EXPERT SESSIONS AND ADVICE FROM QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCED GRASSROOTS RUGBY COACHES
in Girls/Womens
While the women’s game is growing impressively, with an increase in 27% registered players worldwide from 2017 to 2019, so is the level of misguided comment. Here’s a guide to dealing with four of the most common forms of criticism. MORE
in Round-up Rodeo with Phil Llewellyn
Host Phil Llewellyn with guests review some of the many great podcasts, books, articles and webinars from the last week. This week's guests: Ed Coughlan, lecturer Cork Institute of Technology and Movement & Skill Acquisition Ireland co-founder, Rick Shuttleworth, coaching developer and skill adaptation specialist and Mark O'Sullivan, AIK Head of Youth Football (8-12) and Youth Player and Coach Developer. MORE
With most teams not being able to train, we are back onto virtual meetings and planning. So, why not come back with some joined-up thinking within your team. See what they know, they think or think they ought to know about the way you play. Here are 15 tactical questions to ask. There is a handout and Google Form to download for them to fill in. MORE
in Coaching Laid Bare with Bird Burgess
Liza “Bird” Burgess and LJ Lewis discuss a round of questions about the practicalities of the game. In this episode, they are with Worcester Warrior coaches, Jo Yapp and Sian Moore. LJ's team Wasps had just beaten the Warriors, so there was a bit of fun to be had before they delved into the questions. MORE
in Girls/Womens, Small-sided games
You can simply add in different rules to transition the netball game into a game of touch. However, the game of rugby netball on its own is also a fertile ground for practice design and player development. Here are a few variations to make rugby netball a key training game for you and your players. MORE
in Round-up Rodeo with Phil Llewellyn
Host Phil Llewellyn with guests review some of the many great podcasts, books, articles and webinars from the last week. This week's guests: Paul Westgate, Nottingham Uni DoR and RFU Mentor, Giles Heagerty Assistant Head of Sport and Head of Rugby at Cheadle Hulme School and Ben Wills, Reading RFC Head Coach. MORE
in Girls/Womens, Passing & Handling, Rugby drills
Use this activity to realign quickly to take an opportunity to attack space. Then, attack the ball running straight with efficient passing. MORE
in Rugby Coach Weekly with Dan Cottrell
Dan Cottrell caught up with Jonny McMurtry of coachingthecoaches.net to talk about his current research. Having been involved in high-performance age-grade rugby programs across Australia for nearly 10 years, he is currently completing research in conjunction with the University of Queensland and Rugby Australia, looking at age-grade player's engagement and understanding what motivates, engages and drives players' participation. MORE
in Attack, Girls/Womens
This game and subsequent development are great for getting players to respond to changing space on the wings. It helps work on support play and loops in attack and rewards a push defence. MORE
in Round-up Rodeo with Phil Llewellyn
Host Phil Llewellyn with guests review some of the many great podcasts, books, articles and webinars from the last week. This week's guests: Richard Cheetham MBE, senior fellow at Winchester University and Derek O'Riordan, Coaching Partnership Manager at Sport Scotland MORE
