On this episode I had the huge privilege to chat with elite rugby coach, Rod Seib.

Rod's CV speaks for itself. Rod is a former player for the Queensland Reds and Glasgow Warriors. He has also played for Australia in rugby sevens.

In March 2025, Rod signed with Irish side, Connacht Rugby as Senior Assistant Coach with responsibility for team attack. Prior to this, he was Head Coach of the Queensland Reds Academy, assistant coach at ACT Brumbies and in Nov24 coached the Australia XV on their UK tour.

This was an incredibly enlightening chat and I took so much from it. We spoke of many things, including :

• Always learning, learning from both good and bad coaches
• Knowing your audience
• Be it elite or learning, the best coaches are the ones that want to be there
• Facilitating the knowledge to the athletes so they can problem solve
• How to ask questions to get good learning
• Not always needing to have the answers, but you do need the logic to your thoughts
• The importance of body language, not just words
• Focusing on the growth, not the score
• The biggest mistake new coaches make
• A coach can learn from everyone, from u7 player to international athlete

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The willingness of elite athletes and coaches to sit down and share their insights on what makes a great coach has blown me away. I have learnt so much from these chat that that would have otherwise taken me years.

On this episode, I had the absolute privilege and joy to sit down and hear the views of Grand Slam Tennis player and coach, Sofia Shapatava.

This was an incredible chat as we spoke of many things, including :

• Patience
• The trust between a coach and athlete
• Understanding the individual
• How and when to give feedback
• Why the post match car journey home is so important
• Sport does not define the person
• The importance of embracing defeat, not dwelling on it
• Embracing the journey
• Avoiding burnout and maintaining your love of the game
• Quantity vs quality
• Always learning

I really hope you enjoyed this chat as much as I did.

Let me know what one lesson resonated most with you

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On this episode, I had the incredible fortune to sit down and chat with International Rugby Coach and former international player, William Broderick.

An incredibly enlightening chat, full of insights and advice from a highly talented coach.

We spoke of :

• Connecting and adapting to people and the situation
• Understanding your environment
• Engagement players
• Results vs Process
• The types of mistakes
• The how, not just the what - a coach's tone, body language and demeanour
• Treating players as humans, not machines

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