The Sports Initiative Podcast
By Michael Wright
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Episodes: 217
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A podcast that aims to dissect the experiences and philosophies of practitioners working in sport and academia from around the globe.
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216 - Matt Weston - The mind of a gold medalist
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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215 - Cody Alexander - How to breakdown NFL Defence
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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214 - Nick Shedd - Preparing the Boston Red Sox for a 162 season before the playoffs
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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213 - Marcus Daws - Coaching mavericks
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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212 - Sarah Leslie - The MDT behind Olympic Champions
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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211 - Mark Hopley - Coaching chaos in preparation for first team rugby.
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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210 - Alex Cattini - Life at London's top football academies
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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209 - Laura Turner-Alleyne - The world of International Sprinting
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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208 - Michael Jagacki - Breaking down NBA defenses
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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207 - Tim Stegmann - How Xabi Alonso changed the game with Leverkusen
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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206 - Craig Thompson - How to travel down a track at 80mph
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May 29, 2025 |
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205 - Keiron Conway - Why 1v1 dribblers should play in defence.
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May 15, 2025 |
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204 - Simon Letchford - How to create open and honest feedback
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May 08, 2025 |
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203 - Amy Shelley - Researching for the RFU
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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202 - Robin Taylor - How do sibling's effect talent pathway's
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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201 - Des Ryan - How do Arsenal physically develop their players
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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200th Special - Best bits from the last 100 episodes
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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199 - Dr Simon Moore - If we want players to be consistent, why don't we praise them when they are?
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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198 - Dan Howells - How to cut from the nonsense in Strength and Conditioning delivery
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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197 - Ray Power - Trying to teach street footballers the 11v11 game
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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196 - Hisashi Kuwahara - In Japan players find there own way to training at 13
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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195 - Charlie McCall - The balancing act between performance and wellbeing
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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194 - Danny Maye - The importance of coaching behaviours
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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193 - Ben Lucas - Navigating the world of Pre-Academy football
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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192 - Steve Peters - How does neurology effect the CLA
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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191 - Steve Peters - Why movement is key to neurology
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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190 - Dre Baldwin - How your mindset can be key to success
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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189 - Dallas Mix - 'Harnessing' Olympic climbers
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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188 - Dave Love - NBA shooting coach
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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187 - Martyn Rothwell - How to effectively work in Interdisciplinary team
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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186 - Jacob King - Why ineffective coaching kills talent
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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185 - George Ross - How to create a syllabus for the brilliant basics
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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184 - Dr Alice Hunter - How to effectively question for improved decision making
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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183 - Chris McCosker - The misconceptions of skill acquisition
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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182 - Mike Avery - Why being player centric is at the heart of Fort Wayne FC
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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181 - Ben Chase - How NIL will change the game in collegiate sports
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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180 - Daniel Sellitti -How Puerto Rico plan success on the biggest stage!
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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179 - Eric Fawcett - Pattern recognition in Elite Basketball
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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178 - Rob Simpson - Athletes can't be treated like robots
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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177 - Tim Baghurst - Coach education in the US
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Jul 04, 2024 |
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176 - Stuart Morgan - How to manage Ryder Cup Nerves
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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175 - Mark Bennett - How does culture effect performance?
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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174 - My Diary - Coach educating in Thailand on Carabao's Coach the Coaches Programme
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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173 - Gary McDermott - Navigating the IDP blizzard
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May 01, 2024 |
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172 - Scott Parkinson - The difference between the good and the elite is ....
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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171 - Brian Slugocki - Do NHL players work on their strengths or weaknesses?
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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170 - Karl Sanderg - Diaries of a Sporting Director
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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169 - Darren Warner - How do you create problem solvers ready for the Olympics
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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168 - Olly Logan - 'Embracing the arena' Preparing Swimmers for the Paris 2024 Olympics
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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167 - Alex Odowd - The utilisation of position specific training
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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166 - Stuart McClaren - Preparing players for the Old Firm
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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The exciting future of the Sports Initiative
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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165 - Dr Adam Kelly - There are multiple ways to address RAE both in and outside of development pathways
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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164 - Greame Mathie - The best performing environments I have been in have an edge!
