Rugby Coach Weekly
Dan Cottrell
Dan Cottrell and guests discuss all the hot topics in grass roots rugby coaching from managing concussion to dealing with parents.
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Mar 20, 2019 • 45min
Hard choices for coaches and players, light bulbs and new ideas for age grade, with Tim Ravenscroft
Send us a textTim Ravenscroft, lead coach for his U12’s team in Bristol and also Sector Head Age Grade Rugby at Gloucestershire RFU discusses how coaching and fixtures are changing for the better at age group rugby.Tim tells us about:Curry nights for coaches and light bulb momentsLetting players play different sports – and hard choicesHelping coaches find better ways to engage with their playersNew ideas for better fixtures for playersThe pressure for cups and success against the reasons to play in teamsTo find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly To find out more about our Partner Club offer CLICK 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!
Mar 20, 2019 • 48min
It’s just rugby players making rugby decisions
Send us a textI was delighted to catch up with Ed Robinson, attack coach with the Jersey Reds. His team had just served up a fantastic try in the English second tier competition, which went onto win Skys Sports 2018 try of the year.I spoke to him to find out some of the background behind the try. And I found myself immersed in a great journey and really challenged to rethink some of my own thoughts.In this insightful podcast find out:Why big life decisions don’t need to be risksHow players can make 500-1000 touches on the ball every dayChallenging the players so they become rugby players making rugby decisionsThe surprising background to the 2018 Sky Sports try of the yearWhat training might look like to create tries from your own lineHow to analyse in-game without the need for videoPlanning for dreamsWhat makes better players even better playerWhy I might need to rethink my views on age and coaching the basicsTo find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly To find out more about our Partner Club offer CLICK 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!
Aug 22, 2018 • 54min
How to keep players in love with the game
Send us a textDan welcomes IRFU head of coaching and coach development Colin Moran to the podcast to discuss how best to keep players in love with the game.To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly To find out more about our Partner Club offer CLICK 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!
Aug 1, 2018 • 44min
Why you don't want to be called "The Fridge"
Send us a textSimon Nainby, an experienced S&C coach, coaching consultant and rugby coach, talks about how to give autonomy to your players, the power of stories, what is meant by action bias and why taking a netball team changed his approach to coaching To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly To find out more about our Partner Club offer CLICK 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!
Jul 10, 2018 • 51min
Progressions, learning from other coaches, who-what-how models and mentoring
Send us a textTo find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly To find out more about our Partner Club offer CLICK 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!
Jun 27, 2018 • 44min
Making real gains coaching grassroots and representative players
Send us a textGiles Heagerty, who runs the rugby at a busy school, plus is head coach of England Counties U18 and also Waterloo Ladies, shares his insights.To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly To find out more about our Partner Club offer CLICK 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!
May 30, 2018 • 49min
When to allow failure and how to coach with uncertainty
Send us a textDr Suzanne Brown explains to Dan Cottrell how to understand the way players' minds work so you can coach them more effectivelyTo find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly To find out more about our Partner Club offer CLICK 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!
May 16, 2018 • 36min
Would you love to play in the team you coach?
Send us a textI challenge Digby Webb, an experienced schools coach, to explain how to create the best environments for players. To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly To find out more about our Partner Club offer CLICK 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!
Apr 25, 2018 • 36min
Science-based approach to better and safer tackling
Send us a textDr Sharief Hendricks outlines his research team’s findings on tackling. He says that, through in-depth video analysis, he has found: The key attributes to a safe and effective tackle. A step-by-step method of coaching that tackle. He tell us that: The best tackles are both powerful and safe. That technical understanding by coaches is the biggest barrier to progression. Tackle pads have a limited role to play in tackle progression. That you can improve tackling with the right conditioning. You can read more about his work at:To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly To find out more about our Partner Club offer CLICK 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!
Apr 4, 2018 • 34min
Drills good, games much better. But you must know why
Send us a textDan talks to experienced Rugby League coach, sports lecturer and coach developer Stuart Wilkinson on how coaching needs direction within in a session.To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly To find out more about our Partner Club offer CLICK 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!
