CRiC 2026 Bitesize: Stan Safe
In the first CRiC 2026 Bitesize episode, we welcomed former Cardiff Met student Stan Safe. Presenting at his first academic conference, Stan shared the findings of his undergraduate dissertation, expl...
15 Jun 15min
CRiC 2026 Conference Preview
We’re back for Season 9—and we’re hitting the road once again! In this first episode, we’re delighted to continue our partnership with the Cluster for Research into Coaching (CRiC). This season we’ll ...
10 Jun 14min
Feminist Coaching Pedagogy with Jennifer Larrick & Dr Kerry Harris
In this final episode of Season 8, Jen Larrick and Kerry Harris joined Mike to discuss their recent paper, 'Developing a hooks-informed feminist coaching pedagogy'. During the episode, they discussed...
15 Apr 1h 20min
The Nomadic Coach with Dean Holden & Dr Mike Castle
During this episode, Dean Holden shares his Doctoral research from Cardiff Metropolitan University's Doctorate in Sport Coaching (DSC) programme. 'Wandering Whistles', Dean's thesis, shares his lived ...
1 Apr 1h 17min
The Development Experiences of Esports Coaches with Matt Watson and Dr Tom Leeder
During this episode, Matt Watson and Tom Leeder discussed their recent paper which explores the development experiences of Esports coaches with Mike. Matt and Tom's work, supported by colleagues Sylva...
18 Mar 1h 11min
Living with Injury with Dr Charlie Corsby and Elliot Doyle
We welcome back to the pod two repeating guests: Dr Charlie Corsby and (soon-to-be-Dr) Elliot Doyle. During this episode, they presented their recently published paper, 'Living With Injury: A Phenomen...
4 Mar 1h 1min
The (even more so) invisible women of tennis with Ellen Jones and Dr Lea Cathrin Dohme
Season 8 continues with some valuable insights from Ellen Jones and Dr Lea-Cathrin Dohme In this episode, Mike speaks to Ellen and Lea about their recent work with mother-coaches. Together, they highl...
18 Feb 59min
Sport Wales Coach Developer Programme with Steph Bradley, Donal O'Halloran, and Calum Digby
We are back with season 8! In this episode, we head back to the Sport Wales Coach Developer Programme as Mike sits down with Calum Digby, Donal O’Halloran, and Stephanie Bradley. All four took part i...
4 Feb 1h 5min
