Richard Smith has been the High Performance Leader at the Crusaders, High-Performance Coach Development Manager for NZ Cricket, and High-Performance Coaching Consultant for High Performance Sport NZ. He coached NZ u19s to the World Cup title in 2007. He now consults with businesses as well as continuing his work at the top level of sport.

In the podcast we chat about;

- What makes an environment a high performance one.

- How you improve as a coach.

- The most important aspect of being a leader.

- How to sustain performance over long periods.

- How to develop and improve the people in your organization.

- The consulting work he does with CEOs.

- What All Black Tom Taylor and Leinster Coach Tyler Bleyendaal taught him when he was coaching Canterbury Rugby u21s.

- What he learned from chatting with Olympic winning coach Rick Charlsworth.

- How to create the optimal learning environment in sport and business.

- Why coaches need to reflect and get feedback ,and how best to do this.

- The effect body language has on others.

- How to approach failure, and growth mindset.

- How players learn differently, and how to coach those different learners.

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Marty won the AIL with Lansdowne fc in 2018. Then moved to the UK and played rugby in the Premiership, before deciding to retire from the game and do Ironmans.

We chat about:

• His time in the Leinster Rugby system
• Winning the AIL with Lansdowne fc.
• How Mike Ruddock helped him get his break in pro rugby.
• The impact that Alun Wyn Jones had on him.
• The springboard that playing with Swansea University in the BUCS Super Rugby gave him.
• Why Pat Lam signed him for Bristol Bears.
• How Max Lahiff mentored him. 
• Playing with Saracens, and his impression of Owen Farrell.
• Why he joined Northampton Saints for a month.
• His experience playing in the Shute Shield for Warringah Rats.
• Why he didn’t enjoy pro rugby as much as he thought he would.
• The concussions he got playing rugby.
• Why he left the game at 27.
• Deciding to do an Ironman.
• His new training regime for Ironman
• Going from 130kg to 97kg.

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In this episode you will hear about;

• Andy's journey in the game.
• Andy's thoughts on the TMO.
• The life and schedule of a professional referee.
• The mental preparation Andy does for matches.
• Why Sam Warburton was a brilliant captain.
• Why Andy trains with the Irish rugby team, and what his role is with them.
• How Andy works with his coach.
• What Andy does at Half Time in Test matches.
• Advice former All Blacks coach Steve Hansen gave Andy about referring.
• How Andy deals with making mistakes in games.
• The most important skill a referee needs.
• How to develop as a referee.

On Jan 24th 2025 I will be running an 85km Ultramarathon in aid of the Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation. The foundation provides excellent palliative care free of charge for anyone in the area, but the require donations to fund their work. If you would like to support the fundraiser you can do so here, and your support is greatly appreciated, thank you. https://www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/BrianMoylett

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Neil Tunnah is a highly experienced rugby coach and high-performance consultant with over 20 years of expertise leading elite teams in both sports and business. Based in Australia, he holds Rugby Australia and University of Queensland Level 4 High Performance Coach accreditation and is a World Rugby Accredited High Performance trainer and educator.

In the pod we chat about,

• The recent Autumn Nations Series.
• Why Sione Tuipulotu is key to Scottish Rugby's success.
• How Joe Schmidt has turned the Wallabies into a winning team.
• What business can learn from sport.
• The keys to giving effective feedback.
• How to have difficult conversations.
• How to build & execute performance development plans.
• A key to progressing your career.

On Jan 24th 2025 I will be running an 85km Ultramarathon in aid of the Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation. The foundation provides excellent palliative care free of charge for anyone in the area, but the require donations to fund their work. If you would like to support the fundraiser you can do so here, and your support is greatly appreciated, thank you. https://www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/BrianMoylett

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I've decided to do an 85km Ultramarathon, and in this pod I share 3 things I've learned since I made the decision to commit to it.

I'm doing the run in aid of the Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation. This is a brilliant charity who provide brilliant palliative care free of charge, but they need donations to do what they do. You can donate here, and anything you can give is massively appreciated, thank you. https://www.idonate.ie/wl/fundraiser/BrianMoylett

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J.P. Nerbun is a leadership coach who partners with leaders to support their learning, growth, & impact on the world. He believes that great teams drive results & that effective leaders are intentional in creating strong team cultures.

In the podcast JP explains ways in which coaches can better understand their strengths and weaknesses, and how they can get better at their craft. He also gives tools and strategies that coaches can use to build team culture, establish high standards in a team, and maximize collaboration with players. 

JP talks about his experiences in facilitating workshops with in sports, and gives his learnings. He talks about what he learned from observing the New England Patriots, and speaking to Dr Michael Gervais who has worked with the Seattle Seahawks and Pete Carroll.

He also explains ways to help modern players build their confidence and feel more valued within a team. And we also talk about how to incorporate a teams values into your week to week.

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John Cooney plays for Ulster Rugby in the URC and has been capped 11 times by Ireland. He previously played for Leinster Rugby where he won a Champions Cup, and Connacht Rugby where he won the Pro 12 title. He played for Lansdowne fc in the All-Ireland League where we played together briefly.

In the podcast he talks about how his mindset massively changed midway through his career, why he wasn’t himself while playing with Leinster and why he saw a councillor earlier in his career.

Cooney talks about his process for dealing with pressurized situations like last minute kicks to win games, how he prepares mentally for games and what he feels is most important for players to do to perform at their peak. 

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This was an unreal chat. From Jack having me in stitches laughing, to chatting about mental health challenges, and just being intrigued throughout. Have a listen, you’ll enjoy it.

Jack played for Irish 20s, Ulster, Highlanders, Ospreys and Toyota Shuttles. 

His mental health took a huge toll on him recently and he decided to walk away and retire from rugby.

We chat about his journey in the game that took him across the world to playing with All Blacks Aaron Smith and Shannon Frizzell. He shares some mad stories like the time he was detained by boarder security guards, essentially becoming an invalid for a period of time, and having to pull off the motorway to rush himself to A&E.

Cheers to Jack for a great chat, was a pleasure!

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Eamon is a half-time researcher and consultant who works with top flight professional teams across a number of sports, including football and the Premier League.

In the pod we chat about his findings and what makes a half time team talks effective, in regards to impacting second half performance. In the pod you'll get tips and ideas on how you can impact the teams you coach, or your teammates if you are a player.

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Ian works with the players at South Sydney Rabbitohs, which is one of the NRLs biggest club, is owned by Russel Crowe and will be coached by Wayne Bennett next season.

Ian chats about how he helps players off the field, so that they can perform on it. We chat about identity and how this can positively or negatively affect players, how different players prepare differently for games and tools that can help you be at your best to perform.

Before moving to the NRL Ian worked with gaelic footballs in Ireland through the GPA. We chat about his time there, the differences between working with GAA and NRL players, and how he got his break with the Rabbitohs.

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