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The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeOn High Functioning TeamsToday’s episode is on the topic of High Functioning Teams and we are joined for the discussion with one our past guests the Great Coach Hugh McCutcheon who has just written a book called Championship BehavioursHugh led the USA men's team to an Olympic Gold in 2008 and the USA women in 2012 and is presently an Assistant Athletics Director at the University of MinnesotaIf you are want to improve your own leadership skills, then you can reach Paul and another member of the team Grant, at Elevated Leadership where we coach you towards th...2023-08-1528 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifePaul ThompsonOur Great Coach on this episode is rowing’s, Paul Thompson.Paul started coaching in his early 20’s when a hand injury impacted his ability to compete as a rower. He’s coached at the last 8 Olympic Games leading teams from Australia, Britain and China, and at each of these games his teams have won medals. He coached the team of Kate Slatter and Megan Still to Australia's first women's Olympic rowing gold at Atlanta 1996. In 2004, he became Great Britain's head coach for the Women and Lightweights squad, and has led the team to win 45 medals at the...2023-07-2030 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeDean VickermanOur Great Coach on this show is Dean Vickerman.Dean is an Australian professional basketball coach and former player, who is currently the head coach of Melbourne United in the Australian National Basketball League.He started his coaching career in 1997, progressing through roles across Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. Between 2007 and 2012, he served as an assistant coach for the New Zealand Breakers helping them win 3 championships in a row. In 2013, he became head coach of the New Zealand Breakers. And in the 2014–15 season, he guided the Breakers to their fourth NBL Championship in five...2023-03-1339 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeJock SteinOur Great Coach on this episode is the legendary Celtic Football Club coach Jock Stein.Jock was a Scottish football player and manager. As a player he also represented Celtic, and was part of their side that won the Scottish league and Scottish Cup double in 1954.He retired in 1957 and began his career as a Coach, or as said in Football a Manager, in 1960. In 1965 he returned to Celtic as manager and over 13 years led them to ten Scottish league championships including 9 in succession, eight Scottish Cups and six Scottish League Cups.2023-02-1625 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeOn PurposeToday’s episode is something a little different, Grant and Paul are joined by Dr. Gavin Weeks to discuss Purpose. Gavin is a Doctor of Psychology, an Associate Fellow at Oxford Said Business School and a Partner at the consultancy Thompson Harrison. And why is it a little different? Because today in our conversation, we discuss the overlap between coaching, the corporate world and psychology when it comes to the topic of Purpose; a topic that is gaining significant attention and discussion in all of these spheres are present. If you would like to send us a...2023-01-3129 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeBest of Series: Vince LombardiOur Great Coach on this episode is the Vince Lombardi. Vince Lombardi was an American Football coach who is best remembered as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers in the 1960’s, where he led the team to 5 National Football League championships, including the first ever Superbowl in 1966. He finished his coaching career in the NFL with a winning % of 74, and a post season winning rate of 90%. He is considered to be one of the greatest coaches in American Football history, and the trophy awarded to the Super bowl winner is named in his honor. Vince Lombardi passed aw...2022-12-0227 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeBest of Series: Tom RyanOur Great Coach on this episode is Tom Ryan.Tom Ryan is a former All-American college wrestler, and now coach of the Ohio State Wrestling team.During his collegiate wrestling career, he was a member of the University of Iowa 1991 and 1992 NCAA and Big Ten championship teams.He became a Head Wrestling coach at Hofstra University in New York in 1995 leading them to six consecutive conference titles from 2001 to 2006. He then moved to Iowa to coach, and in 2015 Led the wrestling program to the NCAA National Championship.He has won multiple...2022-10-2840 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeSteve GlassonOur Great Coach on this episode is Steve Glasson.Steve represented Australia in Lawn Bowls over 300 times, and won the Australian championships 19 times. In 2004 he became the first Australian to be world number one in men's singles.He then transitioned into coaching and from 2011 until 2021 he was the coach of the Australian Lawn Bowls team where he oversees the Mens, Womens, Youth and Physically impaired teams. His achievements as coach are lengthy, when I asked him to list them he simply said numerous gold, silver, and bronze medals at the Commonwealth Games, World Championships, Asia...2022-08-2633 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeJon DeebleOur Great Coach on this episode is Baseball Coach Jon Deeble.Jon represented Australia as a Baseball pitcher at the 1988 Olympics. He transitioned into coaching in 1994 in America as a minor league manager and hitting coach with the Florida Marlins and Boston Red Sox.In 2000 he became the Head Coach of the Australian team eventually leading them to the silver medal at the 2004 Olympics. Then in 2011 he led the team to 5th place at the World Baseball classic, the country’s highest ever placing.He became the first Australian to coach in the Ma...2022-07-2938 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeSean DycheOur Great Coach on this episode is Sean Dyche.Sean is a former player who most recently managed Premier League club Burnley.Sean made his professional debut in 1990 and played for 6 different clubs until he retired in 2007. He transitioned immediately into coaching eventually becoming the Burnley head coach, or as they say in soccer, their manager in 2012.During his time there Sean guided the club to two promotions to the Premier League in three seasons, and the 2016 Championship League title. As well as their first European qualification in 51 years.In early 2022...2022-07-2238 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeSimon JonesOur Great Coach on this episode is Simon Jones.Simon is a cycling coach who started working with British cycling in the mid 1990’s.In 1998 he was appointed the British National Track Endurance Coach and then in 2003 he was promoted to the Head Coach role of British Cycling. During this period he coached Sir Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish. And in 2004, 2005 and 2007 the team came top of the medal tally at the Track Cycling World Championships.In 2007 he moved to the Western Australian Institute of Sport in coaching roles for racing sports....2022-07-0828 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeVince LombardiOur Great Coach on this episode is the Vince Lombardi.Vince Lombardi was an American Football coach who is best remembered as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers in the 1960’s, where he led the team to 5 National Football League championships, including the first ever Superbowl in 1966.He finished his coaching career in the NFL with a winning % of 74, and a post season winning rate of 90%.He is considered to be one of the greatest coaches in American Football history, and the trophy