ASCA Podcast #85 - Mitch Pemberton

Mitch Pemberton has a Bachelor in Sport and Exercise Science (James Cook University), Master in High Performance Sport (Australian Catholic University), and is a level three ASCA(PCAS: Elite), ASCC (UKSCA) and CSCS (NSCA) accredited coach . Mitch has held coaching roles at the Brisbane Broncos, Scotland Institute of Sport and at the ACT Academy of Sport, where he was leading on swimming (para and able bodied) and hockey. Currently, he is the lead S&C for Hockey India. QUOTES “The ability to build trust in relationships is so important” “Asking the how and what questions in the right way can be one of the best ways to improve working with other support staff” "Getting out of the gym and spending time at the pool, at the hockey pitch, allows you the opportunity to really question the coach and athlete on what they're doing and what they're are trying to achieve" "The better athlete I can give a coach from a physical point of view, hopefully that gives the coach more options to be successful" SHOWNOTES 1) Mitch’s evolution as a strength and conditioning coach 2) Developing and building relationships in the strength and conditioning industry 3) Strategies to build relationships: active listening, empathy, rapport, and the ability to ask questions in the right way 4) Influencing outcomes and mirroring tactics 5) Getting to the sport environment to gain insight on coaches and athletes 6) Key learnings from working in swimming 7) The benefits of getting qualified as a technical coach in the sports you work with PEOPLE MENTIONED Jamie Youngson Alex Corvo Jeremy Hickmans Paul Bowman Ross Smith Phil Moreland Anthony Giorgi Alex Wolf Vern Gambetta