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
Episodes
237 episodes
Season 11 Episode 13 - Gerard Jones (Inspire-Involve-Inform)
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!
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Season 11
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Episode 13
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1:00:25
Season 11 Episode 12 - Craig Morris (the Olympic journey)
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!
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Season 11
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Episode 12
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48:01
Season 11 Episode 11 Will Webster (player to coach)
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 coac...
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Season 11
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Episode 11
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44:45
Season 11 Episode 10 Aaron Takel (if Carlsberg did coach development...)
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, ...
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Season 11
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Episode 10
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52:58
Season 11 Episode 9 Jack Hanratty (The Olympic journey)
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!
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Season 11
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Episode 9
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53:32
Season 11 Episode 8 - Jess Bunyard (Coach Learning)
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!
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Season 11
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Episode 8
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54:16
Series 11 Episode 7 - Tom Morris (A community of care)
Tom from Progressive Rugby chats all things creating a community of care and protecting players in rugby... enjoy!
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Season 11
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Episode 7
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59:06
Series 11 - Episode 6 James Vaughan (The Swedish theory of love)
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!
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Season 11
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Episode 6
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1:17:11
Season 11 Episode 5 - Paul Chequer (Practicing challenging conversations)
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 '...
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40:18
Series 11 Episode 4 - Tom Farrow (Solving Problems)
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!...
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Season 11
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Episode 4
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51:28
Series 11 Episode 3 - Sean Graham (Developing yourself and others)
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...
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Season 11
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Episode 3
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52:49
Season 11 Episode 2 - Mike Porteous (Confidence)
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...
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Season 11
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Episode 2
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55:09
Season 11 - Episode 1 Mike Orchin-McKeever (Energy)
Mike is (just) a PE teacher and rugby coach and chats all things creative coaching, coaching across different environments and growing the game... enjoy!
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Season 11
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Episode 1
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35:32
Series 10 - Episode 20 Fletch and Rusty (the App)
Fletch and Rusty chat skill, levels, connecting player-parent-coach, coaching contact, coach development and being more like Finn... enjoy!
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Season 10
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Episode 20
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24:40
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!
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Season 10
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Episode 19
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45:07
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 SO...
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Season 10
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Episode 18
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1:30:29
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!
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Season 10
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Episode 17
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46:25
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!
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Season 10
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Episode 16
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44:07
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!
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Season 10
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Episode 15
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56:58
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 e...
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Season 10
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Episode 14
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52:18
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!
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Season 10
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Episode 13
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1:01:17
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!
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Season 10
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Episode 12
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45:24
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
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Season 10
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Episode 11
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56:01
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 att...
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Season 10
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Episode 10
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57:38