The Five W's

What Works for Who in What Context and Why. An exploration of a biopsychosocial approach to athlete development, seeking to be a form of knowledge exchange to a wide variety of practitioners (e.g., academics, coaches, psychologists, S&C, sport scientists).Each episode offers a unique perspective on the subject from current athletes or coaches discussing their lived experience, former athletes and coaches reflecting upon their learning, and conceptual frameworks from academia.

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The Five W's

Becky Storrie: Keep Challenging

January 13, 2024 • Kevin Shattock • Episode 88

Becky Storrie (Team DSM-Firmenich PostNL & British Cycling) discusses her fast track through to the pro peloton, the challenges she has faced, and her performance environment.

The Five W's Podcast

What Works for Who in What Context and Why

The podcast explores a biopsychosocial approach to athlete development, Each episode explores a unique perspective on the topic from the viewpoint of academia, athletes, coaches, practitioners, psychologists, researchers, S&C and sports scientists, and seeks to be relevant to anyone interested in athlete development.

DEFINITION OF TERMS

(My current working definitions):

BioPsychoSocial: A recognition that athletic and sporting performance depends on the interaction of a large number of interconnected factors; Bio (Physical), Psycho (Psychological) and Social (Socio-Environmental) and the practitioners deliberate planning, implementation, practice and reflection of all three aspects combining to provide optimised individual learning opportunities for athletes and coaches.

Psychosocial: The understanding and appreciation of how psychological (e.g., pedagogical / andragogical strategies, motivation, coach-athlete relationship) and socio-environmental (session design, social interaction, leadership) factors underpin physical (bio) performance

This podcast is a form of knowledge exchange for my Doctoral studies which I am currently undertaking at Leeds Beckett University, so I do want to highlight their contribution to my skills, knowledge and experience as well as a HUGE thank to my supervisory team Professor Kevin Till and Dr Tom Mitchell, as well as all the other lecturers within the Carnegie School of Sport that have and continue to support me on my research-practitioner journey.