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Rugby Coach WeeklyWomen's Rugby Coaching Magazine World Cup Podcast Series: Setting the sceneSend us a textTo launch the series and to get excited for the first round of matches, Jess Bunyard is joined by fierce rugby activist Alice Soper to chat about her country being the host nation. Eamonn Hogan also joins the podcast to discuss barriers to coaching.To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly To find out more about our Partner Club offer CLICK HEREAlso, tap into the library of 4,000 pages of activities, advice, tactics and tips to help...
2022-10-0736 min
Rugby Coach WeeklyRoundup Rodeo Ep58: Reviewing the best contentSend us a textHost Phil Llewellyn with guests review some of the many great podcasts, books, articles and webinars from the last week. This week's guest: Jess Bunyard, Editor Women's Rugby Coaching magazine, Head of women's and girls rugby and assistant academy coach at Huddersfield RUFC. The team pick discuss their experiences of pre-season so far, how the return from Covid has been managed and it's impact on planning and delivery. Women's Rugby Coaching – Rugby Coach WeeklySUGGESTED CONTENT/WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED How To...
2021-08-2939 min
Rugby Coach WeeklyThe Final: The Remarkable and Untold Story of the 2014 RWC (part four)Send us a textThe remarkable and untold story of the 2014 Rugby World Cup winning England side from the view of their coaches, Gary Street and Graham Smith.In this episode, winning a World Cup twice, watching the same game every week, abandoning a bus on a traffic island, ‘Paul McGinley didn’t coach them did he?’, Alex Payne, Johnny Hammond, Nick Heath’s 'Never Forget' and ‘It wasn’t our choice'.Gary and Graham speak to Eamonn Hogan and Jess Bunyard.The producer and editor is Eamonn Hogan.Credits:
2021-04-261h 08
Rugby Coach WeeklyThe Final: The Remarkable and Untold Story of the 2014 RWC (part three)Send us a textThe remarkable and untold story of the 2014 Rugby World Cup winning England side from the view of their coaches, Gary Street and Graham Smith. In this episode, approaches to the selection of Captain, why its not a sacrifice to play for your country, ‘you’re not fit to wear the shirt’, guns, bullets and the team begin their journey at the 2014 Rugby World Cup in France.Gary and Graham speak to Eamonn Hogan and Jess Bunyard.The producer and editor is Eamonn Hogan.All Match Audio t...
2021-04-2157 min
Rugby Coach WeeklyThe Final: The Remarkable and Untold Story of the 2014 RWC (part two)Send us a textThe remarkable and untold story of the 2014 Rugby World Cup winning England side from the view of their coaches, Gary Street and Graham Smith.In this episode, recovering from a World Cup final loss, the power of a Post It note, ‘Toughen Up Tuesdays’, random Tornado's and how a 'wet Wednesday in Waikato’ in 2013 was so significant.Gary and Graham speak to Eamonn Hogan and Jess Bunyard.The producer and editor is Eamonn Hogan.Gary Street Interview with New Zealand Television: All Blacks YouTube Page Publis...
2021-04-1434 min
Rugby Coach WeeklyThe Final: The Remarkable and Untold Story of the 2014 RWC (part one)Send us a textThe remarkable and untold story of the 2014 Rugby World Cup winning England side from the view of their coaches, Gary Street and Graham Smith.In this episode, early forays into the women's game, creating monsters, hotels 'down the road’, how one tackle in 2006 changed the face of English women’s rugby and the how pain of the 2010 World Cup Final loss drove them both towards 2014.Gary and Graham speak to Eamonn Hogan and Jess Bunyard.The producer and editor is Eamonn Hogan.Music and sound cred...
2021-04-0750 min
Rugby Coach WeeklyMental wellness for women rugby coachesSend us a textIn this episode of the Women's Rugby Coaching podcast, Jess Bunyard is joined by Vicky Alexander. Vicky has a number of rugby roles including Petersfield RFC Senior Men’s Coach and Cobham Girl’s Rugby Lead. The episode discusses Vicky's coaching work at Cobham including recognising and supporting female players with their mental health. As well as detailing her own experiences, Vicky has advice for other coaches and clubs wishing to better support players' mental wellness. Jess and Vicky also chat about Girls Rugby Club and plan...
