{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Uncovering the Dark Side of Coaching with Cody Royle","description":"Cody Royle is the Head Coach of AFL Team Canada, the men\u2019s national team for Australian Rules Football. He was born and raised in Australia, but has lived in Canada for over a decade now. Cody has spent the last number of years researching, interviewing, and writing about leadership, culture, and performance. As a result he is the author of two books on these subjects, Where Others Won\u2019t and The Tough Stuff. In addition he has his own podcast titled, Where Others Won\u2019t, where he has interviewed the likes of Joe Dumars, Adam Grant, Patti McCord, Michael Gervais, James Kerr, Rasmus Ankersen, Tony Granato and Peter DeBoer. Our discussion with Cody validated a lot of what our experiences and assumptions have been about coaching. Cody provided both anecdotal as well as empirical evidence to support the concept that coaches need to be high performers themselves, which in turn allows for their athletes to achieve peak performance. This self-care included nutrition, sleep, fitness, and most importantly in having someone to work with, a listening partner, who is outside of the inner circle who has no judgement, and is totally impartial. Cody\u2019s discussion is a great kick off to season 3 of the Beyond the X\u2019s and O\u2019s Podcast. Listeners are sure to take away numerous insights on how to be an effective coach and leader with today\u2019s athlete. Enjoy the discussion. Find out more about Cody at: https:\/\/www.codyroyle.com\/ ","author_name":"Beyond the X's & O's Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/beyondthexandos.libsyn.com\/website","html":"