The remarkable and untold story of the 2014 Rugby World Cup winning England side from the view of their coaches, Gary Street and Graham Smith.
In this episode, early forays into the women’s game, creating monsters, hotels ‘down the road’, how one tackle in 2006 changed the face of English women’s rugby and the how pain of the 2010 World Cup Final loss drove them both towards 2014.
Gary and Graham speak to Eamonn Hogan and Jess Bunyard.
The remarkable and untold story of the 2014 Rugby World Cup winning England side from the view of their coaches, Gary Street and Graham Smith.
In this episode, recovering from a World Cup final loss, the power of a Post It note, ‘Toughen Up Tuesdays’, random Tornado's and how a 'wet Wednesday in Waikato’ in 2013 was so significant. MORE
In this episode of the Women's Rugby Coaching podcast, Jess Bunyard is joined by Vicky Alexander.
Vicky has a number of rugby roles including Petersfield RFC Senior Men’s Coach and Cobham Girl’s Rugby Lead.
The episode discusses Vicky's coaching work at Cobham including recognising and supporting female players with their mental health. MORE
Episode 3 features Mark and Rob Shotton, two of the founder members of LooseHeadz, the rugby apparel brand supporting mental health through a group of high profile ambassadors and a grassroots academy. We are joined by Elliott Blackmore, a social, emotional & mental health specialist teacher and highly experienced rugby coach, including coaching in the Saracens Developing Player Pathway. MORE
Bird and LJ welcome Katie Sadleir, general manager Women's Rugby with World Rugby since 2016 and was recognised as one of the top 10 rugby influencers (Rugby World Magazine 2020).
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Andy Stevens sits down to chat with Richard Cheetham and James Clark about coaching, coach development and skills of being a coach.
The main topics were:
A picture of ideal coach development.
How transferable coaching skills can be, and does a coach need an in-depth knowledge of their sport.
The importance of reflection and who to include in the process.
Key reading and resource recommendations. MORE