The Sports Coaching Hub Podcast

"Who the hell am I?" with Evan Kennedy

In the second episode of the season, Mike welcomes Evan Kennedy, a PhD student at Cardiff Metropolitan University. Together they explore the ongoing formation of Evan&apo

Women in Sport: An Interview with Professor Leanne Norman

To kick of Season 10 of the Coaching Hub Podcast, we bring you an interview with  Leanne Norman, Professor of Women in Sport. Join Mike and Leanne as they reflect on her

The CRiC Conference Review with Stephen Macdonald

Join Mike as he chats to Stephen Macdonald, Conference Chair for CRiC 2026 at Stirling University. During the episode, Stephen reflects on his experiences of bidding to

CRiC 2026 Bitesize: Dr Ian Stonebridge

In this episode, Dr Ian Stonebridge (Plymouth Marjon University) looks back at his journey from professional football into academia. He gave us an insight into his PhD, i

CRiC 2026 Bitesize: Dr Andrew Newland

In this episode, Dr Andy Newland (Liverpool John Moores University) shares insights from his research on the complexities of the coach–athlete relationship. He explains h

CRiC 2026 Bitesize: Clare Freeman

In the 4th episode of this CRiC bitesize series Mike welcomed Clare Freeman. She spoke about the use of creative non-fiction to bring coaches’ experiences to life. They w

CRiC 2026 Bitesize: Jack Walton

In this episode, Mike interviewed Jack Walton, PhD student at Loughborough University. They chat about his work as a coach educator and his fascinating insights into coac

CRiC 2026 Bitesize: Dr Sanna Erdoğan

In this CRiC 2026 Bitesize episode, we interview Dr Sanna Erdoğan (University of Lapland. Sanna talks about the work she presented at the conference, explores its implica

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 un

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 Coac

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&ap

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 Whi

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

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, &

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 mothe

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 Stephani

The 50-Episode Roundup

To celebrate the release of 50 episodes, Mike, Oli, and Manuel got together for a roundup episode. They looked back at the first steps of the podcast, shared their person

Social Nothingness with Dr Ed Hall

This episode, we welcomed back to the pod one of our favorite guests: Dr Ed Hall (Northumbria University). During the episode, Ed shared how his interest in social nothin

Scaffolding athletes' learning with Dr Amber Regardsoe and Dr Daniel Milton

This week we received Dr Amber Regardsoe and Dr Daniel Milton (Cardiff Metropolitan University). They discussed Amber's doctoral thesis  and explored how coaches sca

Rethinking power in the coach-athlete relationship with Dr. Alex Consterdine

Revised Description: Dr. Alex Consterdine (LJMU) joins us once again to discuss her latest publication, Reappraising Theorisations of Power in the Coach–Athlete Relation