#025 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Reed Maltbie

Reed Maltbie does not really need an introduction, he is a Mentor
in youth sport and coaching. With two Masters degrees, one in
Early Childhood Learning & one in Sports Psychology, Reed
understand children and what is going on in their brains while
growing up to become adults.


He is the Creator of “Coaching code” podcast & Raising
Excellence, He did the TEDx talk “Echoes beyond the game” which
is a must watch if you are a coach or parent. Co-Creator of
Positive Discipline Tools for Coaches with Dr. Jane Nelson and
Cofounder of the brilliant GO! Raise Excellence Think Tank to
improve youth sport with Ruth Nicholson.


He is also one of the Coaching Mentors with Player Development
Project here in Australia. I can go on, but let’s hear it
directly from him.


Apply this to your coaching and your athletes will
soar.


47:30   min episode Overview:


02:15   Reed Maltbie brief bio and explains his current
projects; Positive Discipline Tools for Coaches, helping coaches
communicate better with young athletes & REALM.


10:15   3 REALM Accountability areas


16:53   Writing good software code into children’s
brain. No! Children are not computers, but Reed’s analogy paints
a great verbal image of how we, coaches, can build or ruin an
athlete mentally by the words we use


30:25   Youth Sport is a marathon so be patient.


37:35   Can you identify burned-out in an early age, if
so how?


43:10   Closing comments and announcing Reed’s visit to
Australia in February 2020


Contact:


www.CoachReed.com


Twitter: @Coach_Reed


Facebook: @Raising Exellence with Coach Reed


Reed Maltbies TEDx talk “Echoes beyond the game” TEDx
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhRXQs0K6ls