Pathways and Pitfalls: Coaching Reflections with Drew Box
Real Coaching with Joel Filliol
In this episode of the Real Coaching Podcast, Joel Filliol sits down with Drew Box, the co-coach of the JFTcrew squad, to discuss Drew's journey from being a coached athlete to becoming a coach himself. They delve into Drew's reasons for making the transition, the challenges he's faced, his advice for his younger self, and what makes good coaching. They also explore broader topics like the influence of bureaucratic organizations on coaching, the importance of long-term planning, and the role of confidence in athletic performance. The conversation touches on various high-performance programs...
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Real Physiotherapy with Brad Beer
Real Coaching with Joel Filliol
In this episode of The Real Coaching Podcast, Joel Filliol transitions the Real Coaching Podcast into The Real Physio Podcast, with guest Brad Beer from the Pogo Physio Clinic and The Physical Performance Show Podcast. The discussion dives deep into the importance of physiotherapy, the value of embedding a physio within training squads, and Brad’s approach to high-performance sports physiotherapy. Joel & Brad explore various aspects of injury prevention and recovery, effective coaching strategies, and how to integrate sports science and clinical research into practice. They also discuss...
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Coaching Wisdom
Real Coaching with Joel Filliol
Real Coaching Podcast: Wisdom in High Performance with Joel Filliol Joel Filliol reintroduces himself and his podcast, 'The Real Coaching Podcast,' after a hiatus. As a high-performance coach with extensive experience, including three Olympic Games and multiple world triathlon championships, Joel aims to share his unique insights and lessons learned from coaching across various contexts and countries. This introductory episode emphasizes the importance of wisdom in coaching, avoiding common pitfalls, and focusing on sustainable long-term performance. Joel discusses fundamental coaching...
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22: Championship Coaching
Real Coaching with Joel Filliol
In this episode of the Real Coaching podcast Joel discusses preparing to coach athletes in championships with Swedish coach Joachim Willén, coach of rising star Vasco Villaça of Portugal. "The more you look, the more you see." Topics discussed include what's different about championships and the Olympic Games, how coaches can get the best out of their athletes. Preparation, the physical and mental approach, what to say and what not to say.
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21: Triathlon Swimming Revisited
Real Coaching with Joel Filliol
In this episode of the Real Coaching podcast Joel revisits the topic of effective triathlon swim training, on the basis of the original popular “Top 20 Rules for Faster Triathlon Swimming’ article. Joel coverers why conditioning trumps drills, the role of frequency and volume in swim training, how to use swim ‘toys’ such as band, pull buoy and paddles, and different types of paddles. Joel also covers program design and set design and why triathlon swimming is different than pool swim training.
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20: Barrie Shepley
Real Coaching with Joel Filliol
Canadian triathlon legend Barrie Shepley joins Joel on Episode 2 of season 3 of the Real Coaching Podcast. Barrie and Joel talk about Joel's progression from athlete to coach, and lessons learned along the way. The episode starts with a discussion on the coaching workflow, planning process with the view on the season plan. Common mistakes in coaching are discussed and short term vs long term coaching issues.
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19: Anti-Process 2020
Real Coaching with Joel Filliol
The Real Coaching Podcast is back for Season 3. Joel reflects on the 2020 season, where finding process in uncertainty was necessary for success, and answers questions on changes needed on coaching, planning, Joel's coaching journey and advice for coaches, handling running mileage, training differences between men and women, metrics for recovery, camp locations, training intensity and more.
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18: Arild Tveiten Norway Head Coach
Real Coaching with Joel Filliol
Arild Tveiten the Triathlon Norway Head Coach sits down with Joel to discuss all things triathlon and high performance, from the rise of Norway as a triathlon power, to testing, organization of sessions, altitude, season planning, the 70.3 world best time, Tokyo 2020 and more.
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17: Questions and Answers
Real Coaching with Joel Filliol
The Real Coaching Podcast returns, with Joel answering questions on training, racing, performance, squad dynamics and more following the Gold Coast ITU Grand Final where the JFTcrew men went 1-2-3 in the WTS podium, and Katie Zaferes took silver for the women. Show notes:
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16: Sprinting towards Tokyo
Real Coaching with Joel Filliol
The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games may change to a sprint format combined with a mixed team relay: we discuss the background, history, racing and training implications. Lab testing season for triathletes is here, and we break down this trend, and why this doesn't move athletes performance forward. The marginalization of coaches, over-promising and under-delivering of sport science. Decision making and why this is the key to real coaching effectiveness. We address questions on high load training camps, what to do about illness, elite vs age group training, HIIT blocks, marginal gains, and nutrition...
info_outlineJoel and Paulo talk WADA, doping cover ups and dodgy labs, and answer follow up questions on Polarized Training. The main topic is swim training for triathletes, what works from our experiences, how to use swim tools and why, and how our views have changed since Joel published the Top 20 Swim Tips article back in 2012.