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Send us a textBird and LJ welcome to the podcast Carol Isherwood, OBE.Carol was a founder member of the women's RFU, captain Great Britain and England international teams in their games. She was the first woman to achieve a L3 coaching award in England and was performance director of women's rugby in England too.As well as being awarded an OBE for services to women's rugby, she is in the World Rugby Hall of Fame and consults for World Rugby.They asked Carol the following questions:Take us back to 1981 when you first set up a women’s team at Leeds University. What was it like to be a women’s rugby player back then, how hard was it to set up and get people to take Women’s rugby seriously?You were the first secretary of the Women’s Rugby Football Union/Board When did the RFU come on board and what were the benefits of merging with them?In 1987 you were appointed as National Coaching and development Officer then Technical Director in a voluntary role from 1987-1995 ( 8 years!). Both massive roles: What was your full-time job during this time and how did you manage both roles? (were you still playing then?)You held a variety of coaching roles from 1992-1998 and were the first woman to receive the RFU L3 coaching Award. What was it like being the only female on the course? How have things changed for females aspiring to become coaches?From 1997-2008 you became a paid Performance Director for the RFUW. What changes did you implement and what were you most proud of achieving in this role?In 2009 you became lead in Rugby Performance and Governance for Scotland women’s rugby. What changes did you implement here?You are currently a consultant for World Rugby and have set up the women’s high-performance coaching programme. What growth have you seen across the world in terms of female coaches and what needs to happen now in different countries to support this programme?What was it like working in the FA? What was the biggest learning/ differences from working in football and rugby? To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly To find out more about our Partner Club offer, there's a great webinar coming up: FIND OUT MORE HEREAlso, 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:Andrew Wilesmith, Chair of Rugby Development with England Schools RFU, John Fletcher, Magic Academy founder, coach and mentor and Russell Earnshaw, Magic Academy founder, coach and mentor. The team discuss the upcoming England Rugby Schools Age Grade Coach Development daysThis week's content:England Rugby Schools Age Coach Development DaysBooking link here:http://www.englandrugby-schools.com/dev/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/AGRDD-2021-Registration-Pack.pdf SUGGESTED CONTENT/WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSEDDr Don Vinson & Victoria Huckle - Examining Landscapes of Practice in Sports Coaching – The Sports Psych Show hosted by Dan AbrahamsSpeaking of Psychology: Your brain is not what you think it is, with Lisa Feldman Barrett, PhD – American Psychological AssociationDon't Tell Me The Score with Billy Monger – hosted by Simon MundieThe Pyramid of Myth – The Effortful Educator BlogWhy You Need To Hit The Cognitive Threshold – Soma Technologies article7 (and a half) Myths About Your Brain – Science Focus article Wittgenstein, AI, and the Emergence of Empathy – Medium.com articleGavin Grenville Wood on Success in Competitive Golf for Parents and Juniors – On The Mark Golf PodcastCALL FOR RESEARCHCall for research participants from John Widdowson – Survey “A Study on coaching philosophy in rugby union.” https://edinburgh.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/a-study-of-the-artifacts-beliefs-values-and-philosophyTo find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly To find out more about our Partner Club offer, there's a great webinar coming up: FIND OUT MORE HEREAlso, 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 textThe 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, winning a World Cup twice, watching the same game every week, abandoning a bus on a traffic island, ‘Paul McGinley didn’t coach them did he?’, Alex Payne, Johnny Hammond, Nick Heath’s 'Never Forget' and ‘It wasn’t our choice'.Gary and Graham speak to Eamonn Hogan and Jess Bunyard.The producer and editor is Eamonn Hogan.Credits:Course of Time – Alex Stoner, Royalty FreeDownload Track https://taketones.com/track/course-of...​ Music was taken from www.taketones.com. Canon in D Major by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...​) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-...​ Artist: http://incompetech.com/​ Katy McLean and Gary Street Post Tournament InterviewsEngland Rugby You Tube Video / O2 Inside Line20 Aug 2014 Gary Street Stand Down AnnouncementSky Sports News Videohttps://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/rugby-union/9673185/street-steps-down/more/9BROADCAST DATE:           25th January 2015 JerusalemComposed       Sir Hubert Parry (died 1918)  / Edward Elgar (died 1934)Words:            William Blake (died 1827)ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRAProvided to YouTube by The Orchard Enterprises Music Publisher: Public DomainPercussion powerful action sport strong beat  No copyright musicAudio Junctionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzz9JutOt38MatchesAudio taken from: World Rugby Video You Tube ChannelCommentary: Jonny Hammond and Sue DayTo find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly To find out more about our Partner Club offer, there's a great webinar coming up: FIND OUT MORE HEREAlso, 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: Cath Bishop, Olympic rower, silver medallist, author of The Long Win, Rachel Hooper learning, education and development manager for British Rowing, former coaching education advisor for UK Coaching and Katelynn Slade, PhD student at Loughborough University with a research focus on challenging situations in the coach athlete relationship.  