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Roundup Rodeo Ep15: Reviewing last week’s pick of the pods & webinars
02 Aug 2020
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Send us a textHost Phil Llewellyn with guests Aaron James, James Farndon and Paul Baty review some of the many great podcasts, books, articles and web...
Coaching Laid Bare Episode Five with Susie Appleby
29 Jul 2020
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Send us a textLiza Bird Burgess and LJ Lewis discuss a round of questions about the practicalities of the game. In this episode, they are with Exeter ...
Roundup Rodeo Ep14: Reviewing last week’s pick of the pods & webinars
26 Jul 2020
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Send us a textHost Phil Llewellyn with guests Harry Jones and Simon Leader review some of the many great podcasts and webinars from the last week.The ...
Sevens as training, useful jargon, breadth or depth
20 Jul 2020
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Send us a textDan Cottrell finally corals the RCW Round-Up Rodeo host Phil Llewellyn into his own round-up as they delve into the detail of Phil'...
Roundup Rodeo Ep13: Reviewing last week’s pick of the pods & webinars
19 Jul 2020
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Send us a textHost Phil Llewellyn with guests Don Vinson, Andy Abraham and Alison Croad review some of the many great podcasts and webinars from the l...
Coaching Laid Bare Episode 4 with Giselle Mather
15 Jul 2020
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Send us a textLiza Bird Burgess and LJ Lewis discuss a round of questions about the practicalities of the game. In this episode, they are with Wasps...
Roundup Rodeo Ep12: Reviewing last week’s pick of the pods & webinars
12 Jul 2020
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Send us a textHost Phil Llewellyn with guests George Tavner, Jack Pattinson and Damien McCabe review some of the many great podcasts and webinars from...
Coaching Laid Bare Episode 3 with Maria Crowfoot
08 Jul 2020
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Send us a textLiza Bird Burgess and LJ Lewis discuss a round of questions about the practicalities of the game. In this episode, they are with Loughbo...
Roundup Rodeo Ep11: Reviewing last week’s pick of the pods & webinars
05 Jul 2020
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Send us a textHost Phil Llewellyn with guests Jess Bunyard, Maria Crowfoot and Anastacia Long review some of the many great podcasts and webinars from...
Si Nainby’s Deep Dive with guest Andre Quinn
01 Jul 2020
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Send us a textSi Nainby delivers a two-part podcast with Andre Quinn. He is Head of Athletic Performance at Cavan GAA. He was previously a strength an...
Roundup Rodeo Ep10: Reviewing last week’s pick of the pods & webinars
28 Jun 2020
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Send us a textHost Phil Llewellyn with guests Martin MacTaggart, Brett Igoe and Mark Jefferys review some of the many great podcasts and webinars from...
Coaching Laid Bare: Episode Two with Rachel Taylor
24 Jun 2020
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Send us a textLiza Bird Burgess and LJ Lewis discuss a round of questions about the practicalities of the game. In this episode they are with former W...
Roundup Rodeo Ep9: Reviewing last week’s pick of the pods & webinars
21 Jun 2020
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Send us a textHost Phil Llewellyn with guests Dave Sharkey, Mark Rees and Andrew Brownhill review some of the many great podcasts and webinars from th...
Paying players, academies, half a game rule and return to play
17 Jun 2020
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Send us a textIn discussion with Chris Morgan, director of sport at Tonbridge School in Kent, we talk about:Why paying players brings challenges, for ...
Roundup Rodeo Ep8: Reviewing last week’s pick of the pods & webinars
14 Jun 2020
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Send us a textHost Phil Llewellyn with guests Edd Conway, Mitch McGahan and Melanie Liley review some of the many great podcasts and webinars from the...
Roundup Rodeo Ep7: Reviewing last week’s pick of the pods & webinars
06 Jun 2020
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Send us a textHost Phil Llewellyn with guests George Ross, Ged Hall and Alex Grieve review some of the many great podcasts and webinars from the last ...
Si Nainby’s Deep Dive with guest Tom Farrow
06 Jun 2020
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Send us a textSi Nainby delivers a two-part podcast with Tom Farrow is the Head of Strength and Conditioning for England 7s and owner of Areté Perfor...
Coaching Laid Bare: Episode One with Sophie Spence
02 Jun 2020
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Send us a textLiza Bird Burgess and LJ Lewis discuss a round of questions about the practicalities of the game.In this episode they are with former Ir...
