Rugby Coach Weekly

Send us a textDan Cottrell chats to Mike Ford. Mike has been coaching at the top of the professional game for over twenty years, with stints at England and Ireland rugby, Saracens, as head coach at Bath, plus coaching with the British and Irish Lions and RC Toulon.He also runs his own performance consultancy, which you can find out more about on his LinkedIn profile here.I really enjoyed Mike's clarity, especially around how he had to convince players and stakeholders about their approach at Bath.We discuss the following areas:The sacrifices of being a professional coachHow to build a system of playWhat player-led coaching really looks likeMentoring your own children (George as an international, Joe and Jacob as young coaches with championship team Doncaster and National League team Bury St Edmonds respectively)What detail matters as a coach 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. THIS WEEK'S CONTENTBecoming A True Athlete: A Practical Philosophy for Flourshing Through Sport – Laurence HalstedImagery Coaching – Dr Jon Rhodes, ImageryCoaching.comSUGGESTED CONTENT/WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED The Tough Stuff: Seven Hard Truths About Being A Head Coach – Cody RoyleThe Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy – Jon GordonLife Lessons: From Sport and Beyond with Laurence Halsted - Simon MundieLife Lesson: From Sport and Beyond with Johann Hari – Simon MundieTo 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 catches up with one of the most experienced coaches and coach educators in rugby, Pete Drewett.After working with England Rugby since the early 90s, as well as coaching international age-grade (U21s), Pete went on to help build the Exeter Chiefs ready for their ascension into the top league. With stints in high-performance with Hong Kong and Georgia, plus working at the WRU, he is now a World Rugby High Performance consultant developing Kenyan rugby and their ambitions to play in the next World Cup.Having coached Dan at Exeter University in the late 80s(!), they discuss the following areas:Some of the greats of England Rugby coach education, including Don Rutherford and Chalky White.What's stayed the same and what's changed since then in coach education.Using Mosston's Teaching Styles.How to develop as a coach.The highs and lows of being a professional coach.What makes Rob Baxter, the current Chiefs coach, so good at what he does.He also runs his own performance consultancy, Perform 2XL. For more information, contact him on peterdrewett@perform2xl.co.uk 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: Alex Guest, Head of Rugby at City of Oxford College (Wasps Rugby ACE programme) and Cail Cookland, assistant coach at City of Oxford College (Wasps Rugby ACE programme)This Week’s ContentLife Under Fire – Jason Fox Threshold Concepts – Dave PiggottSUGGESTED CONTENT/WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED Putting Bumps in the Road: Optimising the Pathway to Excellence – Collins, Macnamara and McCarthy (2016)Super Champions, Champions and Almosts: Important Differences and Commonalities on the Rocky Road - Collins, Macnamara and McCarthy (2016)Initial identification & selection bias versus the eventual confirmation of talent: Evidence for the benefits of a rocky road? - McCarthy and Collins TGFU: Back to the Basics – Dave PiggottTo 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: Jack Rolfe, Owner of The Coaching Lab and Coach and James Clark, owner of JRC Coaching and Oxford University Women's Assistant Coach. This Week's ContentChasing MavericksJustin Langer Resignation – ESPN CricInfo SUGGESTED CONTENT/WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED Justin Langer Resignation Letter – ESPN CricinfoMaking Mavericks – Frosty HessonThe Coaching Lab – Jack RolfeThe Coaching Lab Podcast – Jack RolfeTo 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 head of the Dragon Academy, Dai Rees about his coaching experiences in a long career, including Dragons Regional Coach, stints as Wales Sevens and Wales U21s  coach, heading up the rugby development and high performance the Hong Kong RU, as well as working within the WRU high performance platform and most recently as head of rugby at Seaford College.He has just launched Red Road Coaching Partnership, and we touch on how mental skills and preparation for competition is so vital in the modern era.Topics include:Making coaching relevant to Gen-Z playersWhat he would include in his bible of skillsWhat a training session would look like to get more from the playersWhat are his principles of playHow his coaching fits into the learning cycleAnd lots of practical ways to assess your coaching and make more of a difference with your playersTo find out more about Red Road Coaching partnership, click here 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: Peter Thomas, Lewes Hockey Club coach, Happy Hockey owner and coach, Neil Plimmer, Jolf owner and Coach and Tom Shuttleworth, Rhino Sports Coach owner and coach.This Week’s ContentWomen's, Girl's and Family Participation in Golf – R&AThe CPC AB Model - CPCSUGGESTED CONTENT/WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED Jolf.Golf – Neil PlimmerThe Jolf Man – Neil PlimmerDiary of a CEO – Stephen Bartlett Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking – Susan CainRhino Sports Academy – Tom ShuttleworthTo 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: Dan Lycett, Head of Sport at St Davids School, Coach with RGC  (North Wales academy team) and Ross Williams, conditioning coach at St Davids School and coach with RGC. This Week's ContentWayfinding: The Science and Mystery of How Humans Navigate the World – M.R. O'ConnorCoaching Athletes to Be Their Best: Motivational Interviewing in Sports - Stephen RollnickSUGGESTED CONTENT/WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers - MINTHow Motivational Interviewing Works – Royal College of NursingTo 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, experienced wellness practitioner with Formula 2, professional rugby, and the Special Forces and Finn Kelly, rugby coach, current BSc coaching student and host of the Athlete Wellness podcast. This Week’s ContentA Paradox of WellbeingSUGGESTED CONTENT/WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED The Wellness Paradox: The Stress of Being Healthy – PsychAliveThe Athlete Welfare podcast – Finn KellyPerformance Practitioner Wellness Journals – Josh FletcherRoundup Rodeo with Simon Mundie, Sam Jarman and Andy Morrison – Phil Llewellyn Life Lessons and Beyond with Rupert Spire – Simon Mundie Practitioner Wellbeing Facebook Community – Josh FletcherTo 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 textBird and LJ caught with Rachel Lund, former England international and now a Gloucester-Hartpury player who is studying to become a physio.They asked her about the following:Her journey from minis player to premiership.Combining and juggling her commitments as an international and club player whilst studying full time for a degree.Whether she would have changed to a full-time contract if she had been offered it.The importance of having many career options.Her current degree in physiotherapy.How her degree combines with her sport.Rachel began playing for Malton & Norton RUFC in North Yorkshire when she was 6 years old.In 2013 she began studying Sports Therapy at the University of Worcester and began playing for Worcester Ladies in the Premiership.In the 2014-15 season, she played for the England U20s at full back. Later that year she was capped by England Seniors whilst on tour in Canada in 2015 and was an EPS player for the 2015-16 season.Following her studies she began a full time Academy Sports Therapy role at Hartpury College, and in this role, moved from Worcester Ladies to sign for Gloucester-Hartpury in 2017.She has recently begun a masters in Physiotherapy and plans to play alongside her degree at Gloucester-Hartpury.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!