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Send us Fan MailDan 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 six years. He is a level 2 coach, a qualified referee working in schools in the local community delivering rugby sessions to children from 7 to 13.Owen was recently awarded the Gosport & Fareham RFC Coach of the Year Award. We discuss the following areas:How do you start sessions...exactly...in terms of what you say? Lots of coaches talk for too long, so how do you get across the pertinent information?How his background in the police force has informed his coaching.While we would all love to spend time hone skills in small groups, how can we be effective when we have lots of players at our sessions?If players are being disruptive, how do you make sure they don't spoil the session for everyone else. 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 MailHost 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 WEEK'S CONTENT:The Art of Impossible – Stephen KotlerThe Long Win – Cath BishopSUGGESTED CONTENT/WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED Wandering Workshops – Lesley McKennaPerformance Edge Psychology – Sarah MurrayThe Rise of Superman - Stephen KotlerRadical Gains: The GB Park and Pipe Story – Sam Mellish and Pat SharplesSpiritual Activism - Alastair Macintosh and Matt CarmichaelIsles of The West – Ian MitchellLooking Sideways Podcast – Matthew BarrMans Search For Meaning – Viktor FranklEveryday Positivity - Kate Cocker Winning Together – Kate and Helen Richardson-WalshHustle - NetflixTo 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 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 the game.What was the playing and coaching journey before Singapore? What are the challenges of working in Singapore?How is the game is growing in this part of the world. What lessons can we all learn for the sake of the growth of the game? Do you need local heroes or can you rely on the global game to develop interest? Where are the new players coming from and how do you keep them in the game? 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 MailHost 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 LycettTwitter Handles@Kate_PhD22 – Katie Fitton Davies@CalJonesJudo – Cal Jones@mojafarPE – Mo Jafar@_andCoach – Ross Williams@MrlycettPE – Dan Lycett@StDavidsCollegePlease keep an eye out for the recording which Dan and Ross will releaseSUGGESTED CONTENT/WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED Physical Education Sport Pedagogy JournalSelf Determination TheoryThe “What” and “Why” of Goal Pursuits: Human Needs and the Self-Determination of Behaviour - Deci and Ryan (2000)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 MailHost 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 ContentOn Children – Kahlil GibranSUGGESTED CONTENT/WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED LiminalityMotherhood and Finding Yourself – Lisa MarchianoNo Two Children Have The Same Parents – Gabor MateSports Parenting: Negotiating the challenges of the Youth Sports Journey to Help Kids Thrive – Paul GambleTo 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 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 and performance coach in Aussie Rules, basketball, soccer, rugby, tennis, volleyball, hockey and in numerous other 1-2-1 roles over 28 years. He also runs Designing the Game on Facebook where he challenges coaches to think about their approaches to coaching. His main role is an owner-operator S&C and sports performance coach at TMC Performance Coaching. You can catch Kevin @movementcoachkm on Twitter where he is active and responds to DM’s.In the podcast, they discuss the following:How much does your team coaching approach change when you are dealing with experts and novices?Using "pivot" players in any sport.A principle of play has normally been set by coaching experts from the past, no matter what sport you are in. How much do players need to know about a principle before you start working on it? And how do you introduce it?How to use deliberate practice in the right context.How long do you let a team or player do something which is clear to you that is inefficient, and despite your nudges, they continue to do it? 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 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 growWhat makes the players respect a coachWhat efficiency in training and a game looks likeBeing mentored by your dad (Mike Ford, former England and Bath coach)The differences and similarities between coaching professional players and school playersShould bench players get paid the same as the startersWorking with players who are older than youDeveloping a style of play that suits your teamCan a coach make excuses for a poor performance 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 MailHost 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 University of Plymouth and Richard Cheetham, Senior fellow in Sports Coaching at the University of Winchester and coach developer with a variety of sports. SUGGESTED CONTENT/WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED 5 Ways To Develop Curiosity – Life HackThe Importance of Developing Curiosity – Psych CentralSeven Ways To Be More Curious – Psychology TodayUnderstanding and Developing Organisational Culture – SHRM Salisbury RoversHow Do Our values influence our Behaviours – NHSTeam Denmark’s Sport Psychology Professional Philosophy – Diment, Henriksen and Larsen (2020)Four Thousand Weeks - Oliver BurkemanThe Culture Code – Daniel CoyleTo 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 MailHost 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, performance coach with Formula 3 and founder of Career Blueprint. This Week's ContentNick Ward Tweet Thread – Nick Ward/Josh Fletcher/Peter OlusogaSUGGESTED CONTENT/WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED Desperate to Quit: A Narrative Analysis of Burnout and Recovery in High Performance Sports Coaching – Dr Peter OlusogaAltis – World Class Sport Performance Education (Coach Education, Mentoring, Resources)The Reflective Practitioners Journal – Josh FletcherCareer Blueprint – Josh Fletcher Disciplinary Power: recognizing some of the forces in coaching - a guest post - Joe Mills & Jim DenisonIntroducing a New Element to Coaching: Power ... a guest-post – Joe Mills and Jim Dennison Beginning to Coach with Power in Mind - a guest post - Joe Mills and Jim DennisonAnyone wishing to attend the ALTIS Beta trial of their mentoring programme, please feel free to contact Nick Ward via his social media channels (mentioned in the pod) or vie email at n.ward@altis.worldTo 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 Cottrell chats to top sports psychologist Dan Abrahams about how even non-expert coaches can make a difference in their players' mindset.Dan Abrahams is the author of four best-selling sports psychology books and is the founder of both the Dan Abrahams Soccer Academy and The Sport Psych Show podcast.They talk around the following ideas:Can a coach really influence the mind of a player?What does a good environment and culture look like?How do we help build a high-performance mindset?Why we need to help our players understand how to perform, even if they are seemingly off their game?What does a bio-psycho-social approach mean to a coach and the player?How can non-expert coaches make a difference using sports psychological interventions?To find out more about Dan Abrahams, visit him here:danabrahams.com@DanAbrahams77 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!