awarded to the Super bowl winner is named in...2022-04-2927 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeAlyson AnnanOur Great Coach on this episode is Alyson Annan.Alyson is a Australian field hockey player who represented her country 228 times and won gold medals at the 1996 and 2000 Sydney Olympics.She transitioned into coaching in 2003, and she led the Netherlands women team to a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil and a gold medal at 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo as well as gold medals at the 2017 , 2019 and the 2021 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship and the 2018 Women’s World Cup.This interview was recorded in late January 2022, and then in mid February 2022, Alyson re...2022-02-2530 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeJustin Langer RevisitedIn late July 2021, I had the opportunity to interview Justin, he was very generous with his time and we had an hour together while he was on tour with the team with the West Indies. It also soon after the first reports of discomfort about his intense style had emerged from some of the players via the media. When we finished the interview, we talked a little about intensity, about what it meant and why it was not necessarily a bad thing given the brief he had to repair the team culture and return the team back to its...2022-02-1948 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeRodger SchmidtOur Great Coach on this show is Rodger Schmidt.Rodger is a former a Curling champion and now coach.He was the European men's curling champion in 1985 and two-time German men's curling champion in 1987 and 1992.In 1994 he founded the "Rodger Schmidt Curling Academy" based in Switzerland. From this base he has coached at 5 Olympics and multiple World championships, leading the National teams of 8 nations including Austria, Italy, the Czech Republic, Russia and the USA.He is also the author of the definitive book on Curling coaching; The five elements of curling...2022-02-1838 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeRikard GripOur Great Coach on this episode is Rikard Grip.Rikard was the national coach of the Swedish cross-country skiing team between 2010 and 2019.At the age of only 32 he led the national team to their best performance ever at the 2014 Winter Olympics, where they finished equal top on the medal table with Norway winning 11 medals.As a result he was named the Swedish coach of the Year in 2015.In 2019, he resigned as coach having led the team to 35 Olympic and World Championship medals and took up a position as the Swedish Olympic...2022-02-1131 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeMark LebedewOur Great Coach on this episode is Mark Lebedew.Mark is an Australian volleyball coach and former player.He started coaching in the early 90’s eventually joining the Australian Institute of sport as a coach in 1997, where he also served as an assistant coach of the Australian men’s team at the Sydney 2000 OlympicsIn 2010 he became a head coach of Berlin Recycling Volleys and in 2012, 2013 and 2014 he won the German Champion title. In 2015 the team also won the Bronze medal in the European Champions League.While In 2017 he led Jastrzebski Wegi...2022-02-0433 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeAndy FriendOur Great Coach on this episode is Andy Friend.Andy is an Australian rugby union coach and former player who is currently the head coach of Irish province Connacht.He was previously head coach of the Australia Sevens team, the Brumbies in Super Rugby in Australia, English club Harlequins, and Canon Eagles and Suntory Sungoliath in the Japanese Top League.He also coached the Australian Under-21 team to the final of the 2005 World Championships. And was an assistant to Eddie Jones within the Wallabies setup for the 2002 Tri Nations Series and 2003 Rugby World...2022-01-2834 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeBest of Series: Jackie CarsonOur Great Coach on this episode is Jackie Carson.Jackie Carson is the Head Coach of the Furman University Womens Basketball team.She also played there as a student athlete, and still hold the conference record for most free throws made. In 1999 she was honored as Furman’s Female Athlete of the Year and in 2009 she became on the third player in the programs history to have their jersey retired.She started her coaching career in 2003, progressing through Assistant Coaching Positions at Bucknell and Madison which included postseason appearances at the 2007 and 2010 NCAA to...2022-01-2144 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeBest of Series: Paul RoosOur Great Coach on this episode is Paul Roos.Paul is a former professional Australian Rules Footballer and coach.Paul began his professional playing career in 1982, eventually retiring with 356 games, 5 Best and Fairest awards, 7 All Australian selections and the 1986 Leigh Matthews Medal under his belt.He began coaching in 2002 with the Sydney Swans. It was here that he implemented his high performance dialogue philosophy, and in 2005 he coached the Swans to their first premiership in 72 years.Paul is a wonderful Coach and Leader, who has managed to find a balance in...2022-01-2145 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeBest of Series: Carrie GrafOur Great Coach on this episode is Carrie Graf.Carrie is a former professional basketball player and coach.She started her professional playing career as a 16 year old in the Australian National League; playing in a team that won multiple championships.She transitioned to professional coaching in 1993; winning the National championship in her first year. 7 Further championships followed in the years leading to 2010.In 2004, she became the first female Australian coach in the WNBA leading thePhoenix Mercury.She also coached the Australian National team to a...2022-01-1438 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeBest of Series: Carrie GrafOur Great Coach on this episode is Carrie Graf.
Carrie is a former professional basketball player and coach.
She started her professional playing career as a 16 year old in the Australian National League; playing in a team that won multiple championships.
She transitioned to professional coaching in 1993; winning the National championship in her first year. 7 Further championships followed in the years leading to 2010.
In 2004, she became the first female Australian coach in the WNBA leading the
Phoenix Mercury.
She also coached the Australian National team to a...2022-01-1438 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeBest of Series: Ben RyanOur Great Coach on this episode is Ben Ryan. Ben is the most successful men’s rugby sevens coach in history, he is the only coach to have won Continental, World and Olympic titles. He started his international career in 2007 with England 7’s, coaching them in over 300 matches. In 2013 he took over as the coach of Fiji 7’s, and led the team to the gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics. The gold medal was the first ever medal of any colour, won by Fiji at any Olympics. As a result of that victory he was awarded the Co...2022-01-0741 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeBest of Series: Ben RyanOur Great Coach on this episode is Ben Ryan.
Ben is the most successful men’s rugby sevens coach in history, he is the only coach to have won Continental, World and Olympic titles.
He started his international career in 2007 with England 7’s, coaching them in over 300 matches.
In 2013 he took over as the coach of Fiji 7’s, and led the team to the gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics. The gold medal was the first ever medal of any colour, won by Fiji at any Olympics.
