MYB 036: What Sport Looks Like for the 99% ~ with Tim Ellison
Mar 28, 2021
Tim has a background in engineering with exposure to the aircraft industry, the dental profession, and the mining industry. He now works as a Coach and Athlete Development consultant and specialises in building contemporary pathway systems for sporting organisations. Working in this capacity, Tim has been servicing Triathlon NT for 9 years and has fulfilled a contract of a similar nature with NT Rugby. Tim was also engaged by the Northern Territory Institute of Sport to design
and implement the NTIS Coach Development Program between 2014-2017.
Tim likes spending his free time with family, triathlon training and racing, and rock climbing.
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In this episode, you’ll learn:
- How Tim’s 9 kids made him who he is and why he wants more
- What sport and development looks like for the 99%
- Where the experts “should” sit in sport
- The real purpose of sport
- The astronaut simulator program for sporting excellence
- How to structure a session with 60-70 kids so you can see each person one on one
- The importance of identifying each skill in its best form
- Why the skill of running is so important
- How to gamify sporting skills
- How to structure the ideal session with big rocks and little rocks
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