John Fletcher, Russell Earnshaw

The Magic Academy

Sports EN ↓ 265 episodes

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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John Fletcher, Russell Earnshaw

Episodes

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Nick Watson 11.06.2019 40:01

Rusty chats with Nick Watson, head of rugby at Dainfern College in Johannesburg .

Season 2 -Episode 18 with Simon Strachan 07.06.2019 49:40

A bonus podcast for this week as Rusty chats all things team cohesion with Simon Strachan of Gain Line Analytics

Season 2 Episode 16 - With Matthew Tait 04.06.2019 1:07:58

Fletch chats with Matthew James Murray Tait AKA Taity - talks about his experiences/thoughts re Falcons Tigers England 7's Coaching and Mental Health

Season 2 Episode 15 - with Ruaridh McConnochie 28.05.2019 1:01:17

Rusty catches up with Ruaridh McConnochie

Season 2 Episode 14 - With Iain Chisholm 21.05.2019 49:29

Rusty chats with Iain Chisholm, DOR, player-coach, Scotsman, no longer has a 'real job' and performs wizardry at Highland Rugby.

Season 2 Episode 13 - With Ed Hall 15.05.2019 1:03:45

Rusty chats with Ed Hall, Doctor and senior lecturer of Northumbria University.

Season 2 Episode 10 - With Ross Munro 07.05.2019 48:18

Rusty chats with Ross Munro. They connected after an article that Ross wrote which you can read here https://rossrugby.co.za/2017/09/after-10-years-of-coaching-heres-what-i-think-i-know/

Series 2 Episode 12 - with Rich Berry 06.05.2019 46:05

Rich has had 3 decades in education and coaching which has led him to recently becoming the Mental Health and Wellbeing Ambassador for Gloucestershire RFU.... Rusty chats all things coaching and well-being for young people.

Season 2 Episode 11 - With Glenn Delaney (Round 2!) 03.05.2019 32:52

Rusty loved the last one so much he went back for more!!! Enjoy our bonus podcast with Glenn Delaney!

Season 2 Episode 9 - With David Ross 01.05.2019 58:44

Rusty catches up with David Ross, Head of the famous Kings College in Auckland.

Season 2 Episode 8 - With Mark Cairns 26.04.2019 59:50

Fletch chats rugby and spells with Mark Cairns, Head coach of Scottish Premiership side Currie Chieftans and Co-Founder of Coach Logic

Season 2 - Episode 7 - At Wellington College 16.04.2019 50:24

Rusty and Fletch are live at the Wellington College Premiership Rugby Academies Festival with Aiden McNulty, Jack Pattinson and James Lightfoot-Brown.

Season 2 - Episode 5 - with Jen Ward 09.04.2019 38:38

Rusty catches up with Jen Ward who is studying for a PhD in positive psychology!

Season 2 - Episode 6 - with Matt Norman and Kingswood RFC 09.04.2019 16:32

Rusty chats with Matt Norman and the players from Kingswood RFC

Season 2 - Episode 4 - with Amy Price 02.04.2019 50:50

Rusty chats with Amy Price rockstar football coach and University lecturer. Amy now works with the FA at St Georges Park as a Coach Developer.

Season 2 - Episode 3 - with Tom Redfern 31.03.2019 40:16

Rusty chats with Tom Redfern. A young coach who is doing some great work with Woodford RFC.

Season 2 - Episode 2 - with Heather Fisher 28.03.2019 41:05

Rusty chats to Heather Fisher, amazing rockstar of women's rugby

Season 2 Episode 1 - With Lara Mossman 27.03.2019 53:24

Rusty chats with Lara Mossman, who whilst studying for her PHD provides an online training platform to support coaches development A wizard and a rockstar!!!

Episode 22 - With Anastacia Long 23.03.2019 47:25

In the last podcast of Season 1 Rusty catches up with a good friend to The Magic Academy, Anastasia Long of Trinity School and Old Ruts a rockstar and a Wizard.

Episode 21 - With Nikki O'Donnell 11.03.2019 32:52

Rusty chats with Nikki O'Donnell, international referee and as Rusty describes "Full time Angel!" thanks to her nursing career!

Episode 20 - With Ben Mercer 10.03.2019 50:08

Ben Mercer, ex-professional rugby player and writer. About to publish his book 'Lost in France, Life on the Fringes of Professional Rugby

Episode 19 - With Jamie Williams 09.03.2019 1:04:11

Rusty chats with Jamie Williams a pracademic and Footy wizard from the frozen north. Rusty tells us this was a fun podcast to do!

Episode 18 - With Giselle Mather 08.03.2019 52:54

In celebrating International Women's day Rusty chats with Giselle Mather, former England International, London Irish AASE manager, Barbarians Head Coach and Wasps Director of Rugby. Giselle became the first woman to qualify at Level 4 in the UK. She is a Rockstar!

Episode 17 - With Rusty, Fletch and Juan 02.03.2019 19:01

A race against time!! Whilst on tour Rusty, Fletch and Juan set a challenge to squeeze in a quick podcast update before their washing finishes its cycle! A short review of the Magic Academy tour so far!

Episode 16 - With Jamie Lennard 01.03.2019 31:42

The Magic Academy team (Minus the Stig!!) are on tour in Malaysia!!! Here they chat with Jamie Lennard, Director of Sport for Marlborough College. Former stand off at London Irish, London Welsh, Bedford, Worcester, Doncaster. Jamie was also a teacher at Hill House Doncaster, now rocking it at Marlborough College Malaysia. Talking teaching, coaching and having the magic in town