{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64f5428d748a04001154cfaa/673441014c734dcbd0d7b1fb?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Roy Masters","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/64f5428d748a04001154cfaa/1731475283108-901517e7-7b59-4593-818a-e8835cd2d990.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Our Great Coach on this episode is Roy Masters.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Roy is an Australian sports journalist and former&nbsp;<a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_league\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">rugby league</a>&nbsp;football coach.</p><p>He started life as a schoolteacher in the NSW countryside coaching school sides and by 1974 had been appointed as the Australian coach of the Australian School boys’ team. He then became coach of a youth team at the professional club Penrith Panthers before becoming the Head Coach of the Western Suburbs Magpies in 1978. He was a Head Coach for 10 years, and on three occasions, he was coach of the year and twice runner-up on Grand Final Day. He then walked away from Coaching and started life as a journalist. In 2012, he was appointed a&nbsp;<a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_Australia\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Member of the Order of Australia</a>&nbsp;for services to sport and journalism.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If you would like to send us any feedback or if you know a great coach who has a unique story to share, then we would love to hear from you; please contact us at <a href=\"https://open.acast.com/shows/64f5428d748a04001154cfaa/episodes/paul@thegreatcoachespodcast.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">paul@thegreatcoachespodcast.com</a> or contact us through our website <a href=\"https://thegreatcoachespodcast.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">thegreatcoachespodcast.com</a></p>","author_name":"Paul Barnett & Jim Woolfrey"}