Wandering Bear Sports
76 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe Wandering Bear Sports Podcast is the official Podcast of Wandering Bear Sports. With the sole purpose of educating, entertaining and inspiring we talk to high achievers from all walks of life.
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Lee Goddard: Life & Leadership In The Ultimate High Performance Environment
February 20, 2024 01:02 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MBThis week on the podcast, we sit down with Rear Admiral Lee Goddard to discuss life, culture, and leadership.
Dave Wessels: The Importance Of Relationships And Having A Shared Vision
February 04, 2024 01:29 - 54 minutes - 99.9 MBDave Wessels is the former Head Coach for the Melbourne Rebels & The Western Force. And is the current Head of Rugby for the Stormers.
Petrus Du Plessis: A Life In Professional Sport & The Science Of Scrummaging
January 21, 2024 06:11 - 44 minutes - 80.6 MBPetrus is an ex-professional rugby player and current professional rugby coach working with teams like Kobe in Japan & the Leicester Tigers in England. His most recent job has been as the Scrum Coach for the Wallabies under Dave Rennie. Petrus also runs a physiotherapy business.
Zane Hilton: The Life Of A Career Coach
January 15, 2024 06:42 - 49 minutes - 90.1 MBThis week on the podcast we sit down with the Queensland Reds Forwards Coach Zane Hilton
The Blake Schoupp Story
January 07, 2024 07:22 - 29 minutes - 53.8 MBThis week on the Podcast is Wallabies & Brumbies Prop Blake Schoupp.
Anthony Eddy: How To Build a High Performance Team.
January 01, 2024 02:04 - 48 minutes - 89.1 MBAnthony Eddy is the current Director of Symmetry Sports a company focused on Elite Athlete Management and Representation, Coach and High Performance Management & High Performance Health Assessments. www.symmetry-sports.com. In his coaching career Anthonys has been the Director of Rugby Sevens for the Irish Rugby Union, the National Programs Manager For Rugby Australia, the Director Of Rugby For Sydney University, the Head Coach of Worcester as well as being an Assistant Coach both the Br...
Craig Wilson: Making The Most Of Every Opportunity
December 17, 2023 10:12 - 1 hour - 137 MBCraig Wilson is the Director of Rugby and Head Coach at the prestigious Ivy League school, Yale.. He is also a leading rugby analysis content creator with millions of views across social media channels with his company The Contact Coach (@thecontactcoach).
Andrew Blades: How To Build A Dominant Scrum.
December 10, 2023 00:07 - 1 hour - 151 MBThis weeks guest is 1999 World Cup Winning Tighthead Prop & one of the worlds best Scrum Coaches Mr Andrew Blades.
Billy Melrose: How To Find What Makes You Unique & The Importance Of Caring
October 01, 2023 23:39 - 1 hour - 145 MBBilly Melrose: How To Find What Makes You Unique & The Importance Of Caring.
Matt Taylor: How To Make The Most Of Your Opportunities
August 16, 2023 06:53 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBMatt Taylor is the current Director of Coaching For Ricoh in the Japanese Top League. During his international coaching career (over 100 Test Matches) he worked as a Defence Coach for both Australia & Scotland. Domestically he coached for the Glasgow Warriors and the Queensland Reds.
Andrew Fraser: Why Outcomes Don't Care How You Feel
July 28, 2023 02:12 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBAndrew Fraser is the General Manager for IRAA (International Rugby Academy of Australia) and the Defensive Coach for Bond University Rugby Club in the Queensland Premier Rugby Competition.
Pauli Taumoepeau: Why You Should Never Be The Smartest Person In The Room
July 19, 2023 23:11 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBThis week on the podcast we sit down with NSW Waratahs Forwards Coach Pauli Taumoepeau.
Ben Batger: Why Hard Work Beats Talent
July 12, 2023 03:02 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBBen Batger is the Head Coach of Eastwood Rugby Club in the Shute Shield, the premier grade rugby competition in Australia. During his playing career he represented the ACT Brumbies, the NSW Waratahs, the Greater Sydney Rams as well as a distinguished career for Eastwood Rugby Club.
