Way Of Champions Podcast

Stuart Armstrong is the Head of Coaching for Sport England. Prior to Sport England, he was the Player Development Manager for the Rugby Football Union. He is one of the world’s top experts on player development pathways and skill acquisition, and has helped thousands of coaches in the UK create better learning environments and develop deeper relationships with their players.   His sports coaching experience is in golf, cricket, field hockey, rugby, and soccer. He leverages the knowledge gained from the various sports he has coached to help create multi-sport, player-focused training programs that assist athletes in not only developing sold skill foundations but great off-field skills to help them succeed in life.   Highlights from the Podcast: Min 10: What is Talent? OR Talent vs Ability Min 18: Why it is important for a coach to develop more than just the technical and tactical  Min 24: How to shift the coach mindset from ignoring the psychological side of coaching athletes  Min 31: Finding the balance of sp