Rugby Coach Weekly

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Rugby Coach Weekly...Haunted House, featuring: Andy Stevens , Academy Chair and Club Coaching Coordinator at Ellingham and Ringwood, Level 2 coach, working with the clubs U11s, plus U13s and U15s girls, and coaching U18 boys at the local college. Jess Bunyard, Director of Women and Girls Rugby and Rugby Development Officer at Huddersfield YM RUFC. Head coach of Univ...

Send us Fan Mail Host Phil Llewellyn with guests Chris Dengate, Mike Pope and Roy Davies review some of the many great podcasts and webinars from the last week. The team pick out the key takeaways from each episode and how to use it on the pitch, at all the levels of the game. Leinster Rugby on tactical periodisation, including interesting stats on ball in play time at different levels of the game...

Send us Fan Mail Si Nainby delivers a two-part podcast, with former England 9, pro-team coach and now a director of sport, Paul Hodgson 1. The commute. 30 minutes with Paul to pull out some coaching takeaways. 2. The deep dive . In-depth conversations around personalities and realities of playing and coaching. Paul is Director of Sport at Cranmore School in Surrey and a former England internationa...

Send us Fan Mail Host Phil Llewellyn with guests Rich Freeman, Joe Winpenny and Phil Powell review some of the many great podcasts and webinars from the last week. The team pick out the key takeaways from each episode and how to use it on the pitch, at all the levels of the game. Also, there’s a preview of the highlights for the coming week. Here’s the list of podcasts and links: DISCUSSED Gilbert...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Rugby Coach Weekly...Haunted House, featuring: Richard Cheetham , Senior Fellow in Sports Coaching at the University of Winchester, was awarded the MBE in recognition for his work in Community Education and Sport, working with the RFU as well as many other top sports governing bodies  Rachel Taylor,  first female Welsh Rugby Union regional academy coach, a former in...

Send us Fan Mail Host Phil Llewellyn with guests Stuart Dixon, Alan Hubbleday and Dan Cox review some of the many great podcasts and webinars from the last week. The team pick out the key takeaways from each episode and how to use it on the pitch, at all the levels of the game. Also, there’s a preview of the highlights for the coming week. Here’s the list of podcasts and links: DISCUSSED Steve Ker...

Send us Fan Mail Host Phil Llewellyn with guests Richie Williams, Aaron Takel and Gerard Mullen review some of the many great podcasts and webinars from the last week. The team pick out the key takeaways from each episode and how to use it on the pitch, at all the levels of the game. Also, there’s a preview of the highlights for the coming week. Here’s the list of podcasts and links: DISCUSSED Mag...

Send us Fan Mail Andy Brownhill, head of rugby at Park House School, Newbury, a pathway coach with Gloucester academy and a coach with Scotland U16s, opens up about his struggles with mental health. In this moving story, he shares with us what happened, how he found help and how we can help ourselves and help each other. Frankly, I love doing podcasts to find out more about rugby and sport. This p...

Send us Fan Mail Host Phil Llewellyn with guests Geraint Davies, Liam Dunseath and Andy Fradgley review some of the many great podcasts and webinars from the last week. The team pick out the key takeaways from each episode and how to use it on the pitch, at all the levels of the game. Also, there's a preview of the highlights for the coming week. Here's the list of podcasts and links: Di...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Rugby Coach Weekly...Haunted House, featuring: Bruce Aitchison , housemaster at Merchiston Castle School, Level 3 coach, former coach at cup winning Boroughmuir, played and coached across the globe. Creator of Happiness is Egg Shaped. Geraint Davies , Head of PE and Games at Leicester Grammar School, Head Coach at Nuneaton RFC, a coach with Gloucester Academy and a...

Send us Fan Mail Peter Russell is very experienced coach, having worked with premier teams across the rugby globe. He was head coach of Hawkes Bay, assistant coach with the Highlanders Super Rugby team, head coach at the Newcastle Falcons and the NEC Green Rockets in Japan. He is now head coach at the Manawatu Mitre 10 Cup team.  In the pod, he was keen to chat about the game plan concept, trends...

Send us Fan Mail Rhys Davies is an Academy Coach Development Officer at London Irish, as well as head coach with HAC mens team in London and Berkshire Ladies. He has taken social media by storm with his great resources around being more effective as a coach when using different games.  In this podcast, we develop his themes around challenges, effective coaching and how to manage training to give p...

Send us Fan Mail Gordon MacLelland, CEO of Working With Parents in Sport, outlines the key elements for an effective communication policy between the coach and parents. He identifies the key difficulties, practicalities and what parents want to hear and when. It is part of a series of podcasts on working effectively with parents. To find out more visit Working With Parents In Sport. To find out mo...

Send us Fan Mail Mark is head coach of Scottish Premiership one club, the Currie Chieftains. He is also co-founder of Coach Logic, a collaborative video analysis platform for sports. Their mantra is to #connectthegame through video.  In this pod we talk about the how video analysis can be used positively by coaches, recognising that it can come with some health warnings and pitfalls.  Here are som...

Send us Fan Mail Ged Hall coaches across a wide range of ages and abilities. A deep thinker about his coaching, he shares with us practical solutions and thoughts around what a good training session might look like. Ged is a DPP coach with Sale Sharks, youth development manager with Sandbach RFC and a coach at Haberdashers’ Abraham Darby School. In this podcast, we delve into: What does practice d...

Send us Fan Mail Sophie Spence, former Irish XV’s and 7’s rugby international player and now coach of Penclawdd Men’s Division 1 team, talks about her coaching journey as a converted netball player with Liza "Bird" Burgess.   Her passion, love and enthusiasm for the game shines through the podcast, along with her relentless drive to become a better coach. In the pod, Bird and Sophie disc...

Send us Fan Mail Are your training sessions giving the players the best learning? Is your coaching allowing them to become more creative? Paul Kirschner and Carl Hendrick are leading experts in the learning world. In their latest book, How Learning Happens , they introduce us to 28 giants of educational research and their findings on how we learn and what we need to learn effectively, efficiently,...

Send us Fan Mail Mark Saltmarsh, who is Head of Education and Age Grade Rugby at the RFU, tells us how the "Half a game" rule (HGR) has worked so far, and what have been the challenges. Mark gives an honest assessment of the current roll-out, with plenty of practical ways to make it work for all clubs. We covered: The principles behind the rule Why have a rule when good coaches should be...

Send us Fan Mail Mark Bennett MBE, a leading coach and coach developer, explains how he helps coaches to help players to think for themselves. He has very powerful methods to work across all levels of the game, to suit the player in front of you. In this podcast, we explored these areas: What is meant by a coachable player How to make players think for themselves What tools to use, with players an...

Send us Fan Mail Geraint Davies, who coaches level 5 men's club rugby and school teams from under 11 upwards, also publishes some of the best video analysis of top professional games on YouTube. He is currently just completing his level 4 coaching award. In the podcast, Geraint explains... The benefits you and your teams get from reviewing video footage from top class games. How you translate...

Send us Fan Mail Doug Lemov, author of Teach Like a Champion and world-renowned educational speaker, shows us how we can use simple and effective techniques on the practice ground. He has worked with sports organisations as well as his crucial work in the classroom context to create better learning outcomes. He's studied thousands of hours footage and observed teachers and coaches in wide ran...

Send us Fan Mail Wilbur Kraak, a senior lecturer and rugby researcher at Department of Sport Science, Stellenbosch University, South Africa, has recently published his findings on the effects of a skills specific coaching education programme on the skill level of mini-rugby players. Working with Jacques Basson, their conclusions shed further light on what good practice design looks like and what w...

Send us Fan Mail Craig Gunn and I tackle some of the more difficult parts of coaching, especially with younger players. First, we talk about how a coach can help a player who's frustrated that their team mates don't try hard in every training session. This often happens as players reach their teens. Second, Gunny has been inspired by his recent visit to St David's College, in Llandu...

Send us Fan Mail An insight into Wasps Ladies Director of Rugby, Giselle Mather’s coaching journey and her top tips and advice for coaching rugby. Giselle played for England, winning the 1994 World Cup. She then went onto coach England women's development teams, before working with London Irish Academy and Teddington mens, with great success. She is a trailblazer in women's coaching and...

Send us Fan Mail Jamie Taylor, former head of academy at Leicester Tigers and now working with English Institute of Sport, challenges us to be better as coaches. In this podcast, we discuss the following areas: How to manage the complexity of coaching  Your coaching approach must suit the developmental needs of the players How former players can make great coaches Different language and outcomes f...