Rugby Coach Weekly
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Rugby Coach Weekly

by Dan Cottrell

Dan Cottrell and guests discuss all the hot topics in grass roots rugby coaching from managing concussion to dealing with parents.

100 episodes
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1
What Instagram clips don’t show about coaching, with Sam Mace of SMPerformance
53:23 Mar 18, 2026
2
Sustainable performance in high-pressure environments
58:06 Mar 11, 2026
3
Be the adult in the room, with Tara Lynn
59:56 Mar 4, 2026
4
Skill Acquisition Without the Noise and Coaching Through Mistakes with Job Fransen
58:48 Feb 25, 2026
5
Inside The Rugby Paper: How rugby stories are built every week
47:32 Feb 18, 2026
6
Building the future of English rugby, with Steve Grainger
53:08 Feb 11, 2026
7
Building a Coaching Playbook That Actually Changes Clubs, with Charlie Farrell
51:33 Feb 4, 2026
8
Coaching with conviction, with Nash Cohen
51:30 Jan 28, 2026
9
Why Toughness Is Misunderstood in Rugby, with Jack Heald
54:02 Jan 21, 2026
10
What Really Matters When You Inherit a Losing Team, with Ross Bundy
47:53 Jan 14, 2026
11
Why better sessions don’t start with better drills
1:02:32 Jan 7, 2026
12
KatieFest and the Power of Inclusive Rugby
1:02:20 Dec 31, 2025
13
Building Stronger, Faster and Ultimately Better Rugby Players in the Girls’ Game
52:11 Dec 3, 2025
14
Confidence, Contact, and Change: The Girls Tackle Rugby Approach
51:33 Nov 26, 2025
15
Designing the Future: Inside England Rugby’s Girls’ Pathway
45:50 Nov 19, 2025
16
Managing mismatches, parents, and game-day transfer
56:11 Nov 12, 2025
17
50:22 Say Less, Coach More
9:29 Nov 5, 2025
18
50:22 Stop Chasing Skill: Build Game Sense That Sticks
9:18 Oct 29, 2025
19
50:22 The Right Kind of Pressure
8:47 Oct 22, 2025
20
High Care, Not High Performance – Ben Herring Returns
58:28 Sep 8, 2025
21
Receptive, Resilient, Ready: A New Way to Spot Talent
48:31 Sep 1, 2025
22
Coaching with Purpose – Lessons from Wales to Australia
57:11 Aug 25, 2025
23
Scholarships, Streaming, and the School Game, with Will James
56:15 Aug 18, 2025
24
50:22 Prepare Yourself, Not Just the Plan
8:30 Aug 10, 2025
25
50:22 The Assistant Coach You're Ignoring
8:22 Aug 4, 2025
26
50:22 Make Games Work Harder
9:17 Jul 28, 2025
27
50:22 Starting sessions
8:59 Jul 21, 2025
28
Mana, Movement, and Meaning with Regan Sue
49:21 Jun 10, 2025
29
Coaching with Connection: Soft Skills That Win Hearts and Games
45:09 May 16, 2025
30
Bench Warmers, Buy-In, and Being Different, with Ben Herring
1:05:08 Apr 7, 2025
31
Unlocking Creativity in Coaching with Dr. Michael Francis Pollin
1:01:28 Mar 28, 2025
32
From First XV to U14s: Coaching Rugby Across the Age Groups
55:42 Mar 21, 2025
33
Mastering Rugby Skills with The Rugby Trainer – Ben John’s Coaching Journey
43:36 Mar 14, 2025
34
The Why Behind Coaching: Developing Expertise and Decision-Making
57:58 Mar 7, 2025
35
The research secrets of dominant tackling revealed
1:02:05 Feb 28, 2025
36
From Recruitment to Retention: Lessons in Coaching Girls' Rugby, with Sam Halliday
50:01 Feb 21, 2025
37
Beyond Perfection: Coaching for Excellence with Lewis Hatchett
1:06:13 Feb 14, 2025
38
Fundraising for Grassroots Rugby: Secrets to Success with Ed Flynn
47:21 Feb 7, 2025
39
Building Better Coaches: Ethics, Education, and Inclusion with Stuart Armstrong
55:52 Jan 31, 2025
40
Emotion on the Field: Coaching with Heart and Strength
56:47 Jan 24, 2025
41
Coaching Through the Lens: Simple and Effective Video Analysis
51:13 Jan 17, 2025
42
Myths of motivating athletes with Dr Mark Carroll
55:46 Jan 10, 2025
43
Do Women Tackle Differently? Coaching, Challenges, and Solutions
57:58 Jan 3, 2025
44
Building Rugby from the Ground Up: How Adam Izzard is Transforming Rugby at Stonar School
52:45 Dec 20, 2024
45
Tackling Myths in Coaching with Mark Williams
50:33 Dec 13, 2024
46
Practical rugby ways to use ‘It depends’ from the man himself!
45:32 Dec 6, 2024
47
Unlocking Skill Acquisition with Danny Powell
54:26 Nov 29, 2024
48
How we built a team from five players to 25 and why they loving coming back to play
46:39 Nov 15, 2024
49
Why training on a Monday and Tuesday night means we field six men's teams a week, with Alex Hadley
45:13 Nov 8, 2024
50
Building Rugby Culture: Engaging Schools, New Players, and Overcoming Coaching Challenges
43:08 Nov 1, 2024
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