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	Pub. Date	Title	Duration
	09 Feb 2022	My bible of coaching skills and how to engage with Gen-Z players	00:54:44
Send us a text Dan 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 players What he would include in his bible of skills What a training session would look like to get more from the players What are his principles of play How his coaching fits into the learning cycle And lots of practical ways to assess your coaching and make more of a difference with your players To find out more about Red Road Coaching partnership, click here To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	06 Feb 2022	Roundup Rodeo Ep76: Reviewing the best content	01:28:16
Send us a text Host 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 Content Women's, Girl's and Family Participation in Golf – R&A The CPC AB Model - CPC SUGGESTED CONTENT/WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED Jolf.Golf – Neil Plimmer The Jolf Man – Neil Plimmer Diary of a CEO – Stephen Bartlett Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking – Susan Cain Rhino Sports Academy – Tom Shuttleworth To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	20 Mar 2019	It’s just rugby players making rugby decisions	00:48:22
Send us a text I 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 risks How players can make 500-1000 touches on the ball every day Challenging the players so they become rugby players making rugby decisions The surprising background to the 2018 Sky Sports try of the year What training might look like to create tries from your own line How to analyse in-game without the need for video Planning for dreams What makes better players even better player Why I might need to rethink my views on age and coaching the basics To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	20 Mar 2019	Wayne Goldsmith on how to make a real difference to your teams	00:45:06
Send us a text For more than a quarter of a century, international sports performance coach Wayne Goldsmith has influenced the coaching, thinking and teaching of some of the world’s leading athletes, coaches and teams. His client list has included the Super Rugby Teams the ACT Brumbies, Western Force and Queensland Reds, the Wallabies / Rugby Australia, the NZRU / New Zealand Rugby Union High Performance Unit, NRL teams the Sydney Roosters, Wests Tigers and Gold Coast Titans, AFL teams the North Melbourne Kangaroos and Brisbane Lions and Tennis Australia / Australian Open Grand Slam Tournament. Wayne has also worked with numerous Olympic teams including the Australian Swimming, Triathlon and Diving teams. He was a keynote speaker at the 2018 IRB World In Union Conference in NZ and is a current member of the National Rugby League’s Coach Development Advisory team. In this podcast we discuss: How to observe a team more effectively What interventions work with the most difficult players What a great player does more than just a talented player Why we want “pigs” not “chickens” What coaches need to change about themselves Why values need to be more than just posters on the wall To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	20 Mar 2019	Hard choices for coaches and players, light bulbs and new ideas for age grade, with Tim Ravenscroft	00:45:25
Send us a text Tim 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 moments Letting players play different sports – and hard choices Helping coaches find better ways to engage with their players New ideas for better fixtures for players The pressure for cups and success against the reasons to play in teams To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	20 Mar 2019	Andy Stevens on how he became a better all-round coach	00:35:56
Send us a text What changes when you do a Level 1 course. How has your "language" in coaching change. Top tips on using demonstrations in training What gets players back - not making fun "silly" What does engaging the players look like When do you drill the players How long before new players can play contact At what age do players start to think "team" How do parents react to equal playing time How do you deal with poor answers to your coaching questions What do you do if the session hasn't worked How do you play wizard touch How can a nervous coach open up to the coaching community How do you make praise make a real difference To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	13 Feb 2022	Roundup Rodeo Ep77: Reviewing the best content	01:12:37
Send us a text Host 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 Content Chasing Mavericks Justin Langer Resignation – ESPN CricInfo SUGGESTED CONTENT/WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED Justin Langer Resignation Letter – ESPN Cricinfo Making Mavericks – Frosty Hesson The Coaching Lab – Jack Rolfe The Coaching Lab Podcast – Jack Rolfe To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	20 Feb 2022	Roundup Rodeo Ep78: Reviewing the best content	00:54:30
Send us a text Host 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 Content Life Under Fire – Jason Fox Threshold Concepts – Dave Piggott SUGGESTED 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 Piggott To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	23 Feb 2022	1990s rugby coach education absolutely relevant today	00:53:24
Send us a text Dan 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 Weekly Also, 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!
	27 Feb 2022	Roundup Rodeo Ep79: Reviewing the best content	01:23:51
Send us a text Host 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 CONTENT Becoming A True Athlete: A Practical Philosophy for Flourshing Through Sport – Laurence Halsted Imagery Coaching – Dr Jon Rhodes, ImageryCoaching.com SUGGESTED CONTENT/WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED The Tough Stuff: Seven Hard Truths About Being A Head Coach – Cody Royle The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy – Jon Gordon Life Lessons: From Sport and Beyond with Laurence Halsted - Simon Mundie Life Lesson: From Sport and Beyond with Johann Hari – Simon Mundie To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	09 Mar 2022	Mentoring my sons as coaches and players	00:50:58
Send us a text Dan 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 coach How to build a system of play What player-led coaching really looks like Mentoring 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 Weekly Also, 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!
	13 Mar 2022	Roundup Rodeo Ep80: Reviewing the best content	00:46:48
Send us a text Host 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 Morris Science for Sport with Josh Fletcher – Matt Soloman Exploring 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 Weekly Also, 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!
	16 Mar 2022	What's changed so I've stayed in love with coaching	00:55:17
Send us a text Dan 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 Weekly Also, 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!
	20 Mar 2022	Roundup Rodeo Ep81: Reviewing the best content	01:24:17
Send us a text Host 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 Content Myths of Sports Coaching – Amy Whitehead and Jenny Coe ThinkerToys: A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques – Michael Michalko SUGGESTED CONTENT/WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED Thinkpak: A Brainstorming Card Deck – Michael Michalko Rebel Ideas: The Power of Thinking Differently – Matthew Syed Google Jamboard – Google 28 Days of Creative Thinking Thread - Liz Burkinshaw To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	07 Apr 2019	Defence zone: activity walkthrough with ideas to suit your team	00:48:47
Send us a text Talking with experienced grassroots Chris Sweetapple, we look at a recent session he's run using a Rugby Coach Weekly activity. This episode is about "defence zone" which was the game activity as part of the practice plan, Standing in the tackle. We also discuss, and not necessarily agree (!) on the following questions: "Who are we doing this for?" and "How do development and results coaches get along?" To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	30 Mar 2022	Rob Gray and Mike Ashford discuss how we make decisions	01:14:55
Send us a text Dan 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 Evidence https://doi.org/10.3390/sports9050065 Rob 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 @ShakeyWaits Mike 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 @MAGreyMattersUK Here 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 study From 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 Weekly Also, 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!
	03 Apr 2022	Roundup Rodeo Ep82: Reviewing the best content	01:26:47
Send us a text Host 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 CONTENT The Mental Toughness Journal – Zane Winslade SUGGESTED CONTENT/WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED The Coaching Gig – Kyle McLean The Coaching Gig Junior Rugby Resource – Kyle Mclean Flow Sport – Zane Winslade Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World – Cal Newport Eat That Frog: Get More of the Important Things Done Today! - Brian Tracy Revisiting Masters (1992): Implicit Motor Learning – Tim Buszard The Epic Story of Implicit Motor Learning – Professor Rich Master To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	10 Apr 2022	Roundup Rodeo Ep83: Reviewing the best content	01:26:38
Send us a text Host 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 Content Jonny McMurty Current Research Coaching The Coaches – Jonny McMurty SUGGESTED CONTENT/WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED Self Determination Theory and Motivation – Kendra Cherry Centre for Self Determination Theory – CSDT Positive Psychology Theory In A Nutshell – Catarina Lino 6 Psychology Theories You Can Practise in Everyday Life – Marie Skelton To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	27 Apr 2019	Killer questions, escape roots, upping the tempo and challenging me	00:45:31
Send us a text Experienced DPP coach, coaching coordinator and grassroots coach, Ian Hollingworth chats about how he has learned to take more risks. He tells us how he is passionately curious about his coaching and how that has changed his approach. He explains his escape routes if the session is not going quite right, how to maintain the tempo in training plus empowering players and coaches. Ian is a lead coach with Essex DPP Under 15s, Billericay RFC Club Coach Coordinator and a Kids First Mentor. To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	20 Apr 2022	Simple ways to influence the minds of your players	01:00:23
Send us a text Dan 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 Weekly Also, 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!
