Richard Smith has been the High Performance Leader at the Crusaders, High-Performance Coach Development Manager for NZ Cricket, and High-Performance Coaching Consultant for High Performance Sport NZ. He coached NZ u19s to the World Cup title in 2007. He now consults with businesses as well as continuing his work at the top level of sport.

In the podcast we chat about;

- What makes an environment a high performance one.

- How you improve as a coach.

- The most important aspect of being a leader.

- How to sustain performance over long periods.

- How to develop and improve the people in your organization.

- The consulting work he does with CEOs.

- What All Black Tom Taylor and Leinster Coach Tyler Bleyendaal taught him when he was coaching Canterbury Rugby u21s.

- What he learned from chatting with Olympic winning coach Rick Charlsworth.

- How to create the optimal learning environment in sport and business.

- Why coaches need to reflect and get feedback ,and how best to do this.

- The effect body language has on others.

- How to approach failure, and growth mindset.

- How players learn differently, and how to coach those different learners.

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Marty won the AIL with Lansdowne fc in 2018. Then moved to the UK and played rugby in the Premiership, before deciding to retire from the game and do Ironmans.

We chat about:

• His time in the Leinster Rugby system
• Winning the AIL with Lansdowne fc.
• How Mike Ruddock helped him get his break in pro rugby.
• The impact that Alun Wyn Jones had on him.
• The springboard that playing with Swansea University in the BUCS Super Rugby gave him.
• Why Pat Lam signed him for Bristol Bears.
• How Max Lahiff mentored him.
• Playing with Saracens, and his impression of Owen Farrell.
• Why he joined Northampton Saints for a month.
• His experience playing in the Shute Shield for Warringah Rats.
• Why he didn’t enjoy pro rugby as much as he thought he would.
• The concussions he got playing rugby.
• Why he left the game at 27.
• Deciding to do an Ironman.
• His new training regime for Ironman
• Going from 130kg to 97kg.

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In this episode you will hear about;

• Andy's journey in the game.
• Andy's thoughts on the TMO.
• The life and schedule of a professional referee.
• The mental preparation Andy does for matches.
• Why Sam Warburton was a brilliant captain.
• Why Andy trains with the Irish rugby team, and what his role is with them.
• How Andy works with his coach.
• What Andy does at Half Time in Test matches.
• Advice former All Blacks coach Steve Hansen gave Andy about referring.
• How Andy deals with making mistakes in games.
• The most important skill a referee needs.
• How to develop as a referee.

On Jan 24th 2025 I will be running an 85km Ultramarathon in aid of the Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation. The foundation provides excellent palliative care free of charge for anyone in the area, but the require donations to fund their work. If you would like to support the fundraiser you can do so here, and your support is greatly appreciated, thank you. https://www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/BrianMoylett

Unleash Your Potential - Course for Players That Want to Become Professionals

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