Kevin Mannion (Gloucester Rugby Academy): Building autonomy and giving something back

Kevin Mannion is the Academy Head of Performance at Gloucester Rugby.

In this episode Kevin discusses:

• His Rugby League career.

• How academy success is built of longevity of staff.

• Making yourself redundant as a coach.

• Being vulnerable enough to ask others for their expertise.

• Involving parents in the academy journey.

• Positively affecting parent/athlete conversations.

• How Gloucester Rugby Academy is adapting to the Corona virus.

• 5 pieces of coaching wisdom.

You can listen to the episode in full here.

You can find out more about Darren’s work by following him on Twitter via: @Minion_Kev1 .

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