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Send us Fan MailHost Phil Llewellyn with guests Martin MacTaggart, Brett Igoe and Mark Jefferys review some of the many great podcasts and webinars from the last week.The team pick out the key takeaways from each episode and how to use it on the pitch, at all the levels of the game.The three main presentations in the show:Athlete Agility Lab – Decision Making in Team Agility Sport with Robin Eagerhttp://www.athleteagilitylab.com/episode-24-decision-making-in-team-invasion-sports-with-mike-ashford/The Rugby Analysis Deep Dive – Geraint Davies with Lewis Ludlowhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prBzYdYpEOA&feature=youtu.beEngland Rugby – Preparing Player for Pre-Season with Robin Eager and Tim Hallhttps://www.englandrugby.com/news/article/weekly-online-coaching-webinarsCOMING UPThe Rugby Analysis Deep Dive – Geraint Davies with Joe Larkinhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prBzYdYpEOA&feature=youtu.beGetting the performance culture right – Ben Ryan with Kenya Rugby Friday 28th June – 10:00pm UK TimeZoom ID – 892 3561 3492The Curious Coach Club – Coaching Maverickshttps://www.ukcoaching.org/courses/workshops/curious-coaches-club-open-webinar/32103To 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 MailLiza Bird Burgess and LJ Lewis discuss a round of questions about the practicalities of the game. In this episode they are with former Wales international captain, Rachel Taylor.She's the first female Welsh Rugby Union regional academy skills coach. She also coaches men's team Colwyn Bay RFC in North Wales.They cover these topics:Creating the right environment to motivate players to come back to training Would you prefer to coach a team with a good work ethic versus a skilful team?How do you prioritise training sessions to get the most out of individuals and team?Does storytelling have a place in coaching?What does a session look like to ensure learning takes place for players?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 Dave Sharkey, Mark Rees and Andrew Brownhill review some of the many great podcasts and webinars from the last week.The team pick out the key takeaways from each episode and how to use it on the pitch, at all the levels of the game.The main three reviews are:Reflective practice, not reflection. Making sense of improving ourselves, from UK Coaching.Lara Mossman challenges Russell Earnshaw on how he coaches.Changing cultures: real differences that translate into success with Sean Dyche.The links for these shows:The Curious Coach Club – Getting Better at ReflectionThe Magic Academy Podcast – Lara MossmanThe High Performance Podcast – Jake Humphries with Sean DycheCOMING UPAll Chats Pod – The George Floyd ChatThe Flying Coach - Gregg PopovichDrs Joel Porter and Stephen Rollnick - Supporting Autonomy: How Long is a Piece of String;https://www.stephenrollnick.com/motivational-interviewing-and-beyond-live-webinars/The Training Ground Guru - Nick Cox - Youth development the Man Utd wayThe Magic Academy – Rusty chats with Jean CôtéUSEFUL LINKSEddie Jones Podcast - England RugbyTraining ground Guru podcastTo 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 MailIn discussion with Chris Morgan, director of sport at Tonbridge School in Kent, we talk about:Why paying players brings challenges, for players and coaches.The consequences in the long term of paying players at lower levels of the game.How schools and academies can work together.What might make the academy process more efficient.The Half-a-game rule and the experience of schools.How to return to play and what sessions might look like.Chris was head of cricket at Reigate Grammar before moving to Tonbridge. He then ran the rugby at Tonbridge for eight years, including success in the Champions Trophy and Rosslyn Park Sevens.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 Edd Conway, Mitch McGahan and Melanie Liley review some of the many great podcasts and webinars from the last week.The team pick out the key takeaways from each episode and how to use it on the pitch, at all the levels of the game.The main three reviews are:Refereeing the scrum with Wayne Barnes and Matthew CarneyPhil Dowson's experience of becoming a coach at the Saints and working with Chris BoydJoe Lydon and Tom Biggs on how looking at the game differently, from a Rugby League perspectiveThe links for these shows:Jack & Fish: Saturday Breakfast Show – Phil DowsonSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2zskyMQ      Apple: https://apple.co/2LaSIHT      Google: https://bit.ly/2LeyjBERFU