Off The Bench

By: OTB Sports
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  • Off the Bench - a podcast about women in sport but not exclusively for them. Brought to you by OTB Sports.
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Episodes
  • Reframing how they see failure | Supporting kids who are aspiring athletes

    Reframing how they see failure | Supporting kids who are aspiring athletes
    Jun 13 2021
    Coach Sally Batley and mum Deirdre Slevin on how best to support outstanding teenage athletes like Ireland’s top gymnast Emma Slevin, especially when they face challenges. Coaches and parents never make the podium but no athlete gets there without great ones. Their relationship is even more important in individual sports so we asked Sally and Deirdre how they make it work.
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    38 mins
  • WNBA star Ruth Bolton on overcoming domestic abuse & Olympic glory

    WNBA star Ruth Bolton on overcoming domestic abuse & Olympic glory
    Mar 8 2021
    To celebrate International Women's Day, Off The Bench spoke to the wonderful Ruth Bolton. Ruth overcame many odds to become a WNBA star and Olympic champion but her biggest battle of all was with domestic abuse. Basketball Ireland and the Jr NBA recently launched a four-part ‘Her Time To Play’ documentary series featuring two-time Olympic gold medallist and two-time WNBA All-Star Ruthie Bolton. The topics discussed in this interview coincide with the Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) curriculum that is currently in place. Basketball Ireland is encouraging any SPHE, Transition Year, PE teachers and basketball coaches to check out the Basketball Ireland website for more information on how to avail of the resource.
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    38 mins
  • The postponed Six Nations & the future direction of women's rugby

    The postponed Six Nations & the future direction of women's rugby
    Jan 27 2021
    For the first Off The Bench of 2021, we have a rugby special about postponement of women's Six Nations. Our guest is Alison Donnelly, editor of 'Scrum Queens' and renowned expert on the women's game who juggles that voluntary role with working full-time for Sport England. She argues that separating women's Six Nations from running parallel to the men's could actually be a good thing and the best way to grow it further. Included also is a discussion on how the postponement impacts Ireland's 2021 World Cup hopes, the recent #icare campaign that followed Six Nations postponement and we ask why the women's Six Nations still has no title sponsor. Cliona and Alison also discussed the fear that women's sport may be worst hit by the negative effects of COVID-19.
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    29 mins

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