Explorez tous les épisodes du podcast The Magic Academy
| Titre | Date | Durée | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 12 Episode 8 - Gerard Jones (the itch) | 08 oct. 2026 | 01:02:49 | |
Gerard returns again for some therapy and to chat all things scratching the 1st team itch, coaching in Bangladesh, power dynamics, death threats and being direction without dictation... enjoy! | |||
| Season 12 Episode 7 - Alex Hepton (Neurodiversity) | 07 oct. 2026 | 01:01:01 | |
Alex and Rusty chat all things Neurodiversity... seeing the world differently, being a 'naughty kid', having ants in your pants, looking beyond the label, attachment, Gabor Mate, the behaviour book, hardening of the eyes and a strengths-based mindset... enjoy! | |||
| Season 12 Episode 5 Kevin Till (Talent Development) | 27 juin 2026 | 00:47:56 | |
Kevin (PhD, U10 rugby league coach and cricket umpire, father to 2) chats all things talent development with Rusty. From early specialisation to injury to motivation to being a parent to competition and players dropping out... enjoy! | |||
| Season 12 Episode 4 Stephen Maxwell (triggers and filters) | 27 juin 2026 | 00:41:12 | |
Stephen and Rusty chat triggers, self-awareness, reflection, catching players in, car trips and the 1st 15 minutes at home... enjoy! | |||
| Season 12 Episode 6 - Sam Jarman (Happiness) | 27 juin 2026 | 00:56:07 | |
Sam joins the pod for the 2nd time exploding Rusty's brain again... the paradox of pro-sport, 'who am I?', maps of the world and 'I'll be happy when...' enjoy! | |||
| Season 12 Episode 2 - England 7's with Sam Edgerley, Will Beeley and Jeff Williams | 13 juin 2026 | 01:05:38 | |
A trip down memory lane with Will, Sledge and Jeff... a policeman in Tokyo, World Cup deselection, winning in Wellington, altitude camps and how those stories have shaped our lives... enjoy! | |||
| Season 12 Episode 3 - Andy Long and Charlie Harrison (Bath) | 13 juin 2026 | 01:12:33 | |
Lambridge United, Jonah Lomu rugby, training with your heroes, early success, memorable moments... Longy and Charlie chat about their Bath years... enjoy! | |||
| Season 12 Episode 1 - Woody and Hunty (Bees) | 13 juin 2026 | 00:47:58 | |
Mark Woodrow and Simon Hunt join Rusty to chat (in a car park in Bristol) through some of the highs and lows of the Bees years. From liquidation to the Great Escape to Hunty's try scoring feats... enjoy! | |||
| Season 11 Episode 25 - Jesse Sazant (Basketball) | 26 mai 2026 | 00:56:43 | |
From college basketball in Canada to helping coaches in the UK, Jesse and Rusty chat about analytics, creativity, 5-player actions, the rise of 3 x 3, coaching in the grey and Wembanyama... enjoy! | |||
| Season 11 Episode 24 - Andy Lockwood (Rugby Vacancies) | 07 mai 2026 | 00:38:06 | |
Andy Lockwood returns (last seen Season 9, Episode 11) to chat all things @rugbyvacancies and getting a job in sport. The Savannah Bananas, being as little risk as possible, using your network and barriers to entry... enjoy! | |||
| Season 11 Episode 23 - Eno Mwamba (Champions League) | 06 avr. 2026 | 00:47:43 | |
Eno and Rusty chat all things from Botswana to the City to chasing his dream of winning the Champions league... McKinsey's, Arsenal Community, Coach Index, the Football Banker and an 8-0 humbling... enjoy! | |||
| Season 11 Episode 22 - Aaron Takel (Tactical Warfare) | 22 mars 2026 | 00:50:34 | |
No pod since 2025... Taks was getting impatient to we did one together! All things tactical warfare, problem-solving, tweaking or changing... enjoy! | |||
| Season 11 Episode 21 Fletch and Danny - 2025 in review | 22 déc. 2025 | 01:04:55 | |
Fletch, Danny and Rusty share their highlights, heroes and hardships from 2025 and look ahead to 2026... enjoy! | |||
| Season 11 Episode 20 Byron Green and Aaron Takel (coach development) | 07 déc. 2025 | 00:53:35 | |
Byron Green, wheelchair rugby coach and player (https://athletescan.ca/athlete-rep-spotlight-byron-green-wheelchair-rugby/) gets paid a visit from Taks at his provincial training camp and we chat all things coach development... geological formations, the funnel, the Head-Smashed-in-Buffalo Jump world heritage site, levels of communication and earning trust... enjoy! | |||
| Season 11 Episode 19 - Gerard Jones (Cambodia) | 08 nov. 2025 | 00:55:57 | |
Gerard and Rusty chat about his journey to coaching in the Cambodian Premier League... learning something from everyone, the reality of micropolitics and real politics, cultural differences, ST and LT thinking, presence and storytelling... enjoy! | |||
| Season 11 Episode 18 Graeme Moffat - Lethbridge | 06 nov. 2025 | 00:38:47 | |
