ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
The Samurai Shift podcast is a purpose-driven platform exploring how sport can evolve in service of the people within it.
It invites sports administrators, policymakers, program directors, coaches, and athletes past and present, who care about sport as a vehicle for human expression to pause, step back, and reflect on questions that are often overlooked.
FORMATION
Ep 1: Carl Graham - Founder of Northern Beaches Volleyball Association
Ep 2: Nathan McLeod - Director of SA Beach in South Australia
Ep 3: Boris Georgieff - President of Volleyball Queensland
COMPRESSION
Ep 4: Louise Bawden OLY - VA Board of Directors
Ep 5: Damian Schumann OLY - The 'outsider' who broke through
Ep 6: Michael Nelson - Olympic Coach now AIS Coach Development
FRACTURE
Ep 7: Alistair Lyne - Director of Vic Beach
Ep 8: Andrew Schacht OLY - Olympic Coach piloting AIS Coach Wellbeing program
Ep 9: Natalie Cook OLY - Olympic Gold Medalist and founder of the Aussie Athlete Fund
INTEGRATION
Ep 10: Lauren Soderberg - Olympic Coach & National Body Wellbeing Systems Leader
Ep 11: Craig Carracher - Volleyball Australia President
Ep 12: Baz Weidmeier - Former Volleyball NSW General Manager and International Event Manager
Hosts:
Update frequency:
biweekly
Average audio length:
65 minutes
Guest interviews
English
Australia
14 episodes
since March 28, 2026
episodic
LATEST EPISODE 🔗
Connecting the Pieces with Barry “Baz” Wedmeier | Season One Finale
After twelve extraordinary conversations, it's time to reflect.
For the final episode of Season One, I'm joined once again by Baz Wedmeier to explore the common threads that have emerged throughout The Samurai Shift.
Fro…
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PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
Baz Wedmeier has spent nearly three decades experiencing beach volleyball from almost every angle — player, referee, club president, event manager, State CEO and international event operator.
In Episode 12 of The Samurai Shift, Baz brings that unusually broad perspective to the Australian beach vol…
Australia has just secured both a men’s and women’s Olympic quota spot for LA 2028 — and for five-time Olympian and Olympic gold medallist Natalie Cook, the result was significant enough to re-record our conversation.
In Episode 11 of The Samurai Shift, Natalie reflects on what this moment says abo…
Craig Carracher — Stewardship, Alignment and What Comes Next
What does it take to lead a sporting system where everyone cares deeply, yet not everyone agrees on how the sport should move forward?
In this episode of The Samurai Shift, Peter “Chico” Jones sits down with Volleyball Australia President…
What does a sporting system lose when too few women are given the opportunity to coach at its highest level?
In the final episode of The Samurai Shift’s Fracture Arc, Peter “Chico” Jones is joined by Lauren Soderberg — Australia’s first female Olympic beach volleyball coach and an internationally e…
Who looks after the people responsible for developing our athletes?
For decades, conversations around high performance have centred on athletes. Their preparation. Their performance. Their wellbeing.
But what about the coaches?
In this episode of The Samurai Shift, Peter Jones sits down with two-ti…
What happens when everyone wants the best for 'the sport', yet relationships still fracture?
For nearly three decades, Allister "Big Al" Lyne has dedicated his life to growing beach volleyball in Victoria. As Director of Vic Beach, he's built one of Australia's stronge…
In this episode of The Samurai Shift, Peter "Chico" Jones is joined by renowned high-performance coach and coach developer Michael Nelson.
Having coached Australian athletes through multiple Olympic campaigns before transitioning into national coach development with the Australian Institu…
What is the ultimate purpose of a sporting system?
In this episode of The Samurai Shift, Peter "Chico" Jones sits down with three-time Olympian, Volleyball Australia Board Member, and President of the FIVB Athletes' Commission, Louise Bawden.
Having experienced sport as an athlete, l…
In this episode of The Samurai Shift, Peter "Chico" Jones sits down with Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist and Olympian Damian Schumann to explore a journey that challenged conventional thinking about talent identification and athlete development.
Repeatedly told he was too short for Aust…
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