Dan speaks to Bristol Bears defence coach, Omar Mouneimne.
Omar has coached with the Springbok 7s, the Sharks and Stomers Super Rugby teams, the Italian national team, Stade Francais, Edinburgh, Worcester Warriors as well as plenty of consultancy work.
He set up his coaching website, Whistle-2-Whistle during lockdown, which provides lots of defence coaching resources, plus support and growth leadership for coaches.
In the podcast Omar and Dan cover these topics:
What do you look for when you first arrive at a new club
How do change weak tacklers into great tacklers
How do you energise players to become better defenders
What are the key techniques good defenders need
Why do you NOT coach low tackles for young players when the start their tackle journey
What system do you use at the ruck
How do you change players into skilful defenders who make better decisions
Why shouldn’t use tackle tubes and ruck shields
How do you balance contact time in training with keeping fresh for games
Dan Cottrell speaks to awarding winning coaches Dan Lycett and Ross Williams about their approach to coaching. Dan is head of PE and Sport and Ross is head of Athletic Development at St David's College, in North Wales.
They've won the Independent Schools Association award for outstanding sport (small school) and been nominated for the Independent Schools Association award for innovation, recognising their provision during lockdown.
We chat about how they have introduced a more ecological approach to their coaching, allowing their players to find meaning and have a more self-determined approach. MORE
Dan speaks to RFU national panel referee Adam Wookey about age grade tackle height changes, ball carrier height laws plus the new 50:22 and drop outs instead of 5m scrums being trialled at international rugby. MORE
Dan speaks to coaches Mike Pope and Rhys Williams about how they’ve used what they’ve learned from reading Doug Lemov’s book: A Coach’s Guide to Teaching. Here are some of Doug’s thoughts after listening to the podcast Until it comes unprompted when we aren’t reminded to think about it, we probably haven’t learned it. “Interleaving... MORE
Nick Scott is director of rugby at Rugby Colorno. He previously spent 20 years helping to build a world respected coaching department at England Rugby, with 9 years as National Coach Development Manager.
We chatted about:
Why Nick isn't a reflective coach
When not to use questions
Speaking a different language in a different country
Building better relationships with people, not just players MORE
Dan chats to Lisa Lane Brown about how we can practically improve mental toughness with our athletes and players.
Drawing on her experience, first as a world-class ice hockey player and then as a mental skills coaches, she gives us recognisable steps for flipping the switch from nerves into confidence. MORE
Dan catches up with one of the leading lights of ecological dynamics, Rob Gray.
Rob is is professor of Human Systems Engineering at Arizona State University. In the coaching world, he is better known for the Perception and Action podcast.
I ask Rob to give us a basic guide to what is meant by ecological dynamics and perception-action coupling in a sporting context. It includes an outline of how the constraints-led approach gives the players opportunities to develop. MORE
