In this episode we ask the question, 'What do you do before you do what you do?' As a coach working with athletes, do you know your athletes and do you know what specific needs they have in order to get the best out of them? We discuss the important questions to ask yourself when you start working with athletes. Understanding athletes beforehand will enable you to get the best results from them by working with them, not against them. We also talk about who are you being, when you do what you do. Most coaches have a preferred coaching style, one size doesn’t fit all. The seek to understand that in each style, each approach by coaches - works for some athletes on some level. We go through my technique for gaining a rapid understanding of athletes within the first 5 minutes of working together. I show how by listening for the language through specific questioning, will give enough information to kick start our coaching relationship and ensure it continues on a solid foundation. We also interview two very talented athletes: Ben Pugh and Abbey Pugh, who compete in the Australian Iromman and Ironwoman circuits. We talk about how these two elite athletes from the same family have a vastly different outlook and approach to their sport, to their training and to their competition. Very insightful for all athletes, coaches and parents.

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