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Hosted by Dan Cottrell · 🇺🇸 US · EN-GB · 386 episodes
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Dan Cottrell and guests discuss all the hot topics in grass roots rugby coaching from managing concussion to dealing with parents.
Dan Cottrell hosts Rugby Coach Weekly, a sports show with 386 episodes published.
Send us Fan Mail Refereeing age-grade rugby is rarely straightforward, particularly when you are also the coach. Dan Cottrell is joined by Advantage Over podcast host and laws expert Keith Lewis to explore how coaches wi
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Rugby Coach Weekly podcast, Dan Cottrell speaks to Martin McTaggart, RFU Playing Pathways Manager, about the EDGE framework, a way of helping coaches, selectors and pathway volunte
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dan Cottrell speaks to Mark Williams, head coach of North Division U18s, lead rugby coach at Birkenhead School, a forward's coach with Lymm in National Two, and Liverpool John Moores Uni
Send us Fan Mail Pads, tackle shields and crash mats can be some of the most useful kit in a rugby session, but only when coaches know exactly why they are using them. In this 50:22 episode, Dan Cottrell and Stu James di
Send us Fan Mail One in five players may be neurodivergent, and rugby is often a sport that attracts players who think, learn and experience the world differently. The good news? The coaching adjustments that help neurod
Send us Fan Mail Fault correction sits at the heart of coaching, but done poorly it kills flow, confidence and learning. In this episode, Dan Cottrell and Stu James break down how to intervene with purpose , so players i
Send us Fan Mail What if the biggest thing holding your players back is not skill but belief? In this episode, Dan Cottrell, head coach at Rugby Coach Weekly and S tuart James, coach developer at Guildford RFC, unpack on
Send us Fan Mail What really wins rugby matches — instinct or insight? In this episode, Dan Cottrell sits down with rugby analyst, journalist, and coach Sam Larner to unpack the growing influence of data in the modern ga
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Rugby Coach Weekly podcast, Dan Cottrell speaks to coach and former professional player Sam Mace about the journey from playing to coaching and the lessons that shaped his philosop
Send us Fan Mail What does sustainable performance actually look like in elite sport and leadership? In this episode of the Rugby Coach Weekly podcast, Dan speaks with Lúcás Ó’Ceallacháin , a high-performance coach and l
Send us Fan Mail What does it really mean to be the adult in the room? In this powerful and honest conversation, I sit down with Tara Lynn , transformational coach and trusted adviser to high performers who have reached
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dan Cottrell is joined once again by skill acquisition specialist Job Fransen , Associate Professor at Charles Sturt University and Managing Director of SkillACQ. Together they explore w
Send us Fan Mail What actually happens on a Saturday night when the final whistle blows and rugby stories still need to be told? In this episode of the Rugby Coach Weekly podcast, Dan is joined by Ben Jaycock, assistant
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Rugby Coach Weekly podcast, Dan Cottrell sits down with Steve Grainger, Executive Director of Rugby Development at England Rugby, for an open and thoughtful conversation about the
Send us Fan Mail What does it really take to align dozens of volunteer coaches, hundreds of players, and a whole club around one clear development pathway? In this episode of the Rugby Coach Weekly podcast, Dan Cottrell
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Rugby Coach Weekly podcast, Dan Cottrell is joined by performance coach Nash Cohen to explore what it really means to coach with conviction. From defining winning beyond the scoreb
Send us Fan Mail What does real toughness look like in rugby? In this episode of the Rugby Coach Weekly podcast, Dan Cottrell is joined by Jack Heald , Director of Rugby at Barnes RFC and rugby professional at Felsted Sc
Send us Fan Mail What do you stabilise first when you inherit a team at the bottom of the table? In this episode of the Rugby Coach Weekly podcast, Dan Cottrell speaks with Ross Bundy , Head Coach of Leicester Tigers Wom
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dan Cottrell is joined by Phil Kearney , Associate Professor at the University of Limerick and co-founder of an organisation focused on developing a positive community of practice in ski
Send us Fan Mail In this Rugby Coach Weekly podcast, Dan Cottrell sits down with Darren Rea , John Peel , and Gareth Lewis to explore how inclusive SEND rugby has grown from a few Sunday sessions into a powerful communit
Sam Larner
author of 'Attacking The Space'
1 appearance on this show
Gareth Lewis
Portable Air Purifier Product Manager · British Association of Medical Aesthetic Nurses
1 appearance on this show
Dan Cottrell
Rugby Coach Weekly
1 appearance on this show
Stuart James
Guildford RFC
1 appearance on this show
Sam Mace
SMPerformance
1 appearance on this show
Ben Jaycock
The Rugby Paper
1 appearance on this show
Steve Grainger
England Rugby
1 appearance on this show
Charlie Farrell
Banbridge RFC
1 appearance on this show
Nash Cohen
Jamaica UK
1 appearance on this show
Jack Heald
Barnes RFC
1 appearance on this show
Ross Bundy
Leicester Tigers Women
1 appearance on this show
Phil Kearney
University of Limerick
1 appearance on this show
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Rugby Coach Weekly is hosted by Dan Cottrell. The show is categorised under sports (rugby) and has published 386 episodes.
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