The Magic Academy: Recent Episodes
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
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!
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!
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!
Tom from Progressive Rugby chats all things creating a community of care and protecting players in rugby... enjoy!
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!
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!
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/
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!
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...
Mike is (just) a PE teacher and rugby coach and chats all things creative coaching, coaching across different environments and growing the game... enjoy!
Fletch and Rusty chat skill, levels, connecting player-parent-coach, coaching contact, coach development and being more like Finn... enjoy!
Sharks returns to chat all things theming, lifting the lid on La Rochelle in Europe, totems, experiments and making them wait... enjoy!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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
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!
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!
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
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
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
Rusty and Has chat all tings coach development including using a mentor effectively, collaborative coaching and stepping out of your comfort zone!
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!
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!
Andy chats all things selling up and moving to Australia, the opportunities it has created, the people that have helped him along the way and the memories he's trying to create for his players... enjoy!
Lynn and Rusty look forward to Pierre Villepreux coming over for le Plaisir du Movement and the playing and coach development opportunities it offers... enjoy! Email ben@miniscare.co.uk Website https://www.lpm-rugby.org/en/home/
Karen joins rugby to chat all things coach development, having a hobby job, language, ECG, curriculum versus syllabus and teaching geography... enjoy!
Dean and Rusty chat through their journeys to self-employment and what might have helped! From being bitten by a horse, the price of autonomy, hitting your purpose and connecting the dots up backwards... enjoy!
Andy and Rusty chat all things education... teacher agency, leadership, CPD, parents and empathy... enjoy!
Rusty and Mustafa chat all things resilience... putting on your own oxygen mask first, a GCSE in receiving feedback, replays and Barry Cowan... enjoy!
Over 2 years to align their diaries and Owen and Rusty chat belonging, storytelling, performance coaching and being open-minded... enjoy!
Katie and Rusty chew the fat on all things motivation, opening a can of worms regarding different types of motivation, rewards and consequences and coaching skills... enjoy!
Rusty and Sarah Murray discuss psychology in coaching including spending time doing me-search, well-being and performance, intent for inaction, Melchester Rovers and turning the fruit bowl into a smoothie... enjoy!
Mike chats with Rusty about how we could fail faster as coaches, sharing his best (and worst) coaching experiences on a journey including Mitre 10, Women's Super Rugby and now in the MLR with the New England Free Jacks. Enjoy!
Ross returns to the pod 1091 days and chats how how his thinking about coaching has changed again and helped him move his business forward. They chat all things being kind to yourself, boundaries, staying in the moment, rescuing people, recruiting rockstars, Bernard Jackman and AB Zondagh. Enjoy!
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Rusty and Euan explore the role of opportunity (and luck) in his journey from Scotland to NZ and back again via France, Australia and China for the Olympics. Enjoy!
Rusty and Zane chat about the 'Mental Toughness Journal', its origins and its impact. Available on https://www.flowsport.co.nz Enjoy!
Rusty explores the journey Whitey has taken from serial trophy winner at Leicester, Wasps, Wales and the Lions to the search to love yourself and find joy in life. A must listen! Find him at www.menwithoutmasks.com and craigwhitementoring.com
The man the legend behind Rugby Vacancies joins Rusty to chat all things culture and shares his 3 key principles for developing it in teams and how that might be relevant to the teams you coach. Oh... and chasing pigs in PNG.
Rusty chats with Mark author of 'The Best: How Elite Athletes are Made' chatting all things effective practice, instruction, science and how it can be used, coaching craft and luck. Enjoy!
Ollie and Rusty chat all things learning touching on pressure training, coaching scanning and anticipation, transfer, curriculum design and the well-being of coaches. Ollie can be found at @oliverrunswick and https://runswickperformance.com Enjoy!
DC and Rusty chat all things becoming more skilful as a player and a team, exploring training, coach behaviours and packing your ski goggles... enjoy!
Will and Rusty chat all things the Pyramid of Purpose, Mr Music, player transitions, Project 11 and the Peacock family... enjoy!