2021-03-2652 min
Rugby Coach WeeklyCoaching the Red Roses: Learning, Balance and HeartSend us a textWomen's Rugby Coaching magazine editor, Jess Bunyard, goes to the very top of the English game to chat with Simon Middleton and Amy Turner. Simon has been the Head Coach of England Women since 2015, winning 2 Six Nations titles and taking the team to the 2017 World Cup final. Amy is Performance Pathway Officer for England Rugby and is currently undertaking a coaching internship with England as part of the Rugby World Cup 2021 programme. Amy and Simon discuss what makes a successful coaching dynamic, how they're working together and whe...
2021-02-241h 04
Rugby Coach WeeklyTime for change: Women's Rugby Coaching magazine launchedSend us a textDan speaks to Jess Bunyard, the editor of the world's first Women's Rugby Coaching magazine.Jess tells us why it's the right time to launch, what's different about it, and why it's all about growing the women's rugby community.She talks about the features of this issue, including dealing with menstrual cycle for players, growing a new club time and the speaking with the inspirational Sarah Ebd Albaki. Plus, she highlights some of the great activities to help girls and women develop their skills and game awareness....
2021-02-0922 min
Rugby Coach WeeklyBreaking the PANE: Themes & storytelling for all levelsSend us a textAndy Stevens and David Sharkey join Jess Bunyard on Breaking The Pane to discuss themes and storytelling. With each person at a different stage exploring themes, the group travel through their own experiences offering a guide to anyone wishing to add theming to their coaching toolbox. The trio also discusses whether there are any differences in storytelling within men's and women's teams and at what age can a team be introduced to theming.David Sharkey is currently teaching English at Hampton School alongside coaching at the Honorable Artillery Company. H...
2020-11-181h 09
Rugby Coach WeeklyBreaking the PANE: The battle of the doctorsSend us a textIn episode 3, Dr Anna Stodter and Dr Ed Hall, give Jess Bunyard and listeners a tutorial in all things coach development and learning. The group tackle:what effective reflection as a coach looks like, diversity within coach educationwhat the future holds for coach education. Whether you want to discover what it takes to research coach education or how to make your coach learning better for you, this is the pod for you.To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Wee...
2020-09-301h 21
Rugby Coach WeeklyBreaking the Pane discusses women in sport, sexism and social media abuseSend us a textThis week in the first-ever Breaking The Pane podcast Jess Bunyard is joined by Lichfield Ladies Head Coach Maria Crowfoot and UK Coaching's Coach Developer Jenny Coady. The team discuss the recent BBC Sport survey into the social media abuse and sexism experienced by elite British sportswomen. One striking result to emerge from the survey was that 65% of the athletes had suffered from sexism but only 10% felt comfortable enough to report it. The team also share some of their own personal horror stories and discuss how the sports community ca...
2020-08-231h 13
Rugby Coach WeeklyReturn To Play: Practical approaches to coachingSend us a textDan Cottrell speaks to Jess Bunyard, Andy Stevens and Jamie Green about their approaches to Return to Play.Jess is director of women and girls rugby and RDO at Huddersfield YMCA RFC. Andy is chair of mini and juniors at Ellingham and Ringwood RFC. Jamie is director of rugby at Royston RFC. They all coach across a wide range of age groups.I asked them the following questions:What's exciting you most about returning to coach, not just RTP?What are the main challenges for your players in...
2020-08-1254 min
Rugby Coach WeeklyRoundup Rodeo Ep11: Reviewing last week’s pick of the pods & webinarsSend us a textHost Phil Llewellyn with guests Jess Bunyard, Maria Crowfoot and Anastacia Long review some of the many great podcasts and webinars from the last week.The team pick out the key takeaways from each episode and how to use it on the pitch, at all the levels of the game.The main three reviews are:England Rugby – Race, Rugby and the Women's GameUK Sport – Curious Coaches Club: Coaching MavericksThe Magic Academy – IDP with Aiden McNultyCOMING UPU...
2020-07-051h 06
Rugby Coach WeeklyRugby Coach Weekly’s Haunted House: Episode 3Send us a textWelcome to the Rugby Coach Weekly...Haunted House, featuring:Andy Stevens, Academy Chair and Club Coaching Coordinator at Ellingham and Ringwood, Level 2 coach, working with the clubs U11s, plus U13s and U15s girls, and coaching U18 boys at the local college.Jess Bunyard, Director of Women and Girls Rugby and Rugby Development Officer at Huddersfield YM RUFC. Head coach of University of Huddersfield Women's Team. Level 2 coach, assisting Yorkshire U18s Girls team Nathan Gosling, a t...
2020-05-271h 02