Paul Roos (Roosy) is one of Australia's most respected footballers. A two-time Australian captain, Roos played 356 games and was inducted into the AFL Hall Of Fame in 2005. That same year he coached Sydney Swans to a premiership. Roosy has also worked as head of the academy at Sydney, head coach at Melbourne, and is currently consulting at North Melbourne Football Club.
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Highlights from the episode: 
 
- Roosy’s love for sport growing up and how this helped his ability to ‘read the play’ and handle high training loads
- How being so active playing footy, tennis, and basketball throughout his childhood helped build a base to handle
- The importance of strong leaders and mentors to show you how to train and prepare for performance
- Importance of connection amongst a team and how to continue to build on it
- Changes in AFL structures over the years
- 2 key questions to work out what areas of your life need more attention 
- The do’s and don’ts for leadership in sport and life 
- His coaching philosophy notes that he created as a player and referred to his whole coaching career
- How to prepare and run successful meetings 
- Self-awareness and communication are critical skills and require practice 
- Culture and how important creating a safe environment is  for open and honest conversations
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People mentioned:
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- Garry Wilson
- Terry Wallis
- Tony Shaw
- Peter Francis 
- Davin Parkin
- Rodney Eade
- Paul Kelly 
- Stuart Maxfield
- Damien Hardwick
- Alastair Clarkson
- John Longmire 
- Brett Kirk 
- Kieren Jack
- Adam Goodes
- Dylan Roos 
- Brett Stevens 
- John Blakey 
- Ben Matthews
- Amon Buchanan 
- Christian Petracca
- Nathan Jones 
- Max Gawn 
- Neville Jetta
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Paul Roos Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulroos1/
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#52 - Paul Roos AFL Head Coach & Director of Performance by Design

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- His favorite movie TV series or books that impacted him
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