Coaches should know everything, right? And shouldn’t the players do what the coach wants without question? No. I disagree. I think that the players should know more than the coach and that they should be making the decisions. Here’s why…… The traditional way of teaching and coaching has usually been for the teacher and coach to know everything and the … Read More
The Caretaker Coach
My understanding of a coach is one who places the individual first, who aims to improve each individual under their care as much as possible to become the best player and person that they can be. I believe the coach should challenge and stimulate each player through learning and development that aims to exceed both the player’s current abilities as … Read More
Are you making the most of your time?
In my previous two blogs I discussed the statistical findings from one u16 team over one year, followed by the planning required to make the most of the time available with your players to cover all aspects of the game, including player skills. In this blog I will discuss how I run my own practices and what I believe makes … Read More
Are you planning to fail?
Following on from last week’s blog (A statistical analysis in schoolboy rugby) where I presented the statistics I had researched over a year with one u16 side, I will stick my neck out a bit and discuss how I believe practices should be planned and run. I use these plans in in all my own practices and it must be … Read More
A Statistical Analysis Study on School Boy Rugby
Throughout the last few weeks I have been lamenting the lack of skills in schoolboy players as well as opining my reasons for this shortfall. (Are we failing to prepare out players adequately?). I have also spoken about my belief that team practices should rather be based on individual skills instead of the current focus on game plans and unit … Read More