My coaching philosophy is summed up by “success through enjoyment”.
Having enjoyed playing rugby throughout my youth and early adult life I took up coaching in 2015 following an injury which ended my playing career. Since then I have been fortunate enough to hold several coaching and leadership positions at Old Alleynians RFC and am a qualified RFU Level 3 Coach.
The blog posts in this section are reflections from my coaching experience.
Rugby Blog Posts
Embracing Admin
Bringing ideas to life
RFU Level 3
Sharing my experience
The Season That Won’t Be
Finding a way through
Fraternising with the ‘Opposition’
Connecting with the coaching community
The importance of empathy in the coach-player relationship
What is the player going to do with that information?
L.I.L.A.C Communications Model
L.I.L.A.C is a way of working with groups to reach consensus
Session Planning Template
Word document template for planning training sessions