Episodes

  • #4 Out of Retirement to the Olympic Games with Abigail Irozuru

    #4 Out of Retirement to the Olympic Games with Abigail Irozuru

    · TAP Talks with Joe Fuggle

    This episode with Abigail Irozuru has it all, regardless of where you are on your athletics journey, you'll take something away.

    We hope you enjoy this as much as we did!

    Introduction
    02:21 - The importance of recovery
    04:45 - Coaching and training setups
    07:25 - Career-ending injuries
    08:50 - Missing an Olympic Games
    12:20 - Using optimism as fuel
    18:45 - Reflecting on Abi's junior career
    27:30 - Burnout
    31:15 - Being a student-athlete
    37:15 - Going to "Non-Sport" universities as athletes
    43:15 - Importance of things outside of sport
    48:00 - Business and sport crossover
    54:40 - Motivating yourself after a bad season
    57:15 - Tense training group dynamics
    1:04 - What is next for Abi?

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  • #3 Your Mind Is the ONLY Thing Holding You Back with Seamus Derbyshire & Matt Roberts

    #3 Your Mind Is the ONLY Thing Holding You Back with Seamus Derbyshire & Matt Roberts

    · TAP Talks with Joe Fuggle

    NOTE: In this podcast, we inadvertently refer to Matt as a sports psychologist when in fact he is a psychological performance coach. The discussions in this podcast relate to performance and NOT mental health. If you are to seek mental health support, please ensure you contact an accredited health professional (Click here for FREE Mental Health Support via Sporting Wellness)
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    It's not every day you get to listen to an international athlete speak with their psychological performance coach.

    In this episode of TAP Talks, we sat down with Great Britain 400m hurdler Seamus Derbyshire and Matt Roberts, AKA Psychological Performance.

    Here's what you can expect from the chat:

    00:30 - 01:45 Introductions

    01:45 - 07:40 How COVID impacted Seamus and Matt

    09:50 - Sacrifices you make as an athlete

    12:00 - What being on funding is like

    14:50 - Seamus’ parents supporting him at his lowest points

    19:00 - What Seamus is most proud of

    21:50 - Missing out on team selection

    32:00 - False starting at Nationals ON PURPOSE

    34:00 - The power of speaking out

    38:50 - What is your ‘why’?

    41:15 - Mindset Magic Trick

    43:15 - Agony Athlete

    49:30 - Finding the most significant gains

    52:50 - How to deal with self-doubt


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  • #2 Career Threatening Injuries & World-Class Training Groups with GB High Jumper Joel Clarke-Khan

    #2 Career Threatening Injuries & World-Class Training Groups with GB High Jumper Joel Clarke-Khan

    · TAP Talks with Joe Fuggle

    In this episode of TAP Talks, we chat with Joel Clarke-Khan about what it's like to train in one of the best groups in the world, career-threatening injuries, and so much more...

    Joel is a British high jumper boasting a personal best of 2.27m. He broke onto the scene in 2016 when he made the European U18 GB team. Following this, he cleared 2.20m minutes before rupturing his ACL...

    We discuss how difficult this was mentally, how it shaped his career and his advice to young athletes who are injured.

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  • #1 Introduction to TAP Talks

    #1 Introduction to TAP Talks

    · TAP Talks with Joe Fuggle

    Welcome to The Athlete Place (TAP) Talks, peer-to-peer guidance for athletics athletes.

    At The Athlete Place, we aim to innovate athletics and improve your performance and wellbeing in new and exciting ways.

    This show discusses real-life athlete experiences and guidance to make your time in the sport more straightforward and enjoyable.

    In this episode, Joe introduces himself, the show and how it will work going forward.

    We can't wait to get this going! 🎉

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