How Mike Cron Helped Turn Good All Blacks Into Greats For 15 Years

Mike ‘Crono’ Cron spent 15 years with the All Blacks — more than 200 tests, two World Cups, and a reputation as the best scrum coach in the game.

In this conversation he breaks down how he actually does it:

Why he shows a photograph of cyclists shoving cigarettes in each other's mouths to every team he works with. How he used the Royal New Zealand Ballet to transform the All Blacks lineout. The three “big rocks” of coaching: systems, skills, and decisions.

We also get into why "what did you hear" is a safer question than "what did I say". Why a team that goes slack the moment you turn your back is a sales problem, not a character problem. And the line he uses when he knows his comment is going to hurt — it’s a master class on feedback.

For more about Crono:  https://www.mikecroncoaching.co.nz/

Mike’s book: ‘Coach’: https://www.harpercollins.co.nz/9781775542650/coach/