Track & Ball with Ellen White and Richard Whitehead

By: Ellen White and Richard Whitehead
  • Summary

  • We're going to take you into the world of elite sport and give you a real insight in to what it's like to step over the white line and compete against the best. The athletes, the coaches, the support staff. So who are we? Ellen White is a footballer with Manchester City and England. Ellen's got three world cups to her name and his England's leading all-time goal scorer in that competition. Richard Whitehead MBE is a double gold winning athlete at the Paralympics, including a memorable day at the London Games in 2012. He's also set the world record for a double leg amputee in the marathon and half marathon. Follow us @trackandballpod and let us know what you think! Ellen and Richard
    Copyright 2023 Ellen White and Richard Whitehead
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Episodes
  • Paralympics re-run - another chance to hear David Weir
    Aug 21 2021

    Here's another chance to listen to Richard and Ellen's chat with Paralympic legend David Weir recorded in May 2021

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    40 mins
  • Tom Huddlestone - The Euros, initiation songs and football insight
    May 20 2021

    Tom Huddlestone began his career in the youth set-up at Nottingham Forest before moving on to Derby County, Spurs, Wolves and Hull. A brilliant passer of the ball who made it to the England squads at age group and senior level.

    Tom shares his insights from inside the world of football...from the European Super League to VAR.

    Tom's had a tough year - for the first time every he's not had a club and had to train alone and for a time even stopped watch the game. But he's fired up and getting himself in shape ready for the new season.

    He shares his highlights of 18 years at the top. He made his debut at Derby as a 16 year old and played two full seasons. And made his England debut against Brazil.

    There's lots of chat about his favourite players - those he's played with and against. And his thoughts about the Euros! He finishes, of course, with the quick fire round of questions from Ellen and Richard.

    Ellen White is an England footballer who's played at three World Cups and the 2012 Olympics.

    Richard Whitehead won gold at the Rio and London Paralympics.

    You can follow us

    @trackandballpod

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    And find this interview on Youtube at

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    37 mins
  • David Weir CBE - the mental health challenges from childhood of a 6 x Paralympic gold medal winner
    May 13 2021

    David Weir is one of the Paralympic greats. He won six gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 games as well as an 8 times winner of the London Marathon.

    His ten Paralympic medals have come at a range of distances in his racing chair...from 200m to marathon.

    He talks about his career and some of the tough mental battles he's had and his suicidal thoughts. He's outspoken on the way he feels he was treated by the sports rulers at the last Paralympics.

    Through counselling he discovered he'd been depressed all of his life. He recalls crying as a young boy on a council estate because he wanted to be 'normal' and play football and ride a bike. He never addressed the issues until 2016 and he's now thankful he spoke out and believes he's in the best mental state he's ever been in.

    David retired after Rio in 2016 but he's back and hungry for action in Tokyo this summer.

    The "WeirWolf" has also developed a new way of coaching and set up the Weir Archer Academy to pass on knowledge, experience and enjoyment of sport to the next generation of disabled people.

    Thanks for listening. Track and Ball is presented by England footballer Ellen White and Paralympic sprinter Richard Whitehead

    Follow us

    @trackandballpod

    @ellsbells89

    @marathonchamp

    And you can see the video version of this and previous podcasts at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK9j_WfzRU4PdMtd5otWJjQ

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    40 mins

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