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Send us a textDan chats to Jacob Ford about his remarkable journey to becoming  Bury St Edmunds RFC and Ipswich School's director of rugby at the age of just 23.The topics covered included:The best way to speak to players to allow them to growWhat makes the players respect a coachWhat efficiency in training and a game looks likeBeing mentored by your dad (Mike Ford, former England and Bath coach)The differences and similarities between coaching professional players and school playersShould bench players get paid the same as the startersWorking with players who are older than youDeveloping a style of play that suits your teamCan a coach make excuses for a poor performance 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: Laurence Halsted, former GB Olympic Fencer, former Performance Director for Danish Fencing and currently Director of Mentoring at the True Athlete Project. Dr Jon Rhodes, founding member of Imagery Coaching and lecturer at the University of Plymouth and Richard Cheetham, Senior fellow in Sports Coaching at the University of Winchester and coach developer with a variety of sports. SUGGESTED CONTENT/WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED 5 Ways To Develop Curiosity – Life HackThe Importance of Developing Curiosity – Psych CentralSeven Ways To Be More Curious – Psychology TodayUnderstanding and Developing Organisational Culture – SHRM Salisbury RoversHow Do Our values influence our Behaviours – NHSTeam Denmark’s Sport Psychology Professional Philosophy – Diment, Henriksen and Larsen (2020)Four Thousand Weeks - Oliver BurkemanThe Culture Code – Daniel CoyleTo 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: Nick Ward, Altis Programmes Director,  Dr Peter Olusoga, Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Sports Psychology consultant with a specialism in the psychology of coaching in high-performance coaching environments, and Josh Fletcher, performance coach with Formula 3 and founder of Career Blueprint. This Week's ContentNick Ward Tweet Thread – Nick Ward/Josh Fletcher/Peter OlusogaSUGGESTED CONTENT/WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED Desperate to Quit: A Narrative Analysis of Burnout and Recovery in High Performance Sports Coaching – Dr Peter OlusogaAltis – World Class Sport Performance Education (Coach Education, Mentoring, Resources)The Reflective Practitioners Journal – Josh FletcherCareer Blueprint – Josh Fletcher Disciplinary Power: recognizing some of the forces in coaching - a guest post - Joe Mills & Jim DenisonIntroducing a New Element to Coaching: Power ... a guest-post – Joe Mills and Jim Dennison Beginning to Coach with Power in Mind - a guest post - Joe Mills and Jim DennisonAnyone wishing to attend the ALTIS Beta trial of their mentoring programme, please feel free to contact Nick Ward via his social media channels (mentioned in the pod) or vie email at n.ward@altis.worldTo 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 top sports psychologist Dan Abrahams about how even non-expert coaches can make a difference in their players' mindset.Dan Abrahams is the author of four best-selling sports psychology books and is the founder of both the Dan Abrahams Soccer Academy and The Sport Psych Show podcast.They talk around the following ideas:Can a coach really influence the mind of a player?What does a good environment and culture look like?How do we help build a high-performance mindset?Why we need to help our players understand how to perform, even if they are seemingly off their game?What does a bio-psycho-social approach mean to a coach and the player?How can non-expert coaches make a difference using sports psychological interventions?To find out more about Dan Abrahams, visit him here:danabrahams.com@DanAbrahams77 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: Jonny McMurty coach, coach educator and researcher with Rugby Australia and Queensland University and Peter Hughes, athletic development coach with Ulster Rugby. This Week's ContentJonny McMurty Current Research                                 Coaching The Coaches – Jonny McMurtySUGGESTED CONTENT/WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED Self Determination Theory and Motivation – Kendra Cherry Centre for Self Determination Theory – CSDTPositive Psychology Theory In A Nutshell – Catarina Lino6 Psychology Theories You Can Practise in Everyday Life – Marie SkeltonTo 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: Zane Winslade, author of the Mental Toughness Journal, mental performance coach with Flow Sport and coach and Kyle McLean, coach developer, educator, owner of The Coaching Gig and coach. THIS WEEK'S CONTENTThe Mental Toughness Journal – Zane WinsladeSUGGESTED