Richie and Rusty chat all things practice design, confidence, movement skills, touch and training aids. Enjoy! https://passport.world.rugby/injury-prevention-and-risk-management/tackle-ready/
Biggsy and Rusty share stories of the reality of professional rugby, putting a few in room 101 including meetings, senior player groups, away days, coach feedback and selection...
Phil turns host and Duffs turns up late to chat all things RockIt Rugby app...
- What's the benefits for coach, player and parent?
- How can more kids know more of their times tables?
Enjoy!
Having played together and worked together with England, Rusty and Vicks explore:
- The benefits of 7's, 10's and touch rugby
- All things coaching, leadership and people...
- Never meet your hero!
Enjoy!
Rusty and Joe chat all things winning:
- Developing as a coach
- Working out how to win
- Structure and shapes
- Special plays and experiments
- Props kicking
Enjoy!
Dave Sharkey (real name) returns to chat through his work with ROG at La Rochelle as he and Rusty discuss:
- Types of theming
- What he's learnt from theming remotely in a foreign language!
- Limitations
- What next?
Enjoy!
Rusty is joined by Martin and Sunday morning coach Fletcher who has some mental skills to work on for him, the players and their parents. A discussion on how he can think more clearly under pressure, zoom in and zoom out, use his current coaching skills to support the development of the mental skills and how he could individualised this.... enjoy!
Rob is back with an update on some of his work with coaches in the AFL and with WAIS and his new job working in Mental Health... enjoy! See Rob's work at www.masonlearning.com
Soaks and Rusty chat all things Kubota Spears and the Top League in Japan... the impact of Malcom Marx and Ryan Crotty, environment, leadership, your best man, alignment, being a great bolt, language and mastery on the battleship... enjoy!
Dr Vic chats all things leadership and coaching with Rusty. The 1st head teacher to hug Rusty and TED talker, Dr Vic shares some of the tactics that have helped her turn a school around... being fierce, championing the underdog, visible leadership, training and accountability and, of course, love... enjoy!
Rusty and Percy chat all things reinventing rugby after James's article in the Rugby Paper.... life in France, loving his time at Quins, the impact of coaches on him (good and bad) and advice for young players... enjoy!
Rusty chats to former England U20 (World Cup winning) coach and now Anderlecht 1st team coach Aaron Danks... it's coming home!
Nick and Rusty explore coaching teams and the language of coaching. From the echo of effectiveness to the language locker of a team to intentional trial and error and painting the walls of the house different colours.... enjoy!
Mark chats all things hostage negotiation with Rusty... the importance of language, the subconscious mind, belonging and CS gas...
Rusty and Dave chat all things on being the parent that is finally persuaded to coach and the effect it has had on his parenting and work skills. From the 1st session to the 1st CPD to discovering podcasts to his wife receiving feedback at work and so much more... enjoy!
Rusty and Dom chat all things being head of Community and using his car salesman techniques to change lives including computers for kids, the prison project and taking rugby to places where it currently does not exist ... enjoy!
Rusty and Luke chat about helping sportspeople transition into their next career and also how Magic and PostPro are wok gin together to help businesses develop their leadership and coaching...
Doug and Rusty plan an imaginary campaign for the mighty Cognitive Wanderers FC... enjoy!
Aaron Walsh is back one year on and the most-improved man on Linkedin has become the king of Linkedin! Rusty and Walshy v2.0 chew the fat on all things mental skills with the Chiefs, in schools and beyond. washy even offers Rusty a bit of marriage counselling... enjoy!
Fletch and Rusty catch up on what they have been up to including writing a book, developing an app, speaking to the House of Lords, mentoring and hanging out with businesses... enjoy!
Rusty and Super John Afoa chat all things being in the form of his life, low numbers kicking and adding pieces to the puzzle. Enjoy!
Rusty is joined by Elaine, coach at 14 and now with a Masters in Psychology chats all things mental health for players and coaches and a variety of skills that might be helpful for us all. Enjoy!
Dave Slemen, ex-Harlequin and Connacht player talks all things recruitment and people development in both sport and business...
