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Why training on a Monday and Tuesday night means we field six men's teams a week, with Alex Hadley
Season 11 Episode 12
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In this episode of the Rugby Coach Weekly Podcast, host Dan Cottrell sits down with Alex Hadley, Director of Rugby at Battersea Irons…
1 year, 5 months ago
Building Rugby Culture: Engaging Schools, New Players, and Overcoming Coaching Challenges
Season 11 Episode 10
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In this episode, Dan and Lindsay Abery, Thatcham U14 coach and former mini and junior chair, dive into the ins and outs of building a…
1 year, 5 months ago
Inside a training session with Fi Hayes, one of Ireland's top women's rugby coaches
Season 11 Episode 9
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Fi Hayes is a former Ireland international, winning two Six Nations and representing her country in the 2014 World Cup.
More recently,…
1 year, 6 months ago
The reality of pro-rugby life, the good & the challenges, with Matt Garvey
Season 11 Episode 8
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Dan welcomes Matt Garvey to the podcast. Matt had 13 years in English top flight rugby, playing for London Irish, Bath where he was a…
1 year, 6 months ago
New laws, trial laws and old laws: Keeping up-to-date and pragmatic
Season 11 Episode 7
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We are delighted to welcome back Keith Lewis to the podcast. Keith is a practising referee and runs the RugbyReferee.net website and …
1 year, 6 months ago
Coaching Blasts: What should we expect of a U14 rugby player, with Gary Townsend
Season 11 Episode 8
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In this short podcast, Dan speaks to Gary Townsend, head of rugby at Switch Rugby about whether we have the wrong expectations of you…
1 year, 6 months ago
Grassroots coaching: Asking why, fixing, changing philosophy
Season 11 Episode 7
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We are going to turn the tables and Stu James, is going to ask me the questions.
Stu is a club coaching ordinator and colts coach at G…
1 year, 7 months ago
Coaching Blasts: What age to specialise as a 9 or 10, with Gary Townsend
Season 11 Episode 6
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In this short podcast, Dan speaks to Gary Townsend, head of rugby at Switch Rugby with a focus on deciding when to help players speci…
1 year, 7 months ago
The Coaching Knife: Do you need a coaching philosophy, with Martin Haag
Season 11 Episode 5
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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 …
1 year, 7 months ago
The Coaching Knife: Why don't men rate women coaches, with Nic Evans
Season 11 Episode 5
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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 dire…
1 year, 7 months ago