Rugby Coach Weekly

Send us Fan Mail 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 perfor...

Send us Fan Mail 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 l...

Send us Fan Mail 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 c...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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 co...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Nee...

Send us Fan Mail 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:...

Send us Fan Mail 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 wil...

Send us Fan Mail 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 th...

Send us Fan Mail 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-c...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Unive...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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 me...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Canterb...

Send us Fan Mail 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 L...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Bobsleig...

Send us Fan Mail 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 t...

Send us Fan Mail 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 an...

Send us Fan Mail 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.coachingthecoach...

Send us Fan Mail 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 inv...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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 comp...

Send us Fan Mail 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 g...