#031 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Richard Shorter, founder of Non-Perfect Dad
Release Date: 02/11/2020
#058 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with J.P. Nerbun, bestselling author, leadership coach and founder of TOC Culture consulting.
Off the Pitch with Active
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...
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#057 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.
Off the Pitch with Active
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 notes:...
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#056 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Jazlyn Pipkin, Founder & CEO of Jazleticz LLC Sports. Author, trainer and holistic health coach, mentor
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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 helping others reach...
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#055 Off the Pitch with Active: Part 2 Interview with Chris Adams, Football manager at Northern Suburb Football Association, Sydney
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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:
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#054 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Reed Maltbie: Spartans Mindset-Mastering the language of excellence
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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:
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#053 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Chris Adams, Football manager at Northern Suburb Football Association, Sydney
Off the Pitch with Active
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. Show notes:
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#052 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Helen Connolly, SA Commissioner for Children & young people
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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...
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#051 Interview with Sasha Graham, Author of Tiny Ninja Books
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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...
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#050 Off the Pitch with Active: Sound of Music of youth sport, experts view on the best environment for youth to thrive in sport.
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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 love what they have to say. Thanks for...
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#049 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Vickie Simos, Physotherapist, Martial Artist, Motivational Speaker, Boxer, Author, Counsellor-About youth mental health
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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...
info_outlineThe 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 independent schools, (Including Millfield and Millfield Prep & Trinity Croydon.)
20 years of working with parent's which, includes:
- Worked as a youth worker for the local authority
- Delivered numerous parenting courses for the local authority
- Provided one-to-one parenting support for multiple statutory agencies
- Lectured at several universities, teaching trainee social work students about effective strategies for working with families
- Worked in various roles for two churches
- Coached and encouraged people from a wide range of backgrounds, faiths and life experiences
- Worked with and spoken at many schools across all ages
- Public speaking in many contexts (from skate-parks to funerals and everything in-between.)
Qualifications
- Honours degree in Community and Youth Studies (St Martins, Lancaster)
- Honours degree in Theology (University of Wales)
- Diploma in Life Coaching from A R Training
- Facilitator for ‘Strengthening families, strengthening communities’ parenting program
- Facilitator for ‘Strengthening families’ 10-14 parenting course
Overview:
03:15 Richard Shorter’s Bio
05:20 Richard talks about his background
09:00 Home to be the harbor for children and openness and honesty is important part of communication at home.
16:15 We discuss when children get identified more for their sport rather than them as human.
24:10 Coaches need compassion and better parent engagements, and if they coach their own children allow their children to give feedback without being defensive.
30:10 How can parents support their children during the selection time?
40:45 How can play games with parents, help parents related to their children’s sporting world?
48:15 Non-perfect Dad’s vision of the perfect youth sport environment.
Contact:
Web: https://non-perfectdad.co.uk/
Twitter: @nonperfectdad
Facebook: @Non-perfect dad