#014 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Oliver Brecht, Dir Insight, Elite Performance Psychology, Bachelor of Psychology, Hons, Master of Professional Psychology

I came across a video clip from Sunrise on Channel 7, Australia
about parents behaviour in youth sport in Australia. My guest
Oliver Brecht, completed his Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) at
the University of South Australia before returning to Sydney and
completing his Masters of Professional Psychology at the
University of Wollongong.


During this time Oliver gained experience through volunteering as
a Lifeline Telephone Crisis Supporter, working as a Blackdog
R.E.A.C.H facilitator and completing a placement with NSW
Corrective Services.


Since joining IEPP Oliver worked extensively with the players and
coaching staff at the Sydney Swans AFL and Sydney Roosters NRL
clubs. He has also worked with the Red Backs South Australian
Cricket Team. Oliver has provided personal coaching and team
development initiatives to players and coaches within these
teams, and regularly provides support to jockeys across NSW and
the ACT.


Overview of our conversation


1:15     Introduction of Oliver’s work with
Elite Sports. The role he and his company are playing with elite
sporting clubs, companies, families, individual athletes and
community.


8:05     Understanding what is behind
frustration and how this can negatively affect our children.
Sport is about passion and the connection with our children when
they play can at times be too much, so emotion takes over
reasoning. Those are the times we regret what we say or do.


14:50   Oliver discuss some helpful tools we can use to
be a better spectator when watching our children.


26:00   What about our children, what do they want to
get out of their sport? How do we want them to develop as humans?


36:55   Children leave sport at very young ages, but
they love video games, Oliver talk about some of the aspects we
can learn from video games?


42:45   Interruptions and yelling instruction while the
child is playing creates information overload. How and when do we
deliver the messages? What can we tell our kids?


51:25   closing comments.


To contact Oliver or follow IEPP’s work


LinkedIn: IEPP


Facebook: @InsightEPP


http://www.iepp.com.au/