Tuesday Training – Refereeing the scrum https://www.workcast.com/register?cpak=4284626647061418 The Magic Academy Half Time Huddle – Joe Lydon and Tom Biggshttps://www.coach-logic.com/magic-academy/https://www.themagicacademy.co.ukhttps://www.coach-logic.comCOMING UPJack & Fish: Saturday Breakfast Show – Eddie JonesSaturday 13th June https://www.buzzsprout.com/1059754OTHER USEFUL LINKSEddie Jones Podcast - England Rugbyhttps://www.englandrugby.com/news/article/the-eddie-jones-coaching-podcast-coaching-structureEngland Rugby Watch Backhttps://www.englandrugby.com/news/article/weekly-online-coaching-webinarsThe Magic Academyhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/205642Jack & Fish: Saturday Breakfast Showhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/1059754The Talent Equation Podcast https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-talent-equation-podcastThe Rugby Coach's Corner Podcasthttps://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/rugby-coachs-corner-podcast/id1049150761Jouez & Jugs - Oxford Brookes University RFChttps://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/jouez-jugs/id1508737093The Scottish Rugby Podcasthttps://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-scottish-rugby-podcast/id1195370479?mt=2&app=itunesThe Sports Coaching podcast with Sam Holmshawhttps://samuelholmshawfootballcoach.wordpress.com/podcast/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 George Ross, Ged Hall and Alex Grieve review some of the many great podcasts and webinars from the last week.The team pick out the key takeaways from each episode and how to use it on the pitch, at all the levels of the game.The main three reviews are:England's John Mitchell on the breakdownSteve Kerr and Pete Carroll from the Flying CoachRich Shorter (Non-Perfect Dad) on coach, parent and athlete relationships.COMING UPJack & Fish: Saturday Breakfast Show – Phil Dowson Saturday 6th Junehttps://www.buzzsprout.com/1059754RFU Tuesday Training – Refereeing the scrum  7:00pm Tuesday 9thhttps://www.workcast.com/register?cpak=4284626647061418Sport UCLAN - George Holmes Recruitment Analyst for Brighton FC Wednesday 10 June 2pmEmail dbanks5@uclan.ac.uk for registrationJenny Coady, Matt Johnson and Nick Levett – UK Coaching review of The Last Dance Monday 8th June 2:15 – 3:15https://www.ukcoaching.org/courses/workshops/curious-coaches-club-open-webinarOTHER USEFUL LINKSEddie Jones Podcast - England Rugbyhttps://www.englandrugby.com/news/article/the-eddie-jones-coaching-podcast-coaching-structureEngland Rugby Watch Backhttps://www.englandrugby.com/news/article/weekly-online-coaching-webinarsThe Magic Academyhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/205642Jack & Fish: Saturday Breakfast Showhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/1059754The Talent Equation Podcast https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-talent-equation-podcastThe Rugby Coach's Corner Podcasthttps://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/rugby-coachs-corner-podcast/id1049150761JOUEZ & JUGS - Oxford Brookes University RFChttps://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/jouez-jugs/id1508737093The Scottish Rugby Podcasthttps://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-scottish-rugby-podcast/id1195370479?mt=2&app=itunesTo 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 MailSi Nainby delivers a two-part podcast with Tom Farrow is the Head of Strength and Conditioning for England 7s and owner of Areté Performance - www.arete-performance.com.1. The commute. 30 minutes with Tom to pull out some coaching takeaways.2. The deep dive. In depth conversations around personalities and realities of playing and coaching.1. The commute Lessons from 7's for all rugby players.What young players should focus on in order to make the leap to being a professional player.The PLAY (Physically Literate Athletic Youths) and Freedom frameworks Arete uses with young players.2. The deep diveTom's varied and chaotic path to coaching at the elite level and his immersive approach to personal development.The story behind Tom's mission to cultivate heroes and the influence of Eastern philosophy on his approach.What Comedians can teach coaches.The importance of body control in contact skills and what it means to "Be like water".