Brian Doyle: How To Build Real Confidence & Finding A way To Win.
April 27, 2023 21:39 - 1 hour - 121 MBBrian Doyle is the Boxing coach for the Gracie Jiujitsu Smeaton Grange Fight Team, home of former UFC Champion Robert Whittaker and one of the most renowned MMA Teams in Australia . In his boxing career he trained under legendary Boxing Coach Johnny Lewis and was the main sparring partner for Jeff Fenech & Kostya Tszyu during the World Title Runs.
Cam Treloar: Building Confidence & How To Have Hard Conversations
April 04, 2023 23:58 - 1 hour - 116 MBThis weeks guest on the podcast is West Harbour Pirates First Grade Head Coach Cam Treloar.
Michael Ruthven: The Importance Of Staying True To Yourself
March 13, 2023 07:41 - 1 hour - 140 MBThis weeks guest is Warringah Rats Head Coach Michael Ruthven, we reflect on the 2022 Shute Shield Season, the importance of having mentors and being true to your values, learning from mistakes, how to stay true to your values and much much more.
Chris Delooze: You Can’t Pour From An Empty Cup
March 05, 2023 08:03 - 57 minutes - 105 MBChris Delooze is the Head Coach of Manly Rugby Club in the Shute Shield Premier Grade Competition. During the pod we talked about theming, building people, learning from failure, being true to yourselfhow neither of us enjoyed the 2022 Shute Shield season, how we can learn from disappointment and much much more.
Zak Beer: The Importance of Being Urgent & Not Anxious
February 13, 2023 00:18 - 1 hour - 116 MBZak Beer is the Head Coach of Northern Suburbs Rugby Club in the Shute Shield Premier Grade Competition. During the pod we talked about the rapidly improving standard of the Shute Shield, how neither of us enjoyed the 2022 Shute Shield season, how we can learn from disappointment and use it to our advantage, the importance of self care and much much more. Zak was incredibly honest and open with his answers and gave some great insights into the ups and downs of coaching, why Norths have ha...
Toutai Kefu: Building Connections & Knowing Who You Represent
February 01, 2023 20:37 - 114 MBToutai Kefu is the Head Coach of Tonga, and a Wallabies Legend (1999 World Cup Winner) who earned 60 caps playing at number eight during a golden era for Australian Rugby
Failure Cannot Cope With Perseverance
November 16, 2022 20:56 - 156 MBMick Byrne is the Head Coach of the Fijian Drua Super Rugby Team. As a skills coach Mick has worked with the Wallabies, All Blacks, Scotland and Leinster. As an athlete Mick played professional Australian rules Football for Melbourne, Hawthorn and Sydney.
Matt O’Connor: How To Improve People
November 02, 2022 06:40 - 1 hour - 126 MBMatt O'Connor is a former Wallaby and professional rugby union coach with a long track record of success at the highest levels. Matt has held head coaching roles at the Leicester Tigers (Winning the English Premiership in 2013), at Irish province Leinster (where he won the Pro12 in 2013–14) as well as the Queeensland Reds (co-head coach) in 2016.
Simon Strachan: How To Build Long Term Success
October 19, 2022 08:28 - 51 minutes - 94.9 MBThis weeks guest on the Podcast is Simon Strachan. Simon is a co founder of Gain Line Analytics http://www.gainline.biz a company he formed with former Wallabies Prop Ben Darwin. Gain Line Analytics is an operations and management consultancy with a unique perspective on success in professional sport and business. Their work has shown that great teams are more than just the sum of their parts and that great teams are the product of linkages and connections within the organisation. Through ...
Aaron Walsh: The Mental Side Of High Performance
October 05, 2022 18:00 - 49 minutes - 46 MBThis weeks guest is Mr Aaron Walsh. Aarons work includes developing leadership, culture and mental performance programs for teams in sport and business. He is currently working with the Chiefs in Super Rugby as well as consulting to Harlequins, Texas Rangers and Basketball New Zealand. His work also includes coaching multiple corporate leadership teams in creating and maintaining a high performance working environment. In addition Aaron Has worked in MLB, NRL and with with various nationa...
