Performance Intelligence

Want to build a high performing team?

Look no further than Anthony Seibold, Head Coach of the NRL's Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. With his extensive background as a professional player and university educator, along with coaching experience at the highest levels, Seibold offers a unique perspective on team dynamics and success.
In this episode Andrew and Seibs discuss:

3:15 Seibs growing up and wanting to emulate his favourite players hair, having mates that will keep you grounded and being the person in the club the buck stops at.

7:00 How Seibs got into teaching through his early rugby career, having teaching as a plan b  and what playing rugby looked like before it was full time professional.

13:05 Teaching teachers at the University of Queensland, the start of Seibs’ prolific note writing habit and working as an assistant coach at the Melbourne Storm.

18:05 Craig Bellamy empowering his staff to achieve their goals, overcoming imposter syndrome and Seibs’ amazing run as head coach of the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

24:15 Getting into a final with the Rabbitohs, moving to the Brisbane Broncos and regretting not doing more mental skills work earlier.

29:45 Bringing in more mental skills work in tandem with physical technical and tactical training, failing to achieve his goals at the Brisbane Broncos and owning up to his mistakes.

40:45 Putting in the work to be a top quality coach, bouncing back into success with Eddie Jones at England Rugby and Improving as a coach under Eddie.

48:15 The high number of teachers that make successful coaches in the NRL, Learning from Doug Lemov, one of the world’s best teachers and how to give good feedback.

56:25 The importance of checking for understanding when teaching, chasing 5 rabbits and catching none and how Seibs is teaching this to the corporate world.

1:02:45 Using the turn and talk method to create a safe environment, taking notes to bolster his memory recall and how Seibs focuses on his own wellbeing.

1:12:30 JC and Matt Comyn’s thoughts on Seibs, taking the club to the next level and getting used to people on the street yelling at you.

1:19:55 Reverse engineering to build a world class team, it takes 3 years to fully integrate a program and taking joy in seeing others succeed.

1:25:05 Seibs’ reflections on the podcast, what Andrew would tell his younger self and why he is so passionate about mental skills.  

You can Find Anthony at his LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-seibold-59b8821ba/
Or on the Manly Website: https://www.seaeagles.com.au/teams/nrl-premiership/manly-warringah-sea-eagles/anthony-seibold/
Buy the book from Doug Lemov: https://www.coachsguidetoteaching.com/

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