The Imperfect Athlete Podcast

Samuel Pedlow is a Canadian professional beach volleyball player and all-round great guy. In the second part of their conversation, Jelle and Sam discuss a bunch of different topics. How speaking in public is helping Sam to continue to grow. What were the pivotal moments in Sam's career and playing to be efficient rather than for a highlight reel.

These times are really difficult for self-employed people, especially in the field of sport. You can help me out by telling 2 friends about this podcast and share this episode on social media!

In the second corona virus special, I go through a self-check in strategy that consists of 3 simple questions to help you do a self-assessment of your thoughts, feelings and emotions during the lockdown!

Samuel Pedlow is a Canadian professional beach volleyball player and all-round great guy. Together, Jelle and Sam discuss a bunch of different topics. How unorganized games at a cottage lead to becoming a professional athlete. How dealing with pressure is about finding the right frame to look at things. As well as, how to deal with giving up control and learning how to thrive on uncertainty. 

In the second part of my conversation with athletic therapist, clinic owner and coach Tony Carbonette, we talk about his decision to open his own clinic and what it is like working with para-athletes. 

There is no doubt that this situation of home isolation is extremely difficult for a lot of people. Yet, the way some social media are approaching strategies to help us through this might be making matters worse instead of better. In this special episode of the Imperfect Athlete, I talk about my way of dealing with this situation, my opinion about how we should deal with it, and maybe just a little bit of a different voice to help people deal with their imperfections.

In this first part of my conversation with athletic therapist, coach and clinic owner Tony Carbonette, we discuss what mistakes made Tony want to become an athletic therapist and how they shaped his philosophy, what the difference is between working on professional athletes and 'normal' people and how that can impair your performance and how the US athletic system differs from the Canadian system. Oh, and we briefly talk about the corona virus...

I always enjoy talking to Tony and I am sure you will find his insights and stories just as much fun as I do. Since everyone is in isolation, the sound quality is not always perfect, I hope you understand. 

In this the Imperfect Athlete podcast special, I compare the performance environments of the teams starring in the popular Netflix shows Last Chance U and Cheer. I look at several different factors and try to understand how these teams work and why athletes and coaches display some of the behaviour you see in the shows.

In the second part of my conversation with Ryan, we shift focus away from his career as an athlete and look at a completely different but at the same time similar performance environment: Ryan's career as a science fiction writer. We discuss a bunch of topics including how to keep growing your skills, the challenges of being a full-time writer and what lessons learned through sport can be applied to a writer.

I really loved this conversation about a topic I did not know that much about myself. I definitely learned a lot and I hope you will too.

Ryan DeBruyn is a good friend of mine with an amazing life story that goes from being a professional athlete to writing and publishing his own book series, Ether Collapse. In the first part of my conversation with Ryan, we talk about his life as an athlete, what he loves about volleyball, what his biggest mistakes were in university and as a pro. On top of that, we discuss the unique ability athletes have to make and keep making mistakes without being affected by it too much.

In the second part of my conversation with Madison Farnsworth, we talk about her work as a mental performance consultant. More specifically, together we explore the concept of stress and anxiety and Madison explains what techniques she teaches her clients to help them deal with their stress.