Samuel Dunn

Find the Gap Podcast

Health EN ↓ 78 episodes

Welcome to the Find the Gap podcast, where we are going to focus on the health and wellbeing of the support personnel and practitioners within high performance sport. This will act as a platform for practitioners to share their own insights and experiences that have helped them progress to where they are today, as well as being a safe environment in which they can touch upon moments of vulnerability and other emotional battles they have had to overcome in order to be successful.

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Samuel Dunn

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Health

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Latest episode

Dec 15, 2024

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Episodes

Ep 78: ‘Systemising a Culture’ with Paul Roos (Former AFL Head Coach, Founder and Director of Performance by Design) 15.12.2024

https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-roos-pbd/

Ep 77: ‘Security lies in employability not employment’ with Will Morgan (Physical Preparation Manager @ The Victorian Institute of Sport) 24.11.2024

https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-morgan-03391831/?originalSubdomain=au will.morgan@vis.org.au

Ep 76: Community is Everything with Junior Viranatuleo (Team & Logistics Manager @ Australian Boomers) 10.11.2024

https://www.linkedin.com/in/junior-viranatuleo-33a7b2249/

Ep 75: Supply and Demand with Theo Pickles (Physical Preparation Lead at Western Australian Institute of Sport) 27.10.2024

https://www.linkedin.com/in/theopickles/

Ep 74: What Lights the Fire with Nick Granthem (Strength and Conditioning and Sport Science Consultant - Professional Sport) 13.10.2024

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickgranthamconsultancyltd/?originalSubdomain=uk https://nickgrantham.com/

Ep 73: Turning a Hobby into a Job with Matt Whitaker (Lead Sport Scientist at Carlton FC) 06.10.2024

https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-whitaker/

Ep 72: Finding the Driving Forces for Our Own Definition of Success with Sean Connolly (High Performance Specialist at Coach Connolly) 29.09.2024

https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachconnolly/

Ep 71: What Really Matters with Marc Sophoulis (High Performance Tennis & AFL Coach, Coach Educator and Co-Founder of The Tennis Menu)) 22.09.2024

https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-sophoulis-2660835b/ https://www.thetennismenu.com/

Ep 70: A Game of Attrition with Jason Wooding (Associate Director of Football Strength and Conditioning at University of Maryland) 03.12.2023

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-wooding-93444a1ab/ Email: gcain@scarletknights.com

Ep 69: Overcoming Loss with Troy Williams (Assistant Football Strength and Conditioning Coach at Syracuse University)   26.11.2023

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/troy-williams-0584144a/ Email: tlwilliams56@gmail.com

Ep 68: Perspective with Glenn Cain (Associate Director at Rutgers University)     19.11.2023

Email: gcain@scarletknights.com

Ep 67: Finding your Feet with Brendan Lazarus (Sport Scientist at North Melbourne Football Club) 12.11.2023

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendan-lazarus-phd-63376842/ Email: brendan.lazarus@nmfc.com.au

Ep 66: Conquer the Low Hanging Fruit with Taylah Jack (High Performance Manager (AFLW) at St Kilda Football Club)     06.11.2023

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylah-l-jack1295/?originalSubdomain=au Email: Taylah. Jack@saints.com.au

Ep 65: No Days Off with Thomas Barbeau (Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at Carolina Panthers) 29.10.2023

This episode with Thomas gave me a real insight into the high-pressured environment of American sports. It is of great value to hear practitioners’ experiences in such environments and to understand how they help maintain their own mental health and wellness. For Thomas, he schedules in things to help him relax, so that he can maximise his time. One of the main triggers of anxiety for Thomas is th...

Ep 64: Own Your Own Feelings with Aaron Kellett (Head of Strength and Conditioning at PhysiPro Athletic) 15.10.2023

I really enjoyed this discussion with Aaron, it felt like we could have spoken for hours. We went on so many different tangents, but it was well worth the ride! We started off talking about his battles through the never-ending attempt to balance work and life commitments. It’s a discussion that we can all have, it’s just very interesting to hear it from someone who was working with the Australian...

