The Magic Academy

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!

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 b

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 w

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 Hu

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

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! 

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 gre

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 possib

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 Foot

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!

Season 11 Episode 21 Fletch and Danny - 2025 in review

Fletch, Danny and Rusty share their highlights, heroes and hardships from 2025 and look ahead to 2026... enjoy!

Season 11 Episode 20 Byron Green and Aaron Takel (coach development)

Byron Green, wheelchair rugby coach and player (https://athletescan.ca/athlete-rep-spotlight-byron-green-wheelchair-rugby/) gets paid a visit from Taks at his provincial

Season 11 Episode 19 - Gerard Jones (Cambodia)

Gerard and Rusty chat about his journey to coaching in the Cambodian Premier League... learning something from everyone, the reality of micropolitics and real politics, c

Season 11 Episode 18 Graeme Moffat - Lethbridge

Moff and Rusty chat all things Gamechangers conference... brain skills, talent ID, injuries, river swims, building a den and indoor rondos... enjoy!

Season 11 Episode 17 - Aaron Takel (Developing Craft)

Taks and Rusty catch up for the 3rd time to chat all things Vancouver Island, noticing skills, the Air Canada strike, headband levels, conviction and action, triangles, t

Season 11 Episode 16 - Kenny Lynn (Argentina)

Kenny and Rusty chat all things staff football, experimenting, coaching attack and learning Spanish... enjoy! 

Season 11 Episode 15 Peter Train (Pleasure and Happiness in Education)

Pete's doctorate (https://phecanada.ca/professional-learning/journal/pleasure-and-happiness-education-alternative-form-phe-peter-train) leads to a discussion with Ru

Season 11 Episode 14 Jeremy Holt (For the Love of the Game)

Jeremy's joins Rusty for the 2nd time on the pod following his book release to chat all things TRIBE... enjoy!  For the love of the game: How to coach identity, bel

Season 11 Episode 13 Gary Klein (Expertise)

Gary and Rusty chat all things expertise, decision-making and intuition... Pete Sturgess, Max Caldas, Daniel Kahneman, netball, rowing, feedback, getting in the head of a

Season 11 Episode 12 - Paul McGuinness (Skilful players)

A 2nd appearance for Paul to chat all things scanning, secret codes, time-wasting, awkward finishes, going against the flow, feeding the bear and deliberately playing dea