Your athletes can't stop negative thoughts showing up under pressure, but they can take control of how they respond. Sport psychologist Dan Abrahams explains the "game face", a competitive persona athletes start in, stay in and return to, and why competing isn't the same as winning. For coaches who want players to own their mindset and review performance against what they actually control.

Everyone agrees that managing our state matters, until something goes wrong and the coach is the first to lose it. This one is for coaches who want a practical framework for managing their own state and building self-regulation into their team, not just talking about it. Part 3 of our series on self-regulation - ep. 67 of the Don’t Tell Me Show Me podcast with Mark Bennett and Simon Turner.

Part 2 of our self-regulation series is for coaches who want to stay at their best when the game, the referee or their own expectations start pulling them off course. Practical ideas whether you lead a full staff or coach alone. Alan Keane joins episode 66 of the Don’t Tell Me Show Me podcast with Simon Turner.

Cool, calm and composed is one way to perform, but coaching every athlete towards it can quietly make some of them worse. This episode opens a new series on emotion and self-regulation for coaches who want athletes performing as themselves, not as a copy of the coach's idea of composure. Episode 65 of the Don’t Tell Me Show Me podcast with Mark Bennett and Simon Turner.

Your team nails the culture shift for one session, then snaps straight back to old habits the next. This episode breaks down why regression is normal and exactly what to do to avoid The Elastic Band Effect. Episode 64 of the Don't Tell Me Show Me podcast with Mark Bennett and Simon Turner.

A scoreline tells you who won. It doesn't tell you what actually happened. Simon Grieve, a Level 5 LTA coach who works with Grand Slam-level juniors shares the method he uses to get athletes past "it was good" and into the real story of their performance. This episode delves into athlete ownership, empathy, narratives, and the journey from enthusiastic junior to elite performer.

Three-time Olympian turned elite college coach, Pietie Coetzee, on the moment a player stops waiting for the answer, and what changes when she does. For coaches who might be the bottleneck without realizing it. Hear from a coach who’s trying to make themselves redundant on ep. 62 of the Don't Tell Me Show Me podcast with Mark Bennett and Simon Turner.

Many coaches think their job is to be needed. The best coaches are working toward the opposite — developing athletes who don't look to the coach to solve every problem. This episode breaks down when to instruct, when to question, and when to step back. It's the third and final part of a series that unpacks self-leadership, peer impact, and now the coach's own role — three layers that build on each other to create athletes who can think for themselves.