“The Coach behind the Coaching” Understanding and managing the Invisible Load

What if the biggest performance edge your team is missing, is it the well-being of the person leading it? Stuart Edwards—defence coach for Finland and former police officer, publicist who conducted one of the first deep academic dives into stress, burnout, and support systems for rugby coaches. From community volunteers to pro environments, the patterns are striking: invisible emotional labor, chronic isolation, rising scrutiny, and very few structures designed to help coaches recover rather than just “be resilient.”

Join us and have a listen on what his research found, and more importantly some of the coping strategies that can be used.