EXPERT SESSIONS AND ADVICE FROM QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCED GRASSROOTS RUGBY COACHES
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Dan Cottrell finally corals the RCW Round-Up Rodeo host Phil Llewellyn into his own round-up as they delve into the detail of Phil's thoughts on coaching. After interviewing over 40 coaches in the last three months for his show, it was time to put Phil into the hot seat. MORE
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In discussion with Chris Morgan, director of sport at Tonbridge School in Kent, we talk about: Why paying players brings challenges, for players and coaches. The consequences in the long term of paying players at lower levels of the game. How schools and academies can work together. MORE
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Andy Brownhill, head of rugby at Park House School, Newbury, a pathway coach with Gloucester academy and a coach with Scotland U16s, opens up about his struggles with mental health. In this moving story, he shares with us what happened, how he found help and how we can help ourselves and help each other. MORE
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Peter Russell is very experienced coach, having worked with premier teams across the rugby globe. He was head coach of Hawkes Bay, assistant coach with the Highlanders Super Rugby team, head coach at the Newcastle Falcons and the NEC Green Rockets in Japan. He is now head coach at the Manawatu Mitre 10 Cup team.... MORE
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Rhys Davies is an Academy Coach Development Officer at London Irish, as well as head coach with HAC mens team in London and Berkshire Ladies. He has taken social media by storm with his great resources around being more effective as a coach when using different games. In this podcast, we develop his themes around challenges, effective coaching and how to manage training to give players a fantastic game experience. MORE
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Gordon MacLelland, CEO of Working With Parents in Sport, outlines the key elements for an effective communication policy between the coach and parents. MORE
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Ged Hall coaches across a wide range of ages and abilities. A deep thinker about his coaching, he shares with us practical solutions and thoughts around what a good training session might look like. MORE
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Mark Saltmarsh, who is Head of Education and Age Grade Rugby at the RFU, tells us how the "Half a game" rule (HGR) has worked so far, and what have been the challenges. Mark gives an honest assessment of the current roll-out, with plenty of practical ways to make it work for all clubs. MORE
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Mark Bennett MBE, a leading coach and coach developer, explains how he helps coaches to help players to think for themselves. He has very powerful methods to work across all levels of the game, to suit the player in front of you. In this podcast, we explored these areas: What is meant by a coachable player, how to make players think for themselves, what tools to use, with players and with coaches, the rule of three - how it is for you, not for them, what to set as targets so there are intrinsic, how to work with mixed ability groups, creating Ninjas in your coaching world. MORE
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In the podcast, Geraint explains... The benefits you and your teams get from reviewing video footage from top class games. How you translate what you see in the footage into training design. How you can vary your feedback on the footage to suit different age groups. Different ways to introduce a new technique or tactic. The right focus on when you are watching back videos. How can we watch our games in real time. MORE