	24 Apr 2022	Roundup Rodeo Ep84: Reviewing the best content	01:34:23
Send us a text Host 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 Content Nick Ward Tweet Thread – Nick Ward/Josh Fletcher/Peter Olusoga SUGGESTED CONTENT/WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED Desperate to Quit: A Narrative Analysis of Burnout and Recovery in High Performance Sports Coaching – Dr Peter Olusoga Altis – World Class Sport Performance Education (Coach Education, Mentoring, Resources) The Reflective Practitioners Journal – Josh Fletcher Career Blueprint – Josh Fletcher Disciplinary Power: recognizing some of the forces in coaching - a guest post - Joe Mills & Jim Denison Introducing 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 Dennison Anyone 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.world To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	04 May 2022	Brutally honest and why that makes sense	00:45:49
Send us a text Dan 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 grow What makes the players respect a coach What efficiency in training and a game looks like Being mentored by your dad (Mike Ford, former England and Bath coach) The differences and similarities between coaching professional players and school players Should bench players get paid the same as the starters Working with players who are older than you Developing a style of play that suits your team Can a coach make excuses for a poor performance To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	01 May 2022	Roundup Rodeo Ep85: Reviewing the best content	01:17:18
Send us a text Host 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 Hack The Importance of Developing Curiosity – Psych Central Seven Ways To Be More Curious – Psychology Today Understanding and Developing Organisational Culture – SHRM Salisbury Rovers How Do Our values influence our Behaviours – NHS Team Denmark’s Sport Psychology Professional Philosophy – Diment, Henriksen and Larsen (2020) Four Thousand Weeks - Oliver Burkeman The Culture Code – Daniel Coyle To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	18 May 2022	Why and how you must change your coaching style	00:55:28
Send us a text Dan chats to Kevin Mulcahey about his experiences coaching both novices and experts and how you need to change to meet their needs. Kevin coaches Gaelic football and hurling, Ireland's national sports as an assistant or head coach at all ages and levels. He has also worked in multiple roles on three continents as a coach of various stripes like assistant coach, S&C coach and performance coach in Aussie Rules, basketball, soccer, rugby, tennis, volleyball, hockey and in numerous other 1-2-1 roles over 28 years. He also runs Designing the Game on Facebook where he challenges coaches to think about their approaches to coaching. His main role is an owner-operator S&C and sports performance coach at TMC Performance Coaching. You can catch Kevin @movementcoachkm on Twitter where he is active and responds to DM’s. In the podcast, they discuss the following: How much does your team coaching approach change when you are dealing with experts and novices? Using "pivot" players in any sport. A principle of play has normally been set by coaching experts from the past, no matter what sport you are in. How much do players need to know about a principle before you start working on it? And how do you introduce it? How to use deliberate practice in the right context. How long do you let a team or player do something which is clear to you that is inefficient, and despite your nudges, they continue to do it? To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	05 Jun 2022	Roundup Rodeo Ep86: Reviewing the best content	01:35:25
Send us a text Host Phil Llewellyn with guests review some of the many great podcasts, books, articles and webinars from the last week. This week's guests: Dr Suzanne Brown, Clinical Psychologist and Emotional Fitness Consultant working within business, sport and education and Dean Leek, Performance Mindset Coach within the sport and business sectors This Week's Content On Children – Kahlil Gibran SUGGESTED CONTENT/WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED Liminality Motherhood and Finding Yourself – Lisa Marchiano No Two Children Have The Same Parents – Gabor Mate Sports Parenting: Negotiating the challenges of the Youth Sports Journey to Help Kids Thrive – Paul Gamble To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	15 Jun 2022	Create traditions with your teams	00:47:54
Send us a text Dan chats with former Fiji captain Deacon Manu, who's now coaching in Singapore. Deacon has travelled the rugby world, representing Fiji and the Maori All Blacks, as well as playing for Waikato Chiefs and the Blues in Super Rugby and then for the Scarlets in Wales. They chat about the coaches he's experienced and now coaching with developing players and new players to the game. What was the playing and coaching journey before Singapore? What are the challenges of working in Singapore? How is the game is growing in this part of the world. What lessons can we all learn for the sake of the growth of the game? Do you need local heroes or can you rely on the global game to develop interest? Where are the new players coming from and how do you keep them in the game? To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	12 Jun 2022	Roundup Rodeo Ep87: Reviewing the best content	00:34:39
Send us a text Host Phil Llewellyn with guests review some of the many great podcasts, books, articles and webinars from the last week. This week's guests: Dr Katie Fitton Davies, Cal Jones, Mo Jafar, Ross Williams and Dan Lycett Twitter Handles @Kate_PhD22 – Katie Fitton Davies @CalJonesJudo – Cal Jones @mojafarPE – Mo Jafar @_andCoach – Ross Williams @MrlycettPE – Dan Lycett @StDavidsCollege Please keep an eye out for the recording which Dan and Ross will release SUGGESTED CONTENT/WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED Physical Education Sport Pedagogy Journal Self Determination Theory The “What” and “Why” of Goal Pursuits: Human Needs and the Self-Determination of Behaviour - Deci and Ryan (2000) To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	29 Jun 2022	Large group coaching and giving kids a better chance in life	01:07:25
Send us a text Dan Cottrell chats to Owen Woods, Community Rugby Coach for Gosport & Fareham RFC. Owen was previously in the Air Force for 4½ years and then the police for 17 years. In June 2021 he started up his full-time role to promote rugby and its core values, the vision being to put the club and values at the heart of the community. He has coached his son's rugby team for the last six years. He is a level 2 coach, a qualified referee working in schools in the local community delivering rugby sessions to children from 7 to 13. Owen was recently awarded the Gosport & Fareham RFC Coach of the Year Award. We discuss the following areas: How do you start sessions...exactly...in terms of what you say? Lots of coaches talk for too long, so how do you get across the pertinent information? How his background in the police force has informed his coaching. While we would all love to spend time hone skills in small groups, how can we be effective when we have lots of players at our sessions? If players are being disruptive, how do you make sure they don't spoil the session for everyone else. To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	26 Jun 2022	Roundup Rodeo Ep88: Reviewing the best content	01:40:18
Send us a text Host Phil Llewellyn with guests review some of the many great podcasts, books, articles and webinars from the last week. This week's guests: Lesley McKenna, Coach Developer for UK Sport and Sport Scotland as well Programme Manager for GB Snowsports (@LesleyMckenna) and Sarah Murray, Performance Psychologist and owner of Performance Edge Psychology (@Sarahsportpsych). THIS WEEK'S CONTENT: The Art of Impossible – Stephen Kotler The Long Win – Cath Bishop SUGGESTED CONTENT/WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED Wandering Workshops – Lesley McKenna Performance Edge Psychology – Sarah Murray The Rise of Superman - Stephen Kotler Radical Gains: The GB Park and Pipe Story – Sam Mellish and Pat Sharples Spiritual Activism - Alastair Macintosh and Matt Carmichael Isles of The West – Ian Mitchell Looking Sideways Podcast – Matthew Barr Mans Search For Meaning – Viktor Frankl Everyday Positivity - Kate Cocker Winning Together – Kate and Helen Richardson-Walsh Hustle - Netflix To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	03 Jul 2022	Roundup Rodeo Ep89: Reviewing the best content	01:09:07
Send us a text Host Phil Llewellyn with guests review some of the many great podcasts, books, articles and webinars from the last week. This week's guests: Charlie Morgan, Senior Rugby Writer at The Telegraph and Ross Hamilton, freelance Rugby Analyst working with BT Sport, formerly Saracens and England analyst. THIS WEEK’S CONTENT Two Sides – British and Irish Lions Documentary Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game – Michael Lewis SUGGESTED CONTENT/WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED Creating Chaos Through Ruck Speed – Alan Dymock To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	13 Jul 2022	Ask RCW: Struggling to run our backs moves in matches	00:24:00
