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The Magic Academy

John Fletcher, Russell Earnshawwww.themagicacademy.co.uk
Supporting coaching wizards! Rusty and Fletch love to hang with rockstars from the coaching world and get them sharing through some pretty cool questions
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Episodes

Season 5 - Episode 12 with Ben Pegna

Rusty catches up with Ben Pegna, ex-player and now consultant coach chats all things coaching, rooming with rusty with the 7's and Going For Gold...

Jun 03, 20201 hr 11 minSeason 5Ep. 12

Season 5 - Episode 10 with England Touch

Sammie Phillips, Ben Powell and Peter Bell from England Touch join Rusty to chat all things touch rugby, skill development and Rusty's road to the 2023 World Cup.

May 28, 202057 minSeason 5Ep. 10

Season 5 - Episode 8 with Brendan Purcell

Rusty chats with Brendan who is Performance Director at British rowing who talks all things rowing, paddling, triathlon and broken laptops...

May 19, 20201 hr 9 minSeason 5Ep. 8

Season 5 - Episode 7 with Scott Robertson

Rusty chats with Razor who talks about being a storyteller, surfing, coaching Brazil 7’s, ROG’s 10 kids and who inspires him!

May 17, 20201 hr 12 minSeason 5Ep. 7

Season 5 - Episode 4 with Ben Earl

Ben Earl... chats with Rusty all things early success, changing his mindset around training, Walt's visualisation and how would he make England U18's better

May 05, 202048 min

Season 5 - Episode 3 with Craig Morris

GB Canoe Slalom coach... Rusty and Craig chat all things coaching individuals, £250/hour sessions, trans-disciplinary teams, pivotal moments, the Lord Mayor of Winchester and WITTW.

May 03, 20201 hrSeason 5Ep. 3

Season 5 - Episode 2 with Stephen Rollnick

Rusty chats with Stephen Rollnick, clinical psychologist, godfather of motivation interviewing and expert at making Rusty aware there is way more to learn...

Apr 30, 20201 hr 7 minSeason 5Ep. 2

Season 5 - Episode 1 with Kirk Vallis

We kick off the new season with Kirk Vallis, Head of Creativity at Google who talks all things Creativity in sport and business with Rusty...

Apr 28, 20201 hr 5 minSeason 5Ep. 1

Season 4 - Episode 24 with Richie Gray

In the final podcast of season 4, Richie Gray chats all things coaching, the NFL, coaching contact and rough and tumble with Rusty

Apr 26, 20201 hr 2 minSeason 4Ep. 24

Season 4 - Episode 23 with Andy Friend

Andy Friend and Rusty chew the fat on (amongst other things) his coaching journey, the importance of character, coaching 7's (obviously), the importance of caring and learning moments.

Apr 23, 202057 minSeason 4Ep. 23

Season 4 - Episode 22 with Kirk Vallis, Stuart Lancaster and Nick Twigg

An epic episode bringing together Sport and Business as Rusty and Fletch chat with Kirk Vallis of Google, Stuart Lancaster who's internet sadly went awry and Nick Twigg to talk all things around leadership, creativity and other interesting stuff!

Apr 21, 20201 hr 31 minSeason 4Ep. 22

Season 4 - Episode 18 with AB Zondagh

AB Zondagh chats with Rusty all things Stade Toulousain, skills coaching, players taking responsibility and coaching in a foreign language...

Apr 12, 202054 minSeason 4Ep. 18

Season 4 - Episode 17 with Dr James Bell and Richard Hill MBE

It's Fletch's turn to take the reins for the Magic Academy podcast! He is joined by Dr James Bell guru of performance phycology chats with Ricard Hill MBE of Saracens, England and British Lions fame! They chat all things Culture, Resilience and Relationship.

Apr 08, 20201 hr 11 minSeason 4Ep. 17

Season 4 - Episode 16 with Eddie Jones

Rusty chats with Eddie Jones, who has been the head coach of the England national team since 2015. He previously coached Australia between 2001 and 2005, taking the team to the 2003 Rugby World Cup Final.

Apr 05, 202054 minSeason 4Ep. 16

Season 4 - Episode 14 with George Ford

12 years on from when they worked together in the England pathway Fletch chats with George Ford, Englands current Fly half! They chat about Fordy's early experiences, leadership and the World Cup Final

Mar 31, 20201 hr 6 minSeason 4Ep. 14

Season 4 - Episode 12 with Clive Chapman

Rusty chats with Clive Chapman, rugby coach at Birmingham & Solihull Bees explores the joys and challenges of coaching community rugby...

Mar 27, 202057 minSeason 4Ep. 12

Season 4 - Episode 11 with Marcus Smith

Rusty and Marcus chat all things coaching, his journey, scanning, skill development, transition, analysts and pick their best 5-a-side rugby teams...

Mar 25, 202050 minSeason 4Ep. 11

Season 4 - Episode 10 "An International Special!"

Rusty chats with rockstars of Italian Rugby - Luca Bigi, the international Captain, Michele Mordacci, the Peter Pan of Rugby Colorno and specialist in mini and youth coaching, Aldo Birchall who is rocking it at Biella in Serie A as Head coach, Dan Goegan who edits RugbyMeet and plays hooker at Colorno and last but not least long time friend of the Pod Nick Scott Director of Rugby at Colorno. This episode is dedicated to our friends and coaches in Italy! #ForzaItalia

Mar 25, 20201 hr 18 minSeason 4Ep. 10

Season 4 - Episode 9 with Andy Holloway

Rusty chats with Andy "Hollers" Holloway, kicking and skills maestro who works with Championship side Ealing Trailfinders. He also works with Blackheath and the winning Cambridge University team from this seasons Varsity match.

Mar 25, 20201 hrSeason 4Ep. 9

Season 4 - Episode 7 with Sally Needham

Rusty chats with Sally Needham, County Coach Developer for the FA, Northerner and lover of coaching young children. Rusty wrote loads of notes!

Mar 17, 202059 minSeason 4Ep. 7
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