“You get on that hamster wheel and you never quite get off and look around,” says Sean Dyche of the typical lifestyle of a Premier League manager.

These are, however, far from normal times in pandemic Britain and Dyche, the third-longest-serving manager in English football, took time from his schedule - a combination of club commitments and household chores - to speak to At Home With Leaders co-hosts Matthew Stone, Leaders’ Senior Product Manager, and sports psychologist and consultant Michael Caulfield, whose clients include Brentford FC, Northampton Saints RFC and Hampshire CCC.

At Home With Leaders brings you a wealth of guests drawn from across sports performance to explore how they are adapting to the new normal, attempting to thrive and contribute to the eventual reboot of the sports performance landscape.

From his home in Northampton, Dyche delved into:

- Why the Premier League shutdown has afforded such a welcome period of reflection and relaxation [6:30];

- His view that support mechanisms for players have gone too far in English academies [16:00];

- The levels of stress that have ‘flooded’ into the game in the modern era [20:30];

- How the motivations of young players have shifted since playing football became like a job [24:00];

- Keeping staff and players fresh while maintaining your key core values [31:00].

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