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 Forum: The Team Plan   Topic: Do not understand our teamplay

Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 10:48 am 

Replies: 1
Views: 865


Hi, What surprises me is that you do not have a clear understanding of how the team should play, and that your teammates also seem to be in this situation. What is the role of your coach in this? Perhaps you or your captain can approach him or may be to discuss this? Never suck up, your input is obv...

 Forum: Training Exercises   Topic: Plyometrics

 Post subject: Re: Plyometrics
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 2:24 pm 

Replies: 2
Views: 1031


I have found a lot of useful info in a book "Jumping into Plyometrics". Check out that part of my site. Most important is technique: 1. Landing front foot, then heel 2. Immediately launch for the next jump 3. Pay attention not to use hard surfaces The number of bounds/jumps can be slowly i...

 Forum: Skills   Topic: Run past defenders?

Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 3:20 pm 

Replies: 2
Views: 759


A good example of exactly that is in this clip:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWtBTvCDjX4

Ngwenya beating Habana for speed..... The best try of RWC2007 I think,

Wilson

 Forum: Skills   Topic: tackle with confidence

 Post subject: Re: tackle with confidence
Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 4:38 pm 

Replies: 1
Views: 640


Hello, Perhaps getting protective gear will give you some confidence as will doing weight training. But most of all confidence comes from practise. Describe all the little steps that make up a tackle actions and work on these individual elements. Work with your coach on those bits that needs practis...

 Forum: Overall stuff   Topic: A training session for large group

Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 10:20 pm 

Replies: 2
Views: 1431


What's wrong with doing teamwork? I would be jealous for having 30 players at my training!

 Forum: Laws of the Game   Topic: On your feet at the breakdown

Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 10:17 pm 

Replies: 1
Views: 907


Stand over the ball, waiting to be pulled down: not very clever is it?

Obviously the best thing to do get ball and do something! No excuse for loitering and just looking aggressive anymore..........

 Forum: Laws of the Game   Topic: Lightening

 Post subject: Re: Lightening
Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 10:03 pm 

Replies: 2
Views: 962


This is what I do: sounds travel at 300 m/s so if the difference between the flash and the bang is less than 3 sec / 1 km we leave the pitch.

 Forum: Overall stuff   Topic: Sponsorship

 Post subject: Sponsorship
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 7:33 pm 

Replies: 1
Views: 946


Hi there Martin



Can I ask you if you have any sample sponsorship proposals for clubs in start up mode?

We need money and the players and I pay for everything ourselves. It would be nice to get some equipment and a scrum machine is a dream....

Rgds

 Forum: Overall stuff   Topic: Team management system

 Post subject: Re: Team management system
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 7:13 pm 

Replies: 6
Views: 2611


I used to have an online account at Nortia Technologies but they are closing down.... Seems I have to go back to Excel. :roll:

 Forum: Overall stuff   Topic: The Limits of Sportsmanship

Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 7:07 pm 

Replies: 2
Views: 1206


Great story of course, but Sara would not have been helped in a game of rugby. If you are not fit to compete, you will loose!

 Forum: Overall stuff   Topic: player won't listen

 Post subject: player won't listen
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 8:33 am 

Replies: 1
Views: 1458


Hello Martin,

A player in my team seems to pay little attention to my advise as his coach, how can I involve him better?

Would like to hear....

 Forum: Shuttle Run Test   Topic: Shuttle Run BEEP Test

Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 11:01 am 

Replies: 8
Views: 7773


I upgraded to Team Beep test and ran the test using this tool, very handy indeed! Can I bring my previous test results into the tool in order to display those results as well?

 Forum: Overall stuff   Topic: Advise on nutrition for a weekend event

 Post subject: Good advise
Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 10:59 am 

Replies: 2
Views: 1787


Thanks Martin, good to focus on drinking and some sandwiches after the Friday evening session.

 Forum: Overall stuff   Topic: Advise on nutrition for a weekend event

Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 4:11 pm 

Replies: 2
Views: 1787


Hello Martin,

Read your pages on nutrition but I'm afraid it is too complicated for me.... Pls. advise, we are setting up a rugby training event that will take Friday evening and the whole Saturday. What would your advise on the menu be?

 Forum: Shuttle Run Test   Topic: Shuttle Run BEEP Test

Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 6:18 pm 

Replies: 8
Views: 7773


Used your tool last week - it worked really great. Thnkas for providing this for free.....
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