#044 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Johan Fallby, Sport psychologist, advisor & presenter

Johan is also an ex professional table tennis player,
representing his country Sweden. After being a sport psychologist
in FC Kopenhagen and Djurgarden IF, 2 professional soccer clubs,
he spent 10 years being responsible for sport psychology in
Swedish FA.


During this time, he also worked on special projects with Swedish
Olympic Committee and other key sporting bodies in Sweden. Johan
has presented to over 100,000 people in Sweden and Scandinavia.


Today he does most of his work in Fallby Sports & Psychology
AB, both in sport and the business world. He is also involved in
research and participated in several peer reviewed published
papers.


Today we talk around his book “Gor det better sjalv” (Do it
better yourself) which unfortunately at this stage is only
available in Swedish. However, like most of us Swedes we speak
SweEnglish and we will cover important aspects of what we adults
should consider to help our children in sport.


Overview:


76:31   min episode


02:44   Introducing Johan Fallby


05:00   Who is sport psychologist Johan Fallby and what
is his background?


08:48   Swedish Football code, survival of the best or
participation; who wins & who should act?


20:20   What was the reason behind Johan’s book “Do it
better yourself if you can” and why should parent learn more
about a healthy youth sport environment?


26:45   We discuss the fine line about being present
but not controlling. What does it mean? And how has Johan’s
children impacted him?


35:14   What can we learn from skateboard parks and
what do we need to consider shaping youth sport for the future.


40:40   Back to Johan’s book discussing levels of
parent engagements and the challenging road ahead.


48:20   How can we balance technical versus more
psychology in training and deal with mental challenges?


50:50   How to build intrinsic motivation in a “Netflix
youth Generation”?


60:01   What is the mental impact (positively and
negatively) in sport.


64:30   What is Johan’s “Sound of music” in youth
sport.


Show notes are available on www.yellowforyelling.com