Jonny Smyth hops on for friendly conversation concerning the needs of youth beyond simply physical performance. Jonny, Jeff and Mikki discuss how to apply these concepts within a gym and why they are so very important to building amazing and fully healthy, capable humans.
Episode Highlights:
3:20 One for learning, plus a "wee bit of background"
7:53 Fitness silos and the need for better integration of Practicum and Manualized learning
Ideas on advancing the Novice to Expert Coaching path
14:53 Resilience and the basis of trust, safety and support both physically and mentally.
24:47 Rough & Tumble Play and how it provides key physical and social skills for life.
28:32 Risk and learning to Recognize Assess and Manage for confident problem solving.
36:00 Increasing & Supporting the "Imagination, Challenge and Play Voids"
38:40 Trauma Informed Coaching, how gyms can build a safe environment and the absolute necessity of long term engagement
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