As a result of that victory he was awarded the Companion of the Order...2022-01-0741 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeBest of Series: Lisa AlexanderOur Great Coach on this episode is Lisa Alexander. Lisa Alexander was the coach of the Australian Netball team, known as the Diamonds, from 2011 to 2020. Her coaching journey started in country Victoria, before she progressed to coach the Melbourne Phoenix in the nationalcompetition, taking the team to two title wins in 2002 and 2003. She was appointed head coach of the Australian U21 netball team in 2006. And then in 2011, she was named as the head coach of the Australia national netball team taking over from the legendary Norma Plummer. She then went on to coach the National team for 102 matches; winning 83...2021-12-3050 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeBest of Series: Eddie JonesOur Great Coach on this episode is Eddie Jones. Eddie is a rugby union coach and former player. He coached Australia from 2001 to 2005, winning the the Bledisloe Cup in 2001 and 2002. The team also reached the 2003 Rugby World Cup Final, losing in extra time to England. He was an assistant coach for South Africa when they won the 2007 Rugby World Cup and from 2012 to 2015 he coached Japan, leading them to their upset win over South Africa in 2015. In 2015, Eddie was appointed as head coach for England. They went on to win the Six Nations in 2016 and 2017 and then in the 2019...2021-12-2446 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeBest of Series: Tamsin GreenwayOur Great Coach on this episode is Tamsin Greenway. Tamsin is a retired Netball player and now coach. She represented England on 67 occasions and along the way, was part of the team that won bronze medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and at the 2011 and 2015 Netball World Cups. In the English Superleague, she has won 7 championships; 4 as a player, and three others as player-coach, a coach and a Team Director. Tamsin now works as a commentator on Sky Sports and in 2020 she was appointed head coach of the Scottish national netball team. Tamsin is a passionate coach...2021-12-1734 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeBest of Series: Ric CharlesworthOur Great Coach on this show is Ric Charlesworth.Ric is an Australian sports coach and former politician. He played first-class cricket for Western Australia and international field hockey for Australia winning a silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He also served as a federal member of parliament from 1983 to 1993.He was appointed coach of the Australian Womens Hockey team in 1993 leading them to Olympic gold medals in 1996 and 2000.He later coached the Australian Men’s Hockey Team leading them to win the World Championship and a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games....2021-12-1043 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeGary KirstenOur Great Coach on this episode is Gary Kirsten.Gary played 101 Test matches and 185 One Day Internationals for South Africa between 1993 and 2004. He retired as the first ever South African to play in 100 tests, and the first Test batsman to make hundreds against each of the other 9 Test nations.He became the coach of the Indian cricket team in 2008 and led them to win the World Cup 2011, the Border-Gavaskar Trophy vs Australia in 2009, the first ever test series win in New Zealand and to become the become the top-ranked team in Test matches....2021-12-0340 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeConor O'SheaOur Great Coach on this episode is Conor O’Shea.Conor was capped 35 times for Ireland and represented them at the 1995 and 1999 Rugby World Cups.After his playing career ended, he became Director of Rugby at London Irish and was awarded Zurich Rugby Director of the Season in 2002.He then joined Harlequins as Director of Rugby in 2011 leading them to win the premiership in 2012.Conor then became Head Coach of the Italian National Team in 2016 and had immediate impact leading the team in the first ever win over South Africa. He al...2021-11-2633 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifePeter GilesOur great coach on this episodes is Peter Giles. Peter is currently the Australian under 19 Baseball Head Coach. A role he has had since 2011. He started playing baseball in 1969, finished in 1994; and began coaching in 1995. He won a championship in 1998 with Sandringham; and then led Essendon in the Victorian State league to 6 successive championships from 2011 to 2018. He has also coached the Australian U17 Baseball Team in 2015 was voted baseball Victoria Coach of the year. In 2020 he launched the Academy of Baseball Excellence that he now heads up. If you would like to send...2021-11-1942 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeBrenda FreseOur Great Coach on this episode is American women's basketball coach Brenda FreseWhile injured as a player at the University of Arizona, Brenda volunteered as an assistant coach at Pima Community College. After graduation in 1994 she started as an assistant coach at Kent State.In 1999 she was appointed into her first Head Coach role at Ball state and then in 2002 to the University of Maryland. Her success with Maryland places her in the elite levels of women’s basketball, the highlights of which are:· 2006 NCAA Championship· the 2009 and 2012 ACC Championships2021-11-1230 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifePhilip Sutcliffe SrOur Great Coach on this show is Philip Sutcliffe Sr.Philip is a former boxer, who represented Ireland at 1980 and 1984 Olympic Games. He is the winner of four national titles in Ireland, as well as bronze medals in two successive European Amateur Boxing Championships.In 1992, he and 2 friends; Paddy Wheelan and Gary Griffin took over the derelict Crumlin Boxing Club. Today that club has produced over 30 champions at local, national and Olympic level; and is notable as the club where Conor McGregor trained through his teenage years.Philip is a coach with a s...2021-11-0529 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeJustin LangerOur Great Coach on this episode is the Australian cricket coach Justin Langer.Justin represented Australia in 105 Tests, and in 2009 surpassed Sir Donald Bradman for the most runs scored at first-class level by an Australian.He retired in 2009 and transitioned into coaching, first as the Australian team batting coach, before becoming the head coach of Western Australia in 2012. over the next 6 years he led the team to victory in the One-Day Cup in 2015, and back to back Big Bash victories in 2014 and 2015.In 2018 he was appointed Coach of the Australian Mens team and...2021-10-2945 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeSir Gordon TietjensOur Great Coach on this episode is Sir Gordon Tietjens.Gordon is the former coach of the New Zealand men's national team in rugby sevens; the All Blacks Sevens.He started coaching the team in 1994 and had immediate success winning the Hong Kong 7’s.He then went on to win the 7’s world series on a record 12 times. Along the way the team also won the world cup in 2001 and 2013, and 4 Commonwealth Games gold medals.He stepped down as the coach in 2016 and took on the head coach of Somoa.He...2021-10-1538 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeRodney EadeOur Great Coach on this episode is Rodney Eade.Rodney is a four time premiership player in the Australian Football League.After retiring he started his coaching apprenticeship, and within 5 years was elevated into his first head coach role at the Sydney Swans, taking over from the legendary Ron Barassi in 1996In his first year he took the time to the Grand Final, only for them to lose to the Kangaroos; as a result he was awarded as the AFL Coach of the year in. He went on to take the team into...2021-10-0846 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifePokey ChatmanOur Great Coach on this episode is basketball coach, and former All-American point guard Pokey Chatman.Pokey started her coaching career as a student assistant in 1991 while finishing her degree