Martin's Rugby Coaching Forum

Hello Martin,

One of our top players wants to leave for another club, what should we do.....? We really need him in the team and I feel we still have lots to offer him.

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Geoff

You have to decide if you want this player to stay, so sit down and listen to him. Solve this situation as fast as possible, it's your highest priority. Try to find out if other teammates already know of his decision to leave, if not keep it a secret to save the player involved the embarrassment if he decides to stay. Talk with the player and find out the real reasons, discuss his rugby career and argue it's in his best interest to stay. If it requires other people to convince him, bring them in.

If a players does not really wants to leave but tries to blackmail you, be hard: tell him how he needs to communicate with you and that next time he will go!

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Martin, Rugbyhead