Don't Tell Me Show Me

The goal of great coaching isn't better athletes — it's athletes who know how to get better without you. Neil Connolly of Edge Golf College joins to share what five years of full-time residential coaching has taught him about self-awareness, ownership, and why "all they do is golf" is a red flag, not a compliment.

The players you're looking for might already be on your team - and the hierarchy you've built might be exactly why you haven't seen them yet. This episode gets into the real difference between having leaders and having leadership, and gives you a practical method to find out where leadership actually lives in your team right now. It’s ep. 53 of the Don’t Tell Me Show Me podcast with Mark Bennett a...

Stop waiting for a natural leader to appear. Leadership is a skill And won't appear without intentional coaching. Special guest, author John O'Sullivan breaks down what it actually takes to build genuine influence in a team, and why so many captains (and coaches) are confusing position with leadership. Dive into episode 52 of the Don’t Tell Me Show Me podcast with Mark Bennett and Simon Turner.

One shaky relationship between coach, athlete and parent can ruin the holistic development of a young person. A look at why strengthening any single side of that triangle changes the whole structure, and how to pass the Triangle Test. Episode 51 of the Don’t Tell Me Show Me podcast with Mark Bennett and Simon Turner.

Most coaches didn't get into coaching to manage parents. But what if that framing is exactly the problem? Skye Eddy, founder of The Sideline Project, makes the case that parents are one of the most underused resources in youth sport. This episode reframes the coach-parent relationship from a liability to a competitive advantage. Episode 50 of the Don’t Tell Me Show Me podcast with Simon Turner and...

Most coaches wait until match day to find out whether their players actually learned something. By then, it's too late to do anything about it. This episode gives you a simple, practical tool for checking real retention in every session — without leading questions, without false data, and without waiting for a game to expose the gap. Episode 49 of the Don’t Tell Me Show Me podcast with Mark Bennet...

Before you've asked a single question, your athletes have already decided how honest they're going to be with you. This episode gets into the structural reasons why even your most trusted players are still filtering what they tell you — and what coaches can actually do to close that gap. Episode 48 of the Don’t Tell Me Show Me podcast with Mark Bennett and Simon Turner.

You could have the perfect system and still be losing your players. If the athletes executing your style of play can't articulate it, believe in it, or see themselves in it — the tactics don't matter. A direct conversation on clarity, flexibility, and what "philosophy" actually costs when it goes wrong on ep. 47 of the Don’t Tell Me Show Me podcast with Mark Bennett and Simon Turner.

Most coaches say they don't live and die by the score line but their behaviour after a loss tells a different story. This episode tackles what it really means to succeed as a coach, and gives you a practical framework to measure what matters before the whistle even goes.

Every coach has a communication default that can work against their own development. Simon and Mark dig into the introvert/extrovert coaching dynamic, why reactive communication creates a free-for-all, and how pre-agreed frameworks change everything. For coaches who want to get their communication right. Simon opens up about coaching as an introvert — the energy cost of stepping up, the habit of g...

Are you developing as a coach on your own, or do you have people around you who support you to grow? On ep. 44, Simon and Mark are joined by Dean and James from EVO Group to show what genuine coach development looks like in action. From priority works to peer support to hot reviews, this is 15 years of relentless commitment distilled into practical tools coaches can use today.

It's the question coaches rarely ask out loud — but maybe should. On ep. 42 of the Don't Tell Me Show Me podcast, Simon Turner, Mark Bennett and Alan Keane pull apart whether a coaching philosophy is a genuine guide or just something that sounds good in an interview. The answer might make you rethink everything you've told yourself about how you coach.

Is your pre-season fit for purpose, or are you just recycling last year's package with a different group of athletes? Get practical advice on how to reflect in-season to make your next pre-season fit the needs of your team and athletes on ep. 41 of the Don’t Tell Me Show Me podcast with Mark Bennett, Alan Keane and Simon Turner.

Ep. 40 of the Don't Tell Me Show Me podcast with Alan Keane and Mark Bennett.

Poor judgment might be silently sabotaging your coaching — and you won't know until you stop and reflect. Alan Keane breaks it down on ep. 39 of the Don't Tell Me Show Me podcast with Simon Turner and Mark Bennett.

Are you looking for what's wrong more than what's right? Most coaches drift into deficit detection without ever making a conscious choice to do so. And by the time they notice, the damage to athlete confidence is already done. On ep. 38 of the Don't Tell Me Show Me podcast, Simon Turner, Mark Bennett and Alan Keane discuss how to get back to coaching in a way that builds belief, encourages explora...

Train it - test it - trust it. Constraints vs. Controls. Garbage, Goods, and Greats. Join us as we get inside the mind of a coaching veteran on ep. 37 of the Don’t Tell Me Show Me podcast with special guest Neil Hull and Simon Turner.

‘Get Read to Be Ready’ so you can apply The Rule of 3 and transform your coaching with military veteran and performance specialist Mark Bennett on ep. 36 of the Don’t Tell Me Show Me podcast alongside Simon Turner.

Stop your coaching identity getting in the way of giving players what they need. Get real-world advice on ep. 35 of the Don’t Tell Me Show Me podcast with guest Liam Jefferson alongside Mark Bennett and Simon Turner. 

Get to the source of coaching issues on ep. 34 of the Don’t Tell Me Show Me podcast with Mark Bennett and Simon Turner.

The Constraints-led Approach looks set to revolutionize coaching. But does it live up to the hype? Take a practical look with special guest Jamie Munro on ep. 33 of the Don’t Tell Me Show Me podcast with Mark Bennett and Simon Turner. 

Two Dads of autistic kids get real about what it's like to coach neurodiverse athletes. Practical advice from lived experience on season 2, ep. 32 of the Don’t Tell Me Show Me podcast with Simon Turner and special guest Jay Runga.

Does your team need a reset? Tips for resetting standards on season 2, ep. 31 of the Don’t Tell Me Show Me podcast with Mark Bennett and Simon Turner. 

The All Blacks just fired Scott Robertson, a coach renowned as a culture-builder, because the players didn't believe his hype. So what is team culture and how do we build it? It’s season 2, ep. 30 of the Don’t Tell Me Show Me podcast with Mark Bennett and Simon Turner.