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Dan Cottrell and guests discuss all the hot topics in grass roots rugby coaching from managing concussion to dealing with parents.

  1. The Coaching Knife: Why don't men rate women coaches, with Nic Evans

    5 DAYS AGO

    The Coaching Knife: Why don't men rate women coaches, with Nic Evans

    Send us a textWelcome to the Coaching Knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Nic Evans, L4 coach and former director of rugby for the Kings Cross Steelers.Focusing on women's rugby, we are going to examine why there aren’t more women coaches coaching both men's and women's rugby.Nic is a former head of PE, director of sport, and then lecturer and programme manager in higher education. She played rugby for Wales, is an L4 coach and coached the King Cross Stee...

    26 min
  2. Inside the Squidge Rugby brain: Coaching, analysis and rugby geekery with Will Owen

    30 AUG

    Inside the Squidge Rugby brain: Coaching, analysis and rugby geekery with Will Owen

    Send us a textDan speaks to one-half of the Squidge Rugby Owen brothers, Will.With a massive following for their YouTube channel, Squidge Rugby analyses matches in a unique, bringing insight and entertainment in equal measure.Will is an avowed rugby geek but also still plays and coaches his local team's colts.Dan asks him about:How Squidge Rugby come into the world .Translating complex plays into a layperson's language is tough. How do you bridge the gap?His coaching journey.How does the anal...

    54 min
  3. The Coaching Knife: How to coach a dominated scrum, with Gavin Blackburn

    23 AUG

    The Coaching Knife: How to coach a dominated scrum, with Gavin Blackburn

    Send us a textWelcome to the Coaching Knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Gavin Blackburn, Head Coach Cambuslang RFC.Focusing on the scrum rugby we are going to cut to the root on how to deal with a pack that’s dominating you.Gavin was a former age-grade district and international prop. He was a member of Saracens’ academy programme in the late 1990s, then played club rugby for London Scottish, Glasgow Hawks, Glasgow Southern, and Stirling County coached ...

    19 min
  4. She Tackles: The Media versus Women's Sports. Lyndon Julius with Dr Jocelyn Solomons

    16 AUG

    She Tackles: The Media versus Women's Sports. Lyndon Julius with Dr Jocelyn Solomons

    Send us a textDr Jocelyn Solomons tackles significant issues in women's sports.In this episode, she talks to Lyndon Julius about the role of media in this domain.Lyndon is a communications specialist and creative storyteller with over a decade of experience in sports reporting. He is dedicated to community sports and immerses himself in grassroots athletic endeavours. With written and digital media expertise, they delve into his insights on the global impact of sports reporting, particul...

    48 min
  5. The Coaching Knife: How do you compete in 7s with limited speed in your team, with Jamie Barnwell

    2 AUG

    The Coaching Knife: How do you compete in 7s with limited speed in your team, with Jamie Barnwell

    Send us a textWelcome to the Coaching Knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Jamie Barnwell, Head Coach Cayman 7s and Performance director.Focusing on 7s rugby we are going to cut to the root on to coach to compete when you have limited speed.Can you win a game of sevens if you don’t have any pace in your team?Jamie spent five years as head coach of the Bermuda national team for both 15 and 7s. Back in the UK he was attack coach with Richmond, and head of co...

    24 min
  6. Differentiate effectively and the power of variation theory with Stuart Welsh

    26 JUL

    Differentiate effectively and the power of variation theory with Stuart Welsh

    Send us a textDan speaks to Stuart Welsh, founder of ALTA Education. With nearly two decades of experience in education, specialising in maths teaching and as well as coaching rugby in schools, Stuart is a well-sought-after speaker and presenter.He has taught and led teams in schools worldwide, authored popular math textbooks, and founded a widely-used educational website used by tens of thousands of students every year. He is passionate about research-based pedagogy and committed to imp...

    55 min
  7. The Coaching Knife: Why player-centred is not waiting for the right answer, with Ben Lazenby

    19 JUL

    The Coaching Knife: Why player-centred is not waiting for the right answer, with Ben Lazenby

    Send us a textWe speak to Ben Lazenby, Head of Youth at Wakefield Trinity RLFC in this episode.Focusing on game understanding we are going to cut to the root on how a player-centred approach might lead to a shared collective team cohesion.The first question: Is a player-centred approach to game understanding just us waiting for the players to give us the right answer?Previously, Ben was the Academy Pathway manager at Ealing Trailfinders, Academy General Manager at Hull Kingston Rovers, Yorksh...

    26 min
  8. How to pursue the right sort of winning, with Cath Bishop, author of The Long Win

    12 JUL

    How to pursue the right sort of winning, with Cath Bishop, author of The Long Win

    Send us a textDan speaks to Cath Bishop about what winning really means and how we can create the right sort of winning in our sporting environments.Cath is a highly sought-after consultant and coach, an Olympian, former diplomat and author of The Long Win, the second edition published in May. She is also a regular contributor to the Guardian and a podcast host.Visit her website here, where she offers lots of practical ways to improve your decision-making. You can also purchase the book. To ...

    51 min
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Dan Cottrell and guests discuss all the hot topics in grass roots rugby coaching from managing concussion to dealing with parents.

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  • Creator
    Dan Cottrell
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2024
  • Episodes
    321
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2024 Rugby Coach Weekly
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