Moff and Rusty chat all things Gamechangers conference... brain skills, talent ID, injuries, river swims, building a den and indoor rondos... enjoy! | |||
| Season 11 Episode 17 - Aaron Takel (Developing Craft) | 28 août 2025 | 01:13:44 | |
Taks and Rusty catch up for the 3rd time to chat all things Vancouver Island, noticing skills, the Air Canada strike, headband levels, conviction and action, triangles, the Fork of Power and noticing... enjoy! | |||
| Season 11 Episode 16 - Kenny Lynn (Argentina) | 04 juil. 2025 | 00:42:07 | |
Kenny and Rusty chat all things staff football, experimenting, coaching attack and learning Spanish... enjoy! | |||
| Season 11 Episode 15 Peter Train (Pleasure and Happiness in Education) | 22 juin 2025 | 00:55:58 | |
Pete's doctorate (https://phecanada.ca/professional-learning/journal/pleasure-and-happiness-education-alternative-form-phe-peter-train) leads to a discussion with Rusty about teacher's experimenting, having a more open framework, attention, taking the ego away, sensible lunatics, astonishing yourself and the museum of values... enjoy! | |||
| Season 11 Episode 14 Jeremy Holt (For the Love of the Game) | 16 juin 2025 | 00:47:28 | |
Jeremy's joins Rusty for the 2nd time on the pod following his book release to chat all things TRIBE... enjoy! For the love of the game: How to coach identity, belonging and performance in sport. | |||
| Season 11 Episode 13 Gary Klein (Expertise) | 13 juin 2025 | 00:58:32 | |
Gary and Rusty chat all things expertise, decision-making and intuition... Pete Sturgess, Max Caldas, Daniel Kahneman, netball, rowing, feedback, getting in the head of a team-mate, pre-morteming, shadow boxing and mild suggestions... enjoy! | |||
| Season 11 Episode 12 - Paul McGuinness (Skilful players) | 09 mai 2025 | 01:02:25 | |
A 2nd appearance for Paul to chat all things scanning, secret codes, time-wasting, awkward finishes, going against the flow, feeding the bear and deliberately playing dead... enjoy! | |||
| Season 11 Episode 11 - Richard Bennett (BPF) | 20 avr. 2025 | 00:42:35 | |
Rich joins Rusty to chat all things Bhudesi Pride Foundation and changing lives through rugby... https://bpfafrica.org/ | |||
| Season 11 Episode 10 - Chris Guest | 11 avr. 2025 | 00:35:06 | |
Guests and Rusty reflect on all things coaching England Women U19 cricket... enjoy! | |||
| Season 11 Episode 9 - Harry Spencer | 07 avr. 2025 | 00:46:11 | |
Harry and Rusty chat all things scout mindset, qui fait quoi, expecting chaos, falling out of love with rugby (and back in love with rugby in France)... Mange tout! | |||
| Season 11 Episode 8 Sam Leeming (Finding peace) | 02 avr. 2025 | 00:57:51 | |
Ex-professional rugby player, diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma at 23 , retired due to concussion at 25 and now helping others find flow... an incredible story with so many great lessons... enjoy! | |||
| Season 11 Episode 17 Danny and Fletch (Coaching chat and the book) | 30 déc. 2024 | 01:07:54 | |
Fletch and Danny (Newcombe) chat coaching with Rusty... coaching cohesion, pre-mortem, anticipation, tactical vs emotional, flow and feel, coaching skills, the book... enjoy! | |||
| Season 11 Episode 16 - Christian Penny | 17 déc. 2024 | 00:55:38 | |
Having bumped into each other in Wellington, Rusty catches up with Christian to chat all things 'bro culture', listening and thinking, finding meaning, helping people be braver, fluidity, working out who the teachers are and putting the who before the task... enjoy! | |||
| Season 11 Episode 15 - Greg Feek (Finding Strong) | 18 nov. 2024 | 00:49:10 | |
Greg Feek, current Blues scrum coach, former All Black player and Leinster, Ireland and NZ rugby coach joins Rusty to chat all things scrums, San Fran, the Front Row Union and making them squeal... enjoy! | |||
| Season 11 Episode 14 Davie Gray (A coach with a different lens) | 26 oct. 2024 | 00:43:24 | |
Davie and Rusty catch up to chat all things mindset, soft boundaries, designing your own job, secret missions, intent/effort/focus, connecting the dots and pulling the trigger... enjoy! | |||
| Season 11 Episode 13 - Gerard Jones (Inspire-Involve-Inform) | 13 oct. 2024 | 01:00:25 | |
Gerard joins from the US via York, Hull, Rochdale, Bristol. Morocco and many more chapters as a coach to chat magic moments, imposter syndrome, feedback from Fletch, his square squad and variable rewards... enjoy! | |||
| Season 11 Episode 12 - Craig Morris (the Olympic journey) | 09 sept. 2024 | 00:48:01 | |
Craig and Rusty chat all things Olympics... being present, the most important of the non-important things, a 1st person perspective, prepared not planned, reinventing yourself and so much more... enjoy! | |||
