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PRESSURE LOAD (the critics are wrong) - Ep. 56 "Dont Tell Me Show Me"
An elite coach made a call that got torn apart online, but the real question isn't whether the tactics were smart. It's whether they were ever pressure-tested enough to trust. This episode breaks down the "learn it,...
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Video Doesn’t Lie (But Coaches Do) - Ep. 55 "Dont Tell Me Show Me"
Coaches bring biases into video review that they don’t realise are there — confirmation bias, favouritism, and the habit of using footage to win an argument instead of helping athletes learn. Darren Lewis is a...
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COACH YOURSELF OUT OF A JOB - Ep. 54 "Dont Tell Me Show Me"
The goal of great coaching isn't better athletes — it's athletes who know how to get better without you. Neil Connolly of Edge Golf College joins to share what five years of full-time residential coaching has taught...
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YOUR CAPTAIN IS HIDING YOUR LEADERS - Ep. 53 "Dont Tell Me Show Me"
The players you're looking for might already be on your team - and the hierarchy you've built might be exactly why you haven't seen them yet. This episode gets into the real difference between having leaders and...
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LEADERSHIP IS A SKILL (not a personality type) - Ep. 52 "Dont Tell Me Show Me"
Stop waiting for a natural leader to appear. Leadership is a skill And won't appear without intentional coaching. Special guest, author John O'Sullivan breaks down what it actually takes to build genuine influence in...
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THE TRIANGLE TEST (coach-athlete-parent) - Ep. 51 "Dont Tell Me Show Me"
One shaky relationship between coach, athlete and parent can ruin the holistic development of a young person. A look at why strengthening any single side of that triangle changes the whole structure, and how to pass...
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PARENTS ARE ASSETS (so why aren't you using them?) - Ep. 50 "Dont Tell Me Show Me"
Most coaches didn't get into coaching to manage parents. But what if that framing is exactly the problem? Skye Eddy, founder of The Sideline Project, makes the case that parents are one of the most underused resources...
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COVERT RECALL (the skill no one taught you) - Ep. 49 "Dont Tell Me Show Me"
Most coaches wait until match day to find out whether their players actually learned something. By then, it's too late to do anything about it. This episode gives you a simple, practical tool for checking real...
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WHAT YOUR ATHLETES REALLY THINK - Ep. 48 "Dont Tell Me Show Me"
Before you've asked a single question, your athletes have already decided how honest they're going to be with you. This episode gets into the structural reasons why even your most trusted players are still filtering...
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How Coaching Fixations Hold Teams Back - Ep. 47 "Dont Tell Me Show Me"
You could have the perfect system and still be losing your players. If the athletes executing your style of play can't articulate it, believe in it, or see themselves in it — the tactics don't matter. A direct...
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WIN WITHOUT WINNING (your job isn't to win) - Ep. 46 "Dont Tell Me Show Me"
Most coaches say they don't live and die by the score line but their behaviour after a loss tells a different story. This episode tackles what it really means to succeed as a coach, and gives you a practical framework...
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When To Shut Up (and when to step up) - Ep. 45 "Dont Tell Me Show Me"
Every coach has a communication default that can work against their own development. Simon and Mark dig into the introvert/extrovert coaching dynamic, why reactive communication creates a free-for-all, and how...
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