CONTENT/WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED The Coaching Gig – Kyle McLeanThe Coaching Gig Junior Rugby Resource – Kyle McleanFlow Sport – Zane WinsladeDeep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World – Cal NewportEat That Frog: Get More of the Important Things Done Today! - Brian Tracy Revisiting Masters (1992): Implicit Motor Learning – Tim BuszardThe Epic Story of Implicit Motor Learning – Professor Rich MasterTo 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 hosts a discussion between Professor Rob Gray and Dr Mike Ashford about how players make decisions.The discussion is based on a paper that Mike wrote reviewing different academic approaches to decision-making:Understanding a Player’s Decision-Making Process in Team Sports: A Systematic Review of Empirical Evidencehttps://doi.org/10.3390/sports9050065Rob Gray suggests that the role of ecological dynamics needs to be viewed differently from the paper's conclusions.During the discussion, we explore different views on information processing and ecological dynamics, with reference to various coaching and game scenarios.Rob is associate Professor of Human Systems Engineering at Arizona State University and host of the Perception & Action Podcast, which has over 350 episodes. He is also of author of How We Learn to Move: A Revolution in the Way We Coach & Practice Sports Skills, also available as an audio book.Follow Rob @ShakeyWaitsMike is a lecturer in Sport Coaching at Coventry University. His research interests include player and coach decision making, coach development and understanding how we can shape effective learning environments. Mike completed his PhD at Leeds Beckett University.Follow Mike @MAGreyMattersUKHere are some of the key links from the pod.From Mike:frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.609127/full My study exploring player decision making in rugby union alongside Andy and Jamie. https://tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1612197X.2021.1907768 Rosie, Dave and Howies' study exploring premiership rugby union players decision making. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-sport-psych-show/id1434313037?i=1000548775303 My podcast with Dan Abrahams exploring the systematic literature review study and my decision making studyFrom Rob:My review of Mike's paper: https://perceptionaction.com/386/ Ecological approach imagery: https://perceptionaction.com/337/ Strong anticipation: https://perceptionaction.com/336/  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: Jenny Coe, West Ham Women's Head of Performance and Wellbeing and Liz Burkinshaw, Learning and Development Professional and Innovation Officer, Sports Leaders.This Week's ContentMyths of Sports Coaching – Amy Whitehead and Jenny Coe ThinkerToys: A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques – Michael MichalkoSUGGESTED CONTENT/WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED Thinkpak: A Brainstorming Card Deck – Michael MichalkoRebel Ideas: The Power of Thinking Differently – Matthew SyedGoogle Jamboard – Google 28 Days of Creative Thinking Thread - Liz Burkinshaw 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 textDan speaks to Paul Gustard, now defence coach at Benetton, formerly England defence coach, Harlequins head coach and coach with Saracens.Paul, who won two England caps and represented the Barbarians, also played for Leicester Tigers, London Irish and Saracens,They reflect on Paul's journey to Italy and how he feels reinvigorated.They talk about the following:Why do you love coaching?What gets players to buy into a coach quickly? Conversely, what puts the players off?How you can simplify the way you coach to get more from the players?How to change group work to make it more powerful and impactful?What's holding back coaches from being better versions of themselves?Using a "game face" in coaching and matches.You've lost on Saturday in a game you could have won. In training sessions, do you address the errors or move on?The contact area seems to be favouring the team that "jackals" best. Where you would focus your coaching tactically and technically to improve your ball retention?How do you break down a defence that comes at you? 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: Ruaridh McConnochie, Bath Rugby and Freddie Clarke, Gloucester Rugby. Both formerly England Students 15s and GB Students 7s. SUGGESTED CONTENT/WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED I Am....... - Jonny Wilkinson The Brain Booster with Rupert Spira – Karl MorrisScience for Sport with Josh Fletcher – Matt SolomanExploring parent and coach relationships in youth sport: A qualitative study – O'Donnell, Elliott and Drummond (2022)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!