Timeline:
0:00 –  9:31 – Robbie Intro’s show and asks Vern to introduce him self and give us his background9:32 – 12:09 - Vern’s discusses his hopes for updating his book “Athletic Development” 12:10 – 23:48 - Robbie asks Vern – if he had all the resources available to him – How would he set up a long-them athletic development program for the entire United States?23:49 – 27:57 - Robbie summarizes what Vern put forth as a potential LTAD model, and Vern continues to speak about the huge impact LTAD can have on developing better human beings27:58 –  28:29 - Robbie talks about how James Fitzgerald has a huge appreciation for LTAD and the attainment of maximum physical preparation (MPP), and briefly talks about how instant gratification can impede this appreciation for LTAD and MPP28:30 – 33:26 - Vern speaks about the importance of coaching putting in deep work as they coach, and then discusses some essential training concepts that would from his LTAD model 33:27 – 38:33 - Robbie asks Vern – How would the management hierarchy of a high performance sports centre be structured?
38:39 – 40:10 - Robbie asks Vern another follow up question regarding the set-up of a high-performance staff at one of these hypothetical facilities
40:11 – 42:00 - Robbie shares with Vern the work of James Smith from his book “The Governing Dynamics of Coaching”42:01 – 44:20 - Vern continues to discuss the set-up of a high-performance staff and the importance of having no-egos within the team44:21 – 52:08 - Robbie asks Vern – How much emphasis would he put on the personal/ self-development and communication of the staff members within one of these high-performance facilities
52:09 – 55:10 - Robbie asks Vern – what are his current and top book recommendations55:11 – 56:47 - Robbie asks Vern if he only had 1 year left on planet earth – How would he spend that year?
56:48 – 58:40 - Robbie asks Vern – if he could invite 5 people to dinner, dead of alive, who would he invite and why?58:41 – 59:49 - Robbie wraps up the show!