Rugby Coach Weekly

Send us a textWelcome to the coaching knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Ben Fennell, CEO and Founder of The Growth House Focusing on team development, we are going to cut to the root on how to pack your team with differences and forge togetherness.Ben won a Blue for Oxford, and played for Harlequins. He spent over 25 years in advertising, finishing up as CEO of top agency BBH before founding the Growth House in 2019. His book, World Class: How to Lead, Learn and Grow like a Champion written with Will Greenwood, is out now and available at all good book sitesHis philosophy: I coach senior teams within big organisations and help them to create high-performance habits. Habits that are sustainable over time, habits that create impact and drive growth. Habits that depend on simple and flexible toolsYou can contact him at www.thegrowthhouse.co.uk and Ben.fennell@thegrowthhouse.co.ukTo 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 textWelcome to the coaching knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Ollie Phillips, former England sevens captain now running Optimist Performance.  Focusing on performance, we are going to cut to the root on why winning is underrated. Ollie was 7s World Player of the Year in 2009 and captained England to three World Series Cup victories. He has completed many adventures, including sailing around the world.His philosophy is to inspire change through shared experience, continual learning, and an appetite to help and support people.You can contact him at www.optimistperformance.com 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 textWelcome to the coaching knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Amanda Owens, leading sports and performance psychologist and former professional tennis player, and the first women to work as a sports pyschologist in premiership football with Southampton. She is founder of the Edge consultants. Focusing on developing better performances, we are going to cut to the root on how we can help and support athletes with performance anxiety. Amanda has been heavily involved in working the Worcester Warriors and Leicester Tigers, and international rugby players, as well as supporting business leaders to improve their performanceHer company approach is unique and client-centred, highlighting the importance of a person-centred approach, meeting the specific needs of the client. This enables the client to be more aware of their core needs, so behavioural and emotional change can occur and their vision achieved from a uniquely Gestalt and humanistic methodology and approach.You can contact her on email amanda@believeconsultanting.co.uk and www.believeconsultanting.co.ukTo 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 textWelcome to the coaching knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to JP Nerburn, author, coach for coaches, podcaster and culture coach.Focusing on intentionality in coaching, we are going to cut to the root on why it is important to have a clear idea or direction in coaching.JP coaches primarily high school and collegiate coaches, rugby, basketball, track and field and ice hockey.His philosophy is: The world doesn't need more coaches, they need more mentors. People willing to lead, develop, and empower their athletes. You can find out more by reading The Culture System on Audible and Amazon, or go to TOCCULTURE.COM for the newsletter and listen to more on The Coaching Culture PodcastTo 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 textWelcome to the coaching knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Justin Goonan, strength and conditioning coach with the US military. Focusing on improving athlete performance, we are going to cut to the root on why S&C coaches are undervalued. Justin is also director of athlete performance with USA Touch, and former director of S&C with USA U20s.His philosophy is movement over muscles.You can contact him on social media @UniversalSportsStrength or universalsportsstrength@gmail.comTo 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 textWelcome to the Coaching Knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Nick Leah, general manager at Six Degrees Sports, focusing on coaching skills.We're going to cut to the root on where skills coaches often go wrong.Nick was the academy manager at the Super Rugby team Brumbies,  assistant coach for the Australian sevens team, and assistant coach of the Melbourne Reds. His philosophy is all about the individual, testing and then basing the programs on what they need.If you want to get in contact with him, you can contact him at nick@sixdegreesports.com or at his LinkedIn account.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 textWelcome to the coaching knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Graham Smith, director of Estonia rugby, and head coach Kalev rugby. Focusing on coaching the scrum, we are going to cut to the root on costs and benefits of using a scrum machine in training. Graham is a former assistant coach to England Women’s Rugby, helping them to win one of their two World Cup victories in 2014. Their previous win was in 1994. He is a Level 5 coach and has coached all across Europe.What he says about his philopshy: I have thought for many years what a philosophy mean and I am still not convinced about them, coaching or playing. Are they not just plans? However, an umbrella philosophy is a few words: care about what you do and the players you work with, and be passionate about the game we love and how it is played. Involve everyone, staff and volunteers.You can contact him on gbsconsultancy1@gmail.com and find him on YouTube at Graham Smith.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 textWelcome to The Coaching Knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Eddie Abel, head coach of the Midwest Thunderbirds Youth, focusing on kicking tactics. We're going to cut to the roots on why every player should learn to kick tactically. Eddie has spent the last seventeen years coaching Indiana and Midwest-based teams at all levels. In 2021 Eddie left EIRA to restart the Midwest Thunderbirds program for u15-u19 players. He was also named Interim Head Coach at his alma mater Indiana University where he led the program to a top 10 ranking and several high profiles wins including beating #20 Iona 55-14 on ESPN.You can contact him at MidwestThunderbirdsYouthTo 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!

Head coach Dustin Steedman discusses the importance of culture in rugby teams, emphasizing selflessness, accountability, and evolving coaching philosophies. Insights on individual coaching strategies and the value of hard work are shared, reflecting on the impact of team culture on success.

Send us a textWelcome to the coaching knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to sports scientist and assistant professor at UMCG Job Fransen. Focusing on applying science to coaching, we are going to cut to the root on how to improve skill acquisition.Job is also a fellow at UTS Sydney and a skills acquisition consultant.His philosophy is to encourage as much as possible the spread of excellent information in the field of skill acquisition science to coaches and practitioners.You can contact him on LinkedIn, Job Fransen or JobFran3 on Twitter 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!