The Coach Doctor Podcast

The Coach Doctor Podcast

Dr James Barkell discusses all aspects of sports science and coaching with top researchers, high performance practitioners, sports coaches, exercise physiologists and many more people on the front line of the sports industry. Interviews discuss coaching pedagogy, skill acquisition, sport psychology, leadership, gender issues in sport, how to deal with a losing season and many other topics. If you are involved in sports performance and looking for that extra edge for your team or athletes, the Coach Doctor may be able to help. In this podcast we aim to cover all things coaching from grassroots to grandstands for all levels of coaches. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-coach-doctor-podcast--5032805/support.

Episodes

John McKee - A Career Coaching Rugby

November 3, 2025 • 66 mins
In this episode of The Coach Doctor Podcast I am joined by John McKee. John is a seasoned and globally respected rugby coach whose career has spanned club, provincial, and international levels. Known for his strategic mind, adaptability, and deep understanding of the game’s evolution, John has coached across diverse rugby cultures and led high-performance teams on the world stage, including coaching both Tonga and Fiji at Rugby Wor...
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Steven Webster - Asensei

July 18, 2025 • 74 mins
In this episode of the Coach Doctor Podcast, I speak with Steven Webster. Steven is a lifelong entrepreneur, technologist, martial artist and coach, and the CEO & Founder of ASENSEI, a technology that uses motion capture and human movement recognition software to power personalized health and fitness experiences. He holds a 4th degree black belt and two 2nd degree black belts in Ju Jitsu and Karate and is one of the most succes...
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Andrew Higham - Looking after Number 1: A look at coach well-being.

May 28, 2025 • 82 mins
In this episode of the coach doctor podcast, I talk with Dr Andrew Higham. Andrew has recently been appointed as an Assistant Professor at Heriot Watt University in Scotland working in the areas of psychology and sport psychology. At the time of recording, he was a lecturer in sport psychology at Shefield Hallam University in England. He has published work in multiple academic journals including Qualitative Research in Sport, Exerc...
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Damian McGrath - Learning Through Life

January 15, 2025 • 59 mins
In this episode of The Coach Doctor Podcast I talk with Damian McGrath. Damian has been coaching professionally since 1990, starting his career coaching Rugby League in the UK and then making the switch to Rugby Union in the early 2000’s after taking on a skills coaching role with the Leicester Tigers. Since then, Damian has etched his mark in the modified form of Rugby as a 7’s specialist coach. He took England to the Commonwealth...
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Sam Miller - Proteus Motion

October 20, 2024 • 58 mins
In this episode of The Coach Doctor podcast, I talk with Sam Miller, the CEO and founder of Proteus Motion. Proteus is a groundbreaking training system that has transformed the world of fitness and human performance. It has expanded the scope of quantifiable human movement from a limited 5%—primarily focused on vertical pushes and pulls like squats and deadlifts—to an astonishing 98%, encompassing nearly every conceivable angle and...
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Alicia Edge - Compeat Performance

August 29, 2024 • 44 mins
Alicia Edge is the co-founder and principal dietician at Compeat Performance, a company that is revolutionising athlete nutrition and well-being through technology. Alicia is also the Lead performance dietician for the Matildas, the Australian Women’s Football team who won the hearts of millions for their performances at the 2023 FIFA World Cup. She has also held Nutritionist roles at the Australian Institute of Sport and the NSW W...
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Marcus Hannon - Nutrition for Youth, Elite and International Athletes

August 4, 2024 • 63 mins
Dr Marcus Hannon is the current lead performance Nutritionist at the Qatar Football Association. He has previously worked as a sports nutritionist in the English Premier League with Everton and Aston Villa, with professional boxers and in Professional Rugby Union Clubs. Marcus has a strong research record and his knowledge around the needs of youth athletes is extremely important because they are the stars of the future and with in...
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Rama Chand - Renovate it or Demolish it: Understanding Your Role!

September 14, 2023 • 63 mins
In this episode I talk with Rama Chand. Rama is the Director of Rugby Development at the Georgian Rugby Union. Previous to that Rama worked in multiple roles with Rugby Australia from Participation Pathway Manager and in Coach Education. He has held coaching roles with the Queensland Reds Super W team and the Queensland Reds Academy and many other teams along the way. He also has a degree in sports studies with the University of Au...
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Amy Shepherd - Developing the Individual and the Team

August 29, 2023 • 46 mins
In this episode, I talk with Amy Shepherd. Amy is the current head coach and football development officer at the Sydney University Soccer Football Club. She is originally from Cambridgeshire England and has experience coaching with Norwich City in their regional development program, Watford FC women’s as well as coaching in New Jersey in the USA. She is now making her mark in Australia working across youth and senior women’s footba...
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Lee Addison - RugbyLeagueCoach.com.au