Sean Hedger: The Key Ingredients For Long Term Success
September 28, 2022 19:13 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBThis weeks guest on the podcast is 2022 Sydney University Head Coach, Shute Shield Coach of the year, Shute Shield 2022 Premiership winner, former Melbourne Rebels Attack Coach & the current Head of Coaching for the international Rugby Academy Mr Sean Hedger.
Scott Coleman: Building A Culture From The Ground Up
September 21, 2022 20:30 - 52 minutes - 71.9 MBThis week on the podcast we sit down with one half of the joint Shute Shield Coaches of the year Scott “Bubba” Coleman. We talk about forming the Hunter Wildfires, building an identity and a culture from scratch, lessons learned and some of the main takeaways from the crazy 2022 Shute Shield Season.
We Are Back
September 14, 2022 21:00 - 7 minutes - 7.19 MBAfter a brief hiatus we are back. Last year I learned an incredible amount from some amazing guests and i’m looking forward to seeing what we can learn from this years guests. The plan will be to put out as many podcasts as consistently as possible, improve our production and hopefully all of you can spend a little time each week learning along with me. This is a solo episode so we can get the feed rolling again. As always please reach out and let me know what you think and what guests ...
Taking A Walk With Royce Simmons:
May 16, 2022 19:30 - 1 hour - 21.9 MBRoyce Simmons is an Australian former NRL Player & Coach. During his playing career he represented the Penrith Panthers, NSW Blues and Australian Kangaroos. After he finished playing he moved into the coaching world and ended up coaching the Panthers, Hull FC, St Helens and later worked as an assistant coach to Tim Sheens at Wests Tigers. When Penrith Panthers’ rugby league legend Royce Simmons disclosed in January 2022 that, at age 61, he had been diagnosed with dementia the previous year...
Richard Harry: Overcoming Adversity And Trusting Your Vision
March 31, 2022 21:11 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBRichard Harry was a halfback, who became a flanker and finally a loosehead prop in order to realise his dream of representing Australia. Harry’s first taste of representative football came when he attended Scotch College in Melbourne and was selected at halfback for Victoria in the 1979 National Age Championships. In 1980 his family moved to Sydney and he attended Barker College. It was there that his size and speed prompted a shift to flanker. On leaving school he studied for an economics ...
Mark Bell: How To Coach A Dominant Scrum
March 08, 2022 00:16 - 1 hour - 79.4 MBThis week on the podcast we sit down with one of the godfathers of Australian Scrum coaching former Wallaby Mark Bell. In Bellys playing career he played his school rugby at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill - Australia's leading rugby nursery. A consistent hooker, Bell played in the undefeated 1st XV premiership team of 1986. That was the springboard to higher honours as a record-equalling ten players from that side were picked in the GPS 1st XV and from there Bell was selected for the Aust...
How To Get An Extra 1% From Elite Performers: Swedish National Hammer Throw Coach Martin Bingisser
February 24, 2022 00:06 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MBThis weeks guest on the podcast is Martin Bingisser. Martin is the founder of HMMR Media, Swiss national hammer throw coach, and 11-time national champion.. During his athletic career he worked extensively under Anatoli Bondarchuk, the most successful Olympic throws coach of all time, and writer of fundamental coaching text “Transfer of Training in Sport”. Martin is currently doing some continued education projects with the Australian Rugby Union.
How To Get An Extra 1% From Elite Performers: Swiss National Hammer Throw Coach Martin Bingisser
February 24, 2022 00:06 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MBThis weeks guest on the podcast is Martin Bingisser. Martin is the founder of HMMR Media, Swiss national hammer throw coach, and 11-time national champion.. During his athletic career he worked extensively under Anatoli Bondarchuk, the most successful Olympic throws coach of all time, and writer of fundamental coaching text “Transfer of Training in Sport”. Martin is currently doing some continued education projects with the Australian Rugby Union.
Cool Runnings 2.0 The Story Of The Jamaican Bobsled Team: Matthew Wekpe
February 06, 2022 21:41 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBThis weeks guest on the Podcast is Winter Olympian Matthew Wekpe. Matthew is a member of the 2022 Jamaican Bobsled Team representing his country at the Beijing Olympics.
