The Magic Academy
John Fletcher, Russell Earnshaw
Supporting coaching wizards! Rusty and Fletch love to hang with rockstars from the coaching world and get them sharing through some pretty cool questions
Episodes
Mentioned books
Jan 14, 2021 • 1h 8min
Series 7 - Episode 4 AIden McNulty
Rusty gets to jump in on the bromance between Fletch and Aiden to discuss all things Ulster, BOOP, coaching Fletch's son, #BeatTheGame, using analysts effectively and coaching in the gym. Enjoy!
Jan 7, 2021 • 1h 6min
Series 7 - Episode 3 Barry Ferns
Barry chats all things recording himself telling jokes, feedback, adapting, dying on stage, hecklers, Donald Trump, patina, Dara O Briain moments and Rusty playing Wembley... the most diverse pod ever!
Dec 31, 2020 • 57min
Series 7 - Episode 1 Scott Sneddon
Scott Sneddon and Rusty chat all things coaching in Hong Kong, the World Cup repechage, working in various coaching teams and the interview process to get his new job at Loughborough.
Dec 31, 2020 • 49min
Series 7 - Episode 2 Neil Tunnah
Neil and Rusty chat about being bang average rugby players, living out of a suitcase as a coach, 'ouch' moments and learning in the Championship with Jersey....
Dec 23, 2020 • 1h 14min
Series 6 - Episode 24 Mark O'Sullivan joins Fletch and Rusty
Fletch turns host in our Christmas special with Mark O'Sullivan and Rusty to chat all things 2020 and beyond. Have a great Christmas and enjoy...
Dec 18, 2020 • 48min
Season 6 - Episode 23 Jonny McMurty
Jonny and Rusty chat all things coaching, coach development and his research into why young people drop out of rugby
Dec 13, 2020 • 59min
Season 6 - Episode 22 Rob Mason
Rob and Rusty chat all things coaching, coach development, feedback and coaching on a match day whilst exploring loads of other rabbit holes. Rob's recent translation of a couple of academic papers on his website (www.masonlearning.com) might be worth a glance or two...
Dec 10, 2020 • 1h 4min
Season 6 - Episode 21 Alex Lascu and Courtney Winfield-Hill
Alex and Courtney chat all things cricket, representative design, mental skills and sledging, 2 great old friends chatting with Rusty! A must listen for all sports...
Dec 4, 2020 • 1h 3min
Season 6 - Episode 20 Cath Bishop
Fellow Cantabrigian Cath talks all things training for 4 years to go slower at an Olympic Games, being a diplomat in Iraq, Dean Macey's hamstring and navigating lockdown with a 7 and a 9 year old. She's also written a rather cool book....
Nov 27, 2020 • 55min
Season 6 - Episode 19 Toutai Kefu
Rusty chats all things low number drop goals, learning off Eddie, tactical solutions at the 2019 World Cup and (of course!) Bermuda....