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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163 - Kevin Mannion - Andy Farrell and co created a culture and pathway that resonated with fans
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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162 - Andrew Cresci - You fail more than you win in baseball
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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161 - David Garcia - In Spain they link the technical and tactical together constantly
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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160 - Dave Whitmore - It's important to challenge the captains so the understand what good looks like
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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159 - Ian Costello 'The Munster Way' creating the future of Irish Rugby
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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158 - Steve Thompson - The introduction of Velocity Based Training in S+C
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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157- Greg Revak - Rotating and the power positionless hockey
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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156 - Paul Felton - How international cricket is developing the next Jimmy Anderson
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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155 - Brenton Del Chairo - Creating adaptable athletes is the key to success
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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154 - Wayne Goldsmith -'Commitment is an athletes decision to choose the hard over easy consistently'
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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153 - Cody Royle - Breaking the coaching mold
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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152 - David Tenney - From Seattle to Austin via the NBA
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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151 - Philip O'Callaghan - How you get the variety in repetition
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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150 - John Pascarella - Sir Alex Ferguson and observing from a distance
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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149 - Nick Scott - Developing rugby from the countryside of England to coast of Italy
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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148 - Richard Cheetham - Encouraging kids to play their own way
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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147 - Alan Murdoch - The preparation of your Ferrari type athletes
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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146 - Dr Zoe Wimshurt (part 2) - Why shouting scan probably does not help players take in information
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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145 - Dr Zoe Wimshurt (part 1) - Why sight may an underutilised skill
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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144 - Jorge Couto Reis - The Porto way - understanding the methodology of European giants
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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143 - Fabrizio Piccareta - From Inter to Sunderland, the life of a football coach
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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142 -Alex Porter - 'Players with self awareness understand themselves, their limitations and strengths'
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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141 - Jim Haverstrom - Using constrained competition to support players in their Ice Hockey development
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May 30, 2023 |
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140 - Jamie Taylor - Why context is key and his work with Leicester Tigers and Wasps
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May 23, 2023 |
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Trystan Bevan - The aura of Jonah Lomu and Sam Warburton shows you mean business
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May 16, 2023 |
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Fraser Stewart - Why 2 good goalkeepers can be better than 1
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May 09, 2023 |
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Damian McGrath - Why the brilliant basics are so important to Leicester Tigers and Leeds Rhinos
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May 02, 2023 |
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Joe Baker - The Tyranny of talent
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Charles Ruiz - From the pitching mound to the boardroom
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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Amy Price - Video game design in a sports coaching
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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Chris Pipe - The cat between the posts - Developing the modern goalkeeper
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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Lauren Ammon - Challenging and supporting the individual athlete
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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Dr Anna Stodter - Critiquing formal coach education
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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Richard Shorter - How clubs, players and parents can work together in harmony
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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Phil Relf - Developing the next Ashes match winners
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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Tadhg Leader - From Professional rugby to American Football kicker
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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Aaron Gershenfeld - Creating defensive demons ready for the MLB show
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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Karl Marius Askum - Visual perception within football
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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Michal Pujdak - Developing players ready for Elland Road
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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Tony Casella - Finding and nurturing the next NBA star
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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Kevin Mulcahy - Early elitism vs prolonged sporting participation
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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Stuart Wilkinson - 'The All-black culture is the greatest trophy they have ever won'
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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Jasmine Baba - Analysing German football
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Nov 24, 2022 |
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David Sharkey - The power of storytelling in sport
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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Jenny Coe - Preparing West Ham to perform
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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Alex Auerbach - Developing the minds of Toronto Raptors
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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Adam Commens
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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Tom Brown
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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Oliver Gage
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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Duane Allen
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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Tony Miller
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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Kris Goodman
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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Carlon Carpenter
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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Warren Abrahams
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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Andy Halliday
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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Dr Alex Lascu
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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Jordan Gardner
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Jun 28, 2022 |
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Cameron Campbell
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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Christian Day
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May 31, 2022 |
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Caleb Cousens
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May 24, 2022 |
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Dave Kline
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May 17, 2022 |
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Peter Motzenbecker
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May 10, 2022 |
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Alex Sarama
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May 03, 2022 |
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100 Not Out - Best bits
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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Johnathan Davies
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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Jeff Stanek
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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Davide Igono
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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Craig Morris
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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Jason Filippi
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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Dan McNally
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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Sarah Borwell
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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Tosh Farrell
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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Andrew Rylland
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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Chris Butt
