Episode 20 - High Performance and building from scratch with Dan Ryan

The boys are joined this week by Vitality Netball Superleague High Performance Director and Head Coach of the Leeds Rhinos, Dan Ryan. Dan gave us an incredible insight into what it takes to start a franchise from scratch, what the recruitment process involves and what sort of characteristics and behaviours he expects from his players. He also gave an insight into the goal-setting and high-performance mindset that is being developed around the club at present, and how some of those goals are changing (or only just being developed) after the early rounds of fixtures and successes on-court. Dan was also able to give us a fascinating insight into his time coaching in the Suncorp League in Australia, the differences between the two leagues, he talked of his own experiences and path through Netball and talks about how the Vitality Superleague can continue to grow post-pandemic and return of crowds after a season that has seen more live coverage of the league than ever before. There is no doubting that Dan is an incredible Netball and high-performance mind, it was a pleasure speaking to him and listening to his insight – so many takeaways! The boys close the show with some predictions for the first golf major of the year; The Masters. Jimmy was out golfing when recording took place so his predictions are based on text conversations and if he wins with any of his picks the dubious wins panel will be discussing legitimacy of said win. Enjoy the listen. Trust the Process. What's Next? Follow the Pod on Instagram: @whatsnext.pod Follow the Pod on Twitter: @whatsnextsport Follow Dan on Twitter: @DanRyan84 Follow Vitality Netball Superleague on Twitter: @NetballSL