Rusty and Cam discuss all things people development, leadership and effective teams across a variety of contexts and cultures. Cam is Chief of Barefoot & Boardshorts at Dynamic Adaptability, having previously been the Global Senior Manager of Talent Development for Qatar Airways and more recently tasked with developing people at Booking.com. Enjoy!
Finally (World and European medalist and now coach) Jack and Rusty get on the pod to chat all things moving from 105th in the World to 16th in one year, having his identity tied up with the 'Green Machine', managing the noise in his head, almost playing England 7's, coming 4th in the Olympics and his new role with Champion Health. A must listen!
Rusty catches up with Ed Robinson exploring his journey from Bristol to Rotherham to Jersey and England and back again. What has he learnt and who has helped him along the way... enjoy!
Rachel and Rusty chat about the chapters In her journey so far, exploring playing, coaching, the Barbarians, pathways, coach development, participation and performance and (perhaps) goose-stepping a famous rugby player Enjoy!
At last Rusty and JTH chat! So much in this talk from player-to-coach, learning from the dark days, the impact of coaches on his life, coaching young people, Champagne Charlies and Joe Marler turning up in a (Adidas) space suit... enjoy!
Fletch and Rusty catch up with Derek to chat about his journey so far, Fletch being 11/10 when in Scotland, the impact of sport on people, coach development, stress and burnout in sport coaching and rebalancing the scales... a must listen!
Doug and Rusty chat all things teaching, coaching and learning. As well as the washing basket, a journey that stops to enjoy the view at anticipating errors, who is listening best, signposting, the classroom as a team, co-coaching, whiteboards and co-creation. And... the book (A Coach's Guide to Teaching) is in Rusty's top 3. Enjoy! PS There will be a part 2.
Rusty and Paul go on a coaching road trip... wild horses, the arrogance of timing, the cage, the chain, deception, scanning in the long grass, observational skills and intimidation by skill. Enjoy the ride!
Clare Murphy storyteller extraordinaire chats all things stories for coaches and leaders, being in a flow state, the power of silence and connection and how she lives a life without shame! A must listen...
Fish and Rusty chat all things player to coach, academy coaching into 1st team coaching, relationships, tactical frameworks, being coached by Rusty and Fish's learning network... enjoy!
Rusty and Pricey sit down to reflect on their time together with England and all things Rugby League, coaching in the NRL, creating opportunities for young players, learning to coach and being sacked.
Dangerous Dave chats all things coaching basketball, wearing a vest on the mean streets of Grantham and flow experiences with Rusty. A must listen!
Bails and Rusty chat all things finding your love of 7's, D&I, videos of Campo, being national Kiss Chase champ and coaching. Enjoy the ride...
Amy hangs with rusty to chat all things being one of the best tennis players in Cumbria, car conversations, the psychology of learning how to lose and thinking aloud with coaches and coaching teams and . Loads of practical advice to help you grow...
Rusty and Fletch chat all things being yourself, rugby, coaching, refereeing, media and low numbers kicking. A great time was had by all!
Rusty gets to jump in on the bromance between Fletch and Aiden to discuss all things Ulster, BOOP, coaching Fletch's son, #BeatTheGame, using analysts effectively and coaching in the gym. Enjoy!
Barry chats all things recording himself telling jokes, feedback, adapting, dying on stage, hecklers, Donald Trump, patina, Dara O Briain moments and Rusty playing Wembley... the most diverse pod ever!
Scott Sneddon and Rusty chat all things coaching in Hong Kong, the World Cup repechage, working in various coaching teams and the interview process to get his new job at Loughborough.
Neil and Rusty chat about being bang average rugby players, living out of a suitcase as a coach, 'ouch' moments and learning in the Championship with Jersey....
Fletch turns host in our Christmas special with Mark O'Sullivan and Rusty to chat all things 2020 and beyond. Have a great Christmas and enjoy...
Jonny and Rusty chat all things coaching, coach development and his research into why young people drop out of rugby
Rob and Rusty chat all things coaching, coach development, feedback and coaching on a match day whilst exploring loads of other rabbit holes. Rob's recent translation of a couple of academic papers on his website (www.masonlearning.com) might be worth a glance or two...
