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Coaching Sports Needs to Change

By: Helen Wright
  • Summary

  • 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
  • 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
  • The Trauma of Rep Teams and Selection
    Mar 27 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 #13 is a must for players, coaches and parents who are involved in representative levels of sport where the selection process can be traumatic and leave negative self esteem blueprints for the player.

    This podcast describes some of Helen’s experiences and her ideas about how to maneuver through that selection process with your own self worth in tact.

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    23 mins
  • Episode 12 - Interview With a 15 Year Old Hockey Player
    Feb 26 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.

    Episode #12 is an interview with Wyatt, a fifteen-year-old hockey player. Wyatt describes his motivation for playing sports and how he got started. There is an interesting connection to the sensory regulation that results as a natural outcome from practicing the skills of hockey and the related joy he feels in those moments. He describes the influences of his coaches and his team mates and provides a surprisingly positive and mature view of sport’s value to the lives of young participants.

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    27 mins

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