August 18, 2023 • 96 mins
In this episode I talk with Lee Addison owner of the online coaching website www.rugbyleaguecoach.com.au This website has rapidly become the biggest online rugby league coaching resource in the world! It’s a modern textbook for coaches, players and S&C coaches, with videos and PDFs giving tips and guidance, a bit like a Netflix but for Rugby League. It includes the Aim Higher program which is a clinic roadshow delivering elite ...
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Dr Dianne Huxley - Enhancing the Athlete Pathway

June 30, 2023 • 52 mins
In this episode I speak with Dr Dianne Huxley who is the national performance pathways lead at Athletics Australia. She has a career in coaching and coach development spanning for over 30 years and has experience coaching from the grassroots to the Olympic level in Track and Field. Like many of my guests Di has taken on additional learning despite the experience she already held. We met at the University of Sydney where she complet...
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Dr Anthea Clarke & Dan Hawke - Coaching Female Athletes

May 1, 2023 • 59 mins
In this episode I speak with Dr Anthea Clarke and Dan Hawke.

Dr Anthea Clarke is a senior lecturer in sport and exercise science at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia. She has an extensive list of publications in sports science with a large number focusing specifically on female athletes. More recently she has developed a short course for coaches of female athletes called “Supporting the Female Athlete” which is a must for ...
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Dr Balin Cupples - Warrior Performance

April 17, 2023 • 64 mins
In this episode I speak with Dr Balin Cupples. Balin is the current Head of Performance at the One New Zealand Warriors National Rugby League team. Balin talks about his career moving from a youth development coach into the National Rugby League and the learnings he took along the way. We discuss his background from his Masters of Sports Coaching education to his PhD research at the University of Sydney. We also discuss balancing a...
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Professor Nicola Hodges - Using a Challenge Based Coaching Framework

February 1, 2023 • 65 mins
Today’s guest is Professor Nicola Hodges, she is the Director of the Motor Skills Laboratory, within the School of Kinesiology at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. Nicola’s field of research is in Behavioural Science, Motor control and Learning, and Sport Psychology. She has over 150 published journal articles, book chapters and edited books and has been cited over 7000 times by other academics including myself...
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Mike Brown - Rugby, Retirement, Razor & Eddie!

December 23, 2022 • 64 mins
On this episode I talk with England Rugby Union fullback Mike Brown. Mike has 72 appearances for England and 351 appearances for his former premiership club Harlequins as well as a handful of games for the Newcastle Falcons. Most recently Mike represented and Captained the Barbarians in a series of games coached by Crusaders coach Scott Razor Robertson. We talk about Mike's transition into reitrement and his career development afte...
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Courtney Brackenrig - Building a Career in Sports Science

December 13, 2022 • 66 mins
Courtney Brackenrig is a recent graduate working in the sports science field and former elite athlete with the Australian Institute of Sport. We discuss her educational pathway, her experiences as an athlete and the importance of volunteering to create opportunities within the industry. Courtney also discusses how she continues to learn from a range of mentors and the importance of balance in the industry to ensure you do not burn ...
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Ben Darwin - Darwin's Theory of Cohesive Evolution

November 17, 2022 • 72 mins
In this episode I talk to Ben Darwin from Gain Line Analytics. Ben is a former Wallabies and ACT Brumbies Prop who played during a very successful era for Australian Rugby. Since retiring due to injury Ben has gone on to coach in the Shute Shield, Super Rugby and the Japanese Top League before forging a career for himself in cohesion analytics. Ben breaks down what cohesion in the team setting is and provides a detailed explanation...
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Reuben Williams & Ryan Walker - Sportsgrad: A Guide to a Career in Sport

November 10, 2022 • 58 mins
In this episode I talk to Reuben Williams and Ryan Walker from Sports Grad, if you’re not sure who these guys are then check out "the Sportsgrad Podcast" the number 1 careers podcast on itunes and you will find them helping people getting jobs in sport. I thought this conversation would be a great way to help coaches and performance staff develop their careers and opportunities in sport by taking on the top 8 steps that Reuben and ...
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Grant Doorey - Tales of a Career Coach

October 27, 2022 • 64 mins
In this episode I speak with Grant Doorey. Grant is a career coach who has spent over 25 years in professional coaching and coached at 4 rugby world cups, the French top 14, the English premiership and Super Rugby to name a few. Grant discusses his journey and some of the learnings along the way. We discuss coaching across three different continents and cultures, language barriers and the sacrifices that elite coaching involves. Th...
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Greg Lee - Tales of a Community Coach

October 18, 2022 • 67 mins
Greg is a coach at the community level in Rugby Union and he really wants to help community coaches develop by sharing his thoughts and opinions around coaching at this level of the game. Some of the issues community coaches have to deal with is player availability, player work commitments, finding volunteers to assist with running grassroots clubs, opportunities for professional development plus many more other aspects that we dis...
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