Rugby Coach Weekly

Send us Fan Mail With round three just around the corner, and teams vying for position in the quarter finals and players, we're joined by USA-based coach Kelsie McDowell. Eamonn Hogan asks a question about positive discrimination that prompts reflections on how gender bias affects male and female coaches.  To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly To find o...

Send us Fan Mail Dan chats to Jeff Neville, the host of The Loose Head podcast. Jeff has managed to gather an amazing array of some of the top coaches in the game and chat to them about their approaches. Now it is time to find out what he has learned and ask him the questions.  We focus on three pods in particular: Andy Friend, Ben Ryan and Pat Lam. Here are the key questions we discussed: What th...

Send us Fan Mail This week, we're joined by former England international and Head of Women's rugby at Leicester Tigers, Vicky Macqueen. Eamonn Hogan chats to Lincoln player Jodie about last weekend's matches and recent Lincoln training sessions.  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 Als...

Send us Fan Mail Dan chats to Dan Wooler and Christian Lang from the Star Scheme. The scheme supports clubs in building their junior numbers, with the aim to specifically develop strong, trusted relationships between the club and player.  Crucially, they target communities that would not usually engage with rugby and aim to make a difference to young people who are suffering or have suffered adver...

Send us Fan Mail To launch the series and to get excited for the first round of matches, Jess Bunyard is joined by fierce rugby activist Alice Soper to chat about her country being the host nation. Eamonn Hogan also joins the podcast to discuss barriers 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 HER...

Send us Fan Mail Dan chats to England's U18 men's head coach Jon Pendlebury about this role and how he goes about his week looking after this exciting group of players. A former professional player with Leeds, and then heading up the Yorkshire and Wasps academies, Jon became head coach of England U18s in 2019. He is just completing an MSc in Sports Coaching at Leeds Beckett University. ...

Send us Fan Mail Host Phil Llewellyn with guests review some of the many great podcasts, books, articles and webinars from the last week.  This week's guests: Dr Amy Whitehead, Reader, Associate Professor, Lecturer and Researcher in Sports Psychology at Liverpool John Moores University and Coaching and Chris Chapman, UK Coaching as Learning Experience Manager and Rugby Coach This Week's...

Send us Fan Mail Dan chats with Dave Ellis, who has coached  Super Rugby with the Blues, at Connacht with Pam Lam, as well as working with New Zealand rugby as a resource coach. With all these years in the game and a passion for skills coaching, Dave talks around the following themes: What young coaches often struggle with How to know your players Helping players understand the "why" and...

Send us Fan Mail Dan with Gary Townsend, the Bristol Bears Junior Academy Manager, chat about a question from coach Renzo Vedovelli on scanning. Renzo runs an U15s team, and his 9, 10 and 15 tend to look into the ball rather than at the opportunities. Dan and Gary discuss the following: What do you want them to look for? What is appropriate for this age group? How you would set this up in training...

Send us Fan Mail Host Phil Llewellyn with guests review some of the many great podcasts, books, articles and webinars from the last week.  This week's guests: Mike Pride, chiropractor and rugby coach, Isak Hommedal, Norweigan sports club leader and Matthew Shaw, sports lecturer and coach. All are rugby players in Norway who have been instrumental in setting up rugby clubs in the west of the c...

Send us Fan Mail Dan talks to two key people from the Crusaders Coaching Leadership Programme™: Crusaders International Academy Manager Grant Keenan, and Kaila Colbin, CEO of Crusaders leadership training partner Boma.  They share their experience of working with the 13-time Super Rugby winners from New Zealand, and how the team has built their culture and environment. They draw on leadership less...

Send us Fan Mail Host Phil Llewellyn with guests review some of the many great podcasts, books, articles and webinars from the last week.  This week's guests: Sally Needham, Academy Human Development and Performance Culture Lead at Sheffield United, consultant and FA coach educator and Jane Booth, 'Chaser of Dreams' Consultant, Mentor and Cultural and Leadership Developer.  This Wee...

Send us Fan Mail Dan Cottrell speaks to Inside Running Academy boss, Mike Rogers. Mike, who's just finished a season in the US MLR with the New England Free Jacks talks openly about his experience coaching in both his homeland of New Zealand and the States. There is a very moving passage where we discuss vulnerability and authenticity. Mike's message about his relationship with rugby and...

