EXPERT SESSIONS AND ADVICE FROM QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCED GRASSROOTS RUGBY COACHES
In a highly energetic podcast, inspirational coach and educator, Craig Gunn completely messes up my idea of a structure to develop some brilliant ideas for better coaching.
We venture into session design, how to maintain control and where coaches sometimes lose sight of the real goals of a session.
We mention some gurus of coaching, including Brian Ashton, Lynn Evans, John Fletcher, Russell Earnshaw and Richard Cheetham.
We discuss how much experience counts, and how inexperienced coaches can build their own style piece by piece.
If you want to find out more on Craig, visit his website: craiggunn.org
in Rugby coaching, Scrums & Lineouts, Tactics
Sometimes you are going to find your scrum and lineout under pressure. Have your tactics in place to ensure you retain the best possible possession and still be able to go forward in attack. MORE
in Girls/Womens, Podcast
Rachel Taylor discusses coaching culture is not what it seems, that coaching women needs a different approach and how to be a more authentic coach. MORE
in Rugby coaching, Team Management
Everyone makes mistakes or needs to change, even you. How you deal with them is a measure of how your team and coaches progress positively. Use these simple methods to move on quickly. MORE
in Rugby coaching, Tips
Life is so busy that it is likely we are rushing out of the door to get to training. Here is our key checklist to stop you forgetting the key ingredients for your session. MORE
Keri Lovell, a WRU hub officer, head coach with Vale U15s in the Dewar Shield and working across local schools, describes how he changed his approach to coaching. He tells us how he made a big adjustment after chatting to Russell Earnshaw, and discovered how much more comfortable he could be dealing with the balance between winning and performance. MORE
Use this template to get your team mentally and physically fired-up and ready for their match. Pre-match warm-ups aim to activate the body and mind ready for the kick-off. But, you cannot cover your complete game-plan in the warm-up. MORE
