Trystan Bevan - The aura of Jonah Lomu and Sam Warburton shows you mean business

Trystan Bevan is the Head of Performance at Cardiff Rugby and former Head of Rugby and Wasps. Previously an NCAA athlete, Trystan has also written a book called our race focusing on the stories of the GB 4x100 Gold medal team made up of Jason Gardner, Darren Campbell, Marlon Devonish and Mark Lewis Francis.

Show notes

1:30 - Introduction to Trystan Bevan and credentials in sport

5:10 - Why the late and great Steve Black was so influential in his coaching career.

6:30 - The effect an individual coach can have on training outcomes

10:00 - The dynamic coaching at the Exeter Chiefs

12:30 - The challenges of Talent ID in short termism management

14:00 - Trystan's belief as why speed is king

19:30 - Creating a squad which is capable of playing high level of rugby for 80 minutes

22:10 - Field to gym work fitness development

25:00 - The physical characteristics of a prop and how this effect on field play

28:00 - The use of confirmation bias when accessing data

30:45 - The use of isolated running to mentally challenge players

34:00 - The importance of staggering players rugby experience

37:00 - The aura of high profile players such as Jonah Lomu

39:20 - Joe Smith and how he was a led a practice culture

41:20 - How high profile makes you feel like a team that wants success

43:30 - 'The best players take themselves seriously every day'

45:00 - Why immeasurable aims may set a culture of excellence

47:00 - The story of the 4x100 runners

53:00 - How they put aside personal rivalries to have success

57:00 - Gaining credibility in an unfamiliar sport

59:00 - How would Trystan like to be described in 3 words

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