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Category Archives: Parental Advice
Advice for Parents – Protective Equipment
Important advice for parents of junior players to consider in the off season. Continue reading
LTAD – What is it? What Should you know as a Parent?
The first time I came across LTAD I thought it was the name of village in South Wales. When I first met Istvan Balyi the originator of the phrase I was more confused. Not having come from a sports science … Continue reading
Back To Basics
A plea to keep coaching simple for the young player. Continue reading
Tips For Managing The Teenager Years
Some tips for coaches and parents on dealing with the dreaded teenage years. Continue reading
The Coach / Parent Dynamic
For those of you coaching children’s rugby teams, communicating and interacting with parents comes with the territory. The behavior of parents at Rugby games has come increasingly under the microscope in recent years. Much of the focus is on the … Continue reading
Rugby Parents – Making The Difference
A look at the commitment of time parents need to make with talented children. Continue reading
Coaches and Parents Be Aware – “The Relative Age Effect”
There are a wide variety of factors, such as socioeconomic status, sex and family background, that can and do influence selection and progression in elite sport. One factor that does seem to influence high-level performance is termed the relative age effect. Continue reading
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Tagged creating your squad, relative age, rugby development
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Practice it the right way!
Practice does not make perfect. Practice makes permanent. Only perfect practice make perfect. Just putting your training time won’t do, especially if it’s the wrong way. All your hard work, sacrifice and discipline won’t mean a thing if you have … Continue reading
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Tagged coach development, coaching children, player development, rugby coaching tips, rugby development, rugby player improvement
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Maximising Teenage Talent
The former Performance Director of British Swimming, Bill Sweetenham headed up the British assault
on the 2008 Beijing Olympics. His appointment was preceded by a six-year stint as the Australian
youth Swimming Coach overseeing the buildup to the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Sweetenham reminds us that when a new coach arrives on the scene, invariably you will hear the
term, ‘I’ll be innovative and creative’. Commencing his talk with a basic exercise, Sweetenham
asked all present to stand. He then posed general activity questions, ranging from whether the
coach drove the same way to work every day, ate at the same table every night, or always shaved
with the same pattern. When any coach present could answer ‘Yes’, they sat down. Not surprisingly
after five or six questions no coach remained standing, highlighting Sweetenham’s point – how can
coaches be innovative and creative at training when “their home life is as boring as hell”? Continue reading
Posted in A, Age, Category, Coaches, Coaches, Colts- U18-19, Parent, Parental Advice, Role, Ruckipedia, Site Articles, rugby development
Tagged player development, player improvement, preparation, Rugby Coaching, rugby development
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Player Reviews And Feedback Are They Yesterdays Papers?
A controversial look at player reviews and feedback. Continue reading
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