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A podcast for Parents, Sports Coaches, PE Teachers, Support staff and anyone else interested in Youth Athletic Development! Our mission is to support grassroots coaches in the development of youth athletes.
Here you'll find interviews with technical coaches, support staff, researchers and former athletes, helping us all to improve our coaching with young athletes.
Stephen MacGabhann (NSWIS) - Enhancing Talent ID: Multi Sensory and Coachability Assessments
The Long Term Athletic Development Podcast
1 hour 21 minutes
2 weeks ago
Stephen MacGabhann (NSWIS) - Enhancing Talent ID: Multi Sensory and Coachability Assessments
In this episode we are joined by Stephen McGhabban (UCRISE/NSWIS) — ex-elite Gaelic footballer, physiotherapist, UKSCA / ASCA L2 S&C coach, and PhD researcher focusing on enhancing talent identification with novel assessments of multisensory abilities and coachability.
In this conversation we cover:
How NSWIS supports talent ID for Olympic/Paralympic sports and links with 12 regional academies.
Coachability: definition, the six components, and a dual-perspective questionnaire for athletes/coaches.
VVS-A testing (visual, vestibular, somatosensory, autonomic) and why it complements coaching judgment.
Research findings from Stephen's work with elite and emerging young divers.
Upcoming live webinar: “Can We Improve the Selection of Future Olympic Athletes? Integrating Multisensory Assessment with Machine Learning”Sun 2 Nov 2025 — 7:00 PM AEST | 9:00 AM GMT (UK) | 1:00 PM GST (Dubai).
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Resources & links:
Stephen’s LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/in/stephenmacgabhann
Coachability Systematic Review (Sports Medicine): https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-025-02267-6
The Long Term Athletic Development Podcast
A podcast for Parents, Sports Coaches, PE Teachers, Support staff and anyone else interested in Youth Athletic Development! Our mission is to support grassroots coaches in the development of youth athletes.
Here you'll find interviews with technical coaches, support staff, researchers and former athletes, helping us all to improve our coaching with young athletes.
