Maji Shaikh is a doctoral candidate in the School of Human Kinetics at the University of Ottawa. His primary area of research is in exploring positive youth development through sport and recreation. His expertise lies in trauma-sensitive practi

Episode 12: Developing Psychological and Life Skills in Athletes

May 19th, 2021 56m 57s

Kurtis is a Ph.D. candidate and assistant football coach at the University of Alberta. He previously worked with the Edmonton Canadian Football League team in mental skills and sport science. In this episode, he joins Mike to discuss his resear

Ep.11: Flag Rugby & Grassroots Sports Initiatives

Mar 12th, 2021 28m 54s

Caleb Smith is an elementary school teacher in Niagara Falls and has been instrumental in the development and growth of youth flag rugby in Canada. He helped develop the first intermediate elementary school flag rugby league in North America in

Ep.10: Elite ParaSport and Advocacy

Jun 22nd, 2020 33m 5s

Christina Picton is an elite Para-Athlete that has been involved in Para Ice Hockey since 2004, playing at the local, provincial and national levels. She is currently the captain of the Canadian Women’s National Para Ice Hockey Team, was the fi

Ep.9: Transitioning to Pro Rugby

May 11th, 2020 1h 16m

Andrew “Q” Quattrin joins Mike to talk about his experience transitioning to professional rugby. He currently plays for the Toronto Arrows (MLR) and recently represented Team Canada at the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Mike and Q discuss the mindset he

Ep.8: ParaSport, Covid-19, and Tokyo 2020

Apr 13th, 2020 31m

After a series of knee injuries left her unable to continue to play stand-up sports, Danielle DuPlessis turned to ParaSport (wheelchair basketball) and quickly rose to the national team level. She was selected to the women’s national team in 20

Ep.7: Balance, Visual Perception, and Injury Rehabilitation

Mar 30th, 2020 41m 39s

Katie is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Kinesiology & Physical Education at Wilfrid Laurier University. Her research is focused on the effects of postural control and training experience on visual perception across the athlete spectrum.

Ep.6: Volleyball as a Life Laboratory

Mar 2nd, 2020 1h 18m

Before Kristine honed her skills as an elite coach, she was an athlete on Canada’s national volleyball and beach volleyball teams, and a 2001 inductee into the University of Toronto’s Sports Hall of Fame. Named Ontario Volleyball coach of the y

Ep.5: Greatness Doesn’t Happen on Empty

Dec 11th, 2019 1h 23m

Steph and Mike are joined by Registered Dietician and Sport Nutritionist, Katie Jessop to discuss how nutrition fuels performance. Katie is a Masters swimmer and endurance cyclist who works with elite athletes. This episode includes a Q+A segme

Ep.4: Elite Baseball – Performance, Patterns, Culture, and Risk

Nov 13th, 2019 1h 18m

Graham is an M.Sc. student at the University of Toronto and a former professional baseball pitcher. In this episode, Mike and Graham discuss topics around elite baseball. These topics include performance metrics, pattern recognition, the psycho

Ep.3: Girls Who FIGHT!

Oct 21st, 2019 1h 30m

Gemma Sheehan is an ex-MMA fighter from Toronto, Canada. In 2017, she learned that she had visible brain damage and decided to end her MMA career. She then started Girls Who Fight Inc, and now teaches girls and women self-defense and MMA. Gemma

Ep.2: Sport, Stress, Exercise, and Illness

Sep 30th, 2019 50m 41s

In this episode, Stephanie Buryk-Iggers, a Ph.D. student at the University of Toronto, joins Mike to talk about sports, stress, exercise, and illness. As an athlete and exercise scientist, Stephanie is committed to using the power of sport and

Ep.1: Mental Skills - It May Seem Foreign, But Go Traveling

Sep 9th, 2019 1h 1m

Mike is joined by Dr. Fergal O’Hagan and Mohamed (Mo) Yusuf to discuss mental skills development, how it translates to performance, and common misconceptions. Fergal shares a program (developed by Psychologists Dr. Frank Gardner and Dr. Zella M

Welcome to The Athletic Perspective Podcast!

Sep 2nd, 2019 19m 8s

In this episode, Mike is joined by Dr. Fergal O’Hagan to introduce listeners to The Athletic Perspective Podcast. This episode provides the listener with information on what this podcast is about, who the intended audience is, and the value it