Send us Fan Mail Host Phil Llewellyn with guests review some of the many great podcasts, books, articles and webinars from the last week.  This week's guests:  Josh Fletcher, performance coach with Formula 3 and founder of Career Blueprint and Dan Howells, strength and conditioning coach consultant and personal development coach with Collaborate Sports. This Week's Content https://www.yo...

Send us Fan Mail Dan is joined by Gary Townsend, the Bristol Bears Junior Academy Manager to chat about Mark Poole's question about his colts team. They are struggling to implement their backs moves and shape in matches, despite training going well and skills levels remaining high. Dan and Gary discuss the following: Why do you need the backs move? What triggers the move? Ways to practise the...

Send us Fan Mail Host Phil Llewellyn with guests review some of the many great podcasts, books, articles and webinars from the last week. This week's guests: Charlie Morgan, Senior Rugby Writer at The Telegraph and Ross Hamilton, freelance Rugby Analyst working with BT Sport, formerly Saracens and England analyst. THIS WEEK’S CONTENT Two Sides – British and Irish Lions Documentary Moneyball:...

Send us Fan Mail Dan Cottrell chats to Owen Woods, Community Rugby Coach for Gosport & Fareham RFC. Owen was previously in the Air Force for 4½ years and then the police for 17 years. In June 2021 he started up his full-time role to promote rugby and its core values, the vision being to put the club and values at the heart of the community. He has coached his son's rugby team for the last...

Send us Fan Mail Host Phil Llewellyn with guests review some of the many great podcasts, books, articles and webinars from the last week. This week's guests: Lesley McKenna, Coach Developer for UK Sport and Sport Scotland as well Programme Manager for GB Snowsports (@LesleyMckenna) and Sarah Murray, Performance Psychologist and owner of Performance Edge Psychology (@Sarahsportpsych).  THIS WE...

Send us Fan Mail Dan chats with former Fiji captain Deacon Manu, who's now coaching in Singapore. Deacon has travelled the rugby world, representing Fiji and the Maori All Blacks, as well as playing for Waikato Chiefs and the Blues in Super Rugby and then for the Scarlets in Wales. They chat about the coaches he's experienced and now coaching with developing players and new players to th...

Send us Fan Mail Host Phil Llewellyn with guests review some of the many great podcasts, books, articles and webinars from the last week. This week's guests: Dr Katie Fitton Davies, Cal Jones, Mo Jafar, Ross Williams and Dan Lycett Twitter Handles @Kate_PhD22 – Katie Fitton Davies @CalJonesJudo – Cal Jones @mojafarPE – Mo Jafar @_andCoach – Ross Williams @MrlycettPE – Dan Lycett @StDavidsColl...

Send us Fan Mail Host Phil Llewellyn with guests review some of the many great podcasts, books, articles and webinars from the last week. This week's guests: Dr Suzanne Brown, Clinical Psychologist and Emotional Fitness Consultant working within business, sport and education and Dean Leek, Performance Mindset Coach within the sport and business sectors  This Week's Content On Children –...

Send us Fan Mail Dan chats to Kevin Mulcahey about his experiences coaching both novices and experts and how you need to change to meet their needs. Kevin coaches Gaelic football and hurling, Ireland's national sports as an assistant or head coach at all ages and levels. He has also worked in multiple roles on three continents as a coach of various stripes like assistant coach, S&C coach...

Send us Fan Mail Dan chats to Jacob Ford about his remarkable journey to becoming  Bury St Edmunds RFC and Ipswich School's director of rugby at the age of just 23. The topics covered included: The best way to speak to players to allow them to grow What makes the players respect a coach What efficiency in training and a game looks like Being mentored by your dad (Mike Ford, former England and...

Send us Fan Mail Host Phil Llewellyn with guests review some of the many great podcasts, books, articles and webinars from the last week.  This week's guests: Laurence Halsted, former GB Olympic Fencer, former Performance Director for Danish Fencing and currently Director of Mentoring at the True Athlete Project. Dr Jon Rhodes, founding member of Imagery Coaching and lecturer at the Universit...

Send us Fan Mail Host Phil Llewellyn with guests review some of the many great podcasts, books, articles and webinars from the last week. This week's guests: Nick Ward, Altis Programmes Director,  Dr Peter Olusoga, Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Sports Psychology consultant with a specialism in the psychology of coaching in high-performance coaching environments, and Josh Fletcher, perform...