Episodes

Rick Spielman recalls watching the television reports that followed the killing of George Floyd. "I remember sitting there with my wife watching the news as it happens and we both have tears coming down our eyes," says the Minnesota Vikings General Manager. "She looks over to me and she says, 'honey, that could have been one of our children.'" Spielman and his wife have adopted six African-American children. "As a white father raising African-American kids, I truly have to ask myself how do I...

Rick Spielman recalls watching the television reports that followed the killing of George Floyd. "I remember sitting there with my wife watching the news as it happens and we both have tears coming down our eyes," says the Minnesota Vikings General Manager. "She looks over to me and she says, 'honey, that could have been one of our children.'" Spielman and his wife have adopted six African-American children. "As a white father raising African-American kids, I truly have to ask myself how do I...

Rick Spielman recalls watching the television reports that followed the killing of George Floyd. "I remember sitting there with my wife watching the news as it happens and we both have tears coming down our eyes," says the Minnesota Vikings General Manager. "She looks over to me and she says, 'honey, that could have been one of our children.'" Spielman and his wife have adopted six African-American children. "As a white father raising African-American kids, I truly have to ask myself how do I...

"I always felt in my own heart that I was going to be a big driver of women's football - I'd made that decision," says Chelsea Head Coach Emma Hayes. "When you're a driver of anything, I focus on what I can do, not what I can't do; I'll focus on what I have, not what I don't have, and I'll focus what I want not what I don't want." Today's episode is brought to you by our sponsors Football Manager, the global hit football simulation game, and was recorded shortly before Chelsea were awarded the...

"I always felt in my own heart that I was going to be a big driver of women's football - I'd made that decision," says Chelsea Head Coach Emma Hayes. "When you're a driver of anything, I focus on what I can do, not what I can't do; I'll focus on what I have, not what I don't have, and I'll focus what I want not what I don't want." Today's episode is brought to you by our sponsors Football Manager, the global hit football simulation game, and was recorded shortly before Chelsea were awarded the...

"I always felt in my own heart that I was going to be a big driver of women's football - I'd made that decision," says Chelsea Head Coach Emma Hayes. "When you're a driver of anything, I focus on what I can do, not what I can't do; I'll focus on what I have, not what I don't have, and I'll focus what I want not what I don't want." Today's episode is brought to you by our sponsors Football Manager, the global hit football simulation game, and was recorded shortly before Chelsea were awarded the...

Dean Smith joined the At Home With Leaders Podcast during what was due to have been the final week of the English Premier League season. Instead, Smith and Aston Villa, where he serves as manager, have not played since 9 March amidst the ongoing spread of the coronavirus pandemic and, like the rest of us, he has been confined to home. There is still no return date set for the English top flight but this enforced downtime has presented Smith with unprecedented opportunities, including this appe...

Dean Smith joined the At Home With Leaders Podcast during what was due to have been the final week of the English Premier League season. Instead, Smith and Aston Villa, where he serves as manager, have not played since 9 March amidst the ongoing spread of the coronavirus pandemic and, like the rest of us, he has been confined to home. There is still no return date set for the English top flight but this enforced downtime has presented Smith with unprecedented opportunities, including this appe...

Dean Smith joined the At Home With Leaders Podcast during what was due to have been the final week of the English Premier League season. Instead, Smith and Aston Villa, where he serves as manager, have not played since 9 March amidst the ongoing spread of the coronavirus pandemic and, like the rest of us, he has been confined to home. There is still no return date set for the English top flight but this enforced downtime has presented Smith with unprecedented opportunities, including this appe...

"Though I have been in this role for nearly two years," says Kyle Dubas, "I still think having this time in the last six weeks has allowed me to reflect on the fact that we have a long way to go to get where I think we can in terms of our environment each day and how that impacts on our performance and the mindset of our people." Dubas, the General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs since 2018, makes it clear that the team - one of the most storied in NHL history - remains a work in progress. ...

"Though I have been in this role for nearly two years," says Kyle Dubas, "I still think having this time in the last six weeks has allowed me to reflect on the fact that we have a long way to go to get where I think we can in terms of our environment each day and how that impacts on our performance and the mindset of our people." Dubas, the General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs since 2018, makes it clear that the team - one of the most storied in NHL history - remains a work in progress. ...

"Though I have been in this role for nearly two years," says Kyle Dubas, "I still think having this time in the last six weeks has allowed me to reflect on the fact that we have a long way to go to get where I think we can in terms of our environment each day and how that impacts on our performance and the mindset of our people." Dubas, the General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs since 2018, makes it clear that the team - one of the most storied in NHL history - remains a work in progress. ...

"We're all in this enforced plateau period but I think it can be a really good thing," says Stuart Lancaster. The Leinster Senior Coach is talking online amidst the "towels and rubbish" of his son's student house in Leeds - a move forced by the meagre WiFi available at the main Lancaster residence. Whether or not this parental jibe is justified, we're in no position to say, but if anyone was going to use the enforced downtime for self-reflection it was likely to be Lancaster. "Someone once to...