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 MailLiza Bird Burgess and LJ Lewis discuss a round of questions about the practicalities of the game.In this episode they are with former Ireland international Sophie Spence, who is now coaching Penclawdd mens team.Here are the topics they cover:Making contact training realistic: The role of equipment, when and where, bone on bone and mindset.Tackle training v D systems: Planning how and when to use equipment, coaching technique and introducing systems in D. Planning to build and cover detail against technique and trust/communication.Ending a session before game day:  Poor team run v good team run, how to overcome this, reinforcing game plan, not speaking for too long and bringing players together with a huddle, chant and ownership of the process.Telling a player they are dropped: Difficult conversions as a coach, importance of being clear with selection policy, keeping feedback precise and achievable, sharing with rest of coaching team so that single message from all coaches, sticking with it as a coaching team and chatted through various options for feedback depending on time with players. Face to face, phone call, email, zoom?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 Paul Shepherd, Alex Field and Russ Bolton review some of the many great podcasts and webinars from the last week.The team pick out the key takeaways from each episode and how to use it on the pitch, at all the levels of the game.Richard Cheetham on embedding learning into your sessionsWill Greenwood and Brian Ashton on England's most recent performance against New ZealandCut, bleed and bandage feedback with Ed Coughlan and Stu ArmstrongAlso, there’s a preview of the highlights for the coming week.Here’s the list of podcasts and links:DISCUSSEDMagic Academy – Brian Ashton and Will Greenwood join Fletch and Rustyhttps://www.coach-logic.com/magic-academy/https://www.themagicacademy.co.ukhttps://www.coach-logic.comThe Talent Equation - Developing coaches through 'Cut, Bleed & Bandage' - A Coach Logic 'Breakfast Club' with Ed Coughlanhttps://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/developing-coaches-through-cut-bleed-bandage-coach/id1209549739?i=1000475497458Richard Cheetham – England Rugby – Embedding learning into your regular coaching/refereeing practice'https://www.englandrugby.com/news/article/weekly-online-coaching-webinarsWHAT ELSE WE MISSEDSome of content we didn't get a chance to discuss but that you may be interested in...The Rugby Journal - Rugby in Lockdown #7 - The life of an England Sevens playerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=12&v=XDu6GimFHhg&feature=emb_title Understanding and Improving Tough Conversations - A talk by Ken Kinghttps://cross-canada-coaches-clinic.heysummit.com/talks/understanding-and-improving-tough-conversations/Scouting Your Own Team - A talk by Matt Gamblinhttps://cross-canada-coaches-clinic.heysummit.com/talks/tbd-7/The RPA – Supporting Yourself and Others - Matt Leek, Ben Morris, Tom Lindsay and Jake Woolmorehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNThVP_kiuoThe RPA – Career Insights: Working In Schoolshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pTidDRmD-0The Rut Podcast – Tom Lindsayhttps://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-rut/id1513039398#episodeGuid=Buzzsprout-3798485COMING UPEngland Rugby Tuesday Training - Coaching the Breakdown with John Mitchell7:00PM Tuesday 2nd Junehttps://www.workcast.com/register?cpak=1702553597012693Tongan Head Coach Toutai Kefu - Rugby World Cup campaign 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 MailWelcome to the Rugby Coach Weekly...Haunted House, featuring:Andy Stevens, Academy Chair and Club Coaching Coordinator at Ellingham and Ringwood, Level 2 coach, working with the clubs U11s, plus U13s and U15s girls, and coaching U18 boys at the local college.Jess Bunyard, Director of Women and Girls Rugby and Rugby Development Officer at Huddersfield YM RUFC. Head coach of University of Huddersfield Women's Team. Level 2 coach, assisting Yorkshire U18s Girls team  Nathan Gosling, a teacher, coaching his son's club team, coach at Exeter DPP, county U20s coach and just appointed head coach at Crediton RFC.These three unsuspecting coaches were invited to enter the Haunted House. I led each one into a room where they faced a terrifying rugby scenario. Each one was challenged to find a coaching solution. On the spot, no preparation and no get out clauses. Sink or swim.The other two coaches listened on, and at the end of the solution offered alternative views. One acts as the Devil's Advocate, offering a completely different angle to the first two.At the end, we also reveal the Skeleton in the Cupboard.Please drop your own solutions in Twitter @rugbycoachweekTo 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!