Ep 36: Communication & Personal Skills in the Sporting Setting (Dan Howells - Former S&C of the Houston Astros and Professional Rugby in England)

On this episode I interviewed Dan Howells who has previously worked with the Houston Astros MLB team and professional rugby in England as a strength and conditioning coach/coordinator.

 

This episode talks about interpersonal and communication skills within the sporting environment as well as the differences and lessons of working in different sports in different countries.

 

Topics discussed…

 

• The importance of communication in sports and in a high performance setting.
• How Dan created his personal philosophy to reflect his values and tips in creating your own.
• Understanding your personality type and personality types of others and how to interact.
• Recognizing personal biases and how to deal with them.
• How to go about conflict arising.
• Perception relating to athletes and other staff and how to navigate it.
• Examples of athletes and staff stories relating to perception and conflict.
• Making sure everyone is on the same page.
• Biggest differences to the US vs the UK within S&C and different sports.
• Pros and cons of each setting.
• Biggest lessons he’s learned with his sporting transition.

 

You can contact/follow Dan below…

 

Twitter: @howellsdan

Instagram: @collaborate_sports

Website: www.collaboratesports.com 

Email: info@collaboratesports.com

 

Dan’s Interactive Personal Development (IPD) Program information below!

 

Dan formed Collaborate Sports during the initial lockdowns through Covid as a means of connecting developing coaches and practitioners through a personal development focus. Since then, he has reached over 400 hundred practitioners from varying countries using the personal development platform he has created. He provides opportunities to others through Bespoke Coaching/Mentoring, Monthly Interactive Webinars with guest presenters, and the Interactive Personal Development (IPD) Program. The IPD was the main focus of building a platform to network other coaches together in a learning environment and make mentorship more affordable for younger and developing coaches. The IPD allows 10-12 coaches to partake in a 6month course, focusing on specific content dependent on the Technical or Non Technical nature of the programs. Live attendance means interaction is central to the program where attendees can take the information shared and navigate how to apply it to their own world through the help of Dan and others in the program. The costs are more affordable due to the group nature of the program, and the online platform provided to allow coaches to communicate between monthly meet ups means that attendees get to coach and help each other daily as required.

 

Currently, the S&C Technical IPD is open for enrollment with some spaces still available for the commencement on January 31^st 2021. The programs reach coaches on all time zones based on running 2 cohorts at any one time. If you are interested in learning more about the course, you can visit www.collaboratesports.com for more info, or email Dan direct at info@collaboratesports.com to ask questions or arrange an informal discussion about the opportunities Collaborate Sports aims to provide.

 

 You can contact/follow me below…

 

Website: www.patrick-wood.com

Instagram: @coachpatrickwood

Twitter: @coachpattywood

 

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