Will Webster played in the English Championship, but decided to retire from the game to concentrate on coaching in his early 20s. He has gone on to coach Kenya 7s on the World Series, Hong Kong 7s & 15s and New England Free Jacks in Major League Rugby, winning two titles there. He now coaches coaches.

We chat about his journey in the game and also the below,

• How he got the Kenya 7s job aged 24.
• What it was like living in Kenya as an English man.
• The unusual pressure and issues that he and the Kenyan players faced.
• How to set up effective learning environments.
• Ideas he learned as a teacher that he uses in his coaching.
• The lightbulb moment he had when at training with Saracens.
• Why he retired so young to coach.
• The effects of mobile phones on young athletes.
• How to speed up connections between coaches and players.
• How to maximize the effectiveness of your team meetings.
• How coaches can improve at their craft.
• What his work entails by supporting coaches.

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Davie played for the Scotland 7s, and previously worked with Exeter Chiefs, New Zealand Sevens, Taranaki Rugby and the Hurricanes as an S&C coach.

In the pod we chat about;

• What he does as Hurricanes Mindset Coach.
• How Super Rugby preseason 2025 has gone for the Hurricanes.
• Why he transitioned from being an S&C coach to a Mindset coach.
• Tools to use to perform under pressure.
• How to get players to believe in your plan.
• Review Framework that the Hurricanes use.
• The impact belief has on outcomes.
• The 1:1 Mindset coaching he does with players.
• How he went from playing club rugby to Scotland 7s.
• How he became Hurricanes Mindset coach.
• How as a coach you can challenge players.
• What the best players do to get better.
• How to deal with failure.
• The biggest challenge he has faced in his career.

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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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