Coaching Themes: Can an F1 pit board make you a better coach?
This piece is based on the work I do using themes in sports coaching – this season the HAC RFC are implementing an Ayrton Senna theme – and have documented…
Category: Rugby
The Use of Themes in Coaching: A Framework for Coaches
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Confessions of a Women’s Rugby Novice…
First Timer: Last December I had the privilege to take a group of U16 players to Twickenham to the Varsity matches between Oxford and Cambridge. For some it was their first…
Reflections on ‘Redefining Masculinity…’ – Mental Health and Emotional Well-Being
Below are some reflections on the project I was working on last term with a school rugby team (U16s) I coached. An introduction to it all can be found here.…
Reflections on ‘Redefining Masculinity…’ – An Overview
Now that the football season is in full swing – I am taking the mighty 4s this year who are unbeaten so far – it has given me ample time…
Firsts and Lasts: From Croke Park to Twickenham
I remember trips with my father to lots of sporting venues. I have very vivid memories of visiting Croke Park, the home of Gaelic games, with its old wooden benches…
Reassessing Role Models and Guest Coach Dr Anna Stodter
Reassessing Role Models: “All women become like their mothers – that’s their great tragedy. No man does – that is his.” Oscar Wilde At the very start of this…
Team Architecture: Peruvian Tekkers, High-Five to Victory and How Teams Can Save You
“Though she be but little, she be fierce” Helena, A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream Peruvian Tekkers: What is it with props? In all the teams I have ever been involved…
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