Rob Tarr: Purpose, Belonging and the Culture of Wheelchair Rugby
We believe that there is no algorithm for leadership. So we ask the world’s great coaches how they do it. In this conversation with Rob Tarr, the lessons are grounded in connection, purpose and culture: great leaders create environments where people feel welcomed, understood and eager to return; they build trust by involving the team […]
Rob Tarr
Rob Tarr is a Wheelchair Rugby Coach. As an athlete, he represented Great Britain in 3 Paralympic Games, 3 World Games, and 3 European Championships. Rob was part of the coaching team that won gold in Tokyo 2021, the head coach for the inaugural low-point World Championships, which won gold in 2022, and the gold-winning […]
Dean Smith: Play Hard, Play Together, Play Smart
Our Great Coach on this episode is Dean Smith. Dean Smith is an American Basketball coach who led the the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill men’s team for 36 years. When he retired in 1997 he had 879 career victories, which was the NCAA Division I men’s basketball record at that time. During his tenure […]
Dean Smith
Our Great Coach on this episode is Dean Smith. Dean Smith is an American Basketball coach who led the the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill men’s team for 36 years. When he retired in 1997 he had 879 career victories, which was the NCAA Division I men’s basketball record at that time. During his tenure as […]
Rhythm, Speed, and the Perfect (Average) Performance with Vésteinn Hafsteinsson
There is no algorithm for leadership. So we ask the world’s great coaches how they do it. In this episode, we sit down with legendary Icelandic discus thrower and world-renowned throws coach, Vésteinn Hafsteinsson. Having participated in 55 international championship events as either an athlete or a coach, Vésteinn brings an unparalleled depth of strategic […]
Tony O’Connor: Teaching Teams to Teach Themselves
There is no algorithm for leadership. So we ask the world’s great coaches how they do it. In this episode, we sit down with double Olympian, World Champion, and gold-medal-winning rowing coach Tony O’Connor. Tony shares his unique dual perspective as both an elite sports coach and a high school mathematics and physics teacher in […]
Tony O’Connor
Tony O’Connor is a rowing coach. As a rower he represented Ireland at 2 Olympics and won 5 medals at the World Championships in the men’s lightweight pair. After retiring he took up coaching and now lives in New Zealand where he is also a school teacher. In 2021 he was appointed the coach for […]
Coaches as Educators Who Use Sport to Teach Life
Today’s episode focuses on the topic of Coaches as Educators. And I’m joined in the discussion by two great coaches. The first is Valorie Kondos Field. Ms. Val, as she is known, led the UCLA gymnastics team from 1991 to 2019, collecting seven National Championships along the way. She now leads the course “Transformative Coaching: […]