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Coaching Sports Needs to Change

Coaching Sports Needs to Change

By: Helen Wright
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Helen Wright, author of the book “Barefoot Flying”, is a five-time university national championship coach and has been influential in creating and promoting rugby in Canada. Helen believes that coaching must change to be relevant for today’s athletes and participants.

These podcasts will appeal to coaches, players, parents, administrators, and anyone who is interested in sport delivery or coaching in any medium.

Please join Helen and her guests as they discuss and explore how coaching has affected lives and how it can change to be a more positive and enjoyable experience for everyone.

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Episodes
  • Episode 16 - Pay It Forward
    Nov 6 2025

    Helen Wright is a five-time university national championship rugby coach and has been an influential creator and promotor of women’s rugby in Canada. This podcast is about her views and discussions on how coaching sports needs to change.

    Podcast #16 is about the vulnerability of coaches as they grow older in their years and in the game and the value they have to the community of sport. This podcast is taken from a speech that Helen delivered to a masters rugby club, where she encourages masters level players and coaches to continue to provide mentorship and leadership to their communities… ultimately “paying it forward”.

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    15 mins
  • Episode 15 - Coaching Relationships with Other Coaches
    Jul 25 2024

    Helen Wright is a five-time university national championship rugby coach and has been an influential creator and promotor of women’s rugby in Canada.

    This podcast is about her views and discussions on how coaching sports needs to change.

    Podcast #15 is about the relationship that coaches develop with other coaches. It delves into the nuances of coaching with other coaches and how those relationships can be positive or negative. It also takes a look at the relationships that coaches have with opposing coaches and how society has conditioned that scenario to be combative based on the great “competitive” lie.

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    23 mins
  • Preparing for the Possibility of Not Being Picked
    Apr 25 2024

    Helen Wright is a five-time university national championship rugby coach and has been an influential creator and promotor of women’s rugby in Canada.

    This podcast is about her views and discussions on how coaching sports needs to change.

    Podcast #14 is a must for players. It describes the vital difference between who you are and what you do. This podcast describes some of Helen’s experiences and her ideas about how to maneuver through that selection process with your own self worth intact.

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    15 mins
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