Gail Goestenkors
Gail Goestenkors is a former All American player and Coach. At just 29 years of age she was appointed as Head Coach of the Duke Womens program and led them for 15 seasons including 4 final fours and 2 national runners up. She was the ACC coach of the year on 7 occasions, and on 3 […]
Jess Thirlby: Lessons Learned from Coaching Titans
Jess Thirlby on Great Coaching: Curiosity, Challenge, and Building England’s Future Depth. There is no algorithm for leadership. So we ask the world's great coaches how they do it. England netball head coach Jess Thirlby joins the Great Coaches podcast from a Roses camp in Loughborough ahead of a series against South Africa, which includes […]
Jess Thirlby
Jess Thirlby is a former England netballer and now coach. As a player she represented England in youth teams all the way to the senior team. She began coaching England National Youth teams while still a player and then retired at 26 to take up coaching full time. She went on to lead Bath to […]
A Lifetime in Coaching: Leadership Insights from Alan McConnell
Alan McConnell on Care, Patience, and Building Teams Through Change | The Great Coaches Podcast The Great Coaches podcast interviews Australian rules football coach Alan McConnell, emphasizing that leadership has no algorithm and exploring how coaches lead through people, fundamentals, and shared purpose. McConnell reflects on lessons from working with Kevin Sheedy (innovation and loyalty) […]
Alan McConnell
Our Great Coach on this episode is Alan McConnell. Alan is a former Australian Rules Football and now coach. In 1996 he was appointed as the coach of the Fitzroy Football club for the final 8 games in their 113 year history before they were merged with the team who were then known as the […]
The Genius of Mourinho and Wenger
Today’s episode is focuses on the topic of 2 great soccer coaches Jose Mourihno and Arsene Wenger, and its led byDr David Turner David at Senior Lecturer in Sport Coaching at ARU in Cambridge in the UK. We unpack the background of both coaches and how it shaped who their style, critical incidents in their careers and […]
On Mourinho and Wenger
Today’s episode is focuses on the topic of 2 great soccer coaches Jose Mourihno and Arsene Wenger, and its led by Dr David Turner David at Senior Lecturer in Sport Coaching at ARU in Cambridge in the UK. We unpack the background of both coaches and how it shaped who their style, critical incidents in their careers and […]
Andrej Lemanis: Transforming Teams Through Trust
Andrej Lemanis on Authentic Coaching, Player Engagement, and Building Championship Programs There is no algorithm for leadership. So we ask the world’s great coaches how they do it. On the Great Coaches podcast, Andrej Lemanis joins from Chiba, Japan, where he is in his third season coaching Altia Chiba, a new club aiming for promotion […]