Alex and Courtney chat all things cricket, representative design, mental skills and sledging, 2 great old friends chatting with Rusty! A must listen for all sports...
Fellow Cantabrigian Cath talks all things training for 4 years to go slower at an Olympic Games, being a diplomat in Iraq, Dean Macey's hamstring and navigating lockdown with a 7 and a 9 year old. She's also written a rather cool book....
Rusty chats all things low number drop goals, learning off Eddie, tactical solutions at the 2019 World Cup and (of course!) Bermuda....
Rusty and Brakey who is coaching the London Royals in the Bermuda 10's chats all things playing and transitioning to coaching at Worth School and England 7's, including walking for miles to get his tie, looking for a ball on a building site and playing in a World Cup 7's final
In case you hadn't noticed our intrepid chief wizard is in Bermuda and chats all things rugby and coaching with the Miami Suns players and coaching staff...
Live and direct (well almost!!) from Bermuda where Rusty chats with Mat Turner, ex-England 7's and now Seattle Seawolves player-coach hangs with Rusty in Bermuda to chat all things World 10's, rugby opportunities in the US and how Rusty could have coached him better...
Fletch takes the hot seat this week as Rusty is sunning himself with the Miami team in Barbados (Fletch and Stig available for next year!!!!)
We are very grateful to Lee Dickson - who joins Fletch to chat Barney to Barney via Falcons, Saints, Blues and England
Tamara Taylor 115 caps for England and 4 World cups chats all things coaching, self doubt and the move from DMP to Saracens with Fletch... enjoy!
Suzanne shares her 5 guiding principles with Rusty as they chat all things psychology, motivation, behavioural change and the impact of supervision...
Rusty chats all things intent-based leadership, Jose Mourinho, inviting feedback and coaching the U9's with Peter Russian from 'Turn The Ship Around'
Rusty chats with Simon Jones, 10.6s 100m man, S&C coach for Japan at the 2019 RWC and Rusty's favourite lockdown webinar.
Rusty chats with Eilidh Gibson... paddler, World and European champion, founder of Slalom Inspire and Project FLOW...
Farrah Douglas, ex-USA Eagle rugby player, went to 2 Rugby World Cup and was hit very hard by Maggie Alphonsi. Chats all things coaching, learning and spending the Summer at Bowdoin with Rusty every year!
Lee is founder of the Athlete Tribe. He chats all things physical development in the lower leagues and Premiership, coaching and well-being. Rusty needs to eat more fruit and veg!
Rusty and Rob chat all things disability and inclusion coaching, deep reflective moments, socio-relational reflections and 'what if Carlsberg did coach development'. Rusty left inspired and pleased his WRU keynote was a strong grade C...
Cheavon Clarke, Commonwealth and European medalist, died twice and the man with the best energy Rusty has ever met...
Kendrick Lynn, coach (both sides of the ball) at Lyon in the Top 14 joins Rusty to chat all things identity, the French Resistance, off-the-pitch habits, player to coach and what makes a great day for him. He's excited to be a guest on his favourite podcast!
Anna Stodter, international rugby player, course leader at Anglia Ruskin University and curious about all things coach learning. Anna has also won twice as many Varsity matches as Rusty...
Rusty catches up with 'Soaks' and discusses all things player to coach, learning from 7's, secret lockdown coaches groups and gamification catching on around the world...
Jeremy Holt and Rusty chat all things identity, walking empaths, caveman, speedway and pit stop crews.
Wrapping up season 5 Rusty chats with Cody Royle... AFL coach, writer and podcaster chats all things leadership, head coaching and talking to himself...
Rusty meets one of his heroes and his newfound 'phone-a-friend' James Gee to chat all things video game design, learning and politics.
Rusty chats with his magic lessons friends, Magic Academy members and trainee wizards Sinan and Ben plus Magic Circle member Tom Luddington...
Fletch takes the reins this week and chats with William Bryce about the NFL academy based in London
Rusty chats with Ugo Monte... Harlequin, England and British Lion, father and commentator...
