How to get the kids into a learning mode? Start with the right coaching style!
About coaching
Half time talk
What to say in the half-time talk?
Gamesense in Rugby 1+1v1 exercise
Confidence booster and improving game sense in the Rugby Duel.
The Red Army
Sometimes, you might need the Red Army.
Rugby 2v2, The race to the space
The 2v2 in rugby, a special tactical concept!
Training kids: mix or select?
Do we mix-up the children with different abilities or select and split?
Collecting the Front Row Tax
Hey Backs! The Front Row wins the ball (you spill), now they come and collect their tax.
The Rugby Empowerer
Train to Win (T2W) The Rugby Empowerer deals with players that are adults and representative players. Goal is develop a winning combination. The principles of adult learning together with the characteristics of champion athletes imply that coaches must release rather than restrict the potential of the players and other coaching staff, otherwise the potential for…
Overtraining – how to prevent this?
Yes, you can do too much! rugby is all about hard work, what happens when we work too hard?
In the car – podcasting!
Daily commute – don’t rush it, listen to podcasts!
Three Nines!
A small town club in Scotland celebrates their three Nines.
Training preparation form for Rugby
Wesley contacted me regarding the training preparation form
I love Rugby Sevens
Sevens is a lovely game
Rugby to the Rescue of American Football
Tackling in the USA Continue reading
France – New Zealand autumn 2018
We drove all the way to Toulon and Grenoble to watch these two Autumn Internationals.
Teambuilding basics
Teambuilding is an elementary part of your work as a coach.
The role of the Clubcoordinator
With all the different phases in development to organise, you will need a Clubco!
Six measures to improve fun and play (in hockey)
Measures to improve fun?
Eddie Jones!
Eddie is visiting his friend Desmond Tuiavii – IN THE NETHERLANDS!
Train ugly
A tiger that says “maybe hunting is not my thing”.