Scottish Rugby Legend Dan Parks
January 25, 2022 20:11 - 59 minutes - 20.5 MBThis weeks guest on the podcast is Scottish Rugby Royalty Dan Parks. During Dans professional career he won 67 caps for Scotland as well as representing the Glasgow Warriors, Cardiff Blues and Connacht. Dan is the Glasgow Warriors record appearance holder as well as holding the record for the most appearances for the club. Until recently Dan was also the all time leading point scorer for the Pro 12 (now The United Rugby Championship). Dan also represented Scotland in 2 Rugby World Cups winni...
Dan McKellar: How To Build A Team
January 18, 2022 19:43 - 63.1 MBThis week on the podcast is Brumbies Head Coach & Wallabies Forwards Coach Dan McKellar. I have been a massive fan of Dans for a long time and it was an honour to sit down and pick his brain on all aspects of how to build teams & the unique challenge of getting 8 massive humans to work together.
Darren Coleman: Part 2. Changing Culture
January 11, 2022 19:31 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBThis week on the podcast we have part 2 of our chat with current NSW Waratah Head Coach Darren Coleman. During Darrens coaching career he has won the Shute Shield with both the Warringah Rats & Gordon Rugby Club. In addition Darren was the foundation coach for the Los Angeles Giltinis in the US Major League competition taking them to a championship in their first year. Darren has coached professionally for 20 plus years and has had experience working previously in Italy & Canada as well as b...
Darren Coleman: Part 1. The Importance Of A Beginners Mindset.
January 04, 2022 21:13 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBThis week on the podcast we have part 1 of our chat with current NSW Waratah Head Coach Darren Coleman. During Darrens coaching career he has won the Shute Shield with both the Warringah Rats & Gordon Rugby Club. In addition Darren was the foundation coach for the Los Angeles Giltinis in the US Major League competition taking them to a championship in their first year. Darren has coached professionally for 20 plus years and has had experience working previously in Italy & Canada as well as b...
Duncan Chubb: Han Solo Podcast
December 09, 2021 00:28 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBA solo podcast giving an update on everything going on in the Wandering Bear Sports Universe
Stephen Hoiles: Building A New Franchise In The Sporting Capital Of The World
November 02, 2021 21:25 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBThis weeks guest on the podcast is former Waratah, Brumbies and Wallabies back rower Stephen Hoiles. Stephen is currently the head coach of the Los Angeles Giltinis in the US Major League Rugby Competition.
A Conversation with Laurie Fisher
October 19, 2021 18:25 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBThis weeks guest on the Podcast is Brumbies Forwards Coach Laurie Fisher. Laurie began his coaching career with the Brumbies in 2000 when he was appointed head coach of the Brumbies Rugby Academy and later assumed control of the Brumby Runners and the Canberra Vikings. He implemented a rugby program aimed at developing the cream of local ACT rugby talent into players capable of competing for training contracts or full contracts with the Brumbies squad. Guy Shepherdson, Matt Giteau and Juli...
How to Coach Scrums: With Hawkes Bay Scrum Coach Francisco Deformes
October 12, 2021 09:10 - 61.4 MBThis weeks episode is a bit different. I sit down with Hawkes bay Scrum Coach Francisco Deformes to talk all aspects of scrum coaching.
Episode 35: Dave Dillon: Building Better Humans.
October 06, 2021 00:42 - 1 hour - 62.1 MBThis weeks guest on the podcast is the head coach of the Kobe Steelers Dave Dillon. I loved talking to Dave. This podcast is such a great resource for people who want to learn how to get the most out of a group of humans. We talked about dealing with conflict, how important it is for people to feel a connection to the organisations they are apart off, coaching teams, learning from mistakes, why building relationships is critical and plenty more. My biggest take away from this chat was that...
Episode 34: Anthony Seibold. The Importance Of Being Curious
September 26, 2021 11:15 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBThis weeks guest on the podcast is Anthony Seibold. Anthony is a former head coach of the Brisbane Broncos and the South Sydney Rabbitohs. This season he worked as a coaching consultant for the Newcastle Knights before taking over the as the teams defence coach. Anthony has recently taken up the role as the defence coach for the England Rugby Team working with Eddie Jones. I was really excited to talk to Seibs as he has been someone I have admired for some time and he absolutely didn’t disap...