Roundup Rodeo Ep6: Reviewing last week’s pick of the pods & webinars
31 May 2020
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Send us a textHost Phil Llewellyn with guests Paul Shepherd, Alex Field and Russ Bolton review some of the many great podcasts and webinars from the l...
Rugby Coach Weekly’s Haunted House: Episode 3
27 May 2020
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Send us a textWelcome to the Rugby Coach Weekly...Haunted House, featuring:Andy Stevens, Academy Chair and Club Coaching Coordinator at Ellingham and ...
Roundup Rodeo Ep5: Reviewing last week’s pick of the pods & webinars
24 May 2020
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Send us a textHost Phil Llewellyn with guests Chris Dengate, Mike Pope and Roy Davies review some of the many great podcasts and webinars from the las...
Si Nainby's Deep Dive with guest Paul Hodgson
20 May 2020
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Send us a textSi Nainby delivers a two-part podcast, with former England 9, pro-team coach and now a director of sport, Paul Hodgson1. The commute. 30...
Roundup Rodeo Ep4: Reviewing last week's pick of the pods & webinars
17 May 2020
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Send us a textHost Phil Llewellyn with guests Rich Freeman, Joe Winpenny and Phil Powell review some of the many great podcasts and webinars from the ...
The Rugby Coach Weekly Haunted House: Episode 2
13 May 2020
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Send us a textWelcome to the Rugby Coach Weekly...Haunted House, featuring:Richard Cheetham, Senior Fellow in Sports Coaching at the University of Win...
Roundup Rodeo Ep3: Reviewing last week's pick of the pods & webinars
09 May 2020
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Send us a textHost Phil Llewellyn with guests Stuart Dixon, Alan Hubbleday and Dan Cox review some of the many great podcasts and webinars from the la...
Roundup Rodeo: Reviewing last week's pick of the pods & webinars
02 May 2020
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Send us a textHost Phil Llewellyn with guests Richie Williams, Aaron Takel and Gerard Mullen review some of the many great podcasts and webinars from ...
Mental health: My journey
01 May 2020
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Send us a textAndy Brownhill, head of rugby at Park House School, Newbury, a pathway coach with Gloucester academy and a coach with Scotland U16s, ope...
Roundup Rodeo: Reviewing last week's pick of the pods & webinars
25 Apr 2020
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Send us a textHost Phil Llewellyn with guests Geraint Davies, Liam Dunseath and Andy Fradgley review some of the many great podcasts and webinars from...
The Rugby Coach Weekly Haunted House: Episode 1
19 Apr 2020
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Send us a textWelcome to the Rugby Coach Weekly...Haunted House, featuring:Bruce Aitchison, housemaster at Merchiston Castle School, Level 3 coach, fo...
Game plan attack priorities to blunt defences
12 Apr 2020
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Send us a textPeter Russell is very experienced coach, having worked with premier teams across the rugby globe. He was head coach of Hawkes Bay, assis...
Powerful game coaching and improving efficiency in training
05 Apr 2020
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Send us a textRhys Davies is an Academy Coach Development Officer at London Irish, as well as head coach with HAC mens team in London and Berkshire La...
Effective communication policy with parents
29 Mar 2020
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Send us a textGordon MacLelland, CEO of Working With Parents in Sport, outlines the key elements for an effective communication policy between the coa...
Video analysis: loads of great ways for you to get more from your footage
22 Mar 2020
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Send us a textMark is head coach of Scottish Premiership one club, the Currie Chieftains. He is also co-founder of Coach Logic, a collaborative video ...
In practice, what should good practices really look like
15 Mar 2020
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Send us a textGed Hall coaches across a wide range of ages and abilities. A deep thinker about his coaching, he shares with us practical solutions and...
A vision for women's game and coaching a men's team
08 Mar 2020
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Send us a textSophie Spence, former Irish XV’s and 7’s rugby international player and now coach of Penclawdd Men’s Division 1 team, talks about ...
Learning how learning happens: creativity, practice design, Cruyff
01 Mar 2020
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Send us a textAre your training sessions giving the players the best learning? Is your coaching allowing them to become more creative?Paul Kirschner a...
RFU's Head of Age Grade reviews half a game rule: Gains and challenges
23 Feb 2020
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Send us a textMark Saltmarsh, who is Head of Education and Age Grade Rugby at the RFU, tells us how the "Half a game" rule (HGR) has worked ...
