Gary Kirsten
Gary Kirsten played 101 Test matches and 185 One Day Internationals for South Africa between 1993 and 2004. He retired as the first ever South African to play in 100 tests, and the first Test batsman to make hundreds against each of the other 9 Test nations. He became the coach of the Indian cricket […]
Coaching Beyond Borders: Conor O’Shea on Building Global Rugby Cultures
Rugby coach Conor O’Shea on building values-led team culture, embracing local norms, and leaving teams better than he found them.
Conor O’Shea
Conor O’Shea was capped 35 times for Ireland and represented them at the 1995 and 1999 Rugby World Cups. After his playing career ended, he became Director of Rugby at London Irish and was awarded Zurich Rugby Director of the Season in 2002. He then joined Harlequins as Director of Rugby in 2011 leading them […]
From the Dugout: Peter Giles on Team Dynamics and Success
AFL coach Peter Giles on why players don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.
Peter Giles
Peter Giles is currently the Australian under 19 Head Coach, a role he has had since 2011.He started playing baseball in 1969, finished in 1994; and began coaching in 1995. He won a championship in 1998 with Sandringham; and then led Essendon in the Victorian State league to 6 successive championships from 2011 to 2018. […]
Brenda Frese
Brenda Frese began coaching while injured as a player at the University of Arizona, when she volunteered as an assistant coach at Pima Community College. After graduation in 1994 she started as an assistant coach at Kent State. In 1999 she was appointed into her first Head Coach role at Ball State and then in […]
Inside the Ring: A Legacy of Boxing and Mentorship with Philip Sutcliff Sr
Boxing coach Philip Sutcliffe Sr. on building Crumlin Boxing Club, and mentoring a young Conor McGregor.
Philip Sutcliffe Sr
Philip Sutcliffe is a former boxer, who represented Ireland at 1980 and 1984 Olympic Games. He is the winner of four national titles in Ireland, as well as bronze medals in two successive European Amateur Boxing Championships. In 1992, he and 2 friends; Paddy Wheelan and Gary Griffin took over the derelict Crumlin Boxing Club. […]