Chats all things being human, being Fletch’s favourite commentator, immediate feedback on social media, winning championships and hanging with the Magic academy during lockdown...
Jared Payne... ex-Crusader, Irish International and British and Irish Lion chats player-to-coach with Rusty. From his first day as a coach to what he has been up to over lockdown and everything in between.
Topsy Ojo (London Irish legend and one club man) and Dr Daniel Fujiwara (expert in well-being) chat all things well-being in sport with Rusty
Danny Newcombe and Will Roberts from Boing Kids join Rusty to chat all things 'Bears in the Woods', coach development and how we take webinars to the pitch more effectively.
Rusty chats with Damian Hughes, storyteller extraordinaire and all things truth tellers versus time tellers, cultural architects, momento mori and (the radio DJ) Chris Evans. Similar WiFi to Stuart Lancaster.
Jean Côté, professor and researcher in coaching and children in sport, planner of interactions and ex-goal tender chats all things coaching with Rusty.
Aaron Walsh and Rusty make it 2nd time lucky. Linkedin's most improved person and mental skills coach with the Gallagher Chiefs joins Rusty to chat all things belonging, identity and normalising mental skills.
Lara Mossman joins a notable list of second podcasters all the way (with dodgy wifi) from Melbourne and takes Rusty by surprise by hacking the pod to gamify his coaching report from a session she watched. Enjoy!
Rusty catches up with Ben Pegna, ex-player and now consultant coach chats all things coaching, rooming with rusty with the 7's and Going For Gold...
Rusty and James chat all things coaching, opera and his dissertation on Magic Academy cards
Sammie Phillips, Ben Powell and Peter Bell from England Touch join Rusty to chat all things touch rugby, skill development and Rusty's road to the 2023 World Cup.
The Batman and Robin of coach development share their experiences, insights and stories with Rusty and Fletch
Rusty chats with Brendan who is Performance Director at British rowing who talks all things rowing, paddling, triathlon and broken laptops...
Rusty chats with Razor who talks about being a storyteller, surfing, coaching Brazil 7’s, ROG’s 10 kids and who inspires him!
Billy and fletch chat about training with Mako and his cousins, his faith and how he is dealing with the world cup final
Dan Cox chats all things Cake evenings, ouch moments, pracademia and SGS Filton with Rusty
Ben Earl... chats with Rusty all things early success, changing his mindset around training, Walt's visualisation and how would he make England U18's better
GB Canoe Slalom coach... Rusty and Craig chat all things coaching individuals, £250/hour sessions, trans-disciplinary teams, pivotal moments, the Lord Mayor of Winchester and WITTW.
Rusty chats with Stephen Rollnick, clinical psychologist, godfather of motivation interviewing and expert at making Rusty aware there is way more to learn...
We kick off the new season with Kirk Vallis, Head of Creativity at Google who talks all things Creativity in sport and business with Rusty...
In the final podcast of season 4, Richie Gray chats all things coaching, the NFL, coaching contact and rough and tumble with Rusty
Andy Friend and Rusty chew the fat on (amongst other things) his coaching journey, the importance of character, coaching 7's (obviously), the importance of caring and learning moments.
An epic episode bringing together Sport and Business as Rusty and Fletch chat with Kirk Vallis of Google, Stuart Lancaster who's internet sadly went awry and Nick Twigg to talk all things around leadership, creativity and other interesting stuff!
AB Zondagh chats with Rusty all things Stade Toulousain, skills coaching, players taking responsibility and coaching in a foreign language...
It's Fletch's turn to take the reins for the Magic Academy podcast! He is joined by Dr James Bell guru of performance phycology chats with Ricard Hill MBE of Saracens, England and British Lions fame! They chat all things Culture, Resilience and Relationship.
Rusty chats with Eddie Jones, who has been the head coach of the England national team since 2015. He previously coached Australia between 2001 and 2005, taking the team to the 2003 Rugby World Cup Final.
Jamie, Mark, Rusty and the mysterious John chew the fat on restarting coaching kids from scratch after a conversation started on #WebinarWednesday
12 years on from when they worked together in the England pathway Fletch chats with George Ford, Englands current Fly half! They chat about Fordy's early experiences, leadership and the World Cup Final
Stuart Lancaster chats all things coaching, co-coaching, leadership and being Fletch's best boss..
