Coaching Sports Needs to Change
Helen Wright, author of the book “Barefoot Flying”, is a five-time university national championship coach and has been influential in creating and promoting rugby in Canada. Helen believes that coaching must change to be relevant for today’s athletes and participants.
These podcasts will appeal to coaches, players, parents, administrators, and anyone who is interested in sport delivery or coaching in any medium.
Please join Helen and her guests as they discuss and explore how coaching has affected lives and how it can change to be a more positive and enjoyable experience for everyone.
Episodes
15 episodes
Episode 15 - Coaching Relationships with Other Coaches
Helen Wright is a five-time university national championship rugby coach and has been an influential creator and promotor of women’s rugby in Canada. This podcast is about her views and discussions on how coaching sports needs to ...
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23:14
Preparing for the Possibility of Not Being Picked
Helen Wright is a five-time university national championship rugby coach and has been an influential creator and promotor of women’s rugby in Canada. This podcast is about her views and discussions on how coaching sports needs to ...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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14:55
The Trauma of Rep Teams and Selection
Helen Wright is a five-time university national championship rugby coach and has been an influential creator and promotor of women’s rugby in Canada. This podcast is about her views and discussions on how coaching sports needs to change. ...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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23:27
Episode 12 - Interview With a 15 Year Old Hockey Player
Helen Wright is a five-time university national championship rugby coach and has been an influential creator and promotor of women’s rugby in Canada. This podcast is about her views and discussions on how coaching sports needs to change. ...
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26:38
Episode 11 - The seeds of abuse
Helen Wright is a five-time university national championship rugby coach and has been an influential creator and promotor of women’s rugby in Canada. This podcast is about her views and discussions on how coaching sports needs to ...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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17:26
Episode 10 - When winning is not a good thing
Helen Wright is a five-time university national championship rugby coach and has been and influential creator and promoter of women’s rugby in Canada. This podcast speaks to the addiction of winning and the resulting self judgemen...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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15:47
Episode 9 - Interview with Nikki Clouter
**This episode contains expletive language**Helen Wright is a five-time university national championship rugby coach and has been an influential creator and promotor of women’s rugby in Canada. This podcast is about her views and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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29:17
Episode 8 - Power Over and Boundaries
Helen Wright is a five-time university national championship rugby coach and has been an influential creator and promotor of women’s rugby in Canada. This podcast is about her views and discussions on how coaching sports needs to change. ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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19:18
Episode 7 - The Art of Strategy
Helen Wright is a five-time university national championship rugby coach and has been an influential creator and promotor of women’s rugby in Canada. This podcast is about her views and discussions on how coaching sports needs to ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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18:16
Episode 6 - Interview with Jill Zonneveld - Short History of the Women's Game
Episode #6 is an interview with Jill Zonneveld, who was a significant contributor to the growth of women’s rugby from a local, regional, and national level to the international stage. Jill is the only Canadian woman to have served on the ...
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27:26
Episode 5 - Coaching the Underperforming Player
This podcast is about the challenges of coaching a player who doesn't seem to be performing to their previous performance levels or capacity. Looking past the obvious areas of fitness, skill and motivation, we may have to delve int...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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11:16
Episode 4 - The Coach in the Car
This episode discusses the most influential period of time related to most young athletes; immediately before an event and immediately thereafter. What happens in the car on the way there and on the way home has much more impact on the at...
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17:37
Episode 3 - Interview with Dr. Maxi Miciak
Podcast #3 revisits the changing nature of coaching sports with Dr. Maxi Miciak who was a high performance athlete and coach. She is currently a researcher in the area of relationship impact on outcomes. The discussion involves Maxi...
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37:24