at Louisiana state university. She then became an assistant coach, before becoming the teams head coach in 2004. As a head coach she had an immediate impact leading the team to 3 consecutive NCAA final fours.In 2007 she moved to Russia to coach Spartak Moscow, and in 2010 led them to the Euroleague title.In 2010 she moved back to the USA to coach the Chicago Sky...2021-10-0133 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeStuart LancasterOur Great Coach on this episode is Stuart Lancaster.Stuart played Rugby for Leeds and was the first player to reach 100 games for the club. He transitioned into coaching in 2000 initially leading youth teams until he was appointed Head Coach of Leeds in 2007. From there he moved into coaching ngland teams before being appointed England Head coach in 2011. He took the team to the Rugby World Cup in 2015 where they were unfortunately eliminated in the group stage.Stuart now coaches for Leinster Rugby in Dublin, where he has had great success winning the European Champions...2021-09-2434 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeTom RyanOur Great Coach on this episode is Tom Ryan.Tom Ryan is a former All-American college wrestler, and now coach of the Ohio State Wrestling team.During his collegiate wrestling career, he was a member of the University of Iowa 1991 and 1992 NCAA and Big Ten championship teams.He became a Head Wrestling coach at Hofstra University in New York in 1995 leading them to six consecutive conference titles from 2001 to 2006. He then moved to Iowa to coach, and in 2015 Led the wrestling program to the NCAA National Championship.He has won multiple...2021-09-1739 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeJohn BuchananOur Great Coach on this episode is John Buchanan.John started his coaching career in 1978 with minor county side Oldham in England. In his first year they won the league and cup double for the first time in 40 years.He then went on to coach the Queensland Bulls to 2 Sheffield Shields, the first the state had ever won in their 69 years in the competition.And then in 1999 was appointed coach of the Australian cricket team. In 8 years leading the team they won 3 consecutive World Cups, a world record 16 consecutive Test Victories, Ashes victories 2001...2021-09-1044 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifePeta SearleOur Great Coach on this episode is pioneering Australian Rules Football coach, Peta Searle.Peta played football for ten years in the Victorian State Womens league, where she was named in the all Australian team three times.She then began her coaching career in 2005 with the Darebin Falcons and in 2006 she coached the first of her 5 successive premierships with the team.This led to her being awarded the Victorian Female Coach of the Year in 2010.In 2011 and 2013, she was the head coach of Victorian State Team in the AFL Women's National...2021-09-0323 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeFrank DickOur Great Coach on this episode is Frank Dick.Frank Dick is the current President of the European Athletics Coaches Association.From 1970 until 1979 he was Scottish National Athletics Coach. Then in 1979 he was appointed as the British Athletics Federation's Director of Coaching. In this position Frank led the British Athletics team into its "golden era" with Olympic gold medalists such as Daley Thompson, Steve Ovett and Sebastian Coe. And ultimately victory in the European Cup in 1989.His contribution to sport and coaching was recognized with the awarding of an OBE in 1989 and an...2021-08-2746 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeBas Du BruinOur Great Coach on this episode is Bas Du Bruin.Bas is a Dutch paratriathlon coach.He started his coaching in the late 1990’s eventually becoming the coach of the National Para-triathlon team in 2013.At the 2016 Olympics the paratriathlon team won a gold and silver medal, Bas has also coached athletes who have won World and European championships, as well as Geert Schipper, who famously won the Hawaiian ironman in 2018.Bas hates the word para, he believes that it is just sport with equipment, and he loves the interaction of human pe...2021-08-2024 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeAndy KingOur Great Coach on this episode is Surf coach Andy King.Andy says he that started walking, talking and surfing all at the same time so it wasn’t surprising that he became a professional surfer in 1996. His career lasted for 8 years but then on a night out with his girlfriend and now wife, Nadene; he was hit from behind and fell to the round smashing his cochlear. When he woke he was deaf and had lost his sense of equilibrium.With the help of other pro surfers he was able to receive a cochlear im...2021-08-1343 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeBriony AkleOur Great Coach on this show is Briony Akle.Briony is a former professional netball players and now coach.Briony played for the New South Wales Swifts in the Australian Super Netball League and was part of their premiership team in 2001 and 2004.After retiring she transitioned into coaching, and progressed through roles with junior and senior representative sides. In 2016 she became Head Coach of the Netball NSW Waratahs and led them to the Australian Netball League Grand Final.This result led to her appointment as head coach of her old club...2021-08-0638 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeBrad DubberleyOur Great Coach on this episode is Brad Dubberley.Brad is the Australian wheelchair Rugby Head Coach and former player.Brad took up wheelchair rugby at the age of 14 as part of his rehabilitation process from an injury. Within a year he was representing Australia in a Test against New Zealand. He then won a silver medal as an athlete at the 2000 Sydney Games.After retiring Brad transitioned into coaching and led the Australian team to a silver medal at the 2008 Olympics. He then went on to coach the team to back to...2021-07-3131 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeRob BeveridgeOur Great Coach on this episode is Australian Basketball coach, Rob Beveridge.Rob began coaching state representative sides at the age of 19. Over the next 27 years his career steadily progressed, with some of the key highlights being a Gold medal leading Australia at the World U20 Championships, a Paralympic silver medal, a Commonwealth Games gold medal, and a coveted National Championship with the Perth Wildcats in 2010.Rob has also coached in China, the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, Korea, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates the Scottish national team and for 6 years coached the World team at the a...2021-07-2542 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeMichelle Clark-HeardOur Great Coach on this episode is American Basketball coach Michelle Clark-Heard.Michelle is a Louisville native and played basketball at Western Kentucky from 1986 where she was part of 4 NCAA teams.In 2005 she was appointed head coach at Kentucky State, before becoming the Head Coach for her alma mater Western Kentucky in 2012 and over the next 6 years won 77% of her games.In 2015 and 2017 she was an Assistant for USA teams.And in 2018 she became the Head Coach of Cincinnati University in the American Athletic Conference.Michelle is a coach w...2021-07-1834 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeAlan SmithOur Great Coach on this episode is Alan Smith.Alan is the former football manager of Dulwich Hamlet, Crystal Palace, and Wycombe Wanderers.In 1994 Alan coached Crystal Palace to the Division One Championship and was also awarded the League Manager's Association ‘Championship Manager of the Year’. In 1995, he led the team to the semifinals of both the League and FA Cups.In 1997, he was appointed by Kevin Keegan to join his beloved Fulham Football Club as the club's new Academy Director, a role he held until 2000.In a career that spans over 40 yea...2021-07-1138 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeTim WalshOur Great Coach on this episode is Olympic Gold medal winning coach Tim Walsh.Tim is a