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There are three challenges for the rugby coach:
1. To understand the technical aspects of the skill.
Without this, you do not have a template for success. I have broken down each skill, like passing for instance, into its component parts to know what movements the body needs to make to achieve a desired outcome.
To know the principles you need to understand the anatomy, physiology and psychology of the player and his skill levels. You need to know the principles of that action.
2. To work with the individual to achieve better outcomes.
This is not simply a player conforming to a template. It is about developing the individual within their own skill set, letting him adjust some aspects, yet retain other methods which might be peculiar to him.
3. To recognise that there is a way to perform a technical skill.
It amazes me that in so many different sports there is a clearly understood method of achieving an outcome and everyone is working towards that definitive technique.
For instance we know that in golf, the club has to be square at the point of contact. Yet in rugby there are plenty of schools of thought on passing, tackling and goal kicking. No one has isolated a technique that is universally accepted.
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