This podcast episode is a diversion from the positive pedagogy theme but it covers an important topic - social media. The episode guests (including myself) overview a recent special issue on the use of social media as professional development in HPE by myself and two of my co-authors/editors. The special issue had 6 articles plus an intro and conclusion and if focused on physical education and sports coaching. This podcast was completed for the Playing with Research in Health and Physical Educat...
Dec 15, 2020•1 hr
In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Edward Cope from Loughborough University to discuss his paper with Professor Christopher Cushion titled: A move towards reconceptualizing direct instruction in sport coaching pedagogy. Ed and I discuss what direct instruction is, how it has become something that has negative connotations associated with it in sports coaching, and why it, therefore, needs reframing. We also speak about Cognitive Load Theory and Mosston and Ashworth's spectrum of teaching styles...
Oct 05, 2020•53 min
In this episode, I am sharing an interview that was conducted with me by Coach Rafa Simões for his Coaches Talk podcast (see: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH7PNgEIUnjghcKbICJfZyg ). We talk about my background growing up and why I got into coaching, my passion for coaching, as well as my journey as an academic researcher, which has taken me from 'Boro (Stockton-on-Tees) in England to becoming a Beaver at Oregon State Unversity, and now a Bobcat at Ohio University. Please get in touch at harv...
Jul 07, 2020•45 min•Ep. 12
This episode is based on my interview with Dean Renee Middleton for the "Book Talks with the Dean" series in the Patton College of Education here at Ohio University. We talk about the concept of Positive Pedagogy, the content of the second edition of the Positive Pedagogy for Sport Coaching book, how it extended the work of the first edition of the book and some areas of continued development for the series. If you want to watch the interview on YouTube, please follow the link here: I want to th...
Feb 08, 2020•24 min
In this episode, I gathered together some 'soundbites' from Ohio University Masters in Coaching Education Students who had just spent a week on campus and six weeks prior to that learning about the features of Positive Pedagogy, At the end of the podcast I also get into a short discussion with Richard Light and Nick Hill, who have both previously been on the podcast about their thoughts about the week, too. These recordings were completed in the cafeteria so I apologize in advance if there is to...
Jul 03, 2019•39 min•Ep. 10
In this episode I am joined by Professor Richard Light, the founder of Positive Pedagogy for Sport Coaching. Professor Light works at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. His early work was in the sociology of sport with a focus on culture and embodied learning but over the past decade he has drawn on this work to inform a distinctive program of research focused on a socio-cultural approach to pedagogy and on the body's role in learning. He draws on learning theory and some...
Jun 25, 2019•55 min•Ep. 11
In this episode, I speak to Dr. Ashley Allanson who currently works as a Lecturer in Sports Coaching Education in the Department of Recreation & Sport Pedagogy at Ohio University, USA. He is originally from England where he was professional soccer player for Hull City Tigers FC and Scunthorpe United FC. After his playing career, Ashley attended the University of Hull in 2007 and achieved a first class honors B.Sc. degree in Sports Coaching & Performance. He then went on to study his Ph.D...
May 22, 2019•1 hr 7 min
Charles Schultz first coached as a college athlete at summer baseball camps and at Pickerington High School Central, Ohio, USA, from 2015. He is now a local gym owner and varsity assistant coach for softball in Pickerington. His positive experiences of athlete-centred coaching in elementary school basketball and high school baseball led him to work on making his own coaching athlete centered with his enrollment in a master’s-level coaching program at Ohio University helping him develop a Positiv...
May 09, 2019•41 min
In this episode, I talk with Laura Costa Dos Santos who is currently an Assistant Volleyball Coach at Ohio University. Laura graduated with a masters in coaching education from Ohio University in 2018 after previously playing volleyball at the University of Illinois and working as a coach at Oregon State University and Bowling Green State University. Laura, who is certified by the Women's Coaches Academy, speaks enthusiastically about the application of Positive Pedagogy and a game-based approac...
Apr 26, 2019•36 min•Ep. 8
In this episode, I speak to Dr. Mike Young who is Director of Performance and Research at Athletic Lab and is a world-renowned expert in the field of speed development and conditioning for sport. As well as owning his own facility, Mike has experiences working in Performance Science at the highest level, mainly in track and field and soccer contexts and has also published books and peer-reviewed research papers in various scientific topics. If you want to check out more about Mike, see his websi...
Apr 19, 2019•58 min
In this episode I talk with Dr. Adrian Turner from Bowling Green State University (BGSU) in the USA. Adrian is an educator that had been using game-based pedagogies since the 1980's and was responsible for a number of early research studies on its impact on student learning in physical education. At BGSU Adrian leads courses where he teaches physical education teacher education students to apply the model in school-based contexts. He has also worked with and supported youth soccer coaches in Ohi...
Apr 12, 2019•39 min•Ep. 6
In this episode I chat with two professors from University of Tennessee St Martin, Dr. Ajit Korgaoker ( https://www.utm.edu/departments/hhp/AjitKorgaokar.php ) and Dr. Stuart Currie ( https://www.utm.edu/departments/hhp/StuartCurrie.php ). Dr. Korgaoker and Dr. Currie currently work together on various projects including one for the US Soccer Foundation where they are developing curriculum resources for teachers. However, Dr. Korgaoker has a background as a professional soccer player and coach i...
Apr 05, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 5
In this eposide I teamed up with fellow professor and podcaster Dr. Risto Marttinen to discuss a collaborative action research project with Dr. Pill and an Australian Rules Football Coach who enacted a Game Sense Approach to his coaching. The podcast explains what Game Sense is (which has similar features to PPed. We further discuss the differences between Game Sense and TGfU and the Tactical Games Model, as well as the crossover that physical education teachers can have while implementing these...
Mar 26, 2019•46 min•Ep. 5
In this episode I speak with Nick Hill. Nick is head coach/director of rugby of the Men’s Rugby Club at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). He took over the club in Fall, 2018. Hill has an impressive resume of international coaching experience from several different schools in the U.K. to schools and clubs in Chile. Along the way, there were self-funded trips to shadow the coaching staff of the Canterbury Crusaders in New Zealand and then again with the Ulster Rugby staff in Belfast. Hill is...
Mar 12, 2019•51 min•Ep. 3
Mark Egner is an Associate Head field hockey coach at William and Mary in Virginia, USA, but originally from Ireland. He has a background in education as an elementary school teacher in Ireland before taking up his current role. He also works with USA field hockey as Assistant Coach of the U17 women's team and as a coach education/developer. He is also a current masters student at University of Stirling. I met Mark through my work with USA field hockey and was glad he could share his journey in ...
Mar 06, 2019•39 min•Ep. 2
In this brief introduction to the Positive Pedagogy for Sport Coaching Podcast, I explain what Positive Pedagogy is, why it's an important consideration for coaches, and how it works.
Feb 26, 2019•5 min