Power up your coaching and get players to think for themselves
16 Feb 2020
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Send us a textMark Bennett MBE, a leading coach and coach developer, explains how he helps coaches to help players to think for themselves. He has ver...
How to use video analysis for training design and player learning
07 Feb 2020
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Send us a textGeraint Davies, who coaches level 5 men's club rugby and school teams from under 11 upwards, also publishes some of the best video ...
Coach like a champion: Vital insights into how to improve learning
02 Feb 2020
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Send us a textDoug Lemov, author of Teach Like a Champion and world-renowned educational speaker, shows us how we can use simple and effective techniq...
Latest research on coaching skills to minis
17 Jan 2020
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Send us a textWilbur Kraak, a senior lecturer and rugby researcher at Department of Sport Science, Stellenbosch University, South Africa, has recently...
Dealing with teens who don't try and how to differentiate in training, with Craig Gunn
13 Jan 2020
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Send us a textCraig Gunn and I tackle some of the more difficult parts of coaching, especially with younger players.First, we talk about how a coach c...
Let my coaching do the talking
24 Dec 2019
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Send us a textAn insight into Wasps Ladies Director of Rugby, Giselle Mather’s coaching journey and her top tips and advice for coaching rugby.Gisel...
Managing the complexity of coaching
24 Nov 2019
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Send us a textJamie Taylor, former head of academy at Leicester Tigers and now working with English Institute of Sport, challenges us to be better as ...
Session-energising gold and incredible engagement by using games, with Dale Sidebottom
20 Nov 2019
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Send us a textDale Sidebottom is a leading motivational instructor and coach educator who works across sport and business. He has inspired plenty of o...
What you can and can't influence as a coach, with Sam Jarman
03 Nov 2019
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Send us a textSam Jarman works with coaches and athletes across a number of sports, including golf, rugby, football and cricket.In this deep-thinking,...
The line between being a bully and being a coach
06 Oct 2019
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Send us a textIn this hugely positive podcast, Jennifer Fraser PhD, discusses with me how we define bullying, what it looks like and how we can reduce...
You can't coach culture, and don't expect the women's game to be like the men's
29 Sep 2019
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Send us a textBird Burgess, fresh from being appointed as the first woman on the WRU council, talks to former international team mate, Rachel Taylor. ...
It's not about the win, it's about the why
27 Sep 2019
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Send us a textKeri Lovell, a WRU hub officer, head coach with Vale U15s in the Dewar Shield and working across local schools, describes how he changed...
Smashing defence training with energy and purpose
20 Sep 2019
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Send us a textKatleho Lynch is a South Africa U17s elite development coach. His passionate about defence training U18s teams at schools, plus working ...
Chicken or the egg: Games before skills or vice versa
01 Sep 2019
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Send us a textJack Pattinson, academy and DPP coach at London Irish, in the South of England, talks to me about how he plans his coaching and what pri...
Half a game rule: Opportunities, challenges and solutions
22 Aug 2019
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Send us a textIn this collaborative podcast, Dan Cottrell talks to six coaches across the grassroots spectrum. He asks them about the new regulation f...
Coach the unusual suspects with Andrew Brownhill
09 Aug 2019
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Send us a textWe spend so much time on coaching the usual suspects of technical, tactical and conditioning, that we can not spend enough time on the u...
How to get more from your CPD courses with Dr Anna Stodter
08 Aug 2019
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Send us a textDr Anna Stodter specialises in how coaches learn. Her research gives us an important insight into the impact of coaching courses and how...
Better recovery to be fitter, faster and strong with Andy Hamilton of Peak Performance
30 Jul 2019
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Send us a textRecovery is an absolutely essential part of any training regime. Recovery is the process where the body rebuilds itself at the cellular ...
Own the turf, create the routines and then let the madness begin
10 Jul 2019
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Send us a textIn a highly energetic podcast, inspirational coach and educator, Craig Gunn completely messes up my idea of a structure to develop some ...
Women's game still needs more change says Scottish legend Donna Kennedy
05 Jul 2019
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Send us a textLiza Burgess talks with former Scottish international and experienced coach, Donna Kennedy. She is passionate about the women's gam...
Bird talks to NZ Ferns legend and Barbarians coach, Anna Richards
05 Jul 2019
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Send us a textA podcast with the legendary Anna Richards talking about her progression from playing to coaching along with an insight into what is exc...
