The Magic Academy

Rusty chats with Phoebe Schecter - American Football coach. Find out more about Phoebe here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RcosmUiA8o

Rusty catches up with Mike Ashford, rugby coach, lecturer and soon to be Doctor...

Rusty chats with Rhys Williams... writer, musician and part time wizard. Works with Craig David and played flute for Morrissey, purveyor of quality dad jokes and slightly better than RhysWilliams3

Rusty catches up with Danny Newcombe... International hockey coach, coach developer, inventor of Roller Ball and wearer of caps...

Rusty chats with Roos  currently a science and research consultant for World Rugby, where his role is basically to support all strategic decisions that involve player welfare (so injury, concussion, player health), High Performance (performance analysis, performance audits) and Law (law change and monitoring).

Fletch catches up with Geoff Parling who takes us through his rugby journey from Newcastle to Melbourne!!

Rusty and Fletch do a special pre-WC pod with Gavin Allinson, rugby coach and the man who will prevent Fletch from eating Scotch Eggs and Smarties in Service Stations for at least the next 6 weeks.

Rusty chats with Garry Banford, ex-Special Forces, culminating in him being senior recruiter for UK Special Forces. Rusty and Garry discuss principles that connect both his world and the world of sport. Amazingly Rusty manages to use the phrase 'killing baddies'.

Rusty turns to the world of S&C this week as he chats with Tom McLaughlin, High Performance Manager of Ealing Trailfinders. Some great conversation including top tips for Grass roots coaches on bringing fitness to games! Tom boasts a wealth of experience from working in professional environments such as Bristol, Connaught and Wasps since the genesis of professional rugby!

Waited a long time to write this! Fletch catches up with the legend that is Walts down in Malvern after watching some rugby together! This will be essential listening!