Bill Sweetenham
Bill is an Australian swimming coach, who first started training athletes in the 1970’s in the rural Australian town of Mount Isa. His coaching career progressed quickly and he coached at his first Olympics in 1976, and was then Head Coach for Australia at the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games, as well as the […]
Authenticity: There Is No Algorithim
Cricket coach John Buchanan reflects on authenticity: staying true to yourself while honouring your role and team values.
On Authenticity
Todays episode is brought to you by the world record holding Australian cricket coach John Buchanan. And it is on the theme of authenticity , which I experience as the desire to be my true, genuine self; but at the same time, in a way that is consistent with the role I have to fulfill […]
Dan Hughes
Dan is an American Basketball coach with over 40 years experience. He started his career as a head coach in 1978, ultimately coaching in the WNBA for 20 years with stops at Charlotte, Cleveland, San Antonio and Seattle. He has coached the second-most games in the leagues history (598) and is tied for third in […]
Celebrating Great Female Coaches
In celebration of International Womens Day we decided to do an episode that features some of the Great Female Coaches that we have interviewed. It features wisdom and leadership advise from 14 Great Coaches, that is applicable to all of us. If you would like to send us any feedback or if you know a […]
Beyond the Field: Alyson Annan on Coaching People First
Hockey great Alyson Annan on coaching the person before the player, and building internal drive over external pressure.
Alyson Annan
Alyson is a Australian field hockey player who represented her country 228 times and won gold medals at the 1996 and 2000 Sydney Olympics. She transitioned into coaching in 2003, and she led the Netherlands women team to a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil and a gold medal at 2020 Summer […]
Justin Langer Revisited
In late July 2021, I had the opportunity to interview Justin, he was very generous with his time and we had an hour together while he was on tour with the team with the West Indies. It also soon after the first reports of discomfort about his intense style had emerged from some of the […]