Hot rucks game walkthrough with Chris Sweetapple
24 Jun 2019
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Send us a textIn our series of session walkthroughs, Chris Sweetapple discusses with a game he renamed "hot rucks", which was a development ...
Make average agility training outstanding
24 May 2019
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Send us a textRich Clarke, a highly qualified S&C coach, university lecturer and evidence-based trainer, talks us through how we can make simple c...
Level 4 journeys and coaching the person
23 May 2019
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Send us a textLiza Burgess talks to LJ Lewis about her Level 4 journey so far. LJ is the forwards coach for Tyrrells Premiership team, Gloucester Hart...
Exciting times for women's rugby & coaching
06 May 2019
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Send us a textLiza "Bird" Burgess was inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame in 2018. With 93 caps for Wales and GB, she's also an ...
Killer questions, escape roots, upping the tempo and challenging me
27 Apr 2019
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Send us a textExperienced DPP coach, coaching coordinator and grassroots coach, Ian Hollingworth chats about how he has learned to take more risks. He...
Defence zone: activity walkthrough with ideas to suit your team
07 Apr 2019
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Send us a textTalking with experienced grassroots Chris Sweetapple, we look at a recent session he's run using a Rugby Coach Weekly activity. Thi...
Andy Stevens on how he became a better all-round coach
20 Mar 2019
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Send us a textWhat changes when you do a Level 1 course. How has your "language" in coaching change. Top tips on using demonstrations in t...
Hard choices for coaches and players, light bulbs and new ideas for age grade, with Tim Ravenscroft
20 Mar 2019
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Send us a textTim Ravenscroft, lead coach for his U12’s team in Bristol and also Sector Head Age Grade Rugby at Gloucestershire RFU discusses how co...
Wayne Goldsmith on how to make a real difference to your teams
20 Mar 2019
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Send us a textFor more than a quarter of a century, international sports performance coach Wayne Goldsmith has influenced the coaching, thinking and t...
It’s just rugby players making rugby decisions
20 Mar 2019
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Send us a textI was delighted to catch up with Ed Robinson, attack coach with the Jersey Reds. His team had just served up a fantastic try in the Engl...
How to keep players in love with the game
22 Aug 2018
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Send us a textDan welcomes IRFU head of coaching and coach development Colin Moran to the podcast to discuss how best to keep players in love with the...
Why you don't want to be called "The Fridge"
01 Aug 2018
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Send us a textSimon Nainby, an experienced S&C coach, coaching consultant and rugby coach, talks about how to give autonomy to your players, the p...
Progressions, learning from other coaches, who-what-how models and mentoring
10 Jul 2018
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Send us a textTo find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly To find out more about our Partner Club offer, there'...
Making real gains coaching grassroots and representative players
27 Jun 2018
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Send us a textGiles Heagerty, who runs the rugby at a busy school, plus is head coach of England Counties U18 and also Waterloo Ladies, shares his ins...
When to allow failure and how to coach with uncertainty
30 May 2018
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Send us a textDr Suzanne Brown explains to Dan Cottrell how to understand the way players' minds work so you can coach them more effectivelyTo fi...
Would you love to play in the team you coach?
16 May 2018
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Send us a textI challenge Digby Webb, an experienced schools coach, to explain how to create the best environments for players. To find out more abou...
Science-based approach to better and safer tackling
25 Apr 2018
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Send us a textDr Sharief Hendricks outlines his research team’s findings on tackling. He says that, through in-depth video analysis, he has found: T...
Drills good, games much better. But you must know why
04 Apr 2018
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Send us a textDan talks to experienced Rugby League coach, sports lecturer and coach developer Stuart Wilkinson on how coaching needs direction within...
Should we change the age we start to coach scrummaging?
21 Mar 2018
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Send us a textWith a number of international front-rowers only starting their trade after the age of 16, is their case to change the way we coach scru...
Are Super Rugby skills and thrills better than the Premiership and Pro14?
07 Mar 2018
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Send us a textThe Southern Hemisphere’s top competition is stunning to watch. But we can do more to replicate that with our own training? Dan Cottre...
How ARU size and ability limits will benefit players and coaches
21 Feb 2018
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Send us a textDan Cottrell talks to experienced Australian U13s James Stevens about the new size and ability limits in his country’s youth rugby. J...