EXPERT SESSIONS AND ADVICE FROM QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCED GRASSROOTS RUGBY COACHES
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: Zane Winslade, author of the Mental Toughness Journal, mental performance coach with Flow Sport and coach and Kyle McLean, coach developer, educator, owner of The Coaching Gig and coach. THIS WEEK'S CONTENT The Mental Toughness Journal – Zane Winslade MORE
in Rugby Coach Weekly with Dan Cottrell
Dan hosts a discussion between Professor Rob Gray and Dr Mike Ashford about how players make decisions. The discussion is based on a paper that Mike wrote reviewing different academic approaches to decision-making: Understanding a Player’s Decision-Making Process in Team Sports: A Systematic Review of Empirical Evidence https://doi.org/10.3390/sports9050065 Rob Gray suggests that the role of ecological dynamics needs to be viewed differently from the paper's conclusions. MORE
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Having been involved in coaching for over 20 years, the biggest mistake I see coaches make is to model their players on how the coach used to play. Here is how I have changed my mindset over the years. MORE
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Sarah Cottingham, teacher educator and Educational Neuroscience MA, challenges us on how we think we learn and how we might apply it to our coaching. Dan Cottrell provides the rugby examples. MORE
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It is interesting to reflect on the impact of famous author Dorothy L. Sayers on modern coaching. Way back in 1947, she challenged teachers to make their students think deeper and think more, so they learn for themselves. 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: Jenny Coe, West Ham Women's Head of Performance and Wellbeing and Liz Burkinshaw, Learning and Development Professional and Innovation Officer, Sports Leaders. MORE
in Rugby Coach Weekly with Dan Cottrell
Dan speaks to Paul Gustard, now defence coach at Benetton, formerly England defence coach, Harlequins head coach and coach with Saracens. Paul, who won two England caps and represented the Barbarians, also played for Leicester Tigers, London Irish and Saracens, They reflect on Paul's journey to Italy and how he feels reinvigorated. MORE
Personally I think these are the two best positions on the field to play and, for me, the best combination wins. Teams with a strong combination at 12/13 in defence can really restrict your go forward first phase by limiting you to channel 1 attack (or kicking). Plus, against a good back row this increases the odds of turnover or slow ball even if you do get go forward. MORE
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As defensive coaches create even better systems, we need to work on the detail of the attack to break them down. It relies on speed, clever footwork and the right support lines: Simple skills that need constant reinforcement at all levels. MORE
in Rugby Coach Weekly with Dan Cottrell
Dan Cottrell chats to Mike Ford. Mike has been coaching at the top of the professional game for over twenty years, with stints at England and Ireland rugby, Saracens, as head coach at Bath, plus coaching with the British and Irish Lions and RC Toulon. He also runs his own performance consultancy, which you can find out more about on his LinkedIn profile here. I really enjoyed Mike's clarity, especially around how he had to convince players and stakeholders about their approach at Bath. MORE
