The PAADS Athlete Development Podcast

Stephanie and Duncan break down what to expect at the 2023 Athlete Development Summit and Research Symposium taking place in New York City May, 24, 25 & 26. Learn more about the speakers and topics to be covered!  Tell your friends and join us in the Big Apple along with the leading thinkers in the field of athlete development. Learn more: www.athdevsummit.com

Athlete development in non-team sports present different challenges and opportunities. Enjoy our conversation with Blake Henderson who manages the athlete development services and resources for the LPGA. Learn more about LPGA programs, initiatives and resources and how Blake and his team seek to engage female professional golfers.

Having worked at MSG, the National Football League and now Major League Soccer, Chidozie Ibeabuchi has experienced a great deal working the athlete development space.  Listen to our conversation as we discuss his journey through the field, the lessons he has learned and where he thinks the industry is headed.  It is a great conversation, we hope you enjoy it.

Does sport have a safety culture? What does having a safety culture even mean? Learn from a guy who started out managing carnival rides. Join us for an interesting conversation with Professor Brian Avery. Prof. Avery area of expertise includes events, tourism and the attractions industry. His background is comprised of three areas of expertise: risk and safety management, event design and executio...

As the conversation evolves around mental health and wellness amongst professional athletes, we seek the perspective of Dr. Becky Ahlgren Bedics a long time athlete development professional and the Vice president of Mental Health and Wellness and Performance Health at the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA). The challenges of working across cultures, countries and distance are discussed. Our conversa...

What does it take to make it to the pinnacle of professional or elite sport? How optimistic must athletes be oriented to deal with the long odds? Do they need to be delusional and if so, what impact can that have on their long well-being? Needless to say, this was an interesting conversation with University of Florida Professor, Dr. Chris McLeod. We hope you enjoy it.

A very interesting conversation with legendary coach, Becky Burleigh about her experiences as a young coach and how she perceives interacting, influencing and developing athletes both on and off the playing surface.  Undeniably successful, in 26 seasons at the helm of the University of Florida soccer team, Burleigh, led UF to an NCAA Championship, two NCAA College Cup appearances, 14 Southeastern...

Learn more about PAADS visit, www.athdevsummit.com.

A discussion with Dr. Timothy Fong on the impact of cannabis on athletes. There are both potential benefits and negative impacts on performance. Dr. Fong is a Professor of Psychiatry at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA and he is board certified in adult and addiction psychiatry. Dr. Fong is also part of the Steering Committee of the UCLA Cannabis Research Initiative...

A really interesting conversation with Lindsey Long about how Iowa State approaches athlete development, how their approach is different than most major NCAA institutions and why it may be the new face of 'total' student-athlete development. We hope you enjoy this conversation!

Carrie White has had a unique career. Injured as a gymnast in college, she migrated into working with collegiate athletes after completing her degree. Carrie then joined AthLife where she worked with both collegiate and major professional athletes. Now starting on a new adventure with the USOPC, her perspectives on athlete development are beneficial to any new or long-serving professional.