On Burnout
Todays episode is on the topic of Burnout and I am joined for the discussion by Dr Gavin Weeks. Gavin is a Doctor of Psychology and Associate Fellow at Oxford Sayyid Business School and director of innovation and development at the consultancy Thompson Harrison. And Dr Brendan Meany. Brendan Meany is a Certified Mental Performance […]
Eddie O’Sullivan
Our great coach on this episode is Eddie O’Sullivan Eddie played Rugby at provincial level in Ireland and started coaching after becoming a PE teacher. He would go on to coach Rugby for 35 years and counting across the USA, France and Ireland. This journey has led his to coach at 5 Rugby World Cups […]
John Aloisi
Our great coach on this episode is John Aloisi John Aloisi is a former Australian professional soccer player and now head coach. He enjoyed a 20-year career across top leagues in Europe and Australia, becoming the first Australian to play and score in La Liga, the Premier League, and Serie A. Internationally, Aloisi earned 55 caps for […]
Sam Bird
Our great coach on this episode is Samantha Bird. Sam Bird is a Netball Coach. As a player she represented England but retired at 24 after a knee injury. She then carved out a long career as a lawyer working with the London Metropolitan Police. In 2005 the United Kingdon Netball Super League was formed […]
Mickey Arthur
Mickey Arthur is a cricket coach. Mickey has coached 4 of the 12 test cricket playing nations in the world. South Africa, Australia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Key highlights from his career include leading the South African team to be number one in all cricket formats. Coaching the South Africans when they scored a record 438 […]
On Connection
Todays podcast is on the topic of Connection. And to explore the topic and the impact it can have on team performance I am going to use audio from 10 of the 214 Great Coaches we have interviewed on the podcast. Their voices will complimemnt and amplify each other and at the end of this episode […]
Anders Torstensson
Our great coach on this episode is Anders Tortensson. However this is not just a story about Anders, its also about the triumph of his team Mjallby in winning the Swedish top tier football competition in 2025. Mjallby is a town of 14,000 people with a budget that is only 12% of the richest club […]
John Connolly
Our great coach on this episode is John Connolly. John Connolly is a rugby union coach who started coaching in the 1980’s. He rose through the ranks and eventually led the Queensland Reds to the Super 6 title in 1992, and then back-to-back Super 10 titles in 1994-94. He then went on to coach in […]