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Send us Fan MailDan 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 confident on the field, develop their self-belief and play in the zone. You can contact him at brianmoylett@gmail.com and visit his website www.offieldrugby.com The book is on sale now, The Book On How You Become A Pro Rugby Player. To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach WeeklyTo find out more about our Partner Club offerCLICK HEREAlso, 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!

Send us Fan MailIt'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 WeeklyTo find out more about our Partner Club offerCLICK HEREAlso, 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!

Send us Fan MailThis 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 WeeklyTo find out more about our Partner Club offerCLICK HEREAlso, 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!

Send us Fan MailThis 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 Coach WeeklyTo find out more about our Partner Club offerCLICK HEREAlso, 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!

Send us Fan MailWith 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 WeeklyTo find out more about our Partner Club offerCLICK HEREAlso, 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!

Send us Fan MailDan 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 theme or themes from all the podcasts has or have most resonated with you?We hear a lot about the "why" when experienced coaches discuss how they approach coaching. What does it mean to you, and how do you implement this in your coachingBen Ryan's story about coaching Fiji rugby is both inspirational and sad. We don't get to coach the same talent where rugby is embedded in their souls. How can we use Ben's lessons in our rugby?Pat Lam talked about love and honesty. There are so many possible interpretations of what these can mean. How can a coach use these in their environments?Jeff's Loose Head project isn't just a podcast, but a whole range of great coaching resources.You can visit him on Twitter: @TheLooseHAnd go to his Patreon site: www.patreon.com/thelooseh To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach WeeklyTo find out more about our Partner Club offerCLICK HEREAlso, 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!

Send us Fan MailThis 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 WeeklyTo find out more about our Partner Club offerCLICK HEREAlso, 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!

Send us Fan MailDan 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 adverse childhood experiences, poverty or mental health issues. They discuss the following areas: How the scheme has blossomed in such a short time Who it helps and why What happens for the player, a school and a club How rugby makes a difference Why it makes coaching and recruitment easierFor a video on what they do, click below:https://vimeo.com/754762197/9f6646c29bFor information and how to get involved, go to their website:www.starscheme.co.uk To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach WeeklyTo find out more about our Partner Club offerCLICK HEREAlso, 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!

Send us Fan MailTo 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 WeeklyTo find out more about our Partner Club offerCLICK HEREAlso, 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!

Send us Fan MailDan 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. Dan asks Jon about  the following issues:How do you go about caring for your players?The role of winning is when you are selecting a team.Using the SAS as the mental model for training.How do you manage players who want to play through injuries for fear of being dropped?With 14 different academy approaches, how do you create a cohesive unit for the national group?How much can you plough your own furrow, and how much do you have to fit in with the senior team's patterns?  To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach WeeklyTo find out more about our Partner Club offerCLICK HEREAlso, 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!