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
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!
14 snips
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!
Sep 9, 2022 • 20min
Series 10 - Episode 2 Mike Rogers (Coach learning)
Mike and Rusty chat all things coach development. For 13 days and 12 nights, coaches will be able to take part in the 1st Inside Rugby Coach Development camp (alongside the Player Development camp). As a coach you will have the opportunity to explore, practice and get feedback on your coaching with coaches from rugby and other sports, special guests and so much more... enjoy!
Sep 6, 2022 • 46min
Series 10 - Episode 3 Jack Cooney (Theming)
Jack and Rusty chat about Westmeath's Tailteann Cup victory and his new role as the new GAA National Player Development lead, puling on threads around environment, coaching individuals, theming (done with MA fave Dave Sharkey) and inspiring a generation... enjoy!
Sep 4, 2022 • 58min
Season 10 - Episode 1 Michael Gerard Doherty (Community)
Michale and Rusty chat all things GAA, coaching, clubs at the heart of the community, bringing parents along with you and Ant & Dec telling us to get off our phones... enjoy!
