The Magic Academy

By John Fletcher, Russell EarnshawSports Education Self-Improvement Leisure Hobbies Rugby

The Magic Academy episodes

June 27 Season 12 Episode 6 - Sam Jarman (Happiness)
Sam joins the pod for the 2nd time exploding Rusty's brain again... the paradox of pro-sport, 'who am I?', maps of the world and 'I'll be happy when...' enjoy!
57 min
June 27 Season 12 Episode 5 Kevin Till (Talent Development)
Kevin (PhD, U10 rugby league coach and cricket umpire, father to 2) chats all things talent development with Rusty. From early specialisation to injury to motivation to being a parent to competition and players dropping out... enjoy!
48 min
June 27 Season 12 Episode 4 Stephen Maxwell (triggers and filters)
Stephen and Rusty chat triggers, self-awareness, reflection, catching players in, car trips and the 1st 15 minutes at home... enjoy!
42 min
June 13 Season 12 Episode 3 - Andy Long and Charlie Harrison (Bath)
Lambridge United, Jonah Lomu rugby, training with your heroes, early success, memorable moments... Longy and Charlie chat about their Bath years... enjoy!
1 hr 13 min
June 13 Season 12 Episode 2 - England 7's with Sam Edgerley, Will Beeley and Jeff Williams
A trip down memory lane with Will, Sledge and Jeff... a policeman in Tokyo, World Cup deselection, winning in Wellington, altitude camps and how those stories have shaped our lives... enjoy!
1 hr 6 min
June 13 Season 12 Episode 1 - Woody and Hunty (Bees)
Mark Woodrow and Simon Hunt join Rusty to chat (in a car park in Bristol) through some of the highs and lows of the Bees years. From liquidation to the Great Escape to Hunty's try scoring feats... enjoy!
48 min
May 26 Season 11 Episode 25 - Jesse Sazant (Basketball)
From college basketball in Canada to helping coaches in the UK, Jesse and Rusty chat about analytics, creativity, 5-player actions, the rise of 3 x 3, coaching in the grey and Wembanyama... enjoy!
57 min
May 07 Season 11 Episode 24 - Andy Lockwood (Rugby Vacancies)
Andy Lockwood returns (last seen Season 9, Episode 11) to chat all things @rugbyvacancies and getting a job in sport. The Savannah Bananas, being as little risk as possible, using your network and barriers to entry... enjoy!
39 min
April 06 Season 11 Episode 23 - Eno Mwamba (Champions League)
Eno and Rusty chat all things from Botswana to the City to chasing his dream of winning the Champions league... McKinsey's, Arsenal Community, Coach Index, the Football Banker and an 8-0 humbling... enjoy!
48 min
March 22 Season 11 Episode 22 - Aaron Takel (Tactical Warfare)
No pod since 2025... Taks was getting impatient to we did one together! All things tactical warfare, problem-solving, tweaking or changing... enjoy!
51 min

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Supporting coaching wizards! Rusty and Fletch love to hang with rockstars from the coaching world and get them sharing through some pretty cool questions