Ep 63: Putting a Value on Time with Jay Ellis (Strength and Conditioning Coach for Melbourne United) 01.10.2023

We started this episode with talking about Jay’s travels overseas. His spontaneous time away in America helped him grow in confidence in the field of strength and conditioning. This major change in lifestyle came at a time and age when people often question ‘what do I want to do?’ This can be a struggling process for young/new practitioners in their mid 20’s, and Jay describes this time of his lif...

Ep 62: Is My Role Important? with Daniel Zaknich (Senior Physical Performance Coach at GWS Giants) 17.09.2023

Daniel and I discussed how his career developed to date, and how he hopped from state to state following a few different opportunities in both education and elite sport. We proposed the question of how do you manage expectations in such high-pressured environments such as in the pro sports industry? Daniel believes that having a high alignment and good communication levels with the staff alongside...

Ep 61: Plants and Burpees with Analisse Rios (Head Performance Coach at Connecticut Sun) 03.09.2023

I had such a great time speaking with Analisse on this episode. She is someone I have followed on social media for some time, and she always includes posts full of life and energy. It was very interesting to discuss some of her experiences to date in the industry and her overall perspectives on life. Being appointed her role in the WNBA during COVID was no easy task. Especially when she is forced...

Ep 60: Coaching People Not Weights with Jeremiah Welch (Head Performance Coach at Las Vegas Aces) 20.08.2023

In this episode, Jeremiah shares some specific moments of discomfort and vulnerability during his early days in his career and how they have helped him become the coach he is today. He phased some of his time in the college scene as if working for 4 years within the 1 year, as he has so many responsibilities with such large groups and athletes. Jeremiah admits that this wasn’t something that would...

Ep 59: How Mood Impacts Performance with Dr Daniel Taylor (Applied Sport Scientist at the Charlotte Hornets) 06.08.2023

In this episode, Dr Daniel Taylor and I discuss the aspects of people’s moods and how it can relate to performance in both and athletic sense, but also a from a workplace standpoint. Daniel himself feels like he needs to be happy to perform, and he details some small tips and tricks that he regularly performs to help him do so. This can be a small as gratitude training, as Daniel travels around th...

Ep 58: Rewiring Mental Toughness with Sun Sachs (Co-Founder & CEO - Rewire Fitness) 30.04.2023

On this episode, I’ll be talking to the CEO and Co-Founder or Rewire Fitness, Sun Sachs. We delve into what motivated Sun and his partners to help create the resilience and self-care application known as Rewire Fitness, which is utilised by many high performance sporting and non-sporting organisations around the world.    Sun details how he was wanting to fill the hole for individuals who are look...

Ep 57: Knowing Your Boundaries and ‘Sharpening the Sword’ with David Veli (Physical Preparation Coach - Melbourne Vixens · Victorian Institute of Sport ) 09.04.2023

In this episode, I chat to David about athlete and practitioner health and well-being within the high-performance sports industry. One of the main point that we discussed was the ability for a single practitioner to ‘wear several hats’ in their role, which can at times be overwhelming. In this situation, David speaks on how he ‘Listens and Refers’, but also clearly communicates to the individual t...

Ep 56: Looking After Your Cactus Friends with Garrison Draper (High Performance Director at Inter Miami FC) 26.03.2023

On today’s episode I have the absolute honour in talking with Garrison Draper from Inter Miami FC. Garrison shares an experience which many individuals can relate to, in changing career goals and pathways. His success to date shows how completely normal it is to be going down one path and having it not working out, to ultimately finding a better career alternative. For Garrisons love of anatomy an...

Ep 55: Escaping the Vortex with Ben King (Lead Strength and Conditioning Coach at the Victorian Institute of Sport) 12.03.2023

In this episode, Ben talks in detail about his steps through the ranks in the industry as a strength and conditioning coach, from training his local clients and family to now being responsible for some of Victoria and Australia’s best athletes involved in the institutes. But more importantly, Ben reflects on the revelation he had early on in his career to strive for fulfillment in his work, rather...

Ep 54: Assume the Best, Plan for the Worst with Lewis MacMillan (1st Team Sports Scientist at Fulham Football Club) 27.02.2023

Lewis MacMillan shares his experiences from being a recent university graduate to working and having internships with highly decorated high-performance institutes such as Fulham Football Club and the Scottish Ballet. In this episode, Lewis speaks about all the highs and the lows that are associated with working in the best football league in the world. From relegation pressures, to rising to the o...

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