The Magic Academy

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 conve…

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 c…

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.c…

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). …

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…

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... en…

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 [email protected] Website https…

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 backward…

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 sm…

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 Ne…

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, st…

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!