coach with a deep passion for learning and development, and in this interview, you will hear how he used this to transform a group of athletes from different sports into an Olympic Gold medal winning team that changed the way people think about female participation in contact sports.Tim is a former professional Rugby player who played for teams in Australia, England, New Zealand and Italy.He also played for the Australian Sevens team from 2002 to 2009.2021-07-0436 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeFelisha Legette-JackOur Great Coach on this episode is Basketball coach Felisha Legette-Jack.Felisha graduated from Syracuse in 1989 as the all-time leader for points and rebounds.She transitioned quickly into coaching and in 2002 was appointed Head Coach at Hofstra University. In 2006 she became the Head Coach of Indiana University in the Big Ten conference. During her six years there, the Hoosiers won 18 or more games three times and made postseason appearances in each of those years. After a six-win season though she was fired.She was given a second chance as a head coach at...2021-06-2739 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeMark RobinsonOur Great Coach on this episode is Mark Robinson.Mark is a former English cricketer, who played for three different English counties; Northamptonshire, Yorkshire, and Sussex.He served as the coach of Sussex from 2005 to 2015 leading them to 2 county cricket championships. During this time he also coached English youth cricket teams. In 2015 he became the coach of the English Women's Cricket Team, famously leading them to their World Cricket Cup victory in 2017, and then to the final of the World T20 cricket championship in 2018.He was awarded an OBE in the Queen's 2018 New Year Honou...2021-06-2040 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeDavid ParkinOur Great Coach on this episode is Dr David Parkin (OAM) who is a former coach, and former player in the Australian Football League.David played 211 games for the Hawthorn Football Club captaining the club from 1969–1973, and was a part of their 1971 premiership winning side.He started coaching with his old side in 1976, leading them to a premiership in 1978. He then coached Carlton Football Club to successive Premierships in 1981 - 1982, and again in 1995.He is one of just six coaches to have coached over 500 games.He is also a noted academic an...2021-06-1348 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeValorie Kondos FieldOur Great Coach on this episode is Valorie Kondos Field.Valerie, or Miss Val as she's more affectionately known, was the head of coach of the UCLA Gymnastics team from 1991 to 2019, leading the team to 7 national and 18 Pac 12 Championships.She was voted NCAA Coach of the Year four times by her peers and in 2016 was voted the Coach of the Century by the PAC12 Conference.Her 2019 TED Talk, titled Why winning doesn’t always equal success, has been viewed over 3 million times, and she recently released a best selling book called Life is Sh...2021-06-0652 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeThomas FrankOur Great Coach on this episode is Thomas FrankThomas is the Head Coach of Brentford FC in the English Football League Championship.He started his career coaching youth teams in Denmark. His success with the National Under 17 team led to his first senior appointment with Brondby in the Danish Superliga in 2013. He turned their performance around delivering top four performances in successive years.In 2016 he joined Brentford as an Assistant Coach before becoming their manager in 2018. At the end of 2019 season he was awarded Manager of the Year and in M...2021-05-3038 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeJenny BoucekOur Great Coach on this episode is NBA coach Jenny Boucek.Jenny is a former WNBA player, Assistant Coach and Head Coach. The first person to hold all 3 roles in the league’s history.She began her coaching career in the WNBA during the 1999 season as an assistant with the Washington Mystics. In 2000, she joined the Miami Sol, also as an assistant coach, for three seasons.Jenny was an Assistant Coach with the Seattle Storm when they won the WNBA Championship in 2004 and 2010 and the Head Coach for the Sacramento Monarchs and...2021-05-2348 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeHeyneke MeyerOur Great Coach on this episode is Heyneke Meyer. Heyneke is a South African rugby coach. He started his coaching career in 1988 and by 1998, was a Head Coach for the South Western Districts Eagles. From the 2000 until 2007 he coached the Blue Bulls, and in that time the team won the South African championship 4 times. He also coached the South African based Bulls in the Super Rugby competition at that time, played between New Zealand, South African and Australian based teams. And in 2007, led his beloved Bulls to a Championship victory. In 2012 he was appo...2021-05-1641 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeMirel RădoiOur Great Coach on this episode is Mirel Rădoi.Mirel was the former captain and now Head Coach of the Romanian National Football team.He retired in 2015 and was immediately appointed as head coach of his old side FCSB. He was sacked because of the sides under-performance however in 2018 he was appointed coach of the Romanian under-21 side, and led them to the semi-finals of the 2019 UEFA Championship.As a result of this, Romania qualified for the Olympics for the first time in 56 years.Due to this success, he was n...2021-05-0933 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeRoberto ManciniOur Great Coach on this episode is the coach of the Italy National Football team, Roberto Mancini.We were lucky enough to get a few minutes with Roberto as he prepares the Italian National team for the 2021 European Football Championship.Roberto had a successful playing career winning the Serie A, Coppa Italia and the European Cup with both Sampdoria and Lazio. He also represented Italy as a player on 36 occasions.He started his coaching career with Fiorentina in 2001 winning the Coppa Italia. He then moved to Lazio and won it again in 2004.2021-05-0515 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeTanya OxtobyOur Great Coach on this episode is football coach Tanya Oxtoby.Tanya is an Australian soccer coach who is the current Bristol City Women Football Club Manager in the English Women's Super League, as well as the Under 19's England Women's assistant coach.As a player, Tanya captained Perth Glory in their first four seasons in the W-League in Australia where she was the first indigenous captain in the league. She also played in the UK with the Doncaster Belles.Prior to being appointed as Bristol City Coach, she had assistant positions with...2021-05-0240 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeBill CurryOur Great Coach on this episode is Bill Curry.Bill is a retired American Football player and coach. He played for Georgia Tech and then spent 10 seasons in the NFL, most notably playing in first super bowl and winning with the Green Bay Packers in 1966.He retired in 1974 and transitioned into coaching and by 1980 was head coach of Georgia Tech, leading them to the 1985 All American Bowl, for which he was also named Coach of the Year. In 1988 he was the coach of the University of Alabama and led them to the Sugar Bowl win...2021-04-2544 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeTamsin GreenwayOur Great Coach on this episode is Tamsin Greenway.Tamsin is a retired Netball player and now coach. She represented England on 67 occasions and along the way, was part of the team that won bronze medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and at the 2011 and 2105 Netball World Cups.In the English Superleague, she has won 7 championships; 4 as a player, and three others as player-coach, a coach and a Team Director. She now works as a commentator on Sky Sports and in 2020 she was appointed head coach of the Scottish national netball team.Tamsin is...2021-04-1833 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeBen RyanOur Great Coach on this episode is rugby coach Ben