How to Use AI to Save You Hours in Planning and Still Coach Smarter with Marnie Wills
Athletic Skills PodcastShow Notes
How to Use AI to Save Time, Plan Smarter, and Transform Your Coaching
🚨 Most coaches are still Googling while the way forward is using AI.
In this episode, I am joined by Marnie Wills, an AI educator, strategist, and expert o explore how AI is reshaping sport, coaching, and education—and how coaches can use it to work smarter, not harder.
Whether you’ve never opened ChatGPT or you’re already using AI in your workflow, this episode gives you clear, practical steps to integrate AI into your coaching—without losing the human touch.
🔍 Learn why AI isn’t a tech trend—it’s a behavioural shift every coach needs to understand.
In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
Why AI is already changing how coaches plan, reflect, and lead
How to use tools like Perplexity and NotebookLM to save hours every week
Simple ways to build your own "AI coaching assistant"
How to use AI to personalise programming and better understand athletes
Why reflection and creativity are more important than ever—and how AI helps you do both
The big risks of ignoring this shift in sport, education, and leadership
Whether you’re a sports coach, PE teacher, or S&C practitioner, this episode is your entry point into AI without the overwhelm.
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