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Liza Bird Burgess and LJ Lewis discuss a round of questions about the practicalities of the game. In this episode, they are with Exeter Chiefs director of rugby, Susie Appleby.

Susie played over 50 times for England. She was assistant coach to the England women's sevens team and coached Gloucester-Hartbury Ladies in the Premiership until the end of the 2020 season.

In this episode, they discuss the following:

• How do you prioritise what to focus on when pulling a new squad together?
• What will the first session look like when players are back in training
• How can you use 7s' drills/skills to upskill 15s players?
• With a renewed focus and clarity around the breakdown, do you think we can learn from sevens when approaching training in this area of the game?

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Host Phil Llewellyn with guests Harry Jones and Simon Leader review some of the many great podcasts and webinars from the last week.

The team pick out the key takeaways from each episode and how to use it on the pitch, at all the levels of the game.

The main two reviews are:

• Julie Rice on The Creation of SoulCycle and The Importance of Community
• The Score Takes Care of Itself – Bill Walsh, My Philosophy of Leadership

ONES YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED

• The Sports Coaching Podcast - Geometry & the eco-system, tactical concepts & coaching practice in football - with Peter Prickett
• Dan Abrahams talk with Rory Mack and Andrew Wood - Communication for Change
• The Sports Initiative Podcast - Takumi Nishida (Japan 7s S+C Coach)
• Training Ground Guru Podcast - Nick Cox - Youth development the Man Utd way
• The Rebel Movement Blog - PhD Podcast
• Walker Talks Coaching Podcast - Dan Walker is joined by Gerwyn Griffiths

COMING UP

Lessons in Leadership & Learning  Episode 5 – George Ross talks with Phil Llewellyn
(I promise I'll stop plugging myself soon! Honest!) Out on Monday 27th July

UK Coaching - Athlete A documentary - Implications for Coaches
Monday 27th Jul 2020, 2:15pm - 3:15pm

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Dan Cottrell finally corals the RCW Round-Up Rodeo host Phil Llewellyn into his own round-up as they delve into the detail of Phil's thoughts on coaching. After interviewing over 40 coaches in the last three months for his show, it was time to put Phil into the hot seat.

They explore:

• Can sevens training and tournaments work for all levels and types of player
• How "jargon" can be used effectively, and made relevant
• The pros and cons of ex-players moving straight into coaching
• What is meant by "exciting" rugby to watch
• Should a coach know a lot about a little or a little about a lot

Phil has worked in Player Development for both England and Ireland Rugby and is a former national league head coach with Hinckley RFC. He has recently returned from coaching and coach development work in Canada. This season, amongst other things, he will be studying for a Masters in Sports Coaching and coaching the Oxford University Women's team.

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Host Phil Llewellyn with guests Don Vinson, Andy Abraham and Alison Croad review some of the many great podcasts and webinars from the last week.

The team pick out the key takeaways from each episode and how to use it on the pitch, at all the levels of the game.

The main three reviews are:

• Dr Etienne Wenger: Learning in Landscape of Practise – University of Brighton
• Coaches’ perceptions of decision making in rugby union
• The Sports Psych Show Dan Abrahams talks with Justine Siegal - Coaching Against the Odds

COMING UP
Lessons in Leadership & Learning  Episode 4 – George Ross talks with Dusty Miller
Out on Monday 20th July

Coach Developer Conservations (S2) (EP 6) Derek O'Riordan - The Changing Coach Developer Landscape – Out Now!

Curious Coaches' Club: Using Games to Ignite Learning and Motivation
Out Now!

Open University FREE COURSE! - Coaching Other to Coach

Rugby Coach Weekly Podcast – Dan Cottrell talks with some bloke called Phil Llewellyn (another shameless plug, apologies!)
Out on Wednesday 22nd July

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Liza Bird Burgess and LJ Lewis discuss a round of questions about the practicalities of the game. In this episode, they are with  Wasps Ladies Director of Rugby, Giselle Mather.

Giselle played for England, winning the 1994 World Cup. She then went onto coach England women’s development teams, before working with London Irish Academy and Teddington men, with great success. She is a trailblazer in women’s coaching and the first women's holder of a Level 4 coaching badge.

In this episode, they discuss the following:

• How would you develop your players' ability to run/catch /pass and kick?
• What practices can you use to develop your players' ability to find/see space?
• Structure v Unstructured? How much structure would you want to give your team?
• What's the ideal recipe for a game plan? What factors do you need to consider?

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Host Phil Llewellyn with guests George Tavner, Jack Pattinson and Damien McCabe review some of the many great podcasts and webinars from the last week.