Send us a text Dan is joined by Gary Townsend, the Bristol Bears Junior Academy Manager to chat about Mark Poole's question about his colts team. They are struggling to implement their backs moves and shape in matches, despite training going well and skills levels remaining high. Dan and Gary discuss the following: Why do you need the backs move? What triggers the move? Ways to practise the play. Nudging the players into when to use the play. If you want your question answered by the RCW panel, then drop us a line at support@rugbycoachweekly.net To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	06 May 2019	Exciting times for women's rugby & coaching	00:35:40
Send us a text Liza "Bird" Burgess was inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame in 2018. With 93 caps for Wales and GB, she's also an experienced international and club coach. Now assisting Susie Appleby at Gloucester-Hartbury in the Tyrrells English Premiership, she shares her approach to coaching, what inspires her and how she's changed her delivery. These are exciting times for the women's game as more women take up the coaching reigns - it was great to catch with a good friend and a beacon for the game. To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	20 Jul 2022	Why we should coach to tackle higher, not lower, for better, safer outcomes	01:06:36
Send us a text Dan Cottrell speaks to Inside Running Academy boss, Mike Rogers. Mike, who's just finished a season in the US MLR with the New England Free Jacks talks openly about his experience coaching in both his homeland of New Zealand and the States. There is a very moving passage where we discuss vulnerability and authenticity. Mike's message about his relationship with rugby and his family will strike many chords with coaches. Here's what else we chatted about: Why we need to coach players to tackle higher, not lower The benefits of ball stripping in the tackle Reviewing players more effectively Life balance for a coach How we share as coaches What can businesses learn from rugby and vice versa? Inside Running are about to run their next amazing Coach Learning, number seven in the series. Link to sign up for Coach Learning Series 7 is here: https://forms.gle/c1EpjQaHQDHxkD5C8 For more info: https://www.rugbyacademy.global/coach-learning-series/ Contact details for Mike: Email: mike@insiderunning.com Twitter: @InsideRunning To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	17 Jul 2022	Roundup Rodeo Ep90: Reviewing the best content	01:03:09
Send us a text Host 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, performance coach with Formula 3 and founder of Career Blueprint and Dan Howells, strength and conditioning coach consultant and personal development coach with Collaborate Sports. This Week's Content https://www.yourcareer-blueprint.com https://collaboratesports.com Josh Fletcher Contact Info @careerbluepring – Instagram @coachblueprint1 – Twitter Dan Howells Contact Info @collaborate_sports - Instagram @howellsdan - Twitter To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	23 Jul 2022	Roundup Rodeo Ep91: Reviewing the best content	01:10:11
Send us a text Host Phil Llewellyn with guests review some of the many great podcasts, books, articles and webinars from the last week. This week's guests: Sally Needham, Academy Human Development and Performance Culture Lead at Sheffield United, consultant and FA coach educator and Jane Booth, 'Chaser of Dreams' Consultant, Mentor and Cultural and Leadership Developer. This Week’s Content Neuroscience for Leadership: Harnessing the Brain Gain Advantage – Tara Swart and Kitty Chisholm Words Can Change Your Brain: 12 Conversation Strategies to Build Trust, Resolve Conflict and Increase Intimacy – Andrew Newberg and Mark Waldman Switch: How to change things when change is hard – Chip Heath and Dan Heath The Art of Creative Thinking – Rod Judkins SUGGESTED CONTENT/WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED Tara Swart Website Dean Leak on The Magic Academy Podcast – Russell Earnshaw To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	27 Jul 2022	How to lead like Razor, Wayne, Robbie, Kieran and Sam. Elevate your game and player management the Crusaders way.	00:51:31
Send us a text Dan talks to two key people from the Crusaders Coaching Leadership Programme™: Crusaders International Academy Manager Grant Keenan, and Kaila Colbin, CEO of Crusaders leadership training partner Boma. They share their experience of working with the 13-time Super Rugby winners from New Zealand, and how the team has built their culture and environment. They draw on leadership lessons from Scott "Razor" Robertson, Wayne Smith, Robbie Deans, Kieran Reid and Sam Whitelock. Here are some of the themes they covered: Would you think that the Crusaders might be a bit scared if you're sharing all the secrets, given that they've been so successful? How do you elevate the game? If all the teams in a league have a high-performance culture, what happens when you find yourself in the bottom half of the table? From a coach's point of view, how do you help people understand their roles? How can you authentically care about your players? Should a coach be worried about their authority if they also show they care? Will the players slack if they know there’s always a soft landing from a caring coach? Knowing players is important, but can it also become too intrusive? What is meant by accountability and vulnerability? How have the Crusaders created themes? For more information on joining the Crusaders Coaching Leadership Programme™, click here. To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	14 Aug 2022	Roundup Rodeo Ep92: Reviewing the best content	01:09:43
Send us a text Host Phil Llewellyn with guests review some of the many great podcasts, books, articles and webinars from the last week. This week's guests: Mike Pride, chiropractor and rugby coach, Isak Hommedal, Norweigan sports club leader and Matthew Shaw, sports lecturer and coach. All are rugby players in Norway who have been instrumental in setting up rugby clubs in the west of the country. This Week’s Content Tweet Thread - Matthew Shaw shares their journey and key principles of setting up Rugby clubs in Norway To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	24 Aug 2022	Ask RCW: How do we improve our scanning	00:29:15
Send us a text Dan with Gary Townsend, the Bristol Bears Junior Academy Manager, chat about a question from coach Renzo Vedovelli on scanning. Renzo runs an U15s team, and his 9, 10 and 15 tend to look into the ball rather than at the opportunities. Dan and Gary discuss the following: What do you want them to look for? What is appropriate for this age group? How you would set this up in training? The practicalities of scanning. If you want your question answered by the RCW panel, then drop us a line at support@rugbycoachweekly.net. To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	21 Sep 2022	Which player am I picking on?	00:52:21
Send us a text Dan chats with Dave Ellis, who has coached Super Rugby with the Blues, at Connacht with Pam Lam, as well as working with New Zealand rugby as a resource coach. With all these years in the game and a passion for skills coaching, Dave talks around the following themes: What young coaches often struggle with How to know your players Helping players understand the "why" and how important that is How to develop skills, from detail through to the scenarios What Sonny Bill Williams said to Dave which changed the way he coached How to keep square with your body angle Coaching strike plays Finding the right balance to develop skill detail To find out more about Dave and his latest courses, visit https://www.ellisrugby.co.nz To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	25 Sep 2022	Roundup Rodeo Ep93: Reviewing the best content	00:56:03
Send us a text Host Phil Llewellyn with guests review some of the many great podcasts, books, articles and webinars from the last week. This week's guests: Dr Amy Whitehead, Reader, Associate Professor, Lecturer and Researcher in Sports Psychology at Liverpool John Moores University and Coaching and Chris Chapman, UK Coaching as Learning Experience Manager and Rugby Coach This Week's Content: ‘Think Aloud’: Toward a Framework To Facilitate Reflective Practice Amongst Rugby League Coaches - Whitehead et al, 2016 Suspended Above, and in Action”: Think Aloud as a Reflective Practice Tool – Stephenson, Cronin and Whitehead, 2020 Developing the Triad of Knowledge in Coaching: Think Aloud To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	28 Sep 2022	How we use SAS to keep the England U18s focused	00:53:12
