Coaching Culture with Ben Herring
Coaching Culture with Ben Herring is your weekly deep-dive into the often-overlooked “softer skills” of coaching—cultural innovation, communication, empathy, leadership, dealing with stress, and motivation. Each episode features candid conversations with the world’s top international rugby coaches, who share the personal stories and intangible insights behind their winning cultures, and too their biggest failures and learnings from them. This is where X’s and O’s meet heart and soul, empowering coaches at every level to foster authentic connections, inspire their teams, and elevate their own coaching craft. If you believe that the real gold in rugby lies beyond the scoreboard, Coaching Culture is the podcast for you.
Coaching Culture with Ben Herring
Latest Episodes
My All Blacks Regret, Rassie Erasmus & the Truth About Coaching
The best coaching stories aren’t about the whiteboard, they’re about what happens years later when an old player stops traffic just to give you a hug. That’s where this conversation with John Plumtree goes fast: past trophies and into the parts...
The School That Produces Chile's Rugby Captains | The Grange School
A school with 2,100 students shouldn’t feel like a family, yet that’s exactly what we found at Grange School in Santiago, Chile. I’m joined by Francesco “Pancho” Pinha, former Chile captain, lifelong teacher, and the proud tradition keeper who ...
How a State School Built a Rugby Powerhouse | Northampton School for Boys
A state school winning at Twickenham sounds like a fairy tale until you hear how Northampton School for Boys actually built it. We sit down with Phil Beaumont and Simon Heffer, the leaders behind NSB rugby’s decade-long rise from six teams to 1...
The Hidden Cost Of Poor Culture
Poor culture doesn’t just create problems you can see. It quietly steals the best parts of your team: the extra effort people would have given, the performance you expected from talented staff, and the potential that never gets a chance to emer...
What 17,500 Boys Really Want From Adults | Tauranga Boys' Principal Andy Turner
A school can have great buildings, strong results, and a proud sports history and still miss the thing that actually makes young people thrive. We sit down with Andy Turner, principal of Tauranga Boys’ College in New Zealand, to unpack what he ...
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