Rusty chats with Clive Chapman, rugby coach at Birmingham & Solihull Bees explores the joys and challenges of coaching community rugby...
Rusty and Marcus chat all things coaching, his journey, scanning, skill development, transition, analysts and pick their best 5-a-side rugby teams...
Rusty chats with rockstars of Italian Rugby - Luca Bigi, the international Captain, Michele Mordacci, the Peter Pan of Rugby Colorno and specialist in mini and youth coaching, Aldo Birchall who is rocking it at Biella in Serie A as Head coach, Dan Goegan who edits RugbyMeet and plays hooker at Colorno and last but not least long time friend of the Pod Nick Scott Director of Rugby at Colorno. This episode is dedicated to our friends and coaches in Italy! #ForzaItalia
Rusty chats with Andy "Hollers" Holloway, kicking and skills maestro who works with Championship side Ealing Trailfinders. He also works with Blackheath and the winning Cambridge University team from this seasons Varsity match.
Rusty catches up with Jack Pattinson, London Irish DPP manager and Rhys Davies who works alongside him as the Academy Coach Development Officer.
Rusty chats with Sally Needham, County Coach Developer for the FA, Northerner and lover of coaching young children. Rusty wrote loads of notes!
Rusty chats with Mark O'Sullivan, AIK Soccer, one time Morten Harket bandmate and street show jumper...
Rusty chats with Jeff Williams.. ex-England 7's and Bath rugby, now enjoying the sunshine of France...
Rusty says this is easily the most favourite Pod he has done so it should be well worth a listen
Rusty chats with team mates and friends Tom Mitchell and Dan Norton of England 7's super stardom!
Rusty brings together the Lincoln Branch of MA with Ross Tarnowski, Tom Eves and Shannon - Enjoy the Valentine bonus episode!
Season 4 kicks off with Rusty getting back on the bike with "The Two Wheel Prof" Coaching wizard and all round good bloke and the Lord Mayor of Chievley Services, Richard "Cheets" Cheetham
Rusty catches up with Jamie Taylor...EIS, Leicester tigers and Denstone college. Owner of a noisy drinking dog...
To bring an end to season 3, Rusty and Fletch catch up and chew the fat answering all of your twitter questions
Rusty chats with an Englishman taking a sabbatical from work to coach rugby in Canada and a Welshman who moved to Canada to play rugby and is now coaching there about all things coaching over there including some cool examples of how clubs are collaborating to help their players develop quicker...
Rusty chats with Lizzie Simmonds... Olympian, ex-swimmer, lover of M&M's and fellow Bristol resident!
The legend that is Amy Price part 2... purist, coach and coach developer, lover of box sets and high quality sleep enjoys ripping apart Rusty’s coaching... 🤘
Rusty chats with Tom Hartley - football coach, owner of a Masters in Early Years Development, prison project wizard, soon to be dad, top man...
Rusty chats with Dr Ed Coughlan... skill acquisition specialist, deep reflector, working on waiting at least 4 times for the players to work it out and aiming for transfer through PEAQ.
Rusty chats with David Murrie... lover of rugby, hater of tacking, coach, biomechanist and Michael Barishnikov lookalike. Website https://sites.google.com/site/davemurriesportsscience/
Rusty sits down to chat with Dave Sharkey, English teacher, rugby coach and lover of rockets...
Rusty chats with Maximiliano Jorge "Max" Caldas the very well respected Argentine field hockey defender, who made his debut for the national squad in 1994, and competed for his native country in the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Since 2010 Maximiliano Caldas is the Dutch women's national team coach. On the 2012 Olympics he won gold as a coach with the Dutch women's. They also grabbed the gold at the first edition of the Hockey World League in 2013. In June 2014 he won his third gold with the Dutch women at the Hockey World Cup in The Hague. He is now in charge of the Dutch men's hockey team.
