Shaping Champions
The Shaping Champions Podcast explores what it takes to become elite. We interview coaches, practitioners, mentors and professionals in a variety of fields to identify and uncover the ingredients needed to shape both present and future champions. Hosted by Jimmy Davis & Machel St Patrick Hewitt, we aim to provide our viewers & listeners with the tools, strategies & theories needed to successfully navigate the journey towards becoming a champion in all areas of their life
Episodes
As a professional rugby player for 16 years, Jordan Crane was a formidable opponent for anyone that faced him on a pitch, consistently ranking as one of the most frequent carriers of the ball in English club rugby. He’s a 4 time premiership winner, a two time Heineken cup runner up and former England international.
Jordan was a key member of one of the most successful rugby union teams in history, spending 10 years at Leicester Tig...
Chevy Green is director of programmes at ACE, a charity launched by Surrey County Cricket Club in January 2020 in response to the decline of black British professional cricket players by 75%, and less than 1% of the recreational game. The ACE Programme is designed to engage young people of African and Caribbean Heritage, identifying talent across the country whilst providing opportunities for pathways and scholarships...
Paul Metheringham is a football administrator & operations manager with over 9 years’ experience in the professional game. He’s worked at the top level of the women’s game at Liverpool FC and is currently Head of Operations at Bristol City FC.
Paul is passionate about developing people and helping them to reach their full potential. This quality really shines through in all of his work.
In this episode we discuss coping in high...
Harry Price is CEO and co-founder of UK Football Trials, the world’s largest and most successful Football Trials company with over 200,000 registered players from 150+ countries worldwide. The company run more trial events and place more players into pro and semi pro club football trials than anyone else in this field.
Harry has (arguably) as much knowledge around getting scouted as any other individual in the footballing world and...
Steve Dixon is the CEO of Changes UK, a charity and leading model of recovery services renowned for its pioneering approach to recovery and its vision of enabling a future where anyone can find recovery from addiction, restore connection with their families/communities and achieve a life with dignity, hope and purpose. Steve founded the charity in 2009 whilst himself recovering from addiction, in response to the lack ...
Natascia Bernardi is a Girls Academy Manager and Football Coach with vast experience in the fields of Sport, Education and working with young people. She has a Masters in Sport Science/Sport Psychology, is a UEFA C qualified coach, as well as being an experienced personal trainer and gym instructor for disabled adults and young people.
Natascia has been on a fascinating journey within her academic and professional life, emigrating ...
Tom Bates is a Performance Psychologist, Coach and Consultant. Tom has held positions at prestigious and renowned football clubs including AFC Bournemouth, Birmingham City FC, West Bromwich Albion FC, Brentford FC and more recently with Aston Villa FC as Global Head of Performance Psychology and Culture. Tom has also worked as an independent consultant in other professional sports working with GB Baske...
Marcus Willis is a British professional tennis player who is currently ranked 191 in the world for men's doubles (at time of publishing).
With a badboy persona as a junior and following several alleged disciplinary issues, Marcus lost his way and struggled to fulfil his potential. However he recaptured his passion for the sport and in 2016 he embarked on (arguably) the most remarkable run in Wimbledon history. His story illustrate...
Matt Windle is a boxer and poet. He is current light-flyweight commonwealth champion and former Birmingham poet laureate.
In this episode we discuss Matt's journey in boxing, his unrelenting dedication to self improvement, and his work with young people.
Abby Carrington is Head of Player Care at Swansea City Football Club and a PhD student at Sheffield Hallam University.
In this episode Abby explores the importance of Player Care and the role it has to play in the modern game. She shares with Jimmy & Mach her experiences of working in a predominantly male dominated working environment, and how the sport is beginning to embrace change.
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