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Posted on January 25, 2021January 26, 2021

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…

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Posted on May 29, 2020

‘Coachspeak’: Reflections on Language

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…

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Posted on May 3, 2020July 10, 2020

The Use of Themes in Coaching: A Framework for Coaches

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…

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Posted on April 6, 2020April 6, 2020

Coaching Through Themes: Shackleton’s Endurance

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…

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Posted on February 3, 2020March 20, 2020

Reflections on ‘Project Apollo’

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…

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Posted on December 5, 2019December 5, 2019

Project Apollo: What if? Why not?

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…

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Posted on November 26, 2019December 25, 2019

Project Apollo: The Invisible Astronaut

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…

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Posted on October 20, 2019October 20, 2019

Team Architecture: Learning from Failure

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.…

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