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Send us Fan Mail 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,...

Send us Fan Mail 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 U...

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 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 coac...

Send us Fan Mail 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 the...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Edd...

Send us Fan Mail 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 philo...

Send us Fan Mail 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 a...

Send us Fan Mail 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 ph...

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 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 te...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Ru...

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 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 dir...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

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 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, markri...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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,...

Send us Fan Mail 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 learn...

Send us Fan Mail 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 potentia...

Send us Fan Mail 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 gro...

Send us Fan Mail 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 focus...

Send us Fan Mail 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?...

Send us Fan Mail 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 w...

Send us Fan Mail 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 c...

Send us Fan Mail 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 To find out more about our Partner Club offer CLICK HERE A...

Send us Fan Mail 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 To find out more about our Partner Club offer CLICK HERE Also, tap into t...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Co...