Labours of Sport Coaching: The Science and Art of Coaching, Motivation, and Self-Determination

By Dr Mark James Carroll

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Labours of Sport Coaching helps coaches develop Herculean strength in knowledge. I mostly discuss self-determination theory as applied to coaching, but occasionally explore pedagogy, philosophy, and under discussed or little known areas of coaching research and practice. This podcast is for information purposes only. My views and those of my guests are not the same, nor do my views reflect my employers. Sign up for newsletter: https://laboursofsportcoaching.beehiiv.com/subscribe Get in touch: laboursofsportcoaching@mail.com Visit website: https://markjcarrollcoaching.wordpress.com/

Episode Date
Why sport coaches should read novels
Dec 05, 2025
Maslow's hierarchy of needs meets SDT and the modern athlete
Oct 17, 2025
How gender, race/ethnicity, and sport level affects perceptions of coach behaviour
Oct 03, 2025
Coaching paradigms influencing our beliefs and behaviours
Sep 19, 2025
How to coach if free will does not exist! Coaching in a determined world
Sep 05, 2025
Supporting athletes' psychological needs at competition
Aug 22, 2025
Impact of athlete group size on need supportive sport coaching
Aug 08, 2025
Creative and storied approaches to coach education
Aug 01, 2025
The time and place for athlete need-support, and coach control
Jul 25, 2025
Managing athletes' ego involvement in youth sport coaching
Jul 18, 2025
A defence of competition in youth sports - EPISODE FROM VAULT
Jul 11, 2025
Issue of structure for coaches in community sport
Jul 02, 2025
Trait and state based influences on coach behaviour
Jun 27, 2025
Rethinking coaching philosophy
Jun 20, 2025
When to leverage extrinsic motives through controlling coaching
Jun 13, 2025
Don't change coach behaviour, control it
Jun 06, 2025
Psychologists working with coaches: in conversation with Adam Nicholls
May 30, 2025
Coach-athlete relationship masterclass, with Sophia Jowett
May 23, 2025
The problem with coach observations
May 16, 2025
Mixing high relatedness with coach control - Elisa Lefever
May 09, 2025
The information fallacy in coach behaviour change
May 02, 2025
Supporting coaches' psychological needs
Apr 25, 2025
Merging psychology and footballing actions, with Dadi Rafnsson
Apr 18, 2025
Athlete autonomy isn't real! BITESIZE KNOWLEDGE
Apr 15, 2025
Relatedness support 101
Apr 11, 2025
Competence supportive coaching 101
Apr 08, 2025
A Christian approach to sport coaching, with Don Vinson
Apr 04, 2025
Reframing motivation with SDT
Apr 01, 2025
International coaching leadership, with Chris Duncan
Mar 28, 2025
Autonomy supportive coaching 101
Mar 25, 2025
Critiquing the constraints led approach, with Dave Collins
Mar 21, 2025
Lessons from the best coaches, with John OSullivan
Mar 14, 2025
Coaching as a science, with John Lyle
Mar 07, 2025
Coaching habits, with Ray Power
Feb 28, 2025
When to coach, teach, or train, with Dennie Wilson
Feb 21, 2025
Ancelotti's half-time team talk coach, Eamon Devlin
Feb 14, 2025
Building and seizing opportunities in coaching, with Alejandro Sánchez
Feb 07, 2025
A salutogenic approach to talent development, with Andrew Kirkland
Jan 31, 2025
Can a coach change sports? Reflections with Tom Hartley
Jan 24, 2025
Effective children's coaching, with Peter Sturgess
Jan 17, 2025
Myths of motivating athletes - Guest appearance on Rugby Coach Weekly
Jan 10, 2025
How FREE AI tools can enhance your coaching today
Jan 03, 2025
The hidden dimension of motivational coach behaviour
Dec 20, 2024
Mark Williams - Debunking myths in skill learning and performance
Dec 13, 2024
Leveraging social media as a sport coach, with Temisan Williams
Dec 06, 2024
Skill Acquisition Specialists FOR coaches, with Shawn Myszka
Nov 28, 2024
Movement first skill learning, with Robert Francis
Nov 22, 2024
Labours of Sport Coaching Trailer
Nov 16, 2024
Fostering engagement in coach education, with Kurt Lindley
Nov 14, 2024
Andrew Abraham - Ethics in coaching beyond legality
Nov 10, 2024
Kevin Nicol - Providing structure within tactics
Oct 27, 2024
Learning from esport COACHING, with Matthew Watson
Oct 26, 2024
Sport coaches' self-care, with Richard Husseiny
Oct 26, 2024
Sport coaching for social change, with Mark Adams
Aug 25, 2024
Russell Earnshaw - Entrepreneurship in sport coaching
Aug 25, 2024
Neural activity in expert performance, with Laura Carey
Aug 25, 2024
Being a parent-coach - Experience and effects on behaviour
Jul 14, 2024
Influence within sport coaching, with Adam Nichol
Jul 14, 2024
Rob Gray - Clarifying constraints based coaching
Jul 01, 2024
A defence of competition in youth sports, with Cesar Torres
Jul 01, 2024
Reprioritising fun in coaching, with David Baird
Jul 01, 2024
Managing people, with Michael Tuohy
Jul 01, 2024
The contemporary coach developer, with Timothy Jones
Jun 04, 2024
Why effective coach reflection needs reflexivity
Jun 01, 2024
Transformational coaching with disadvantaged groups, with Jordan Donnelly
May 27, 2024
A critical view on theming your sessions - who is it for?
May 21, 2024
Gordon MacLelland - Working with parents
May 21, 2024
Colum Cronin - Coaching as a caring enterprise
May 21, 2024
Francisco De Sa Fardilha - Fostering creativity through coaching
May 21, 2024
Craig Clark - Breaking through in senior coaching
May 21, 2024