Ryan.Ben is the most successful men’s rugby sevens coach in history, he is the only coach to have won Continental, World and Olympic titles.He started his international career in 2007 with England 7’s, coaching them in over 300 matches.In 2013 he took over as the coach of Fiji 7’s, and led the team to the gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics. The gold medal was the first ever medal of any colour, won by Fiji at any Olympics.As a result o...2021-04-1140 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeLisa FallonOur Great Coach on this episode is Lisa Fallon.Lisa is a Northern Ireland Football player and now coach. She played in England as a central midfielder before a knee injury ended her career. Her coaching career began at the early age of 14, but it wasn’t until 2013 when she gained prominence as the coach of the Lakelands Men’s team in County Dublin, Ireland.From there, she went on to coach Cork Men’s in the Irish First Division, Chelsea in the Women’s Super League in England, the London Lionesses, also in the Women’s...2021-04-0442 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeAnthony McGrathOur Great Coach on this episode is Anthony McGrathAnthony is an English cricket coach and former England team cricketer. He played first class cricket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1995 to 2012, and captained the team in the 2003 and 2009 seasons. During that time, he scored more than 23,000 runs and took 240 wickets in all formats of the game. Between 2003 and 2004 he also played playing four Tests and 14 one-day internationals for England.Anthony is currently Head Coach at Essex County Cricket Club. In 2019 Essex won the T20 Blast competition and the County Championship, the first time this has...2021-03-2845 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeDamian McGrathOur Great Coach on this episode is rugby's Damian McGrath.Damian started his career a teacher before moving into coaching and has now coached teams across multiple countries in Rugby League, Rugby Union, as well as Rugby Seven's.At Club level, he coached the Leeds Rhinos in England’s Super League and was England’s Assistant Coach at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.He has also been the Head Coach of Germany, Samoa, Canada and Spain Rugby 7’s teams winning many international tournaments.He is the author of three books and is an A...2021-03-2143 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeMark ColesOur Great Coach on this episode is cricket coach, Mark Coles.Mark grew up playing competitive level cricket in New Zealand. He then started coaching both men’s and women’s teams progressing to being appointed High Performance Manager for the pacific island nation of Vanuatu in 2010. He then became the head coach for Scarborough Cricket Club in Western Australia, before moving back to New Zealand to be the coaching coordinator and specialist coach for the Wellington Blaze in the new, national T20 league. In 2017, he was appointed head coach of the Pakistan women's...2021-03-0742 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeBill SnyderOur Great Coach on this episode is legendary American Football Coach, Bill Snyder.Bill started his coaching career in 1966. In 1979 he became the offensive coordinator under Hall of Fame coach Hayden Fry at the University of Iowa. Over the next 10 years, he and Fry turned a program that had not had a winning season since 1961, into a two-time Big Ten champion.In 1989, he became the 32nd head coach of Kansas State University. He would go on to coach them for 25 seasons. In this time, he would lead them to more than 200 wins, 18 bowl games, and t...2021-02-2840 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeAlana ThomasOur Great Coach on this episode is rugby's Alana Thomas.Alana was the 88th player capped to play for the Australian Women’s Rugby team, the Wallaroos representing them between 2006 to 2010.She then transitioned into coaching, progressing through coaching club and state representative teams. Winning the Victorian premiership with Melbourne Unicorns in 2017. An achievement that led to her winning the Rugby Australia Community Coach of the year.In 2017 she was appointed coach of the Melbourne Rebels team in new National competition, the Super W, and she is still in that role today. I...2021-02-2138 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifePeter MooresOur Great Coach on this episode is Peter Moores.Peter had a long first class career as a wicket keeper with Worcestershire and Sussex, and retired in 1998 with over 800 dismissals to his name.He became coach of Sussex in 1999, and led them to their first ever Division 1 Championship in their 164 year history in 2003. He went on to coach England Youth and development squads, before being appointed coach of England Men’s team in 2007.Peter was appointed coach of Lancashire, and delivered their first championship in 77 years, making him the only coach to have...2021-02-1446 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeSalliann BriggsOur Great Coach on this episode is Salliann Briggs.Salliann has represented England Women's cricket at U17, U19 and U21 level. Captaining the teams on international tours.In 2013 she retired and began coaching, quickly progressing to Head Coach for both the England Women U15 and U19 squads.Then in 2016 she began coaching Loughborough Lightning in the Kia Super League in the UK, taking them to the semi-final in her first year.In March 2018, she moved to Australia as she was named as the head coach for the Hobart Hurricanes in the...2021-02-0732 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeJoe PruntyOur Great Coach on this episode is Joe Prunty.Joe is an American professional basketball coach with 22 years’ experience in the NBA. He was a High School coach who joined the San Antonio Spurs as a an assistant video coordinator in 1996, progressing quickly to be an Assistant Coach under the legendary Head Coach Greg Popovich in 2000. In his time with the Spurs they won 3 NBA championships.Joe has also coached with Cleveland, Portland, Dallas, Milwaukee and Phoenix. He spent 4 years as the Head Coach of the Great Britain men’s basketball team.If...2021-01-3151 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeJan KodešOur Great Coach on this episode is Jan Kodeš.Jan is a former professional tennis player and coach.He won a total of 25 international singles and 31 doubles tournaments, the highlights were singles victories at the 1970 and 71 French Open and Wimbledon in 1973.In 1980 he was part of the winning Czechoslovakian Davis Cup team that featured Ivan Lendl, Tomáš Šmíd and Pavel Složil.From 1982-87 he was the non-playing Davis Cup captain. And in 1990 he was inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame.If you would like to send...2021-01-2444 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeDorette BadenhorstOur Great Coach on this episode is Dorette Badenhorst.Dorette is the head coach of the South African Netball team, the SPAR Proteas.She started her coaching journey at 13 coaching grassroots tennis with her father.Whilst working as a Teacher at Auckland Park Primary School, she started coaching the schools Netball teams.At University, Dorette was selected to play for the South African Under-21 team. In 2012, she was appointed Head Coach of North West University (NWU) winning the Varsity Netball title back to back in 2015 and 2016. In 2017 NW...2021-01-1746 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeBilly WalshOur Great Coach on this episode is Billy Walsh. Billy is the current head coach of the USA Boxing team. He started boxing at age seven in a Christian Brothers gym in Wexford Ireland. He went on to win seven Irish Senior titles, participated in European and World Championships and represented his country as a welterweight in the 1988 Olympics. He then transitioned into coaching and was appointed Irish Head Coach in 2003. He was the head coach for 12 years and from 2008 to 2014 the team won 7 Olympic medals, at that point it was 25% of all Olympic medals Ir...2021-01-0940 