Andy Friend
Andy Friend is an Australian rugby union coach and former player who is currently the head coach of Irish province Connacht. He was previously head coach of the Australia Sevens team, the Brumbies in Super Rugby in Australia, English club Harlequins, and Canon Eagles and Suntory Sungoliath in the Japanese Top League. He also coached […]
Best of Series: Paul Roos
Our Great Coach on this episode is Paul Roos. Paul is a former professional Australian Rules Footballer and coach. Paul began his professional playing career in 1982, eventually retiring with 356 games, 5 Best and Fairest awards, 7 All Australian selections and the 1986 Leigh Matthews Medal under his belt. He began coaching in 2002 […]
Best of Series: Jackie Carson
Our Great Coach on this episode is Jackie Carson. Jackie Carson is the Head Coach of the Furman University Womens Basketball team. She also played there as a student athlete, and still hold the conference record for most free throws made. In 1999 she was honored as Furman’s Female Athlete of the Year and in […]
Best of Series: Carrie Graf
Our Great Coach on this episode is Carrie Graf. Carrie is a former professional basketball player and coach. She started her professional playing career as a 16 year old in the Australian National League; playing in a team that won multiple championships. She transitioned to professional coaching in 1993; winning the National championship in her […]
Best of Series: Ben Ryan
Our Great Coach on this episode is Ben Ryan. Ben is the most successful men’s rugby sevens coach in history, he is the only coach to have won Continental, World and Olympic titles. He started his international career in 2007 with England 7’s, coaching them in over 300 matches. In 2013 he took over as […]
Best of Series: Lisa Alexander
Our Great Coach on this episode is Lisa Alexander. Lisa Alexander was the coach of the Australian Netball team, known as the Diamonds, from 2011 to 2020. Her coaching journey started in country Victoria, before she progressed to coach the Melbourne Phoenix in the nationalcompetition, taking the team to two title wins in 2002 and […]
Best of Series: Eddie Jones
Our Great Coach on this episode is Eddie Jones. Eddie Jones is a rugby union coach and former player. He coached Australia from 2001 to 2005, winning the the Bledisloe Cup in 2001 and 2002. The team also reached the 2003 Rugby World Cup Final, losing in extra time to England. He was an assistant […]
Best of Series: Tamsin Greenway
Our Great Coach on this episode is Tamsin Greenway. Tamsin is a retired Netball player and now coach. She represented England on 67 occasions and along the way, was part of the team that won bronze medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and at the 2011 and 2015 Netball World Cups. In the English Superleague, […]