The team pick out the key takeaways from each episode and how to use it on the pitch, at all the levels of the game.

The main three reviews are:

• The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish - Annie Duke: Getting Better by Being Wrong
• The Magic Academy – All things leadership with Calum Arthur
• Goldy's Rugby Podcast – Sir Gordon Tietjens

OTHERS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

The Rugby Coach's Corner Podcast – Andy Plimer talks with some bloke called Phil Llewellyn (shameless plug, I apologise!)

The Rugby Hive – Bryan Habana talks with - Dallen Stanford and Robin MacDowell

Lessons in Leadership & Learning  Episode 2 – George Ross talks with Kerry Packer 

Lessons in Leadership & Learning Episode 1 – George Ross talks with Russell Earnshaw

The Sports Psych Show – Dan Abrahams talks Coach Education with Andrew Abraham

COMING UP
St Marys University – The Rugby Union Landscape with Sir Clive Woodward
Thursday 16th July  11:00am – 12:00 Noon

The High Performance Podcast – Jake Humphrey and Damian Hughes talk with Andrew Strauss

Leader's Locker with Phil Davies - Building a High `Performance Culture

Book recommendation – Owen Slot, The Talent Lab – How to turn potential into world-beating success

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Liza Bird Burgess and LJ Lewis discuss a round of questions about the practicalities of the game. In this episode, they are with Loughborough BUCS women's coach, Maria Crowfoot.

Maria has nearly finished her Level 3, and has coached men's rugby at De Monfort University where she was the 1st XV coach.

• University recruitment and keeping in touch with players during lockdown
• Does telling players off work?
• Do you want your players to challenge or agree with you?
• Recovering from a coaching set back
• Referees and the laws of the game: how much do you as a coach need to know?
• Would you coach a player to cheat?

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Host Phil Llewellyn with guests Jess Bunyard, Maria Crowfoot and Anastacia Long review some of the many great podcasts and webinars from the last week.

The team pick out the key takeaways from each episode and how to use it on the pitch, at all the levels of the game.

The main three reviews are:

• England Rugby – Race, Rugby and the Women's Game
• UK Sport – Curious Coaches Club: Coaching Mavericks
• The Magic Academy – IDP with Aiden McNulty

COMING UP

• UK Coaching – Curious Coaches Club; What does a debrief look like?
• The SwanCast – David Sharkey talking Swan Lake, Rockets and Irish Rebel
• Lessons In Leadership and Learning – George Ross Episode 2 out Monday 6th

Link here to Episode 1 - https://www.buzzsprout.com/1180421/4362422

USEFUL LINKS

• The Rugby Coach's Corner Podcast with Eddie Jones
• UK Coaching – Coach Developer Conversations

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Si Nainby delivers a two-part podcast with Andre Quinn. He is Head of Athletic Performance at Cavan GAA. He was previously a strength and conditioning coach at London Irish and sport scientist at Harlequins.

1. The commute. 30 minutes with Andre to pull out some coaching takeaways.

2. The deep dive. In depth conversations around personalities and realities of playing and coaching.

In the podcast, the following areas are discussed:

• Where Andre's curiosity for improving performance came from
• How the day-to-day training in a Premiership club is set up and why
• Training considerations for amateur clubs
• How the team coped unexpectedly well with a huge increase in workload demanded by a new head coach
• Brendan Venter's approach to motivation and the organisation of training at London Irish Andre's experiences of dealing with cancer and how he approached his treatment

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Host Phil Llewellyn with guests Martin MacTaggart, Brett Igoe and Mark Jefferys review some of the many great podcasts and webinars from the last week.

The team pick out the key takeaways from each episode and how to use it on the pitch, at all the levels of the game.

The three main presentations in the show:

Athlete Agility Lab – Decision Making in Team Agility Sport with Robin Eager
http://www.athleteagilitylab.com/episode-24-decision-making-in-team-invasion-sports-with-mike-ashford/

The Rugby Analysis Deep Dive – Geraint Davies with Lewis Ludlow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prBzYdYpEOA&feature=youtu.be

England Rugby – Preparing Player for Pre-Season with Robin Eager and Tim Hall
https://www.englandrugby.com/news/article/weekly-online-coaching-webinars

COMING UP

The Rugby Analysis Deep Dive – Geraint Davies with Joe Larkin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prBzYdYpEOA&feature=youtu.be

Getting the performance culture right – Ben Ryan with Kenya Rugby 
Friday 28th June – 10:00pm UK Time
Zoom ID – 892 3561 3492

The Curious Coach Club – Coaching Mavericks
https://www.ukcoaching.org/courses/workshops/curious-coaches-club-open-webinar/32103

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