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
Jul 30, 2023 • 45min
Series 10 - Episode 19 Dave Sharkey (the three-peat)
Sharks returns to chat all things theming, lifting the lid on La Rochelle in Europe, totems, experiments and making them wait... enjoy!
Jul 1, 2023 • 1h 30min
Series 10 - Episode 18 Andy Abraham (Concepts)
Andy returns to the pod having coached community rugby for the past 11 years alongside his role as Head of Subject at Leeds Beckett... he shares the 11 concepts that helped him the most with his coaching... from simplifying to scaffolding to SOL to planning to athlete engagement... enjoy!
Jun 19, 2023 • 46min
Season 10 - Episode 17 Caspar Berry (Decision-making)
Ex-poker player and Cambridge Economist Caspar and Rusty chat all things decision-making... knowing your opponent, missing bets, data and emotions, neutral reviews, interdependence and the J-curve... enjoy!
Jun 5, 2023 • 44min
Series 10 - Episode 16 Kieran Hallett (Super Rugby)
Kieran and Rusty chat all things Super Rugby after his sabbatical from Leinster to the Rebels... coaching, co-coaching, pathways, what he's learned... enjoy!
May 29, 2023 • 57min
Series 10 -Episode 15 Jack Moran (Curriculum)
Jack and Rusty sparked by a WhatsApp group chat on curriculum chew the fat on what it could mean, the purpose, the what and the how with (hopefully) some practical ideas to bring it to life... enjoy!
May 23, 2023 • 52min
Series 10 Episode 14 - Adam and Maarten (Play)
Adam and Maarten catch up with Rusty after their play workshop for rugby coaches and chat Elmo and Grover, changing the brain, setting the room to 0, basic human needs, noticing skills, feeling the difference, DJ’ing the room, bravery, sneaky experiments and impact and the ripple effect... enjoy! Find them at https://theplayfuluniversity.co.uk
May 13, 2023 • 1h 1min
Series 10 - Episode 13 Andy Longley (Leadership Development)
Andy Longley (Coach Up) and Rusty chat leadership development for coaches, popping a lung, the Barbarians tour to Germany, ex-players as coaches, scanning the room and high performance... enjoy!
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
