The RUGBY LEAGUE COACH Podcast

Building on part one last week, PART TWO of our Representative Coaching Special goes right into the nitty gritty of how to coach players with only a few sessions available to you Level up your coaching game with Episode...

Between 1957 and 1970, rugby league didn't just change on the field. It changed as a product, as entertainment, and as an international sport. And a lot of the rugby league we recognise today starts taking shape right...

It's rep season! So it's a great time for PART ONE of our Representative Coaching Special. How to coach players with only a few sessions available to you The second part of this series will be out as normal, Monday 19th...

A year ago, Hull KR were all the rage But this year it was Wakefield who took centre stage Their team and coach will go down as club greats And I bet they partied like it’s 1968 Poor Sam Burgess and Wire - wasn’t their...

Imagine if you can it's October 1954... 72 years ago. In the UK, bomb sites from WW2 still scar many cities. Food rationing has only just ended and most families don't own a television. Winston Churchill is approaching...

WHAT SHOULD COACHES BE STUDYING THIS OFF-SEASON? We talk constantly about players needing to improve. But what about coaches? What are you studying? Because if we're asking our players to get better every week, I think...

We had it all in the weekends Super League Leeds lost and some blamed the referees, Warrington aiming for their first since ‘55 Was it an obstruction or did Wiliams dive? Then Wigan fluffed their lines on the 17th win...

Coach the collision, not just the tackle Don't make every tackle about getting three people into a wrestle. The first 0.5 seconds may be more important than what happens afterwards. To find out why...level up your...

Wigan and Leeds will be tough as teak For the teams that managed to win first week Wakefield took good care of Leigh, Their dominance there for all to see Warrington knocked off Hull KR’s crown, Two sent off this...

Why do we expect coaches to be ready for the biggest job they've ever had simply because they were a great player? Being able to play isn't the same as being able to teach and coach. Being able to understand football...

So, Wigan’s great run sees them finish top, Looking at results, will Leeds and KR flop? Wakey and Leigh do it all again next week Bradford’s end to the year was rather meek Toulouse finish as kings of France But all...

Game-based training is a better approach than rigid drills to foster better decision-making and skill application. Your host also advocates for a developmental approach in junior coaching that prioritises player...

Wigan have one hand on the shield They dominated Leeds all over the field The race at both ends is hotting up Toulouse look like winning the mythical French Cup York’s big win has given them some space There’s three...

How can coaches or players improve if they focus on rugby league for six months a year? In Australia and other places, the season is over or almost over. For some, it ended weeks ago. Some coaches and players will now...

There are two more Super League rounds to go The Giants dealt Leigh a significant blow Catalans and Leeds got big wins too, Leaving St Helens with it all to do. Y ork and the Bulls sit in bottom place What will the...