Podcasts
Since December 2019, I have discussed some of the ideas and experiences I outline on this site on various podcasts. They are collated here for those who would care to…
"No man ever steps in the same river twice. For it is not the same river and he is not the same man." – Heraclitus
Since December 2019, I have discussed some of the ideas and experiences I outline on this site on various podcasts. They are collated here for those who would care to…
If you wish to discuss, challenge or ask questions on anything here, get in touch: Twitter @teachingsharks As an (Irish) English teacher who coaches, I am intrigued by the language…
What are we, if not our stories? The Walworth Farce Having spent the past season exploring how ‘Themes’ can be used in rugby, I have learned about how effective this…
Last summer I joined the rugby coaching team at the Honorable Artillery Company (HAC). Having explored themes in coaching with a schoolboy side this year, we decided to use one…
This piece is based on using a theme in rugby coaching. The theme I chose to explore with an U15s schoolboy’s team was ‘Project Apollo’ and the people and events…
This project is part of a series that looks at using a theme – in our case, the Apollo 11 mission – alongside coaching a school rugby team. You can…
This article is part of a series where the Apollo 11 mission is used as a theme alongside the coaching of a school rugby team. The aim is to create…
While most of this project will centre on the feats of Apollo 11’s success, there is a dark failure NASA learned from and is worthwhile to explore for our team.…