On this episode it was awesome to chat with Vuyo Zangqa.

Vuyo has played for the Springbok 7s before moving into professional coaching.

He has many years coaching experience with a passion to create and manage an environment where rising talented players can develop and leave a legacy of excellence.

Vuyo has coached across the world and is currently based in China, previously being with the Southern Kings in South Africa and the National sides of Germany, Lithuania and Kenya.

This was an incredible chat as Vuyo explained the importance of a coach having awareness of themself and their environment and how the coach should put their personality into the team but that the team comes first, always.

His point on leadership and how the coach does not drive the team but is in fact driven by the leadership group with a team hierarchy where everyone contributes was enlightening

With myself being a new coach, hearing Vuyo's insights on understanding the team as a collective of different individuals and different mindsets but also at the same time that the players need to understand who you are as a coach was really useful.

As always, thanks very much for listening

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Having an authentic identity, a message and a direction.

On this episode of The Coaching Arena, I sat down with former international rugby coach, people developer and co-founder of the Leadership Circle, Will Webster.

Will has coached with Canada, Hong Kong and Kenya.

At club level, he has won back to back championships with New England Free Jacks and is currently coaching officer at Hong Kong Scottish.

I thoroughly enjoyed this chat with Will and took a huge amount from it.

His advice into building relationships and creating the best environments for people to thrive was incredible.

You can really sense Will's coaching emphasis on the importance of having an authentic identity, a message and a direction.

As Will highlighted, a coach has to create an environment that people want to be part of and really enjoy.

A coach needs to have a why behind everything they do and know their identity.

I really hope you enjoy this chat as much as I did and thanks for listening

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On this episode of The Coaching Arena, it was awesome to chat with professional rugby coach Alexis Michel.

Alexis has coached around the world and is currently Sportclub Neuenheim in the German Bundesliga.

This chat was incredibly interesting as Alexis shared his insights on coaching in different cultures as well as leadership and earning player's trust.

I am absolutely loving these chats and they are really helping me with my coaching.

A coach will always say something to me that lands instantly and this chat with Alexis was no different. His point on when players talk about you as a coach when you are not in the room, what are they saying and you ok with that?

This question really reinforces Alexis' point of being yourself, being authentic and always inspire.

We spoke of many things, including being a role model, cultures, effective communication, leadership and inspiring players. Alexis' approach for structure and frameworks were fantastic for any new coach.

I hope you enjoy this chat as much as I did and thanks very much for listening

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