#005 Off the Pitch with Active episode: Trevor Ragan, Founder of Train Ugly
Release Date: 04/04/2018
#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_outline3:00 Introduction and background of Train Ugly
8:30 Concept of the Jungle and Zoo tiger and how he uses this concept with schools and Fortune 500 companies
15:45 It started with a dream
19:30 Times has changed but the brain have not, is the start of discussions about Train Ugly videos. Development is rapid all around us but is the way we are using the brain when learning and teaching keeping up?
24:00 FEAR
29:00 Growth Mindset
47:37 Our mind may feel that our child’s performance is a reflection of us parents so we try to help them avoid mistakes.
53:17 Creating a safe learning environment
My next guest, Trevor Ragan, Founder of Train Ugly has a BA in Sociology. He is on an adventure to discover and share the science of growth and development.
He has done workshops with groups from all over the world. He has worked with Fortune 500 companies, Major league Baseball Teams, Olympic teams, 100's of schools and even a few prisons.
Like he describes it “He seeks out the scientists and thought leaders in the world of development, consume their research and discoveries. He connects the dots and shares with anyone who will listen. I was one of those who wanted to learn.”
I discovered Train Ugly through his excellent descriptive videos in my own research. He displays powerful diagrams and animations about the mind and learning. Trevor's videos have over 500,000 downloads
Here are some comments from a couple of people
Thanks Trevor,
One of the best emails I've received in 2015 and undoubtedly the best article I've read. I've just shared it with all the coaching staff at West Bromwich Albion. Thanks! and keep up all the work.
Aaron Danks, UEFA A Licensed coach West Bromwich Albion 2015
Here is another one
Firstly can I say..WOW! What a fantastic site! I absolutely love what you have done here. I just wanted to reach out and commend you on this. I think it is fantastic and I will be linking and tweeting about this to everybody I know.
Stewart Armstrong, England Rugby
Recommended books by Trevor Ragan
Culture Code by Daniel Coyle
Growth Mindset by Carol Dweck
Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle Melton
Rising strong by Bren Brown
War of art by Steven Pressfield
Brain Rules by John J. Medina
Obstacles in the way by Ryan Holiday
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