The Magic Academy
Supporting coaching wizards! Rusty and Fletch love to hang with rockstars from the coaching world and get them sharing through some pretty cool questions
Latest episodes
May 7, 2023 • 45min
Series 10 - Episode 12 Martin Bisp (Community)
Martin and Rusty chat chat about the impact and ripple effects of Empire Fighting Chance (https://www.empirefightingchance.org)... why and how they are helping over 5000 young people per year... an incredible place!
Mar 23, 2023 • 56min
Series 10 - Episode 11 Alex McWilliam (Improv)
Alex and Rusty chat all things improv... planning, playful practice and feedback to prevent a death on stage... oh, and meeting Sir Ian McKellen at Mother Goose... enjoy! http://improv4business.co.uk
Feb 16, 2023 • 58min
Series 10 - Episode 10 Rachel Vickey (Breathing)
Rachel and Rusty are reunited after their 'Challenging Conversations' hangout with the Premier League and chat all things helping good people do difficult things, executing under pressure and arousal state control. Rusty is defo paying more attention to his breathing! Rachel can be found here... https://rachelvickery.com
Feb 2, 2023 • 51min
Series 10 - Episode 9 Harry Curtin (224 Oceanbeach Drive)
Harry and Rusty chat all things the Inside Running Coach Development course, living together for almost 2 weeks on Oceanbeach Drive, mentoring, near death cliff falls, patio dancing and high 5's... enjoy!
Jan 29, 2023 • 1h 42min
Series 10 - Episode 8 Berrick Barnes and Andrew Fraser (Boaty Boys)
Rusty has a new favourite pod with ex-Wallaby and Rusty's paddle-board partner Berwick Barnes and the man who makes things happen Andrew Fraser. A Joe Rogan-esque meander through rugby, coaching, music, coach development or a spa, detail, the magic pill, Japanese translators, Queen playing Wembley and, most importantly, the impact of being a Boaty Boy... enjoy!
Jan 4, 2023 • 1h 5min
Series 10 episode 7 - Mike Brown (Transition)
Mike and Rusty chat all things transition including learning to be a student again, growing connections, transferable skills, learning from other sports whilst also chatting coaching, selection conversations, learning from other players, highs and lows and dealing with errors... enjoy!
Dec 11, 2022 • 34min
Series 10 - Episode 6 Mark Lerpiniere (Growing rugby in a state school)
Mark shares with Rusty how he's grown rugby from scratch to 150 girls and boys representing the school... young leaders, break time club, well-designed competition, parents giving lifts... so much cool stuff... enjoy!
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Dec 11, 2022 • 29min
Series 10 - Episode 5 St David's crew (Contact)
A 'micro-pod' before the 7's semi-finals exploring all things coaching contact... Dan and Ross explore skill, pitch size, collaborating, levels, competition, donor sports and more with Rusty... enjoy!
Nov 24, 2022 • 58min
Series 10 - Episode 4 Ollie Runswick (Anticipation)
Ollie is back and chats all things anticipation with Rusty... NASA, VR, being a geek/nerd, deception and knowing where to look. Ollie can be found at @oliverrunswick and https://runswickperformance.com Enjoy!
Nov 12, 2022 • 1h 3min
Series 10 Episode 3 - Coach Yas (Coach Development)
Rusty and Has chat all tings coach development including using a mentor effectively, collaborative coaching and stepping out of your comfort zone!