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeJulia PriceOur Great Coach on this episode is Julia Price.Julia is a former Australian Cricketer, and now coach. She started playing cricket in 1988, and just 8 years later was debuting for Australia against England in her first Test. A specialist wicket keeper she played 84 One-day Internationals and was part of the world cup winning team in 1997 and 2005.Julie started coaching in 1999 while still playing, traveling to developing cricket nations like Ireland, Scotland, the Netherlands and Argentina to coach both men and women. She retired as a player in 2012 and transitioned into full time coaching.2020-12-3144 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeCharlie WalshOur Great Coach on this episode is Charlie Walsh.Charlie was the coach of the Australian National Cycling team from 1980 until 2000. During that time he took the Australian team from a world rank of 25 to number 1. He coached cyclists to 10 World and 12 Olympic Games records winning 43 gold medals, 31 silver medals and 43 bronze medals. He has multiple coach of the year awards, and was recognised for his services to cycling when he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1987.Charlie is a master coach with a legendary reputation in the world of...2020-12-0749 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeJoanna Gamper CuthbertOur Great Coach on this episode is Joanna Gamper Cuthbert.Joanna is a trained dancer, a former cheerleading athlete, a head coach, and the current Chair of the Board at SportCheer England, the National Governing Body for competitive CheerleadingShe was a founding member of ParaCheer International where she was instrumental in helping develop the Adaptive Abilities division for the sport of competitive cheerleading.In 2017, Joanna led Team England ParaCheer to their first Gold medal at the ICU World Cheerleading Championships.Joanna has spent over 15 years working extensively as an education...2020-11-3048 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifePaul RoosOur Great Coach on this episode is Paul Roos.Paul is a former professional Australian Rules Footballer and coach.He began his professional playing career in 1982, eventually retiring with 356 games, 5 Best and Fairest awards, 7 All Australian selections and the 1986 Leigh Matthews Medal under his belt.Paul began coaching in 2002 with the Sydney Swans. It was here that he implemented his high performance dialogue philosophy, and in 2005 he coached the Swans to their first premiership in 72 years. He was the senior coach of the Melbourne Football Club from 2014 to 2016Paul was inducted...2020-11-2244 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeSandy BrondelloOur Great Coach on this episode is basketball coach Sandy Brondello.Sandy is a former professional basketball player and the current coach of the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.She started playing for Australia at the age of 18 and went on to represent the national team at four Olympics winning three medals. She has played Basketball for teams in America, Australia and Germany.In 2003 she began her coaching career as an assistant with the San Antonio Silver StarsShe became a Head Coach of the Phoenix Mercury in 2010 and in 2014 won...2020-11-1541 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeOlaf LangeOur Great Coach on this episode is basketball coach Olaf Lange.Olaf has won 2 Euroleague titles as a coach, as well as 12 national championships across Germany, Russia and Spain.He has coached both the German and Russian Women’s National team as well as presently being an assistant for the Australian team.He has also had numerous stints as an Assistant Coach in the WNBA in America, where he is presently an Assistant at the Chicago SkyIf you would like to send us any feedback or if you know a gr...2020-11-1248 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifePenny Cula-ReidOur Great Coach on this Episode is Penny Cula-Reid.Penny is a former player who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Rules Football League Women's competitionShe has also represented Australia in the International Rules series against Ireland, as well as playing cricket at a high level.After retiring in 2017, she was appointed senior coach of the Collingwood Women's Football team for the 2018 season, she was coach of the year in that first year, and the year after in 2019, led her team to a premiership.She is also credited...2020-11-0838 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeSteven BannOur Great Coach on this Episode is one of the world's most successful golf coaches Steven Bann.Steve became a professional golfer in 1979, and played on the Australian PGA Tour until 1996.His coaching career started in 1990 when he was appointed the founding Head Coach of the Victorian Institute of Sport.Steve has coached at over 40 majors including 19 US Masters and 6 Presidents Cups.Along the journey Steve has coached Stuart Appleby, KJ Choi, Robert Allenby, Cameron Percy, Nick Flanagan, Hee Young Park, Jennifer Johnson and Danny Lee. Steve has also w...2020-11-0549 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeJoanne P. McCallieOur Great Coach on this Episode is Joanne P. McCallie, or as she is called by her athletes, Coach P.Joanne played Big Ten collegiate basketball at Northwestern University from 1984 – 1987. In 1990 she transitioned into coaching as an Assistant at Auburn University.In 1993 she became head Women’s team coach at the University of Maine. The team made six-straight NCAA Tournament appearances, and won 9 conference championships.In 2001, she became head Women’s team coach at Michigan State University and led them to five straight NCAA Tournament appearances.In 2007, she was appointed head Women's...2020-11-0154 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeNeil CraigOur Great Coach on this episode is Neil Craig.Neil has coached at the elite level across 3 sports; Australian Rules Football, Cycling and Rugby Union; He played 319 games of Australian rules football for Norwood, Sturt and North Adelaide in the South Australian Football League before becoming Norwood's coach in 1991. He then joined the Adelaide Crows in 1997 as an Assistant coach,Neil was the Sports Science Coordinator for the Australian Olympic cycling team for the 2000 Sydney Olympic GamesHe was appointed Head Coach of the Adelaide Football Club in 2004 taking the team t...2020-10-291h 04
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeCarrie GrafOur Great Coach on this episode is Carrie Graf AM.Carrie is a former professional basketball player, coach and is presently the Director of Sport at University of Canberra.She started her professional playing career as a 16 year old in the Australian National League and transitioned to professional coaching in 1993.She won the National Basketball Championship in her first year, a further 7 championships followed in the years leading to 2010.In 2004, she became the first female Australian coach in the WNBA leading the Phoenix Mercury.She also coached the Australian N...2020-10-2537 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeW.V. RamanOur Great Coach on this episode is W.V. Raman.WV is a former Indian cricketer and current coach of the Indian women's cricket team.He made his Test debut for India in 1987 going on to play in 11 tests and 27 One Day Internationals.During his career his most notable feat was becoming the first Indian to score a century in South Africa which he did in 1992.He began his coaching career in 2006 with Tamil Nadu and in 2008 the side won the domestic one-day tournament.He has since gone on to coach...2020-10-2046 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeJan StirlingOur Great Coach on this episode is Jan Stirling.Jan is the current General Manager of High Performance at Basketball Australia.Jan played 163 games in the Australian National League between 1982 and 1991. She started her coaching career in 1993 guiding the Adelaide Lightning to 12 straight finals appearances and five consecutive Grand Final appearances resulting in four