#11 - The Educycle of Coaching Practices

<p>Welcome to Episode 11 of the Unlocking Fitness Podcast.</p> <p>In this episode, Dr. Margaret Sills and I discuss the coaching trends that have come and gone in the industry over the last 50 years and the importance of always learning from our experiences.</p> <p>So, if you're coaching sport or fitness, tune in now to get the benefit of someone who has experienced the changes of the industry over the last five decades!</p> <p>In this episode, you'll discover:</p> <p>“The Educycle of Coaching Practices”</p> <ul><li>How coaching styles have changed since the 1960s and 70s</li> <li>The fear driven practices of the 80s and 90s that has stifled coaching creativity (and are still doing)</li> <li>The positive changes we're seeing in coaching education & practices these days</li> <li>The difficulty in applying most research to every day coaching</li> <li>How the elite model doesn't work at grassroots level (and problems it's causing)</li> </ul> About Margaret <p>Margaret Sills is an expert in health education and behaviour change whose accomplishments include:</p> <ul><li>Sports coach since 1968</li> <li>PE & Human Biology Teacher since 1972</li> <li>Lead tutor, course designer and verifier of Health Education courses at Kings College London throughout the 80s & 90s</li> <li>Academic Director for Health Sciences offering UK wide support for tutors of health professions</li> <li>Played a key role in the development of interprofessional education</li> <li>Competed in Ironman and 70.3 in World Championships at Age-Group Level</li> <li>Completed Race Across America aged 70</li> </ul> More Information <p>Learn more about how you can follow the same SMARTT® Coach journey at Margaret at <a href='https://mostmotion.com/courses'>mostmotion.com/courses</a> and you can find Margaret on Instagram @margaretsills and Facebook at margaret.sills.7</p> <p> </p> Thanks for Tuning In! <p>Thanks so much for being with us this week. Have some feedback you'd like to share? Please leave a note in the comments section belo