Episode 33: Pete Fairbairn - The Importance Of Building Relationships
September 08, 2021 10:23 - 1 hour - 97.3 MBThis week on the podcast we sit down with Pete Fairbairn the Director of Sport for Thrive PR & Communications. During his career Pete has worked as a Media Manager for the Melbourne Rebels, he’s worked as the Communications and Commercial Manager for the Rugby Union Players Association and in his spare time he works as an Adjudicator for Guinness World Records. During our conversation we talked about Petes journey in media, how important relationships are whilst working in and with the med...
Episode 32: Lachlan Mccaffrey: Know Your Why.
August 29, 2021 22:03 - 1 hour - 83.9 MBThis weeks guest on the podcast is Austin Gilgronis backrower Lachlan McCaffrey. As well as representing the Brumbies, Western Force and The Waratahs Lachie has played overseas for London Welsh, Leicester Tigers and Kyuden Voltex in Japan. Lachlan has a unique perspective on a career in professional sport and is refreshingly open and honest about the ups and downs in his career. He has a great story and it was a pleasure to speak to him.
Bitesize: What Makes The Brumbies So Special. With Lachlan Mccaffrey
August 24, 2021 08:16 - 8 minutes - 11.4 MBThis week we are trying something a bit different and putting out a bitesize episode. What makes the ACT Brumbies So Special with Lachlan Mccaffrey. Lachie Mccaffrey is a former Brumbies Backrower currently playing for the Austin Gilgronis in the US Major League
Episode 31: Wayne Smith: Don’t Be Afraid Of Failure
August 17, 2021 08:46 - 57 minutes - 79.1 MBThis weeks guest on the Podcast is known by many in the rugby world as “The Greatest Coach Ever”. Wayne Smith is one of only 2 coaches in history to win back to back Rugby World Cups. During Waynes career he has won Super Rugby titles with the Crusaders and the Chiefs and is considered to be the tactical genius behind the All Blacks Success during his 16 year tenure. As a young coach it was a privilege to talk to one of the greatest and whilst the conversation is focussed a lot on Rugby, it...
Episode 30: Robbie Abel- Back Yourself
August 10, 2021 23:35 - 1 hour - 101 MBThis weeks guest on the Podcast has played Super Rugby for The Waratahs, Rebels and the Brumbies as well as representing the Maori All Blacks. Currently playing for Auckland in the New Zealand National Provincial Championship Robbie Abel has experienced a lot is his Rugby Career. He has experienced the highs and the lows and has one hell of a perspective on a career in professional sport.
Episode 29: Brenden Hartmann: The Budgy Smuggler Story
August 03, 2021 22:24 - 1 hour - 94.5 MBThis week on the podcast we sit down with the General Manager of Budgy Smuggler Brenden Hartmann. BJ (as he’s more commonly known) goes into some great detail on how the little Manly based Swim Wear company has slowly started to take over the world.
Episode 28: Dave Diggle: How To Build Mental Performance for Winners
July 27, 2021 20:40 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MBThis weeks amazing guest on the podcast is the Wallabies Mental Performance coach Dave Diggle. Dave Diggle is a veteran of the sporting arena with over 40 years of competitive and hands-on experience at the top level. After representing Great Britain as an International Gymnast, Dave has channelled his passion into the next generation of elite performers. With a background as a high-performance coach, Dave turned his attention to helping athletes, coaches, Business people and Organisations ...
Episode 27: Clint Hill- Coaching For Performance
July 20, 2021 11:33 - 53 minutes - 73.7 MBTodays guest on the Podcast is multiple time Shute Shield Winning Athletic Performance coach Clint Hill. Clint has over 20 years experience as a coach in a variety of sports and has coached athletes from all levels including a couple of athletes who are competing at the Tokyo Olympics. In addition to coaching, Clint runs a mentoring, education, and coaching business based out of Maroubra Beach in Sydney and is a brand ambassador for Australian company Body Science. Clint also hosts a podcast...