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Earlier this year, our newSTAR player, 18-year-old Christian Pese suffered a stroke while playing rugby league at the New Zealand National Champs.  Christian was put on life support and has undergone numerous surgeries.  He has been through an immense rehabilitation programme and is one of the lucky ones who has recovered well.  Well enough to have been given the all-clear to play footy again in 2022.

Shane chats to the inspirational Christian and his Dad about his traumatic incident and his road to recovery.  
 

We finish off this series with another informative discussion alongside Aaron Walsh.  We discuss common themes amongst high-performance athletes.  Focussing on mental well-being,  performance and varying environments e.g. not being selected, treated fairly, status of contract etc.

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In this episode, we talk to Isa Nacewa about how he was able to apply Mental Skills to his experience as a coach and player. 
Isa was one of the very few players who went from Performance Coach with the Blues, out of retirement to be a player at Leinster Rugby - a key catalyst to their success.  
A great lesson, particularly after Quade Cooper's talk in recent weeks about his mental view on "who he is" has been key to his successful comeback.

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Following on from Part 1 we continue chatting to Chiefs Rugby Mental Skills Coach Aaron Walsh about mental tools/skills for pre-game, in-game and post-game settings.  Aaron also discusses what Self Identity is and its importance.

We chat to multiple sports and current Chiefs Mental Skills Coach, AARON WALSH.  

This episode covers what is mental skills and how these skills can be used to assist high-performance athletes.

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In this episode, we speak to first-year Super Rugby players Pepesana Patafilo and Zarn Sullivan.  
We discuss key transition factors, the shift from schoolboy rugby and learnings from their experiences to pass on to younger players.

We hope you enjoy this one!