Ian Brunnschweiler is a Head of Technical Development at Southampton football club, he is a friend of the show and a previous podcast guest. Dr Mark Jarvis, is making his debut, he is High Performance Manager at the club and his previous experiences were with the English Institute of Sport where he had the role of Director of Performance Solutions.

They join me to share insights on the holistic way that Southampton go about coaching, player development rooted in the principles of Ecological Dynamics. They also share some insights from the new project that they have launched called the 'Learning Lab' which is committed to intentionally studying the impact of ecological approaches on their ability to support player development.

It's a really fascination and open discussion about working in a talent development environment with loads of insights that are applicable in any developmental context.