"We're all in this enforced plateau period but I think it can be a really good thing," says Stuart Lancaster. The Leinster Senior Coach is talking online amidst the "towels and rubbish" of his son's student house in Leeds - a move forced by the meagre WiFi available at the main Lancaster residence. Whether or not this parental jibe is justified, we're in no position to say, but if anyone was going to use the enforced downtime for self-reflection it was likely to be Lancaster. "Someone once to...

"We're all in this enforced plateau period but I think it can be a really good thing," says Stuart Lancaster. The Leinster Senior Coach is talking online amidst the "towels and rubbish" of his son's student house in Leeds - a move forced by the meagre WiFi available at the main Lancaster residence. Whether or not this parental jibe is justified, we're in no position to say, but if anyone was going to use the enforced downtime for self-reflection it was likely to be Lancaster. "Someone once to...

Thomas Dimitroff readily admits that he found this year's NFL Draft to be a challenging experience. With remote working currently a necessity due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Atlanta Falcons' General Manager, found his focus being drawn elsewhere. "Normally, with a month and a half to go I am locked-in; I'm so focused on my evaluation of players - rarely am I reaching out to people within football operations," he explains. "I'm interacting but they know to steer clear of me because I'm ge...

Thomas Dimitroff readily admits that he found this year's NFL Draft to be a challenging experience. With remote working currently a necessity due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Atlanta Falcons' General Manager, found his focus being drawn elsewhere. "Normally, with a month and a half to go I am locked-in; I'm so focused on my evaluation of players - rarely am I reaching out to people within football operations," he explains. "I'm interacting but they know to steer clear of me because I'm ge...

Thomas Dimitroff readily admits that he found this year's NFL Draft to be a challenging experience. With remote working currently a necessity due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Atlanta Falcons' General Manager, found his focus being drawn elsewhere. "Normally, with a month and a half to go I am locked-in; I'm so focused on my evaluation of players - rarely am I reaching out to people within football operations," he explains. "I'm interacting but they know to steer clear of me because I'm ge...

“Everyone is using biomechanics every day,” says Cat Shin, the Biomechanics Project Lead at the English Institute of Sport [EIS]. “If you’re looking at, say, technique or injury prevention, you’re looking at biomechanics, whether you call it that or not.” It is an essential field in this multidisciplinary era: “a biomechanist is part-physicist, part-data scientist, part-performance analyst, part-S&C, part-physio, part-coach. Or put another way, all of those roles are part-biomechanists.” Shin, w...

“Everyone is using biomechanics every day,” says Cat Shin, the Biomechanics Project Lead at the English Institute of Sport [EIS]. “If you’re looking at, say, technique or injury prevention, you’re looking at biomechanics, whether you call it that or not.” It is an essential field in this multidisciplinary era: “a biomechanist is part-physicist, part-data scientist, part-performance analyst, part-S&C, part-physio, part-coach. Or put another way, all of those roles are part-biomechanists.” Shin, w...

“Everyone is using biomechanics every day,” says Cat Shin, the Biomechanics Project Lead at the English Institute of Sport [EIS]. “If you’re looking at, say, technique or injury prevention, you’re looking at biomechanics, whether you call it that or not.” It is an essential field in this multidisciplinary era: “a biomechanist is part-physicist, part-data scientist, part-performance analyst, part-S&C, part-physio, part-coach. Or put another way, all of those roles are part-biomechanists.” Shin, w...

Sir Dave Brailsford and Team INEOS may be handling sports coronavirus-enforced shutdown better than most sports organisations. "As a team, we don't have a facility base," the INEOS Team Principal begins in explanation. "We go to a race, we work together, and then we have to work very much geographically dispersed; a lot of the time it's conference calls, Zoom calls - the way that everyone is working at the minute is familiar to us... we're not racing, but it feels like a ramped-up business-as-u...

Sir Dave Brailsford and Team INEOS may be handling sports coronavirus-enforced shutdown better than most sports organisations. "As a team, we don't have a facility base," the INEOS Team Principal begins in explanation. "We go to a race, we work together, and then we have to work very much geographically dispersed; a lot of the time it's conference calls, Zoom calls - the way that everyone is working at the minute is familiar to us... we're not racing, but it feels like a ramped-up business-as-u...

Sir Dave Brailsford and Team INEOS may be handling sports coronavirus-enforced shutdown better than most sports organisations. "As a team, we don't have a facility base," the INEOS Team Principal begins in explanation. "We go to a race, we work together, and then we have to work very much geographically dispersed; a lot of the time it's conference calls, Zoom calls - the way that everyone is working at the minute is familiar to us... we're not racing, but it feels like a ramped-up business-as-u...