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 […]
Coaching Excellence: Mickey Arthur’s Leadership Insights
Cricket coach Mickey Arthur on building trust, setting non-negotiables, and creating sustainable winning teams.
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 […]
Building Connection: There Is No Algorithim
How elite coaches across rugby, tennis, basketball and netball build connection, trust and cohesion within their teams.
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: Leadership Lessons from the Pitch
Anders Torstensson on Building Mjällby’s Kaizen Culture Through Calm, Teamwork and Detail We believe that there is no algorithm for leadership. So we ask the world’s great coaches how they do it. Anders shares how Mjällby’s rise from relegation struggles to cup finalists and champions was built on club-wide structure, kaizen-style continuous improvement, and teamwork […]
Leadership Lessons from the Pitch: Anders Torstensson’s Story
Mjällby coach Anders Torstensson on building a kaizen culture of continuous improvement through calm, detail and teamwork.
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 […]