Mar 3, 2019
Dr Martin Toms is a senior lecturer in Sports Coaching in the
School of Sport & Exercise Sciences, College of Life and
Environmental Sciences.
Dr Toms has been involved in sport coaching and development
for a number of years, and has experience of teaching in schools,
as well as coaching (Professionally) prior to undertaking posts at
University. He has researched, presented and published in the area
of the sports experiences of young people, and talent and
participant development. As a sports ethnographer, he has
experience in educational, coaching and club settings.
As well as working on an European and International scale with
sports organizations (currently leading the UoB partnership with
the Sports Authority of India), as well as having worked alongside
the PGA for the past 18 years in golf education and development. Dr
Toms has maintained his links with grass roots sports clubs in the
UK as well. As well as playing, officiating and coaching, he is
also active in youth sport at a local level.
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Highlights from the podcast with Dr. Martin
Toms:
Min 11: Kids are not mini adults
Min 15: Teaching coaches to teach Children
Min 20: Paying coaches of youth teams
Min 23: Are we too focused on the science of athlete
development?
Min 27: How age effects talent selection
Min 31: Separating kids by age groups or ability?
Min 35: How has the tendency to have children later in life
effected youth sport participation?
Min 41: When children watch their parents play sports
Min 45: Participating in sports as a parent with your
children
Min 53: Transitioning out of sport
Min 58: “You coach a child, not a sport.” Martin
Toms
Min 104: Martin Tom’s Legacy
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