The Role of Siblings in Sporting Development, Barkley Marathons & the NFL Combine

1 % Better - Hidden Stories in Sport

This week we discuss some rugby news, Wales being called out by Georgia and planning of world cup cycles, running a squad and team cohesion vs best individuals. We also touch on some American sports, discussing the success of Women’s college basketball and why it’s outperforming the men’s, why the NFL combine is the worst job interview ever and we finish off talking about The Barkley Marathons - the race that eats its young.

(00:00) Introduction

(00:10) Episode Starts

(01:41) Why is David’s heart rate lower in the UK compared to Australia

(04:39) Xylon’s training update and why he is doing back to back runs

(12:00) Ireland’s performance in the 6 Nations and what’s driving it

(16:51) World cup cycles in rugby, squad management and team cohesion

(23:20) Wales get called out by Georgia and tiers of teams in World Rugby

(28:00) Louis Rees-Zammit and his NFL aspirations

(32:02) The NFL Combine being outdated

(39:00) The Women’s domination over the Men in March Madness

(44:30) Developing athletes and being challenged by people bigger and better

(48:02) The Barkley Marathons

Links Mentioned -

Georgia Challenging Wales -

​​https://www.instagram.com/p/C40O_nIMSlG/?igsh=eGsxNmNvbGJqOThn

Jared’s Offer of Loop 5 Clockwise -

https://x.com/dbjared/status/1771187007290548228?s=46&t=rG4B7Qh26_UR3jOG6o_6-w

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