The Magic Academy

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.menw…

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..…

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 @oliverrun…

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...

1. What's the benefits for coach, player and parent?
2. How can more kids know more of their times tables?

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,…

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

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 fier…

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, languag…

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 you…

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…