Rugby Coach Weekly

By: Dan Cottrell
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  • Dan Cottrell and guests discuss all the hot topics in grass roots rugby coaching from managing concussion to dealing with parents.
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Episodes
  • The Coaching Knife: Do you need a coaching philosophy, with Martin Haag
    Sep 13 2024

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    Welcome to the Coaching Knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Martin Haag, high performance team and executive coach.

    Focusing on managing people rugby we are going to cut to the root on the importance of having a coaching philosophy.

    Martin played for 14 years at Bath, then coached Bath, Nottingham, Bristol, Bath Academy England U20 World Cup Winning, Rouen, and Scotland, and now work in high-performance teams and executive coaching.

    His philosophy is Encourage, Excite and Empower.

    You can contact him on LinkedIn.

    To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly

    Also, 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!

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    23 mins
  • The Coaching Knife: Why don't men rate women coaches, with Nic Evans
    Sep 6 2024

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    Welcome to the Coaching Knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Nic Evans, L4 coach and former director of rugby for the Kings Cross Steelers.

    Focusing on women's rugby, we are going to examine why there aren’t more women coaches coaching both men's and women's rugby.

    Nic is a former head of PE, director of sport, and then lecturer and programme manager in higher education. She played rugby for Wales, is an L4 coach and coached the King Cross Steelers as the DoR of the very first gay and inclusive club in London.

    She is also an experienced sevens coach, working with Wooden Spoon and head coach of Lions 7s.

    You can contact her on LinkedIn: Nic Evans

    To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly

    Also, 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!

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    26 mins
  • Inside the Squidge Rugby brain: Coaching, analysis and rugby geekery with Will Owen
    Aug 30 2024

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    Dan speaks to one-half of the Squidge Rugby Owen brothers, Will.

    With a massive following for their YouTube channel, Squidge Rugby analyses matches in a unique, bringing insight and entertainment in equal measure.

    Will is an avowed rugby geek but also still plays and coaches his local team's colts.

    Dan asks him about:

    • How Squidge Rugby come into the world .
    • Translating complex plays into a layperson's language is tough. How do you bridge the gap?
    • His coaching journey.
    • How does the analysis inform his coaching?
    • Do top coaches truly innovate?
    • Should international teams aim to win every game or build towards the World Cup?
    • What's the best game he has ever seen?

    Want to find out more from Squidge? Go to their Youtube channel

    To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly

    Also, 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!

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    54 mins

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