| Season 11 Episode 11 Will Webster (player to coach) | 26 août 2024 | 00:44:45 | |
Will Webster... lifelong learner, international rugby coach, MLR winner x 2, player whose dreams outgrew his ability, older brother who is under pressure to get married, all round good bloke. Will and Rusty chat all things becoming a great coach without the blue tick! | |||
| Season 11 Episode 10 Aaron Takel (if Carlsberg did coach development...) | 22 août 2024 | 00:52:58 | |
Taks and Rusty come together to share their top 10 moments from the recent Gainline Sports Coaching x Magic Academy coach and player hangout on Vancouver Island... rethinking coach development, 33 seconds the story of SQUEEZE, cooks and chefs, wishing you were 30 years younger, the Allenby Coffee Bar, player coaches, running a game tag and what is fun? ENJOY! | |||
| Season 11 Episode 9 Jack Hanratty (The Olympic journey) | 17 août 2024 | 00:53:32 | |
Jack and Rusty chat all things Canada 7's, fake citings, the 'slog', learning from 7's, problem-solving, low points and so much more... enjoy! | |||
| Season 11 Episode 8 - Jess Bunyard (Coach Learning) | 24 juin 2024 | 00:54:16 | |
Jess and Rusty chat all things fist bumping heroes, being a female coach, coach feedback, the rhythm of the game and travelling from Huddersfield to Christchurch to learn as much as you can... enjoy! | |||
| Series 11 Episode 7 - Tom Morris (A community of care) | 08 juin 2024 | 00:59:06 | |
Tom from Progressive Rugby chats all things creating a community of care and protecting players in rugby... enjoy! | |||
| Series 11 - Episode 6 James Vaughan (The Swedish theory of love) | 14 mai 2024 | 01:17:11 | |
James Vaughan PhD (Head of development at AIK Stockholm) chats all things the Swedish theory of love, comfort blankets, tuxedo pliers with studs and goldfish with Rusty... enjoy! | |||
| Season 11 Episode 5 - Paul Chequer (Practicing challenging conversations) | 24 avr. 2024 | 00:40:18 | |
Rusty spends even more time with the man he has spent most of the last month with helping coaches navigate challenging conversations in football (shout out to Danny Newcombe!)... forum theatre, status, noticing skills, statement of intent and 'can I take this back?' Enjoy! | |||
| Series 11 Episode 4 - Tom Farrow (Solving Problems) | 01 avr. 2024 | 00:51:28 | |
Tom Farrow... performance coach, owner at Arete and the best wrestler I know chats all things solving performance problems. On the way, we chat connected conversations, why tackles are missed, 2 leg takedowns and lessons from football... enjoy! Tom can be found at http://www.arete-performance.com/ | |||
| Series 11 Episode 3 - Sean Graham (Developing yourself and others) | 04 févr. 2024 | 00:52:49 | |
Sean and Rusty chat all things from the U13F's, being excited to come to training, reflecting in the moment, Laurie Fisher as Bruce Springsteen, re-imagining a coaching skills carousel, saving bullets, Ben Ryan in 2009 and John Quinn's grenades... enjoy! | |||
| Season 11 Episode 2 - Mike Porteous (Confidence) | 25 janv. 2024 | 00:55:09 | |
Mike and Rusty chat all things confidence... What gives you a buzz? When is it hard for you? How does it feel? What milestones might we pass on the way? How can we be mischievous? Who owns the right way? Who do you want to be? Enjoy... | |||
| Season 11 - Episode 1 Mike Orchin-McKeever (Energy) | 04 janv. 2024 | 00:35:32 | |
Mike is (just) a PE teacher and rugby coach and chats all things creative coaching, coaching across different environments and growing the game... enjoy! | |||
| Series 10 - Episode 20 Fletch and Rusty (the App) | 20 août 2023 | 00:24:40 | |
Fletch and Rusty chat skill, levels, connecting player-parent-coach, coaching contact, coach development and being more like Finn... enjoy! | |||
| Series 10 - Episode 19 Dave Sharkey (the three-peat) | 30 juil. 2023 | 00:45:07 | |
Sharks returns to chat all things theming, lifting the lid on La Rochelle in Europe, totems, experiments and making them wait... enjoy! | |||
| Series 10 - Episode 18 Andy Abraham (Concepts) | 01 juil. 2023 | 01:30:29 | |
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! | |||
| Season 10 - Episode 17 Caspar Berry (Decision-making) | 19 juin 2023 | 00:46:25 | |
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! | |||
| Series 10 - Episode 16 Kieran Hallett (Super Rugby) | 05 juin 2023 | 00:44:07 | |
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! | |||
| Series 10 -Episode 15 Jack Moran (Curriculum) | 29 mai 2023 | 00:56:58 | |
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! | |||
| Series 10 Episode 14 - Adam and Maarten (Play) | 23 mai 2023 | 00:52:18 | |
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 | |||