Jim McKay is an Australian professional rugby union football coach. He has held head coaching positions across the world including Brisbane City (Australia), Cornish Pirates (UK) and Kobelco Steelers (Japan), and assistant coaching positions with the Queensland Reds (winning premierships in 2011 and 2021), and the Australian Wallabies Rugby Union Football team.

Jim uses theory and data to inform his coaching practice and is a lifelong learner.

Links to Jim's papers are here:
Practicing Unstructured Play in Team Ball Sports: A Rugby Union Example
https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/iscj/5/3/article-p273.xml

An Ecological Insight Into the Design and Integration of Attacking Principles of Play in Professional Rugby Union: A Case Example
https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/iscj/8/3/article-p394.xml?content=abstract

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