About this episode
The Godfather of Strength and Conditioning. Fresh from the misty mountains of Peru, Al and Hask are joined by Hask's former Conditioning Coach at Wasps, Craig White; a man whose influence has shaped the face of High-Performance Coaching in rugby. With troublesome tales of managing Trevor Leota at Wasps alongside Shaun Edwards, Craig shares the biggest lessons he learned working with Clive Woodward and Warren Gatland on the 2005 and 2009 Lions Tours. For Craig, everything changed when he took a breather from the hyper-masculine world of rugby just months before the 2011 World Cup to go on a yoga retreat that opened his eyes to mindfulness, nature and a more spiritual style of coaching… Season 5 is sponsored by Continental Tyres. 🛞 00:00 - Strap in with Continental Tyres 🐝 01:00 - A Wasps Reunion 💪09:38 - Prescribing Brotherhood ⚽🏉 16:07 - Football V Rugby, Allardyce V Gatland 🤯 20:26 - How Do You Manage Trevor Leota? 🦁 25:02 - 2005 + 2009 Lions Tour Double 🐯 34:54 - Crouching Tigers Hidden Craig 🧘♂️ 38:24 - The Life-Changing Yoga Retreat 💥 45:19 - Hitting Rock Bottom & Learning How To Feel 🌿 52:03 - Get Children Off Screens & In Nature 🌍 55:46 - Tier 2 Champion: Uruguay and Chile Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices