Dan Cottrell

Rugby Coach Weekly

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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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Dan Cottrell

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Why you don't want to be called "The Fridge" 01.08.2018 43:34

Send us Fan Mail Simon Nainby, an experienced S&C coach, coaching consultant and rugby coach, talks about how to give autonomy to your players, the power of stories, what is meant by action bias and why taking a netball team changed his approach to coaching To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly To find out more about our Partner Club offer CLICK HERE Al...

Progressions, learning from other coaches, who-what-how models and mentoring 10.07.2018 50:34

Send us Fan Mail To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly To find out more about our Partner Club offer CLICK HERE 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!

Making real gains coaching grassroots and representative players 27.06.2018 44:11

Send us Fan Mail Giles Heagerty, who runs the rugby at a busy school, plus is head coach of England Counties U18 and also Waterloo Ladies, shares his insights. To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly To find out more about our Partner Club offer CLICK HERE Also, tap into the library of 4,000 pages of activities, advice, tactics and tips to help you become the...

When to allow failure and how to coach with uncertainty 30.05.2018 48:31

Send us Fan Mail Dr Suzanne Brown explains to Dan Cottrell how to understand the way players' minds work so you can coach them more effectively To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly To find out more about our Partner Club offer CLICK HERE Also, tap into the library of 4,000 pages of activities, advice, tactics and tips to help you become the best rugby...

Would you love to play in the team you coach? 16.05.2018 35:48

Send us Fan Mail I challenge Digby Webb, an experienced schools coach, to explain how to create the best environments for players. To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly To find out more about our Partner Club offer CLICK HERE 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!

Science-based approach to better and safer tackling 25.04.2018 35:48

Send us Fan Mail Dr Sharief Hendricks outlines his research team’s findings on tackling. He says that, through in-depth video analysis, he has found: The key attributes to a safe and effective tackle. A step-by-step method of coaching that tackle. He tell us that: The best tackles are both powerful and safe. That technical understanding by coaches is the biggest barrier to progression. Tackle pads...

Drills good, games much better. But you must know why 04.04.2018 33:35

Send us Fan Mail Dan talks to experienced Rugby League coach, sports lecturer and coach developer Stuart Wilkinson on how coaching needs direction within in a session. To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly To find out more about our Partner Club offer CLICK HERE Also, tap into the library of 4,000 pages of activities, advice, tactics and tips to help you bec...

Should we change the age we start to coach scrummaging? 21.03.2018 29:55

Send us Fan Mail With a number of international front-rowers only starting their trade after the age of 16, is their case to change the way we coach scrummaging? Dan Cottrell asks former front rower and coach developer Ian Diddams whether the scrum is relevant before 16 and if we shouldn’t actually spend more time on other skills. To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby C...

Are Super Rugby skills and thrills better than the Premiership and Pro14? 07.03.2018 26:45

Send us Fan Mail The Southern Hemisphere’s top competition is stunning to watch. But we can do more to replicate that with our own training? Dan Cottrell talks to the experienced academy coach George Tavner who works with the some of the best young players in the English system, from ages 13 upwards. He says that: Super Rugby is a fantastic spectacle and we can always learn from it. The UK gam...

How ARU size and ability limits will benefit players and coaches 21.02.2018 28:38

Send us Fan Mail Dan Cottrell talks to experienced Australian U13s James Stevens about the new size and ability limits in his country’s youth rugby. James was part of the pilot scheme and he describes how the system: Works for the many, not the few Benefits young players Challenges coaches to focus on skills Will be a challenge to some teams To find out more about this podcast and many others, go...