Send us a text Dan chats to England's U18 men's head coach Jon Pendlebury about this role and how he goes about his week looking after this exciting group of players. A former professional player with Leeds, and then heading up the Yorkshire and Wasps academies, Jon became head coach of England U18s in 2019. He is just completing an MSc in Sports Coaching at Leeds Beckett University. Dan asks Jon about the following issues: How do you go about caring for your players? The role of winning is when you are selecting a team. Using the SAS as the mental model for training. How do you manage players who want to play through injuries for fear of being dropped? With 14 different academy approaches, how do you create a cohesive unit for the national group? How much can you plough your own furrow, and how much do you have to fit in with the senior team's patterns? To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	12 Oct 2022	How we help you boost your playing numbers (for free!)	00:45:40
Send us a text Dan chats to Dan Wooler and Christian Lang from the Star Scheme. The scheme supports clubs in building their junior numbers, with the aim to specifically develop strong, trusted relationships between the club and player. Crucially, they target communities that would not usually engage with rugby and aim to make a difference to young people who are suffering or have suffered adverse childhood experiences, poverty or mental health issues. They discuss the following areas: How the scheme has blossomed in such a short time Who it helps and why What happens for the player, a school and a club How rugby makes a difference Why it makes coaching and recruitment easier For a video on what they do, click below: https://vimeo.com/754762197/9f6646c29b For information and how to get involved, go to their website: www.starscheme.co.uk To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	07 Oct 2022	Women's Rugby Coaching Magazine World Cup Podcast Series: Setting the scene	00:36:51
Send us a text To launch the series and to get excited for the first round of matches, Jess Bunyard is joined by fierce rugby activist Alice Soper to chat about her country being the host nation. Eamonn Hogan also joins the podcast to discuss barriers to coaching. To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	14 Oct 2022	Women's Rugby Coaching Magazine World Cup Podcast Series: Round one completed	00:42:51
Send us a text This week, we're joined by former England international and Head of Women's rugby at Leicester Tigers, Vicky Macqueen. Eamonn Hogan chats to Lincoln player Jodie about last weekend's matches and recent Lincoln training sessions. To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	17 Oct 2022	Learning from the top coaches, and it wasn't what I expected	00:56:32
Send us a text Dan chats to Jeff Neville, the host of The Loose Head podcast. Jeff has managed to gather an amazing array of some of the top coaches in the game and chat to them about their approaches. Now it is time to find out what he has learned and ask him the questions. We focus on three pods in particular: Andy Friend, Ben Ryan and Pat Lam. Here are the key questions we discussed: What theme or themes from all the podcasts has or have most resonated with you? We hear a lot about the "why" when experienced coaches discuss how they approach coaching. What does it mean to you, and how do you implement this in your coaching Ben Ryan's story about coaching Fiji rugby is both inspirational and sad. We don't get to coach the same talent where rugby is embedded in their souls. How can we use Ben's lessons in our rugby? Pat Lam talked about love and honesty. There are so many possible interpretations of what these can mean. How can a coach use these in their environments? Jeff's Loose Head project isn't just a podcast, but a whole range of great coaching resources. You can visit him on Twitter: @TheLooseH And go to his Patreon site: www.patreon.com/thelooseh To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	21 Oct 2022	Women's Rugby Coaching Magazine World Cup Podcast Series: Moving weekend	00:39:58
Send us a text With round three just around the corner, and teams vying for position in the quarter finals and players, we're joined by USA-based coach Kelsie McDowell. Eamonn Hogan asks a question about positive discrimination that prompts reflections on how gender bias affects male and female coaches. To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	28 Oct 2022	Women's Rugby Coaching Magazine World Cup Podcast Series: Quarters!	00:57:27
Send us a text This week, Eamonn is away so Jess is joined by Andy Stevens. They chat about how they support and challenge each other's coaching. Sarah and Charley from Huddersfield RUFC women's team chat about training and the World Cup and Jess learns about the Utrecht Shield which tracks women's rugby history. To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	04 Nov 2022	Women's Rugby Coaching Magazine World Cup Podcast Series: Semi-finals	00:49:11
Send us a text This week, Liza Burgess joins the pod to chat about her experience and how to invest in female coaches. Eamonn reflects on a week coaching in France before chatting about the semi finals and how to show vulnerability when coaching. To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	11 Nov 2022	Women's Rugby Coaching Magazine World Cup Podcast Series: The finals	01:02:15
Send us a text It's finals week. Claire Cruikshank joins the pod to chat about her experiences on the World Rugby Coaching internship. Jess and Eamonn also chat with Graham Smith, who discusses coaching in Estonia, and how to prepare for a World Cup final. To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	23 May 2019	Level 4 journeys and coaching the person	00:35:51
Send us a text Liza Burgess talks to LJ Lewis about her Level 4 journey so far. LJ is the forwards coach for Tyrrells Premiership team, Gloucester Hartpury, and former player with Loughborough. Here are some of the highlights: Understand the person to help develop them into a better player Find out what you’re passionate about in the game and learn as much as you can about it Talk and ask questions of other coaches to develop your knowledge Understand what you’re trying to get across to the players and what you want them to achieve Use a variety of methods to deliver content, for example, iPhones to record, peer coaching and self-feedback To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	01 Jan 2023	The Coaching Knife: What is meant by playing in the zone, with Brian Moylett	00:23:57
Send us a text Dan Cottrell cuts to the root with Brian Moylett from Mindset & Performance at Off-Field Rugby. They discuss playing in the zone from The Book On How You Become A Pro Rugby Player. Brian is a mindset and performance coach at off-field rugby. He also coaches university women's rugby and men's rugby in Canada. His philosophy is that he helps young players become more confident on the field, develop their self-belief and play in the zone. You can contact him at brianmoylett@gmail.com and visit his website www.offieldrugby.com The book is on sale now, The Book On How You Become A Pro Rugby Player. To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	24 May 2019	Make average agility training outstanding	00:45:55
Send us a text Rich Clarke, a highly qualified S&C coach, university lecturer and evidence-based trainer, talks us through how we can make simple changes to improve our agility training. He explains how we can use constraints, ensure a specific stimulus and where we might start with less athletic players. Here are some of the highlights: Agility needs a specific perceptual stimulus Where to start with less athletic players How to coach basic techniques with simple constraints Having a clear rationale in session design Ladders, Box jumps and Hill running: Yes or No? For more from Rich, go to: richperformance.co.uk To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	02 Jan 2023	The Coaching Knife: What is really meant by concussion, with Dr Sam Barke	00:22:08
Send us a text In this episode we speak to Sam Barke, sports doctor - Head of sports medicine at Meliora Medical Group and Return2Play. Focusing on the myths surrounding concussion, we are going to cut to the root on your deal with head injury. Sam is a school doctor at several major private schools and is match day doctor at Harlequins. Return2Play's philosophy is that by managing risk we can ensure the huge benefits of rugby can continue to be enjoyed. You can contact him at sam.barke@melioramedicalgroup.co.uk and visit their website: www.Return2Play.org.uk To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	07 Jan 2023	The Coaching Knife: How to coach evasion and agility, with Joe Goodman	00:21:28
Send us a text In this episode we speak to Joe Goodman, owner of Evo Rugby and head coach of the University of Bristol mens rugby team. Focusing on the EvoRugby promise to ignite your attack, we are going to cut to the root on how to coach evasion and agility skills in rugby. Joe, a Level 4 RFU coach says this about this philosophy: Within an innovative, enjoyable and measured performance learning environment, where detail matters, values are lived, and people are both cared for and empowered, I aim to educate, align and challenge athletes as they pursue excellence in developing themselves to achieve their desired vision and goals. You can contact him at joe.goodman@bristol.ac.uk and visit his website evorugby.systeme.io and you can also find him on linkedin, Joe Goodman To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	03 Jan 2023	The Coaching Knife: How to coach using theming, with Dave Sharkey	00:23:15
Send us a text In this episode we speak to Dave Sharkey, director of Team Architecture, a communications consultancy. Focusing on using themes and stories in sports coaching, we are going to cut to the root on how we can use them effectively with our players. Dave is a English teacher and rugby coach as well as a consultant. His philosophy is "Some see things as they are and say: 'Why?' I dream of things that never were and say: 'Why not?'" You can contact him at www.team-architecture.com @SharkTeams (Twitter) David Sharkey on LinkedIn To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	06 Jan 2023	The Coaching Knife: Why touch rugby isn't rugby touch, with Sammie Phillips	00:28:43
Send us a text In this episode we speak to Sammie Phillips, General Manager and Head of Elite Performance at England Touch Rugby. Focusing on the benefits of touch rugby, we are going to cut to the root on why touch rugby isn’t rugby touch. Sammie is a current touch rugby international and her philosophy is to identify potential in coaches and athletes and support them to maximise their potential and achieve their vision/mission/goals. You can contact her @sammiephillips04 on Instagram and find out more about England touch rugby on www.englandtouch.org.uk To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	04 Jan 2023	The Coaching Knife: Contextual interference to improve practices, with James Barkell	00:24:17
Send us a text In this episode, we speak to James Barkell, Lecturer at the University of Sydney & Coaching Consultant with the Coach Doctor. Focusing on how you can improve the design of your practices, we are going to cut to the root on how you can use contextual interference. James runs the CoachDoctor podcast, and is Level 4 High Performance Coach in rugby union and has a PhD which focused on high performance in rugby. His philosophy is to encourage creativity in coaching, no one way is correct and you need to modify what and how you teach content depending on age, ability etc. Using questions is great, but it's how you use them effectively that matters. Likewise, games over drills, but there is still a place for drills. You can contact him at Linkedin @james barkell phd, Instagram @thecoachdr and visit him at thecoachdoctor.com.au and the coach doctor podcast site. To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	05 Jan 2023	The Coaching Knife: What's wrong with coaching pathways, with Eamonn Hogan	00:21:00
Send us a text In this episode, we speak to Eamonn Hogan, Level 3 coach, author and studying for a PhD around sports coaching. Focusing on coach development, we are going to cut to the root on what's wrong with coaching pathways. Eamonn has coached all around the world, particularly in the US, and his philosophy is to reveal current thinking about rugby union coaching as a career and to grow opportunities for true meritocracy, . You can contact him on Twitter @theeamonnhogan, or through @rugbycoachweekly. To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	08 Jan 2023	The Coaching Knife: The power of a word to improve performance, with Reed Maltbie	00:24:06
Send us a text Focusing on harnessing the use of language, we are going to cut to the root on why words matter when it comes to optimal performance. Coach Reed has two master’s degrees—in sports psychology and early childhood development—and thirty years of professional coaching experience, His philosophy is human performance is a distinctly individual phenomenon based on the skills, tactics, values, and beliefs of each person and our role as coaches/leaders is to help create the environments and provide the tools people need to raise and chase their own excellence. Excellence can be achieved every day and I am most passionate about finding out how language, learning, and leadership can impact a person’s ability to achieve everyday excellence. You can contact him at coachreed.com and find out more about the book at FullSpartan.com To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	06 Feb 2023	Coaching Laid Bare with Lynne Cantwell	00:44:54
Send us a text Bird and LJ talk to Lynne Cantwell, the first high performance manager for the women’s game in South Africa. Lynne is Ireland’s most capped (86) female rugby player. She was appointed to the South African role in February 2021. She has been a member of Sport Ireland’s board since 2019. She is also a qualified physiotherapist. Here are the questions posed to Lynne: Your degree was in Sport and Exercise Science along with a Masters in Physiotherapy. When and how did you realise that your real passion was driving high performance sport? This year you were appointed as South African rugby first HP manager for women’s rugby- how exciting is this role? You have a young family, husband and are uprooting and moving to SA was this a difficult decision? There are lots of exciting Autumn Internationals plus games against the Barbarians, Wales, Scotland. We saw Twitter post of squad celebrating announcement of fixture singing. Talk us through the culture, support and what it means to the players What does the current pathway look like? Let’s look forward to the World cup pool with England, France, and Fiji to deal with. What are your expectations? Ireland has not qualified for the World Cup in 2022 which is devastating for all involved. What needs to happen now? To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	27 Feb 2023	The Coaching Knife: Does coaching hinder flair with Mark Ring	00:21:49
Send us a text Welcome to the coaching knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Mark Ring, a 1-1 rugby coach, attack and skills coach who won 32 caps for Wales. Focusing on coaching flair, we are going to cut to the root on how you can develop more skilful players. Mark has coached pro-rugby in England, Wales and Ireland. He is setting up his own website, markring.co.uk, with a library of rugby skills which will be filmed. His philosophy is to improve skills and game understanding which builds confidence and encourages players to see a bigger and clearer picture as to how they can evolve into someone who can influence a game which the general public can enjoy. You can contact him on LinkedIn or at mrcelt@hotmail.com To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	28 Feb 2023	The Coaching Knife: 7s attacking systems with Steve Lewis	00:20:21
Send us a text Welcome to the coaching knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Steve Lewis, general manager of the MLR team, Rugby New York and 7s coaching consultant. Focusing on sevens, we are going to cut to the root on how you develop an attacking system in sevens. Steve has consulted with a number of teams, including Brown University, Siena University and the national teams of Brazil and Nigeria. His philosophy is to pick the right people, nudging, and you can only piss with the cock you've got. You can contact him on Twitter @lizardrugby To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	01 Mar 2023	The Coaching Knife: How to coach a large group, with Nick Wilkinson	00:20:00
Send us a text Welcome to the coaching knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Nick Wilkinson, senior coach at Sidcup Rugby as well as delivering rugby in schools. Focusing on coaching large groups, we are going to cut to the root on how to make training a good experience for everyone. Wilko is a level 2 coach and referee, also coaches in schools and is the director of rugby at the Bromley Bengals rugby league team. His philosophy is to give every person, regardless of gender, age, sexual orientation, background or heritage a positive experience of rugby union, rugby league and martial arts. In a fun, safe environment which allows participants to make an informed decision whether it is the sport for them. He does not believe in forcing something. He just wants to help anyone he coaches be the best possible version of themself. So that may mean guiding a player towards a sport which might be a better fit for them. For example: A great sprinter could be a world-class winger. Conversely, a great winger could be a world-class sprinter or a great forward could be a world-class bobsleigh crew member You can contact him on Twitter, @nick_wilko_ To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	02 Mar 2023	The Coaching Knife: How to create respect, with Phil Klevorick	00:18:13
Send us a text Welcome to the Coaching Knife, where we cut to the root of the matter. We speak to Phil Klevorick, who is CEO of the Rugby Foundation. In this episode, we're going to cut to the root of the matter of respect and how you create it. Phil is a top level referee assessor and coach, sourcing and coaching referees for some of the top world sevens tournaments. He also founded The Rugby Foundation. Formed originally in the USA to help develop new players, coaches and referees and provide them with opportunity, especially in under-served communities, "The Rugby Foundation" has developed a number of programmes that benefit the rugby community everywhere. TRF now has representatives in more than a dozen countries who will promote opportunity, development and support wherever it is needed. You can find out more about his work on their Facebook page and at therugbyfoundation.org, To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	03 Mar 2023	The Coaching Knife: Why is high-performance coaching different with Tom Carter	00:21:04
Send us a text Welcome to the coaching knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Tom Carter, Head of Athletic Performance Australian Women's 7s. Focusing on high-performance coaching, we are going to cut to the root on why high-performance coaching is different to normal coaching. Tom is a former professional rugby and captained the Australian Super rugby team, the Waratahs. He has worked as a high-performance coach across numerous sports, including cricket and rugby. His philosophy is physical performance utilises a comprehensive understanding of sports science, psychology of behavioural change and elite sports performance, yet recognises that more is necessary for supreme athletic excellence. Essentially, underpinning all the above is the human element, about forming a life-long relationship with an athlete, a genuine relationship based on the exact needs of an individual athlete and what it takes to help them excel to the best of their athletic and human capacity. You can contact him on LinkedIn at Human Performance @humanperformancetc or tom.carter@rugby.com.au To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	20 Mar 2023	The Coaching Knife: Why skills coaches go wrong, with Nick Leah	00:23:04
Send us a text Welcome 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 Weekly Also, 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!
	09 Mar 2023	The Coaching Knife: Why every player should learn to kick tactically, with Eddie Abel	00:19:01
Send us a text Welcome 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 MidwestThunderbirdsYouth To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	08 Mar 2023	The Coaching Knife: Why culture matters, with Dustin Steedman	00:24:38
Send us a text Welcome to the Coaching Knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Dustin Steedman, head coach of Davenport University men's rugby team, focusing on why culture matters. We are going to cut to the root on developing culture in an organization. Dustin is former coach with the Michigan College Select men's and the women's team. His philosophy is find work, always compete, win the competition with oneself, apply pressure on defence, play possession, win the territory game. A very much a rugby-orientated philosophy. You can contact him by email dsteedman@davenport.edu. Or Facebook or the Davenport University Rugby site. To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	07 Mar 2023	The Coaching Knife: Improve skill acquisition, with Job Fransen	00:24:03
Send us a text Welcome 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 Weekly Also, 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!
	06 Mar 2023	The Coaching Knife: Faster, quicker lineout jumping, with Corey Mömsen	00:19:24
Send us a text Welcome to the Coaching Knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Corey Mömsen, assistant coach, Thomas Moore University, focusing on jumping in the lineout. We are going to cut to the root on developing players to get into the air faster and quicker. Corey played professional rugby for, at the time, the National Champions, the, Austin Herds. His philosophy is to make rugby enjoyable for everybody, not just for the players, but for the coaches, the fans and the families, and attempting to grow the game. You can speak to him via facebook. To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	10 Mar 2023	The Coaching Knife: The pros and cons of a scrum machine, with Graham Smith	00:22:10
Send us a text Welcome 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 Weekly Also, 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!
	30 Mar 2023	The Coaching Knife: Why is winning underrated, with Ollie Phillips	00:26:49
Send us a text Welcome 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 Weekly Also, 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!
	27 Mar 2023	The Coaching Knife: Why are S&C coaches undervalued, with Justin Goonan	00:18:08
Send us a text Welcome 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.com To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	28 Mar 2023	The Coaching Knife: Why is intentionality so important, with JP Nerbun	00:22:01
Send us a text Welcome 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 Podcast To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	29 Mar 2023	The Coaching Knife: How to deal with anxiety in sport, with Amanda Owens	00:23:09
Send us a text Welcome 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 performance Her 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.uk To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	19 Apr 2023	The Coaching Knife: How can you develop mindset skills, with Andy Key	00:24:48
Send us a text Welcome to the coaching knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Andy Key founder of Fit4Performance and a senior RFU coach. Focusing on improving performance, we are going to cut to the root on how you can develop mindset skills. Andy set up the Leicester Tigers Academy when the game went professional, was director of rugby at Leeds Carnegie and was awarded director of rugby of the year in 2010. He is the founder of Fit4Performance which focuses on delivering a Mindset Skills Framework (underpinned by Gazings Red2Blue), helping Youngsters, Parents, Teachers, Coaches and Teams to understand the importance 'Mindset Skills' play in the overall sports performance equation. You can find out more at www.fit4performance.co.uk and contact him by email andy@fit4performance.co.uk To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	31 Mar 2023	The Coaching Knife: What real team building looks like, with Ben Fennell	00:21:28
Send us a text Welcome 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 sites His 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 tools You can contact him at www.thegrowthhouse.co.uk and Ben.fennell@thegrowthhouse.co.uk To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	20 Apr 2023	The Coaching Knife: Can coaching your own child end well, with Gordon MacLelland	00:25:02
Send us a text Welcome to the coaching knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Gordon MacClelland, CEO of Working with Parents in Sport. Focusing on how you coach your own child, we are going to cut to the root on how you can effectively wear two hats. Gordon spent 25 years in sport and education, coaching at all levels, and a sports parent with two children involved in performance sport. He has published some great books on this area, including Two Hats, talking to sports stars about coaching your own child, and Sports Performance Parenting. His philosophy is: To empower people to work together, build strong relationships in amazing environments so that young people can thrive both in and out of their sport. To lead, share failings and give people confidence to fulfil their roles. You can contact him by email: gordon@wwpis.co.uk or visit the website www.parentsinsport.co.uk. To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	21 Apr 2023	The Coaching Knife: Connection is more important than competency, with Jonny McMurtry	00:21:40
Send us a text Welcome to the coaching knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Jonny McMurtry, sports coaching researcher and part-time rugby coach/blog writer. Focusing on develop the right relationships as a coach, we are going to cut to the root on why connection is more important than competency as a coach. Jonny runs the excellent blog, www.coachingthecoaches.net His philosophy: My passion is understanding people’s motivation and assisting them and the people they work with to achieve what they are striving to accomplish in sporting or working atmospheres. Previous experience, research and qualifications have given me both the skills and desire to understand why people, most notably sporting participants, engage in certain actions while setting up frameworks, offering tools and being part of reflective practice to help all stakeholders in an athlete’s journey through effective and engaging communication methods. I want to facilitate coaches and athletes alike becoming the best people as well as performers they can be. Contact here: jonny@coachingthecoaches.net Twitter coachingcoach_ To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	22 Apr 2023	The Coaching Knife: How culture impacts performance, with Paul Phillips	00:18:00
Send us a text Welcome to the coaching knife where we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Paul Phillips, a performance consultant and author of How to create culture in rugby union. Focusing on the link between success and culture, we are going to cut to the root on how culture impacts on performance. Paul has consulted worldwide with teams like Otago in New Zealand and was director of rugby at Rugby Sant Andrea in Italy His philosophy is to grow great people through the medium of rugby union because it provides us with the platform to develop great people. Develop the person - develop the player! You can contact him at LinkedIN and you can find his book, How to create culture in Rugby Union, on Amazon To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	27 Apr 2023	The Coaching Knife: How do you manage behaviour, with Tom Bennett	00:24:35
Send us a text Welcome to the coaching knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Tom Bennett OBE, behaviour advisor for schools to the Department for Education. Focusing on managing and changing behaviour in groups, we are going to cut to the root on simple tools to improve coach/teacher interactions with children. Tom was a teacher in the East End of London for thirteen years. Currently, he is the Director and founder of researchED, a grass-roots, teacher-led project that aims to make teachers research-literate and pseudo-science proof. His philosophy is that behaviour is a curriculum; it can be taught like anything else. You can contact him on Twitter: @tombennett71 or read his book 'Running the Room' or email him: tombennettbehaviour@gmail.com To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	30 Apr 2023	The Coaching Knife: What it really means to be a curious coach, with Riki Tahere	00:21:58
Send us a text Welcome to the coaching knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Riki Tahere, Director of The Global Draft App and Coach Educator for Canterbury Rugby Football Union. Focusing on developing as a coach, we are going to cut to the root on what it means to be a curious coach. Above and beyond working for Canterbury Rugby, he runs the excellent Canterbury Rugby Coaches Corner Podcast. His philosophy: I'm here to help. You can contact him on LinkedIn: Riki Tahere Email: riki@theglobaldraft.com Twitter: @RikiTahere To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	01 May 2023	The Coaching Knife: How do you build a good defensive system, with Phil Llewellyn	00:20:05
Send us a text Welcome to the Coaching Knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Phil Llewellyn, Birmingham City University Scholarship Manager and host of the RCW Roundup Rodeo. Focusing on defence, we are going to cut to the root on how you can build a defensive system. Phil coached Hinckley RFC, Oxford University Womens and Cypriot Nation team. He is an RFU mentor and coach educator. His philosophy is very simple: Challenge, Develop, Inspire You can contact him Twitter: @philllewellyn. Email: Phil.llewellyn@yahoo.co.uk To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	29 Apr 2023	The Coaching Knife: What the hell is meant by contact fitness, with Phil Greening	00:19:50
Send us a text Welcome to the Coaching Knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Phil Greening, sevens coach for US men's and women's rugby, and founder of the Athlete Factory. Focusing on building better rugby players, we are going to cut to the root on how to coach collision fitness. Phil is a former England international who toured with the British Lions in 2001. After retiring, he worked in corporate finance at the same time as coaching England 7s before moving back into high-performance coaching. His philosophy is building robust, hard-working, creative, open and challenging environments to help players succeed individually and collectively. You can contact him at Philgreeningcoaching.com and theathlefactory.co.uk To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	28 Apr 2023	The Coaching Knife: How can coaches coach resilience, with Dr Jo Brown	00:20:27
Send us a text Welcome to the coaching knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Dr Jo Brown, performance coach and performance physiotherapist at Performance State. Focusing on performance, whether you can really coach resilience. Jo works with high-performance teams and individuals, including Olympic medalist, the US sprinter Noah Lyles and the Jamaican Bobsleigh team. Her philisophy is to live in relentless pursuit of high performance for anyone with a dream. Driven by excellence, fuelled by an unwavering belief and powered by connection. She believes High performance is a way of life, and every moment we choose. If you are courageous enough, whatever comes your way "face it, fix it and forever fly" You can contact her through Performance-State.com. To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	18 May 2023	The Coaching Knife: How to find your mojo, with Mark Zimmerman	00:22:53
Send us a text Welcome to the Coaching Knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Mark Zimmerman, aka Coach Zim, MD of On The Mark Australia & Africa/ Mindset Coach. Focusing on a mindset for sporting success, we are going to cut to the root on the missing ingredient, your mojo. Mark is co-author of the Amazon #1 best seller “Winner’s Mindset” Peak Performance Strategies for Success. He is currently coaching mindset programmes to the elite development pathways groups in Australia with the aim to take that back to their clubs in different parts of the world. His philosophy: There is a proven link in the relationship between mindset, emotions and the effect it has on performance in sports. I bring mindset to the forefront of coaching, with incredible results ranging from youth teams that I coach to professional players at the highest levels who are clients. I’m contracted to work with world-class rugby clubs and organisations. You can contact him at www.otmcoaching.com.au and on LinkedIn http://linkedin.com/in/mark-zimmermannotm To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	19 May 2023	The Coaching Knife: What does player-centred coaching look like, with Lynn Evans	00:25:07
Send us a text Welcome to the Coaching Knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Lynn Evans, coach, author and a keen advocate of The Pleasure of Movement . Focusing on coaching rugby through game-play and player-centred methods, we are going to cut to the root on how that looks in a session. Lynn is a former teacher, RFU staff coach and head coach of Oxford University, as well as a successful stint at Chinnor RFC. In 2021, he was the RFU President’s Value the Volunteer, Outstanding Contribution Awards 2021 winner. His philosophy: Always looking to develop and progress my knowledge of the game concepts, involve players more in the learning, help mentor other coaches, use courses to spread the LPM methods, enjoy what I do, and get Tom Phillips to manage me! You can contact him at lynnevans47@gmail.com. To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	20 May 2023	The Coaching Knife: How can we control our mind under pressure, with Alex Auerbach	00:23:13
Send us a text Welcome to the Coaching Knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Alex Auerbach, Senior Director of Wellness and Development, Toronto Raptors. Focusing on developing high performance, we are going to cut to the root on how to control your mind. Alex is a licensed counseling and sport psychologist, certified mental performance consultant, and board-certified coach working in professional sports. I’ve worked with elite teams and performers from a range of domains, including the NBA and NFL, Olympians, Army Special Forces, Fortune 5 Companies, and Venture-Backed Startups. His philosophy is to help everyone feel and perform their best and achieve their full potential. You can contact him on Twitter, Substack (joinunfairadvantage.com), and through the Perform newsletter: perform.beehiiv.com To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	21 May 2023	The Coaching Knife: How to referee difficult situations, with Simon Smith	00:27:04
Send us a text Welcome to the coaching knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Simon Smith, referee and referee coach for 29 years. Focusing on resilience to be a referee, we are going to cut to the root on how you can control a game when the teams are not invested in fair play. I’m delighted that Simon agreed to join us. He was attacked while refereeing and the injuries mean that sometimes he may stutter. That doesn’t mean I didn't ask tough questions though! Simon has been refereeing for 29 years, via Hampshire …and now in Australia, and works in HR. His philosophy is to enable others to achieve their potential, at whatever level that might be. You can find him at the RugbyReferees.net community on Facebook. To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	22 May 2023	The Coaching Knife: How developing people first allows skills to follow, with Phillip O'Callaghan	00:24:01
Send us a text Welcome to the coaching knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Philip O'Callaghan, PE Teacher and Tennis Coach and arch blogger. Focusing on his philosophy on developing people first and the skills will follow we are going to cut to the root on how this looks in a practice scenario His philosophy is to develop people first and the skills will follow You can contact him on Twitter @mr_tennis_coach and https://mrtenniscoach.substack.com/ To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	01 Jun 2023	The Coaching Knife: Why don't men take women refs seriously, with Beccie Kettleborough	00:22:05
Send us a text Welcome to the Coaching Knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Beccie Kettleborough, a Somerset RFU referee. Focusing on why it is hard to be a female referee we are going to cut to the root on why men don’t seem to take women’s referees seriously. Beccie plays for Dings Crusaders and is a member of the Somerset Referee’s society Her philosophy: I currently volunteer within my team as a link between players and management, helping to drive the team in the right direction and to establish a club that has value, honesty and integrity, a team everyone can be part of. You can contact her through Somerset Referee Society or Instagram Rebecca_rugbyref To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	02 Jun 2023	The Coaching Knife: Why you can't count what you don't agree, with David Didau	00:23:50
Send us a text Welcome to the Coaching Knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to David Didau, bestselling education author, speaker and blogger. Focusing on balancing trust and accountability, we are going to cut to the root on how you can empower your team of coaches/teachers and/or your players. David has written numerous books, including What Every Teacher Needs to Know About Psychology, What If Everything You Knew About Education Was Wrong? Making Kids Clever and Intelligent Accountability His philosophy is ability is the consequence, not the cause, of what we learn. You can contact David at info@learningspy.co.uk, visit his blog learningspy.co.uk and follow him on Twitter, @daviddidau To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	03 Jun 2023	The Coaching Knife: Don't bother coaching without a curriculum, with Martin Robinson	00:24:43
Send us a text Welcome to the Coaching Knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Martin Robinson, author of Curriculum Revolutions and education consultant. Focusing on curriculums, we are going to cut to the root on what the hell that word means and why we should have one. Formally a drama and English teacher for over twenty years in London, he is an in-demand conference speaker and has published four books, Trivium 21st century, Preparing young people for the future with lessons from the past, Curriculum: Athena vs the Machine, Trivium in Practice and Curriculum Revolutions His philosophy is education for freedom. You can contact him on Twitter Trivium21c or go to his website, trivium21c.com. To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	04 Jun 2023	The Coaching Knife: How to use language to make your players better, with Nick Winkleman	00:21:25
Send us a text Welcome to the Coaching Knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Nick Winkelman, Head of Athletic Performance & ScienceHead of Athletic Performance & Science Irish Rugby Football Union and author of The Language of Coaching., The Art & Science of Teaching Movement. Focusing on how coaches can affect training outcomes we are going to cut to the root on what is meant by cueing. His primary role is to oversee the delivery and development of strength & conditioning and sports science across all national (Men and Women \| XV’s and 7’s) and provincial teams (Leinster, Munster, Connacht, and Ulster). Before working for Irish Rugby, Nick was the director of education and training systems for EXOS (formerly Athletes' Performance), located in Phoenix, AZ. Nick completed his Ph.D. through Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions with a dissertation focus on motor skill learning and sprinting. His philosophy is the pursuit of being engaged utterly in the moment. You can contact him at info@thelanguageofcoaching.com Instagram @nickwinkelman To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	05 Jun 2023	The Coaching Knife: Create belonging from the smallest beginnings, with Owen Eastwood	00:22:11
Send us a text Welcome to the Coaching Knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Owen Eastwood, Performance Coach for team culture and leadership, and author of Belonging, the Ancient Code of Togetherness. Focusing on building better teams, we are going to cut to the root on how to use belonging with your group. Owen Eastwood is one of the world’s top performance coaches. He worked alongside Gareth Southgate as England prepared for the Euros, and Team GB ahead of the summer's Olympics. He's also worked with the Scotland rugby squad, the South African cricket team, as well as the royal ballet school and the command group of NATO. His philosophy is to build healthy environments to unlock the full potential of others. You can contact him on LinkedIn. And read his book Belonging! To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	30 Jun 2023	The Coaching Knife: How do you keep players' attention, with Andrew Watson	00:25:03
Send us a text Welcome to the coaching knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Andrew Watson, president and founder, Translate the Brain. Focusing on getting kids or even adults to concentrate, we are going to cut to the root on how you gain and keep someone’s attention. Andrew is an experienced English teacher and former dean of faculty. He is an in-demand conference speaker, travelling the world. He also written three books: Learning Begins, Learning Grows, and The Goldilocks Map. His philosophy is: The more teachers and coaches know about the function of the mind and brain, the more effectively we can help our students learn and improve. Research-informed insights, of course, must always be reshaped by the teacher or coach to fit the specific learning circumstances. You can contact him through: Website: translatethebrain.com Twitter: @AndrewWatsonTTB Blog: www.learningandthebrain.com/blog To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	01 Jul 2023	The Coaching Knife: Why we need to use more direct instruction, with Chris Cushion	00:21:16
Send us a text Welcome to the coaching knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Chris Cushion, Head of Coaching, England Netball and Professor of Coaching & Pedagogy at Loughborough University. Focusing on what good coaching looks like, what do coaches get wrong about using direct instruction? Director of Sport Integration, he also worked extensively in top level football with teams like Chelsea and Fulham, as well as rugby with Bath. He has worked for many sports governing bodies and is a UEFA qualified coach. You can contact him on Twitter @CoachC1 To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	02 Jul 2023	The Coaching Knife: What is a bad question, with Bradley Busch	00:21:25
Send us a text Welcome to the coaching knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Bradley Busch, director of Inner Drive and psychologist. Focusing on how we ask questions, we are going to cut to the root on where coaches go wrong when they try to engage their learners. He works in education, sport and business, helping them improve how they learn, think and perform under pressure. Within sport, he has worked mainly in football, with clients from Manchester United, Manchester City, Tottenham and athletes who have medalled at London 2012, Rio 2016, and Tokyo 2020. He is the co-author of the best-selling book ‘The Science of Learning’ and has written regular blogs for The Guardian, featuring regularly for The Telegraph, the BBC 5 Live, Men's Health and BT Sport. He also has a new book called ‘Teaching and Learning Illuminated’ You can contact him at innerdrive.co.uk To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	03 Jul 2023	The Coaching Knife: Does rugby training need to look like rugby, with Geraint Davies	00:21:21
Send us a text Welcome to the coaching knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Geraint Davies, Rugby Coach & Content Creator, GDD Coaching. Focusing on improving performance and learning, we are going to cut to root on what training sessions should look like. Does training need to look like rugby for them to learn to play rugby? Geraint is an academy coach and was previously Head of PE & Games at Leicester Grammar School & Head Coach at Nuneaton. Philosophy: I believe in leaving no stone unturned in order to help everyone in my environment be as good as they can possibly be. You can contact him on Twitter: @daviesGDD or GDDCoaching To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!
	04 Jul 2023	The Coaching Knife: Is coaching women just the same as coaching men, with Catherine Spencer	00:21:21
Send us a text Welcome to the coaching knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Catherine Spencer, author, speaker, and former England women’s rugby captain. Focusing on coaching women’s and girls’ rugby, we are going to cut to the root on what men need to know about coaching women. Catherine retired from international rugby in 2011, with 63 caps, 18 tries, winning 6 Six Nations titles, 3 for them as captain. She has written the award-winning book ‘Mud, Maul, Mascara’. She is a patron of the Tag Rugby Trust, and she is CEO and founder of Inspiring Women. Currently, she is teaching sociology and RE at a secondary school in Kent. You can contact her on Catherine@inspiringwomen.co.uk Or on Twitter: cathspence8 To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly Also, 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!

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