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Active rugby warm up routine

admin wrote 7 hours ago: Here is a warm up routine that has the following great attributes: 1. It works the whole body. … more →

Tags: Dan Cottrell, Rugby Coaching, U.S. Rugby, Warm-ups, women's rugby

You must have fun playing rugby

admin wrote 1 week ago: On a long tour, certain characters make a real difference. Here is a really interesting interview th … more →

Tags: Dan Cottrell, Conditioning, Th Lions, Bryn Palmer, rugby fun

Rugby training doesn't need fit balls

admin wrote 3 weeks ago: Here is an article on why we might spend too much time worrying about training the core muscles when … more →

Tags: Dan Cottrell, core stability, fitness drills, scientific research

Fun rugby skills game

admin wrote 1 month ago: Last night I played a game called “Ragger” with my team. We must have played for over an … more →

Tags: Dan Cottrell

Rugby wrestling drills

admin wrote 2 months ago: Here are some basic ideas for rugby wrestling drills from Rugby World. The drills are rugby spe … more →

Tags: Dan Cottrell, Rugby Skills, rugby fitness drills, Rugby World magazine, rugby wrestling

The Lions do England a favour

admin wrote 2 months ago: In all the excitement of the Lions announcements, plus all the usual “emotional” guff a … more →

Tags: Dan Cottrell, Rugby Coaching, Rugby Team Management, Brian O'Driscoll, england rugby, Lions 2009, Rest and Recovery, SRU, wru?

A rugby coaching blog well worth following2 comments

admin wrote 3 months ago: In the last few weeks I have been following an excellent blog from an Irish conditioner called Mike … more →

Tags: Dan Cottrell, Gavin Henson, Fitness, Conditioning, Mike McGurn, rugby coaching blogs, Brian O'Driscoll, John Hayes

From small pitch to large pitch

admin wrote 5 months ago:   I have just read some interesting concerns on the Better Rugby Coaching forum about the way to hel … more →

Tags: Dan Cottrell, Rugby Skills, Rugby Training, Kicking, Youth Rugby

The five best sports to learn from (3)

admin wrote 5 months ago: In the January 2008 edition of Rugby Coach I explained how Greco-Roman wrestling could be used in … more →

Tags: Dan Cottrell, Rugby Skills, Rugby Training, Conditioning, mauling, rucking, Scrum, Training, Wrestling

Should I let my players over indulge this Christmas?

admin wrote 6 months ago: Oooh, the temptations of Christmas…just putting in this picture made my mouth water. Luckily … more →

Tags: Dan Cottrell, Rugby Team Management, Christmas, Eating, Fitness, