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Send us a textDan Cottrell speaks to Inside Running Academy boss, Mike Rogers. Mike, who's just finished a season in the US MLR with the New England Free Jacks talks openly about his experience coaching in both his homeland of New Zealand and the States.There is a very moving passage where we discuss vulnerability and authenticity. Mike's message about his relationship with rugby and his family will strike many chords with coaches.Here's what else we chatted about:Why we need to coach players to tackle higher, not lowerThe benefits of ball stripping in the tackleReviewing players more effectivelyLife balance for a coachHow we share as coachesWhat can businesses learn from rugby and vice versa?Inside Running are about to run their next amazing Coach Learning, number seven in the series. Link to sign up for Coach Learning Series 7 is here:https://forms.gle/c1EpjQaHQDHxkD5C8For more info:https://www.rugbyacademy.global/coach-learning-series/ Contact details for Mike:Email:  mike@insiderunning.comTwitter:  @InsideRunning To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach WeeklyAlso, tap into the library of 4,000 pages of activities, advice, tactics and tips to help you become the best rugby coach you can be!

Send us a textHost Phil Llewellyn with guests review some of the many great podcasts, books, articles and webinars from the last week. This week's guests:  Josh Fletcher, performance coach with Formula 3 and founder of Career Blueprint and Dan Howells, strength and conditioning coach consultant and personal development coach with Collaborate Sports.This Week's Contenthttps://www.yourcareer-blueprint.comhttps://collaboratesports.comJosh Fletcher Contact Info @careerbluepring – Instagram@coachblueprint1 – TwitterDan Howells Contact Info@collaborate_sports - Instagram@howellsdan - TwitterTo find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach WeeklyAlso, tap into the library of 4,000 pages of activities, advice, tactics and tips to help you become the best rugby coach you can be!

Send us a textDan is joined by Gary Townsend, the Bristol Bears Junior Academy Manager to chat about Mark Poole's question about his colts team.They are struggling to implement their backs moves and shape in matches, despite training going well and skills levels remaining high.Dan and Gary discuss the following:Why do you need the backs move?What triggers the move?Ways to practise the play.Nudging the players into when to use the play.If you want your question answered by the RCW panel, then drop us a line at support@rugbycoachweekly.net To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach WeeklyAlso, tap into the library of 4,000 pages of activities, advice, tactics and tips to help you become the best rugby coach you can be!

Send us a textHost Phil Llewellyn with guests review some of the many great podcasts, books, articles and webinars from the last week. This week's guests: Charlie Morgan, Senior Rugby Writer at The Telegraph and Ross Hamilton, freelance Rugby Analyst working with BT Sport, formerly Saracens and England analyst.THIS WEEK’S CONTENTTwo Sides – British and Irish Lions DocumentaryMoneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game – Michael LewisSUGGESTED CONTENT/WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED  Creating Chaos Through Ruck Speed – Alan DymockTo find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach WeeklyAlso, tap into the library of 4,000 pages of activities, advice, tactics and tips to help you become the best rugby coach you can be!

Send us a textDan Cottrell chats to Owen Woods, Community Rugby Coach for Gosport & Fareham RFC.Owen was previously in the Air Force for 4½ years and then the police for 17 years. In June 2021 he started up his full-time role to promote rugby and its core values, the vision being to put the club and values at the heart of the community.He has coached his son's rugby team for the last six years. He is a level 2 coach, a qualified referee working in schools in the local community delivering rugby sessions to children from 7 to 13.Owen was recently awarded the Gosport & Fareham RFC Coach of the Year Award. We discuss the following areas:How do you start sessions...exactly...in terms of what you say? Lots of coaches talk for too long, so how do you get across the pertinent information?How his background in the police force has informed his coaching.While we would all love to spend time hone skills in small groups, how can we be effective when we have lots of players at our sessions?If players are being disruptive, how do you make sure they don't spoil the session for everyone else. To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach WeeklyAlso, tap into the library of 4,000 pages of activities, advice, tactics and tips to help you become the best rugby coach you can be!

Send us a textHost Phil Llewellyn with guests review some of the many great podcasts, books, articles and webinars from the last week. This week's guests: Lesley McKenna, Coach Developer for UK Sport and Sport Scotland as well Programme Manager for GB Snowsports (@LesleyMckenna) and Sarah Murray, Performance Psychologist and owner of Performance Edge Psychology (@Sarahsportpsych). THIS WEEK'S CONTENT:The Art of Impossible – Stephen KotlerThe Long Win – Cath BishopSUGGESTED CONTENT/WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED Wandering Workshops – Lesley McKennaPerformance Edge Psychology – Sarah MurrayThe Rise of Superman - Stephen KotlerRadical Gains: The GB Park and Pipe Story – Sam Mellish and Pat SharplesSpiritual Activism - Alastair Macintosh and Matt CarmichaelIsles of The West – Ian MitchellLooking Sideways Podcast – Matthew BarrMans Search For Meaning – Viktor FranklEveryday Positivity - Kate Cocker Winning Together – Kate and Helen Richardson-WalshHustle - NetflixTo find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach WeeklyAlso, tap into the library of 4,000 pages of activities, advice, tactics and tips to help you become the best rugby coach you can be!

Send us a textDan chats with former Fiji captain Deacon Manu, who's now coaching in Singapore.Deacon has travelled the rugby world, representing Fiji and the Maori All Blacks, as well as playing for Waikato Chiefs and the Blues in Super Rugby and then for the Scarlets in Wales.They chat about the coaches he's experienced and now coaching with developing players and new players to the game.What was the playing and coaching journey before Singapore? What are the challenges of working in Singapore?How is the game is growing in this part of the world. What lessons can we all learn for the sake of the growth of the game? Do you need local heroes or can you rely on the global game to develop interest? Where are the new players coming from and how do you keep them in the game? To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach WeeklyAlso, tap into the library of 4,000 pages of activities, advice, tactics and tips to help you become the best rugby coach you can be!

Send us a textHost Phil Llewellyn with guests review some of the many great podcasts, books, articles and webinars from the last week. This week's guests: Dr Katie Fitton Davies, Cal Jones, Mo Jafar, Ross Williams and Dan LycettTwitter Handles@Kate_PhD22 – Katie Fitton Davies@CalJonesJudo – Cal Jones@mojafarPE – Mo Jafar@_andCoach – Ross Williams@MrlycettPE – Dan Lycett@StDavidsCollegePlease keep an eye out for the recording which Dan and Ross will releaseSUGGESTED CONTENT/WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED Physical Education Sport Pedagogy JournalSelf Determination TheoryThe “What” and “Why” of Goal Pursuits: Human Needs and the Self-Determination of Behaviour - Deci and Ryan (2000)To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach WeeklyAlso, tap into the library of 4,000 pages of activities, advice, tactics and tips to help you become the best rugby coach you can be!

Send us a textHost Phil Llewellyn with guests review some of the many great podcasts, books, articles and webinars from the last week. This week's guests: Dr Suzanne Brown, Clinical Psychologist and Emotional Fitness Consultant working within business, sport and education and Dean Leek, Performance Mindset Coach within the sport and business sectors This Week's ContentOn Children – Kahlil GibranSUGGESTED CONTENT/WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED LiminalityMotherhood and Finding Yourself – Lisa MarchianoNo Two Children Have The Same Parents – Gabor MateSports Parenting: Negotiating the challenges of the Youth Sports Journey to Help Kids Thrive – Paul GambleTo find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach WeeklyAlso, tap into the library of 4,000 pages of activities, advice, tactics and tips to help you become the best rugby coach you can be!

Send us a textDan chats to Kevin Mulcahey about his experiences coaching both novices and experts and how you need to change to meet their needs.Kevin coaches Gaelic football and hurling, Ireland's national sports as an assistant or head coach at all ages and levels. He has also worked in multiple roles on three continents as a coach of various stripes like assistant coach, S&C coach and performance coach in Aussie Rules, basketball, soccer, rugby, tennis, volleyball, hockey and in numerous other 1-2-1 roles over 28 years. He also runs Designing the Game on Facebook where he challenges coaches to think about their approaches to coaching. His main role is an owner-operator S&C and sports performance coach at TMC Performance Coaching. You can catch Kevin @movementcoachkm on Twitter where he is active and responds to DM’s.In the podcast, they discuss the following:How much does your team coaching approach change when you are dealing with experts and novices?Using "pivot" players in any sport.A principle of play has normally been set by coaching experts from the past, no matter what sport you are in. How much do players need to know about a principle before you start working on it? And how do you introduce it?How to use deliberate practice in the right context.How long do you let a team or player do something which is clear to you that is inefficient, and despite your nudges, they continue to do it? To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach WeeklyAlso, tap into the library of 4,000 pages of activities, advice, tactics and tips to help you become the best rugby coach you can be!