Rusty chats with Phoebe Schecter - American Football coach. Find out more about Phoebe here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RcosmUiA8o
Rusty chats with Rhys Williams... writer, musician and part time wizard. Works with Craig David and played flute for Morrissey, purveyor of quality dad jokes and slightly better than RhysWilliams3
Rusty catches up with Danny Newcombe... International hockey coach, coach developer, inventor of Roller Ball and wearer of caps...
Rusty chats with Roos currently a science and research consultant for World Rugby, where his role is basically to support all strategic decisions that involve player welfare (so injury, concussion, player health), High Performance (performance analysis, performance audits) and Law (law change and monitoring).
Fletch catches up with Geoff Parling who takes us through his rugby journey from Newcastle to Melbourne!!
Rusty and Fletch do a special pre-WC pod with Gavin Allinson, rugby coach and the man who will prevent Fletch from eating Scotch Eggs and Smarties in Service Stations for at least the next 6 weeks.
Rusty chats with Garry Banford, ex-Special Forces, culminating in him being senior recruiter for UK Special Forces. Rusty and Garry discuss principles that connect both his world and the world of sport. Amazingly Rusty manages to use the phrase 'killing baddies'.
Rusty turns to the world of S&C this week as he chats with Tom McLaughlin, High Performance Manager of Ealing Trailfinders. Some great conversation including top tips for Grass roots coaches on bringing fitness to games! Tom boasts a wealth of experience from working in professional environments such as Bristol, Connaught and Wasps since the genesis of professional rugby!
Waited a long time to write this! Fletch catches up with the legend that is Walts down in Malvern after watching some rugby together! This will be essential listening!
The lads sit down after a long day at Sedbergh to reminisce and reflect on 1 year of The Magic Academy and the million steps a day that Rusty is currently doing!
On the agenda... Rusty's admin, Fletch's work on's and a job application for the Crusaders!
The lads are grafting hard at the famous Sedbergh Camp this week and Rusty took the opportunity to catch up with Crista Cullen, Hockey player, drag flicker, conservationist, coach and living in a house with Fletch and Rusty for 4 days in Sedbergh....oh and by the way its probably cool to mention she's a Triple Olympian,Gold & Bronze Medallist as well as an MBE!
In this weeks episode - Rusty chats with Canterbury Crusaders Team manager Shane Fletcher.... My favourite expression in this pod...???? "Saturate them with performance"
Love Magic Stig
Rusty is in Canada this week and catches up with Andy Plimer, Family man, Rugby coach, Teacher, Twitcher (Life list: 1052) Really bad hockey player, IPA enthusiast & Creator of @RugbyCoachsCn podcast (The second best podcast in the world!)
Rusty chats with Sports psych Elliot Newell, by his own admission a sucker for a story!! Rusty also claims this is his most favourite podcast yet.....
For our season 2 finale, Rusty chats with Andrew Abraham... Head of Subject at Carnegie School of Sport, nurturer of young coaches, Sunday morning dad (and coach) and Status Quo mega-fan!
Rock Star alert!! Rusty can't contain his excitement in this weeks MA podcast where he gets to ask questions of one of his coaching heroes! Wayne Smith joins us for what we believe is his first ever podcast!! (Need a fact check for that though!!)
With the Cricket world cup in full flow, Rusty chats with Mo Bobat, Talent Identifiction rockstar for the ECB.
A bonus podcast for this week as Rusty chats all things team cohesion with Simon Strachan of Gain Line Analytics
Fletch chats with Matthew James Murray Tait AKA Taity - talks about his experiences/thoughts re Falcons Tigers England 7's Coaching and Mental Health
Rusty chats with Iain Chisholm, DOR, player-coach, Scotsman, no longer has a 'real job' and performs wizardry at Highland Rugby.
Rusty chats with Ross Munro. They connected after an article that Ross wrote which you can read here https://rossrugby.co.za/2017/09/after-10-years-of-coaching-heres-what-i-think-i-know/
Rich has had 3 decades in education and coaching which has led him to recently becoming the Mental Health and Wellbeing Ambassador for Gloucestershire RFU.... Rusty chats all things coaching and well-being for young people.
