The Sport Psych Show5 Dec 2022

#217 Prof Joe Baker - How Talent Compels and Limits Athletic Achievement

This week I'm delighted to speak to Prof Joe Baker. Joe is the Head of the Lifespan Performance Laboratory in the School of Kinesiology and Health Science, at York University, Canada. Previously Joe has held visiting researcher/professor positions in the Carnegie Research Institute at Leeds Metropolitan University UK, Victoria University, Australia, the Australian Institute of Sport and the Institute of Sport Science at Westflische Wilhelms-Universitat Münster in Germany.

Joe's research focuses on optimal human development, largely to understand how someone gets to, and stays at, the highest levels of performance. His previous research in this area has considered various psychosocial and environmental factors influencing athletic skill development across a range of sports.

Joe is the Past President of the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology and the author/editor of 5 journal special issues and more than 300 peer reviewed articles, commentaries, position statements and 14 books. And it's his latest book 'The Tyranny of Talent: How it compels and limits athletic achievement… and why you should ignore it' that is the topic of this podcast.

The book explores the elements that affect people's likelihood of success, starting with a thorough discussion of what 'talent' is, why both nature and nurture are critical factors, and why this distinction no longer matters. For many coaches, parents, and athletes, misunderstandings about 'talent' continue to constrain how they think about their long-term development and achievement.

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#347 J.P. Nerbun - The Culture Captain

I speak with J.P. Nerbun in this week's episode. J.P. is a leading expert on culture transformation and the author of four books on leadership. He is the founder and CEO of TOC, an ecosystem of online...

3 Aug 58min

#346 Pip Henderson, Dr Will Vickery & Prof Shane Pill - Coaches' Definitions of Success in Sport

In this episode I'm joined by Pip Henderson, Dr Will Vickery and Prof Shane Pill to discuss a paper which examines how sport coaches conceptualise success. Pip works in the Discipline of Trauma and In...

13 Juli 58min

#345 Dr Jerry Lynch & John O'Sullivan - How to be an Exceptional Captain and Leader

I'm delighted to welcome Dr Jerry Lynch and John O'Sullivan back to the show to discuss their brand new book "Captain: The Athlete's Guide to Being an Exceptional Team Leader". Jerry is a performanc...

29 Juni 59min

#344 Dan Abrahams - Mark Peters Speaks to Dan About his new Book

On this week's episode I hand the reins over to my long-time friend, Mark Peters, to discuss my new book Compete: Developing a Mental Playbook for Performance Under Pressure in Sport. Mark is Deputy ...

8 Juni 1h 7min

#343 Richard Fryer - Coaching Under Pressure

I speak with Richard Fryer in this week's episode. Richard is a psychologist working in high performance sport in Australia. Richard works with many of Australia's highest profile sporting teams and ...

11 Maj 1h 2min

#342 Dr Séamus Harvey & Dr Chin Wei Ong - Assessing Mental Well-Being in Sport

I'm delighted to speak with Dr Séamus Harvey and Dr Chin Wei Ong in this week's episode. We discuss a mental well-being screening process which was implemented at an elite youth football academy devel...

27 Apr 59min

#341 Daniel Coyle - Flourishing

I'm delighted to speak with Daniel Coyle in this week's episode. Daniel is the award-winning author of multiple New York Times bestsellers including The Talent Code and The Culture Code. Daniel's wor...

13 Apr 54min

#340 Declan O'Connell - Adaptive Expertise

I speak with Declan O'Connell in this week's episode. Declan is a coach and performance consultant with over 20 years working with elite sports, global executive teams, and high-performance environme...

30 Mars 49min