we return the ownership of youth sport to our kids 39:00 Coaches are generally busy parents who wants to help, what does it take for coaches to develop 42:00 LTAD (Long Term Athlete Model) 46:00 Life-long learners 52:00 Resources available from Changing the Game Project 56:54 minutes podcast. John O’Sullivan founder of Changing the Game Project has a real passion for...
2018-03-20
56 min
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Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Michael Matricciani, Professional playing career, High Performance Coach girls soccer
1:01:56 minutes podcast. In my journey of learning how we can make it better for our children when playing sport, I was fortunate to spend some time with Michael Matricciani. High Performance Coach Australian College of Sport, FFSA NTC U17 Girls Head Coach & Owner Soccajoyes SA 0:00 Introduction 6:55 min: Michael talks about his background and passion for football. His playing career on high playing for Adelaide United in the A-League and being selected to represented Young Socceroos in U20 World Cup, life came crumbling down with serious injury. 16:50 min: A few years later, he...
2018-03-08
1h 01
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Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Gordon MacLelland, CEO of Working with Parents in Sport
I have learned so much in my research into adult behaviours and how it affect our children. I am very lucky to have develop a great working relationship with Gordon MacLelland. His company are providing a critical support to the Yellow for Yelling program by adding educational value to parents. Gordon, a Sports scientist and Teacher work with organisations around the world so he brings a wealth of knowledge in this interview. Helpful tips for parents with children in sport
2018-03-07
57 min
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Introduction to Off the Pitch with Active Podcast series about helping parents with children in sport
In the first 16 minutes episode of “Off the Pitch with Active”, host Ken talks about the reason behind the show and what listeners can expect. Ken share short clips from interviewing a few distinguish guests; Gordon MacLelland, Sport scientist and qualified teacher and CEO of Working with Parents in Sport. Michael Matricciani, High Performance Coach Australian College of Sport-Football, Head Coach NTC Girls & Owner Soccajoyes. John O’Sullivan, Author of 3 books, International Speaker including TEDx talk, Founder of Changing the Game Project and host of “Way of Champions” Trevor Ragan, Found...
2018-03-07
16 min
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Interviews with players and coaches
"Off the Pitch with Active" was at The ARC to capture the action in Futsal SA 17's Futsal season. This was really done as a trial for developing podcasting to complement the blogs. Future podcasts will feature interviews with coaches, educators and ex professional players.
2017-10-26
06 min
CiTR -- Breakfast With The Browns
Broadcast on 19-Dec-2011
beans, do make say think, valley of the giants, kc accidental, tetrezene, skjolbrot, loka, dixie's death pool, sparrow orange, hal willner/wayne horwitz/bill frisell/ robbie robertson, loka, hal willner/ken nordine/ringo starr, do make say think, dj serpent one, grad theft audio,brian eno/rick holland, biosphere, domotic, fennez, telefuzz & the field
2011-12-19
2h 58