Behind the Dream

Episode #16: Polocrosse World Cup Winning Coach Bruce MacLarty talks about building a winning team, self-belief and pursuit of excellence

January 12, 2021 Newton Agency Season 1 Episode 16
Behind the Dream
Episode #16: Polocrosse World Cup Winning Coach Bruce MacLarty talks about building a winning team, self-belief and pursuit of excellence
Show Notes

Bruce MacLarty is widely considered to be the worlds best Polocrosse coach, and when you look at his win record, he is certainly one of the most successful coaches around across all sports. He has lead South Africa to back to back World Cup titles as well as multiple international series wins over the 8 year period he has been in charge of the national side. 

In this episode Bruce talks about the psychology of a high performance team, his philosophy on creativity and practice and his love (or rather obsession) with continually finding new ways to improve and bring the best out of players and a team. An avid reader, Bruce draws inspiration from diverse people and situations, and talks about how he integrates these ideas into his own coaching style.