Category Archives: Player Advice

Questions? – Get Asking

The ability to ask questions and aply learning is crucial to a players development. Continue reading

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Get Motivated, Get Better (Part 381)

The Quote “It’s not that all of us have to dedicate our life to our sport, rather, we can dedicate our sport to our life”- Dan Millman (Author) The Lesson Rugby should be but a part of our full and … Continue reading

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Pitfalls Of Fitness Testing

What’s wrong with Fitness Testing? Testing is open to manipulation – A player can bluff the early tests. Coming close to the key season games, it is then easy to beat their previous scores and look like Lazarus. Suitability of … Continue reading

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Twenty Thoughts For The Developing Player

1. Listen 2. Train Hard 3. Train Smart 4. Accept responsibility for your own development 5. Out-prepare everyone in your team 6. Dream big 7. Believe in yourself 8. Back yourself 9. Get up faster when you are knocked down … Continue reading

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Rotator Cuff

Lisa gives an insight into to avoid injuries to the rotator cuff. Continue reading

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Fun!!

There is one important factor when you are playing, that sometimes gets forgotten, is to have a fun! Isn’t that why you are involved in the sport in the first place? Ask yourself are you enjoying what you are doing? … Continue reading

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Explain The Whys?

Some simple advice to get the best from your players. Continue reading

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Refereeing the Lineout

An insight into refereeing the lineout. Continue reading

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Attacking Line out – The Physios View

Lisa gives her views on how a physio looks at the demands of the lineout. Continue reading

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Taking Responsibility

Many young players and parents have over the years asked me what is the key attribute to making it and becoming a professional player? I think many believe my answer to be evasive in that I always tell them what … Continue reading

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