Interview with David Tilbury-Davis

David Tilbury-Davis has helped triathletes achieve more than 3 World titles, 12 National titles, 4 Ironman Regional Championship titles, numerous wins, Ironman & 70.3 Worlds qualifications, Course Records & many many Personal Bests. David has worked with Olympic, Commonwealth Games, Professional, and Age Group athletes alike. He has also coached professionals in Triathlon, Mountain Biking, and Cycling. We cover subjects as diverse as Arsene Wenger, MMA, Eddie Jones, Core values, Coach-athlete fit, and Mel Mitchell (Adam Peaty's coach!).

Episode Show Notes:

1) The benefits of ‘cross-pollination between sports coaches to learn from each other and continual learning/CPD through the lifetime of coaching.
2) Things that have impacted David's thinking as a coach.
3) Working with an athlete and getting improved performance by understanding their core values.
4) The role and importance of communication.
5) What elite-level thinking looks like and being flexible and open to new methods for success.
6) Using sport psych skills as a coach and getting athletes' buy in to his coaching methods.