The team pick out the key takeaways from each piece of great content and say how to use it on the pitch, at all the levels of the game.This week's content:“I know what is it like to be at rock bottom”, Shanaze Reade – RouleurThe Happiness Advantage - Shawn Achor - TedxCare in Sport Coaching: Pedagogical Cases – Colum Cronin SUGGESTED CONTENT/WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSEDThe Long Win – Cath BishopDon't Tell Me The Score – Simon MundieThink Again 'The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know' – Adam GrantSports Stories - Dave LevineLast Chance U – NetflixAthletic Development 'A Psychological Perspective' – Caroline Heaney, Nichola Kentzer and Ben OakleyThe Shortest Guide to Dealing with Emotions – Stephen HayesWhy Coach Wellbeing Matters - MVMT Call for research participants from Katelynn Slade – Any high performance athletes with experiences of dealing with de-selection please get in touch with Katelynn at K.Slade@lboro.ac.ukTo find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly To find out more about our Partner Club offer, there's a great webinar coming up: FIND OUT MORE HEREAlso, 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 textThe 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, approaches to the selection of Captain, why its not a sacrifice to play for your country, ‘you’re not fit to wear the shirt’, guns, bullets and the team begin their journey at the 2014 Rugby World Cup in France.Gary and Graham speak to Eamonn Hogan and Jess Bunyard.The producer and editor is Eamonn Hogan.All Match Audio taken from: World Rugby YouTube PageCommentary: Jonny HammondTo find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly To find out more about our Partner Club offer, there's a great webinar coming up: FIND OUT MORE HEREAlso, 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: Greg Mannion, Leicester Tigers Junior Academy Manager, Ben Lazenby, Former Leeds Carneige Academy Manager and Tony Fretwell, Womens Super League FA Head of Academies.  The team pick out the key takeaways from each piece of great content and say how to use it on the pitch, at all the levels of the game.This week's content:'What if Money Was No Object' – Alan WattsThe High Performance Podcast with Shaun Wane – hosted by Jake Humphrey and Damien HughesSUGGESTED CONTENT/WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSEDDr Ed Cope & Prof Chris Cushion - Redefining Direct Instruction in Coaching – hosted by Dan AbrahamsDr Oliver Eslinger - How to Turn a Losing Team into a Winning Team – hosted by Dan AbrahamsLet's Talk Coaching with Ian Costello – The LooseHead PodcastCoach Developer Conversations Sarah Green – UK CoachingThe Sports Initiative Podcast Sam Holmsha‪w – hosted by Michael WrightThe Learning Journeys Podcast Robbie Phillips – hosted by Doug MacdonaldTo find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly To find out more about our Partner Club offer, there's a great webinar coming up: FIND OUT MORE HEREAlso, 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 textThe 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.Gary and Graham speak to Eamonn Hogan and Jess Bunyard.The producer and editor is Eamonn Hogan.Gary Street Interview with New Zealand Television: All Blacks YouTube Page Published 21 July 2013To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly To find out more about our Partner Club offer, there's a great webinar coming up: FIND OUT MORE HEREAlso, 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 Moran, Norwich School Head of Rugby, Leicester Tigers Pathway Coach, Mark Grigg, Assistant Director of Sport and Head of Rugby at St Joseph’s College, Ipswich and Andy Skeehan, Director of Rugby at St Michael’s College, Dublin, and Leinster Schools Head Coach.  The team pick out the key takeaways from each piece of great content and say how to use it on the pitch, at all the levels of the game.This week's content:EIS and UK Sport Position StatementSeeing What Other's Don't – Gary KleinThe Coach’s Guide to Teaching – Doug LemovSUGGESTED CONTENT/WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSEDWind Yer Neck In Steve Hansen  – with Nial Annett Wind Yer Neck In Damien Hughes – with Nial AnnettAotearoa Rugby Pod – with Ross KarlTo find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly To find out more about our Partner Club offer, there's a great webinar coming up: FIND OUT MORE HEREAlso, 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 textThe 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 producer and editor is Eamonn Hogan.Music and sound credits:Hum at the start of the episode –  Also Sprach Zarathustra – Richard StraussMusic ‘post-hum’ – background to the try montage: Furious Angels  Rob Dougan BMG Music 2002   All Rights Reserved2010 Rugby World Cup Final Clip World Rugby Video Commentator: Jonny HammondTo find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly To find out more about our Partner Club offer, there's a great webinar coming up: FIND OUT MORE HEREAlso, 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:Ian Davies, Director of Rugby Christs Hospital School, former Director of Rugby at Cornish Pirates, Neil Harris, Director of Rugby at St George's School, Harpenden and USA Eagles assistant coach and Paul Turner, Head Coach at Ampthill RFC, former coach at Dragons, Wasps, Saracens and Sale.  The team pick out the key takeaways from each piece of great content and say how to use it on the pitch, at all the levels of the game.This week's content:The Sports Psych Show Dr Oliver Eslinger - How to Turn a Losing Team into a Winning Team – hosted by Dan AbrahamsThe Magic Academy with Kevin Bowering and Nigel Redman – hosted by Russell Earnshaw and John FletcherInside the All Blacks – Robin McConnellSUGGESTED CONTENT/WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSEDThe Championship Clubs Podcast – Michael Case and Ben GulliverEighty Percent Mental – Hugh Gilmore and Peter OlusogaRunning on Emotion Lawrence Dallagio – Alaistair EykynBF Analysis – Brian Fitzgerald (link will be shared when available)To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly To find out more about our Partner Club offer, there's a great webinar coming up: FIND OUT MORE HEREAlso, 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!