Rusty loved the last one so much he went back for more!!! Enjoy our bonus podcast with Glenn Delaney!
Fletch chats rugby and spells with Mark Cairns, Head coach of Scottish Premiership side Currie Chieftans and Co-Founder of Coach Logic
Rusty and Fletch are live at the Wellington College Premiership Rugby Academies Festival with Aiden McNulty, Jack Pattinson and James Lightfoot-Brown.
Rusty chats with Amy Price rockstar football coach and University lecturer. Amy now works with the FA at St Georges Park as a Coach Developer.
Rusty chats with Tom Redfern. A young coach who is doing some great work with Woodford RFC.
Rusty chats with Lara Mossman, who whilst studying for her PHD provides an online training platform to support coaches development
A wizard and a rockstar!!!
In the last podcast of Season 1 Rusty catches up with a good friend to The Magic Academy, Anastasia Long of Trinity School and Old Ruts a rockstar and a Wizard.
Rusty chats with Nikki O'Donnell, international referee and as Rusty describes "Full time Angel!" thanks to her nursing career!
Ben Mercer, ex-professional rugby player and writer. About to publish his book 'Lost in France, Life on the Fringes of Professional Rugby
Rusty chats with Jamie Williams a pracademic and Footy wizard from the frozen north. Rusty tells us this was a fun podcast to do!
In celebrating International Women's day Rusty chats with Giselle Mather, former England International, London Irish AASE manager, Barbarians Head Coach and Wasps Director of Rugby. Giselle became the first woman to qualify at Level 4 in the UK. She is a Rockstar!
A race against time!! Whilst on tour Rusty, Fletch and Juan set a challenge to squeeze in a quick podcast update before their washing finishes its cycle! A short review of the Magic Academy tour so far!
The Magic Academy team (Minus the Stig!!) are on tour in Malaysia!!! Here they chat with Jamie Lennard, Director of Sport for Marlborough College.
Former stand off at London Irish, London Welsh, Bedford, Worcester, Doncaster. Jamie was also a teacher at Hill House Doncaster, now rocking it at Marlborough College Malaysia. Talking teaching, coaching and having the magic in town
Fletch travels to Italy and meets up for a cafè and chat with RFU National Coaching Manager and also now Director of Rugby Nick Scott. Nick now manages the development of Rugby Colorno, a small town in the North of Italy where he works with a progressive group of passionate rugby supporters to create the best environment in Italy!
Rusty and Jim discuss coaching a National team, coaching abroad, Auckland grids and Mr Jimmy's chess...
Rusty rocks it with Clark Laidlaw, The New Zealand 7's Head coach. In Rusty's words...."This is now my new favourite podcast!" - We hope you enjoy...
The Chief wizards are catching up to talk ESPN fantasy league and some thoughts on the Six Nations ahead of "Le Crunch" this weekend.
Rusty chats with Elliot Blackmore who is a SEMH specialist Teacher as well as Gravesend and Sarries DPP coach!
The long awaited podcast which promised to be a belter! Rusty and Richard Shorter (Non Perfect Dad) talking about Richards work in engaging parents. In Rusty's words "This was a really cool podcast" Opening with guitars and medieval Axes!!!!! Who knows where this one is going!
Rusty chats with a community coaching rockstar - Nick Wilkinson. Rusty met Nick for the first time at the Saracens DPP a few years back. Nick is a big supporter of The Magic Academy and its our pleasure that he found some time to chat with Rusty.
The much anticipated and long awaited podcast where Rusty gets to share some magic with Richard Cheetham, distinguished professor of Winchester University. This one will be fun!
In The Magic Academy's latest podcast, Rusty and Fletch get to chewing the fat in Rusty's kitchen. On the menu... Rusty's favourite CPD as well as ideas around challenging large one sided scores in Junior Rugby.
Rusty and Fletch sit down with Brian, one of the major inspirations behind Fletch's coaching philosophy!
Rusty and Fletch enjoy a coffee and "Casserole Pot" Q&A with the rockstar that is Dean Clark of Hartpury University. Dean is a leading figure in lecturing around coaching science.