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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Iain Brunnschweiler
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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Tom Hartley
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Jan 25, 2022 |
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Chris Harmon
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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Rhys Denton
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Jan 11, 2022 |
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Dr Phil Kearney
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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Dr Rob Bell
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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Nick Gearing
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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Paul Barry
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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Sam Hudson
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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Rich Hudson
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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Ricky Simons
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Nov 02, 2021 |
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David Baird
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Oct 26, 2021 |
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Lee Hodge
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Oct 19, 2021 |
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Jimmy Adams
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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Phil Llewellyn and David Kilcoyne - Rugby Coach weekly
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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Simon Turner
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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Mark Robinson
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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Michael Loftman
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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Keaton Wood
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Sep 07, 2021 |
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Alan Keane
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Aug 24, 2021 |
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Todd Beane
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Aug 17, 2021 |
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Geoff Noonan
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Aug 10, 2021 |
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Cam Meighan
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Aug 03, 2021 |
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Andrew Brownhill
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Jul 27, 2021 |
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Brian Hemmings
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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Michael Morton
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Jul 13, 2021 |
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Greg Mannion
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Jun 29, 2021 |
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David Hughes
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Jun 22, 2021 |
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Tom Gale
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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Kylie Stannard
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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Ryan Jorden
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Jun 01, 2021 |
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Bobby Muuss
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May 25, 2021 |
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Lee Smith
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May 18, 2021 |
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Steve Simmons
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May 11, 2021 |
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Walter Grandez
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May 04, 2021 |
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Lucy Jane Matthews
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Apr 27, 2021 |
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John Haime
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Apr 20, 2021 |
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Sam Holmshaw
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Apr 13, 2021 |
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Gerwyn Griffiths
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Apr 06, 2021 |
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Eric Laurie
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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Andrew Wiseman
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Mar 23, 2021 |
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Tom Smith
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Mar 16, 2021 |
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Mark Wilson
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Mar 09, 2021 |
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Sam Dejonghe
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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Marc Mclaren
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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Larry Sunderland
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Feb 16, 2021 |
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Steve Guinan
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Feb 09, 2021 |
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Alex Ball
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Feb 02, 2021 |
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Josh Bednash
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Jan 26, 2021 |
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Ian Hughes
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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Dan Wright
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Jan 12, 2021 |
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Rod Underwood
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Dec 22, 2020 |
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Leanne Skarratt and Richard Ward
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Dec 15, 2020 |
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Darren Higgins
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Dec 08, 2020 |
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Joel Moody
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Dec 01, 2020 |
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Megan Hill
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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Brian Rzeppa
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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Steve Devereux
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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Dr Richard Elliott
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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Lee Conroy
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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Steve Lilley
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Oct 20, 2020 |
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Lee Collier
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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Ebun Thomas
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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Graham Mills
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Sep 29, 2020 |
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Nathan Loader
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Sep 22, 2020 |
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Tom Donati
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Sep 15, 2020 |
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Russell Earnshaw & John Fletcher
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Sep 08, 2020 |
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Greig Paterson
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Sep 01, 2020 |
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Tom Drowley
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Aug 25, 2020 |
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Oli Higginson
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Aug 18, 2020 |
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Fraser Franks
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Aug 11, 2020 |
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Danny Talbot
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Aug 04, 2020 |
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Megan Fletcher
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Jul 28, 2020 |
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Takumi Nishida
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Jul 21, 2020 |
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Kevin Bowring
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Jul 14, 2020 |
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Barry Maddocks
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Jul 07, 2020 |
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Che Wilson
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Jun 30, 2020 |
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Aaron James
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Jun 23, 2020 |
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Tom John
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Jun 16, 2020 |
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Ben Fletcher
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Jun 09, 2020 |
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Barry Scollo
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Jun 02, 2020 |
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Toby Booth
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May 26, 2020 |
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Jake Britton
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May 19, 2020 |
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Tyler Sibbick
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May 12, 2020 |
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Tom Reed
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May 05, 2020 |
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Amelia Coltman
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Apr 28, 2020 |
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Billy Clark
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Apr 21, 2020 |
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Marvin Brown
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Apr 14, 2020 |
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Kate Grey
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Apr 05, 2020 |