Dive into child-first coaching with The Play Their Way Podcast! If you're a coach passionate about young lives, this is for you.
Join Laura-Jane Jones as she explores the core of coaching children and young people: voice, choice, and journey. Expert guests share their top coaching strategies, best practices, and philosophies focused on children's unique paths. Tune in and delve into how to empower their individual voice, respect their choices, and guide their journeys, cultivating a deep passion for sport and physical activity, while helping them reach their full potential.
BONUS EP: “He came into the gym and turned his life around” – Kerry Norfolk on the life-changing power of coaching
In this bonus episode of the Play Their Way podcast, we speak to Kerry Norfolk - boxing coach and the current reigning UK Coaching Community Coach of the Year for Children and Young People.
We talked about how Kerry's social work background influences her coaching style, what it means to her to be award-winning, and why it's the love of coaching that keeps her going.
Nominations are open for the 2026 UK Coaching Awards - nominate a brilliant coach like Kerry today (https://www.ukcoaching.org/campaigns/our-awards/).
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28 Apr 2026
“If a coach does his job right, he steps back” - Alex Wilson on adapting coaching for every child
Join us for a brilliant conversation with Alex Wilson, all about being flexible in your coaching to fit the needs of neurodivergent and disabled children and young people.
Alex is an athletics coach and the current reigning UK Coaching Young Coach of the Year, who has been described (accurately) as having the energy of a Duracell bunny. He discusses how his own journey with ADHD inspires his inclusive coaching style, creating a Mario Kart style track for one child, and why making mistakes (and learning from them) is part of the journey as a child-first coach.
If you're a coach looking for inspiration, this episode is for you.
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21 Apr 2026
"I swerve when I see them coming" - Kate Iorpenda on the complex relationships between parents and coaches and what needs to change
This week, we're talking about parents! Specifically, how to facilitate better understanding between us as coaches with parents.
We speak to Kate Iorpenda of No 1 Fan Club, about why communication is key to better coach-parent relationships and the fact that parents 'need more honesty about the journey', especially in performance pathways.
Kate offers a nuanced view of what struggles parents might be going through, as well as understanding of how coaches might sometimes feel the need to 'swerve when they see them [certain parents] coming'!
If you're a coach navigating supporting children and their parents, this episode is for you.
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Who has been a guest on Play Their Way
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Martin Mansell
Chelsea Hudson
Martin Yelling
Ali Oliver
Dave Reed
Reach and audience
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YouTube views
1,577,140
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Spotify
5.0 / 5
5 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 39 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
Quality
11
Social presence
100
YouTube
82
Engagement
32
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