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Rugby Coach WeeklyCoaching Blasts: What should we expect of a U14 rugby player, with Gary TownsendSend us a textIn this short podcast, Dan speaks to Gary Townsend, head of rugby at Switch Rugby about whether we have the wrong expectations of young rugby players.He is former RFU National Player Development Manager and Bristol Bears Junior Academy manager.In this episode, they discuss what a capable 13-year-old rugby player should achieve on the pitch and what coaches need to do differently to ensure we focus on the right skills and game understanding.To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby...2024-10-0423 min
Rugby Coach WeeklyCoaching Blasts: What age to specialise as a 9 or 10, with Gary TownsendSend us a textIn this short podcast, Dan speaks to Gary Townsend, head of rugby at Switch Rugby with a focus on deciding when to help players specialise as a 9 or 10.He is former RFU National Player Development Manager and Bristol Bears Junior Academy manager.In this episode, they discuss the best age, why it makes sense for this position and how it impacts their future development.To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach WeeklyTo find out more about this...2024-09-2022 min
Rugby Coach WeeklyCoaching blasts: What young players want from your session, with Gary TownsendSend us a textIn this short podcast, Dan speaks to Gary Townsend, head of rugby at Switch Rugby with a focus on developing young players, coaches and clubs. He is former RFU National Player Development Manager and Bristol Bears Junior Academy manager.In this episode, they discuss what players want from your coaching sessions. To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach WeeklyAlso, tap into the library of 4,000 pages of activities, advice, tactics and tips to help you become the best r...2024-07-0524 min
Rugby Coach WeeklyCoaching blasts: How do you make an U12 player more skilful, with Gary TownsendSend us a textIn this short podcast, Dan speaks to Gary Townsend, head of rugby at Switch Rugby with a focus on developing young players, coaches and clubs. He is former RFU National Player Development Manager and Bristol Bears Junior Academy manager.They discuss how you make a U12 player more skilful and what that might look like in training.To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach WeeklyAlso, tap into the library of 4,000 pages of activities, advice, tactics and tips to...2024-05-3121 min
Rugby Coach WeeklyAsk RCW: How do I stop my forwards from being lazy at rucks?Send us a textDan chats with Gary Townsend, the Bristol Bears Junior Academy manager about a question from Will Jones, an U15s coach from Cardiff.He asks: The backs are doing the forwards' work when it comes to the breakdown. Plenty of forwards are way too lazy and not bothering to clear out and secure the ball. Do you have any good drills we could use to get them switched back onto this?We cover:What do the forwards want to doDo we need to have position-specific rolesHow to use...2023-08-2820 min
Rugby Coach WeeklyAsk RCW: How do we improve our scanningSend us a textDan with Gary Townsend, the Bristol Bears Junior Academy Manager, chat about a question from coach Renzo Vedovelli on scanning.Renzo runs an U15s team, and his 9, 10 and 15 tend to look into the ball rather than at the opportunities.Dan and Gary discuss the following:What do you want them to look for?What is appropriate for this age group?How you would set this up in training?The practicalities of scanning. If you want your question answered by the RCW panel, then drop us a l...2022-08-2429 min
Rugby Coach WeeklyAsk RCW: Struggling to run our backs moves in matchesSend us a textDan is joined by Gary Townsend, the Bristol Bears Junior Academy Manager to chat about Mark Poole's question about his colts team.They are struggling to implement their backs moves and shape in matches, despite training going well and skills levels remaining high.Dan and Gary discuss the following:Why do you need the backs move?What triggers the move?Ways to practise the play.Nudging the players into when to use the play.If you want your question answered by the RCW panel, then drop us...2022-07-1324 min
Total Movie RecallTMR 043 – Aladdin (1992) This week on Total Movie Recall, Steve and Ryan offend approximately 1/7th of the world’s population, which has historically gone very well. Ryan’s love of fairy tale settings don’t truck with Steve, who favors Disney’s gritty, street-level crime drama Aladdin. Ryan gets vulnerable about the deterioration of his mental health in this dumpster fire world we have, and Steve, ever a good man and a good friend, reaches out. We encourage you to reach out too. Because everything sucks right now, and you need to connect with your fellow humans to survive. Also, this is...2020-10-191h 25