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TheJustKickinItPodcast

Dr. Brian Shrum
Coaching
Performance
Soccer
No Mind
Sports Psychology
Football Periodization
Football Fitness
Mental Toughness
Isolated Fitness
Small-Sided Games
Christopher Voss
Tactical Periodization
Game Model
Meditation
Truth
Greatness
Performance Psychology
Trust
Constraint-Led Training
Dan Abrahams

Just Kickin’ It Podcast is where coaches sharpen how they think, train, and develop players. Built on years of conversations with top minds in the game, the podcast returns with a renewed focus on connecting theory, science, and real-world coaching. Each episode delivers clear, actionable insight to help you design better sessions, improve decision-making, and create training that transfers to the... more

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Latest Episodes

In this episode, I sat down with Dr. Steve Smith — academic, author, and former competitive badminton player — to unpack one of the most misunderstood concepts in sport coaching: ecological dynamics.

We dive deep into why isolating skills in practic... more

What if coaching isn't about giving better answers—but asking better questions?

In this episode, Brett Ledbetter challenges conventional thinking around coaching, leadership, and performance. Rather than focusing on instruction, control, or motivati... more

What if everything you've been told about performance psychology is wrong?

In our latest episode of Just Kickin' It, Brian and Josh sit down with Dr. Kapil Gupta — advisor to professional athletes, CEOs, and performing artists — for one of the most ... more

What if the biggest obstacle to greatness isn't a lack of information — but too much of it?

In this conversation, I sit down with Dr. Kapil Gupta for a raw, unfiltered exploration of coaching, human potential, and the relentless pursuit of greatness... more

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Recent Guests

Brett Ledbetter
Coach and leadership expert
TheJustKickinItPodcast guest
Episode: What Is Coaching? Brett Ledbetter on Questions, Trust, and Removing Interference
Kapil Gupta
Physician and performance coach appearing as a guest
Kapil Gupta MD / sid.performance
Episode: Performance Is a Side Effect - 3rd Conversation Dr. Kapil Gupta
Dan Abrahams
Premier League sports psychologist, author, and founder of an online psychology academy
Self-employed / Online Soccer Psychology Academy
Episode: - *The Brain Is Trainable — Here's How | Dan Abrahams Relaunch
Christopher Voss
Former FBI hostage negotiator, CEO of The Black Swan Group, co-author of Never Split the Difference
The Black Swan Group
Episode: “What an FBI Hostage Negotiator Can Teach You About Coaching”
Raymond Verheijen
World-renowned pioneer of tactical and football periodization
World Football Academy
Episode: Raymond Verheijen on Football Periodization, Injuries, and Why Coaches Overcomplicate Training

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Brian Shrum
Co-host bringing practical coaching experience and real-world session design insight to episodes.

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#73
India/Sports
Apple Podcasts
#86
South Korea/Sports
Apple Podcasts
#140
Saudi Arabia/Sports

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“High Performance Isn’t a Feeling—It’s a Framework”
Q: What can coaches do to help players with mental health and wellbeing in a performance context?
Coaches should integrate performance psychology into daily coaching, use tools like attention, intensity, and intent, and teach observable behaviors. They should differentiate well-being from mental health while maintaining a supportive, coach-led, player-driven approach, and provide simple, specific, controllable, and positive actions that players can perform in games and training.
Kapil Gupta: Why Coaches Are Teaching Athletes to Think Too Much
Q: Kapil, can you discuss what you have come to understand regarding thoughts or thinking as it pertains to human performance?
The core idea is that thinking often interferes with action, and true performance emerges when one operates with instinct and presence rather than deliberate thought.
- *The Brain Is Trainable — Here's How | Dan Abrahams Relaunch
Q: How should a coach handle halftime or in-game slumps to prevent a loss of focus and momentum?
Use team scripts and individual tasks, reinforce positive body language, employ self-talk for what-next thinking, and ensure players understand exactly what actions they should take next to stay in flow.
- *The Brain Is Trainable — Here's How | Dan Abrahams Relaunch
Q: What practical steps can a coach take to train mental toughness in players, especially when facing limited game time or youth development constraints?
Coaches should implement match scripts, co-create specific, controllable tasks with players, use guided learning and constraints-based practice, and reinforce a game face and body language that support staying focused.
- *The Brain Is Trainable — Here's How | Dan Abrahams Relaunch
Q: How would you define mental toughness in the context of soccer, and what does that look like on the pitch?
Mental toughness is about sticking to a defined task regardless of distractions, with a focus on attitudes and behaviors that help players stay present and perform under pressure.

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A practical, coach-focused podcast that bridges theory, science, and hands-on training. Episodes center on high-performance coaching, player development, and game-driven training design, featuring guests who are leading thinkers in sports psychology, negotiation, periodization, and athletic coaching. Listeners are likely coaches, trainers, and staff who want actionable methods to improve sessions, decision-making, and transfer of learning to the field. A standout pattern is the willingness to challenge conventional approaches—exploring human-centered coaching, game-contextual training, and nuanced mental-performance frameworks rather than generic prescriptions.

Noteworthy is the recurring emphasis on applying psychology and negotiation ins... more

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