Championships.She became Head Coach of the Australian Women’s team, The Opals, in 2001. The first time a former Australian player, and a woman, had ever taken charge. Jan had immediate success winning a bronze medal at the 2002 World Championship...2020-10-1642 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeEddie BolgerOur Great Coach on this episode is Eddie Bolger.Eddie is the current coach of the German National Boxing team.Born in Wexford, Ireland, Eddie won national titles at underage and senior levels before moving into coaching.He joined the Irish boxing program in 2008 and was appointed one of Ireland's national coaches for the 2016 Rio Olympics.He became coach of the German National Boxing Team in 2017.If you would like to send us any feedback or if you know a great coach, who has a unique story to share...2020-10-1143 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeChris O'BrienOur Great Coach on this episode is Chris O’Brien.Chris O’Brien is Australia’s most successful rowing coach, with 2 gold and 2 silver medals over the last four Olympic regattas.And 6 gold with numerous rowers at the annual World Championships.In August 2012 Chris was appointed Head Coach of Rowing Australia, leading the team to a much improved performance at the 2016 Rio Olympics where they won 1 Gold and 2 Silver medals.After the Rio Olympics Chris left Rowing Australia and joined the Australian Institute of Sport where today he is the Lead Perfor...2020-10-0350 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeTracey MenziesOur Great Coach for this episode is Tracey Menzies StegbauerTracey is high performance swimming coach. For ten years she worked at the Australian Institute of Sport and with Swimming Australia coaching at both World Championships and Olympic Games. For 15 years, Tracey coached at the renowned Sutherland Leisure Centre taking over as Head Coach in her final five years.She has coached internationally recognised swimmers such as Craig Stevens, Ky Hurst, Simon Cowley, and Kirsten Thomson however Tracey is best known as the coach of five-time Olympic champion Ian Thorpe. Today, Tra...2020-09-3041 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifePaul GustardOur Great Coach for this episode is Paul Gustard. Paul is Head Coach at Harlequins Rugby club in the United Kingdom. In a ten year career, he played more than 150 rugby Premiership games for Leicester Tigers, London Irish and Saracens. He started coaching in 2009 at his old club Saracens guiding them to Premierships in 2013, 2015, 2016 and a European Championship in 2016. Paul was appointed England Rugby's Defense Coach in 2015, under Eddie Jones, where more success followed; two Six Nations titles, one Grand Slam, a series win for the first time in Australia and two series wins in Arg...2020-09-2741 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeCameron SchwabIn this episode we take a seat in the boardroom with Cameron Schwab, CEO at Design CEOCameron, grew up as the son of an Australian Rules Football CEO and spent his childhood mixing with his football heroes. His career started in Australian Football at the age of 20 overseeing talent identification and player recruitment at the Melbourne Football Club.In 1998, he was appointed CEO of the Richmond Football Club at just 24, the youngest in the history of the League. For the next 25 years, he was CEO of three AFL clubs, Richmond, Melbourne, and Fremantle.2020-09-2351 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeDr István GörgényiOur Great Coach for this Episode is Dr István GörgényiIstván represented Hungary as a Water polo player 96 times and was a member of teams that won the silver medal at 1972 Munich Olympics, the gold medal at the 1973 World Championships, the silver medal at the 1975 World Championships.From 1984 to 1990, he was Head Coach of Ujpest in the Hungarian National League, leading them to a championship in 1986. From 1991 to 1994, he was Head Coach of CACEL Nice Water Polo Club in the French National League, winning the championship 3 times.He then moved...2020-09-2048 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeMercedas Taaffe-CooperOur Great Coach for this episode is Mercedas Taaffe-Cooper.Merc, as she likes to be called, has won European and World Championships in kickboxing. She is also a registered Psychologist, has a degree in Sports and Exercise Science and is an International Boxing Coach with over thirty-five years of coaching experience, having worked with numerous boxers ranked in the top 10 in their world in their weight divisions.Born in Ireland but now living in Australia, Merc runs the very successful CounterPunch program. CounterPunch utilises a mix of performance psychology, sports science and boxing t...2020-09-1841 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeEddie JonesEddie Jones is one of the most experienced and decorated coaches in world rugby. He has been the head coach of the England national rugby team since 2015, leading them to win the Six Nations in 2016 and 2017 and then reaching the final of the 2019 Rugby World Cup.He previously coached the Australian Wallabies between 2001 and 2005, taking the team to the 2003 Rugby World Cup Final and winning the Bledisloe Cup in 2001 and 2002 against the mighty All Blacks of New Zealand.He was an assistant coach for the South African Springboks when they won the 2007 Rugby World...2020-09-1346 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeRic CharlesworthOur Great Coach for this episode is Dr. Richard Charlesworth AORic is an Australian sports coach, author, medical doctor, and former politician. He played first-class cricket for Western Australia and international field hockey for the Kookaburras winning a silver medal at the 1976 Olympics. He served as a federal member of parliament in Australia for 10 years. After leaving politics, he was appointed coach of the Hockeyroos, one of the most successful international sporting teams during his reign. He later coached the Kookaburras from 2009 to 2014 and has worked in consulting roles with the New Zealand national cricket team...2020-09-0443 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeRohan TaylorOur Great Coach for this episode is Rohan TaylorRohan is a high performance swimming coach and the current National Head Coach of the Australian Swim Team, The Dolphins.His coaching career started at the Shoalhaven Academy and moved through Carey Aquatic, Saddleback Valley Aquatics, Laguna Hills High School, Irvine Novaquatics and in 2000, he joined the coaching staff at the Nunawading Swimming Club. Over his career he has produced and worked with some of Australia's top swimming talent; most notably Olympic swimmers Leisel Jones, who won the 100 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in...2020-08-3045 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeLisa AlexanderOur Great Coach on this episode is Lisa Alexander.Lisa Alexander was the coach of the Australian Netball team, known as the Diamonds, from 2011 to 2020. She finished her tenure with an 81% winning record.Her coaching journey started in country Victoria, before she progressed to coach the Melbourne Phoenix in the national competition, taking the team to two title wins in 2002 and 2003.She was appointed head coach of the Australian U21 netball team in 2006. Lisa coached the Australian National team for 102 matches; winning 83 of those games. She oversaw gold medal successes at the 201...2020-08-2250 min
The Great Coaches: Leadership & LifeDwayne NestorOur Great Coach on the Episode is rugby's Dwayne NestorDwayne is an Australian professional rugby coach with over 14 years coaching elite level rugby. He's the current Head Coach of the Australian Women’s International Rugby Team, the Wallaroos.In 2016, he coached the Perth Spirit to a Championship and joined the coaching staff of the Wallaroos, the Australian Women’s International Rugby Team in 2017 becoming their Head Coach in 2018.Outside of Rugby, Dwayne is a strong advocate for the development of coaches and individuals through his organisation SiSu Life, where he specialises on t...2020-08-1643 min