Nick Winkelman

After my first episode with Nick, I immediately wanted him back. This time we were to talk about more esoteric stuff (my words), stuff less related to performance. It was a pleasure having Nick on again, but we didn't get too deep into philosophy like I wanted to. That's for round 3.About NickNick Winkelman is the head of athletic performance & science for the Irish Rugby Football Union. His primary role is to oversee the delivery and development of strength & conditioning and sports science across all national (Men and Women) and provincial teams (Leinster, Munster, Connacht, and Ulster).Read more about Nickhttps://www.thelanguageofcoaching.com/https://www.instagram.com/nickwinkelmanhttps://twitter.com/nickwinkelmanNick's House music: https://soundcloud.com/movere

In today's reposted episode from May of 2020, Stuart talks to Nick Winkelman, who is the Head of Athletic Performance for the Irish Rugby Football Union, about the power of tough to hear feedback, reflective practice, creating coaching cues with your clients, coaching the push-up using a framework called the coaching communication loop and what Nick's favourite analogy/ coaching cue is. The section on the push up is a masterclass in coaching so even if you skip ahead and listen to that I promise you'll get a tonne from this episode!       Timestamps: [05.30] - How he responded to receiving some hard to take feedback about the first editions of his book. [07.05] - How important receiving feedback has been for him throughout his career. [09.55] - Questions to ask your clients to help with collaboration when creating cues. [17.45] - Why coaches are more comfortable talking about programming than they are about coaching, communication and motivation. [22.45] - Where a trainer should start if they want to start learning more about the intricacies of coaching. [28.05] - Nick explains what the coaching communication loop is. [32.30] - Nick takes us through how he would coach a push-up to a new client using the coaching communication loop.  [39.22] - If Nick thinks we should take the time outside of sessions to create coaching cues and analogies. [42.10] - Nick's favourite cue or analogy Find Out More About Nick: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickwinkelman/ His book: https://www.thelanguageofcoaching.com/ Find Out More About LTB: Website: http://bit.ly/35dS9FZ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liftthebar/

Nick Winkelman is my perfect kind of guest. Well-read, intelligent and knows things beyond his own realm of expertise—we had a lot of fun with this conversation. After having the pleasure of chatting with him on Clubhouse a while back I knew I needed to chat to him in more detail in the long-form arena.About NickNick Winkelman is the head of athletic performance & science for the Irish Rugby Football Union. His primary role is to oversee the delivery and development of strength & conditioning and sports science across all national (Men and Women) and provincial teams (Leinster, Munster, Connacht, and Ulster).Read more about Nickhttps://www.thelanguageofcoaching.com/https://www.instagram.com/nickwinkelmanhttps://twitter.com/nickwinkelmanNick's House music: https://soundcloud.com/movere

Nick and Rusty explore coaching teams and the language of coaching.  From the echo of effectiveness to the language locker of a team to intentional trial and error and painting the walls of the house different colours.... enjoy!

-Evaluating if our language is working-The role of praise-Common coaching language mistakes https://www.thelanguageofcoaching.com/Get CYBO the book! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1098630904Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/coachyourbrainsout

-Volleyball cueing examples-Teaching through analogies-Cueing for groups and returning athletes https://www.thelanguageofcoaching.com/Get CYBO the book! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1098630904Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/coachyourbrainsout

-The importance of language in coaching-Feedback: Knowledge of Result and Knowledge of Performance-External focus of attention https://www.thelanguageofcoaching.com/Get CYBO the book! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1098630904Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/coachyourbrainsout

Rise Higher is the new eight-part podcast series from Enda McNulty, Ireland’s leading performance and leadership coach.Hear from leaders and experts about pushing what’s possible in terms of building well-being and resilience so that you not only survive but thrive and rise higher.You’re going to get inspired, educated and motivated and on this the first episode in the series, Enda is joined by Nick Winkelman, the IRFU’s Head of Athletic Performance and Science.Nick talks to Enda about the importance of one’s ability to adapt, especially now more than ever before; how to overcome the negative energy that pervades during a pandemic; and how the language of coaching can have such a vital impact on teams in sport and the workplace.Nick asks the listeners to consider what opportunities Covid has presented that you want to bring with you after the pandemic ends and he gives some great practical tips on how to regain your presence and emerge stronger from this current crisis.“If people can do one thing after listening to this,” Nick says. “It is to find a mirror and look at themselves and allow themselves for a moment to accept and believe in who they are and allow the world to see who they are.”You can read more of Nick’s teachings in his book, ‘The Language of Coaching’, available now on Amazon.Listen and subscribe to the Rise Higher series on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts from.For more information on performance, resilience and leadership, visit https://www.McNultyPerformance.com.Rise Higher was produced by https://www.LastCastMedia.com

Head of athletic performance at Irish Rugby, Nick joins me to talk what we can learn from sports science, the “invisible wall”, emotions in sport, the body-mind split, why anatomical instructions don’t help, cuing that’s works, attention, intention and learning, making things meaningful, and body awareness vs external cuing. https://www.thelanguageofcoaching.com

Nick Winkelman is the head of athletic performance & science for the Irish Rugby Football Union. His primary role is to oversee the delivery and development of strength & conditioning and sports science across all national (Men and Women | XV’s and 7’s) and provincial teams (Leinster, Munster, Connacht, and Ulster). Prior to working for Irish Rugby, Nick was the director of education and training systems for EXOS (formerly Athletes' Performance), located in Phoenix, AZ. As the director of education, Nick oversaw the development and execution of all internal and external educational initiatives. As a performance coach, Nick oversaw the speed and assessment component of the EXOS NFL Combine Development Program and supported many athletes across the NFL, MLB, NBA, National Sport Organizations, and Military. Nick completed his PhD through Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions with a dissertation focus on motor skill learning and sprinting. Nick is an internationally recognized speaker on human performance and coaching science and has multiple peer-reviewed publications and book chapters alongside his own book, The Language of Coaching: The Art & Science of Teaching Movement. Listen to the second part of the conversation with Nick on the next episode of the SURGE Strength Podcast. Connect with Nick: - Website - Instagram - Twitter - YouTube - Book SURGE Strength Website SURGE Strength Dryland Certification Dryland Training Resources Swim Coaching Resources Join The Hive powered by RITTER If you enjoyed this podcast help us spread the word by leaving a rating and review on our iTunes show page. To connect and learn more visit the RITTER Sports Performance website.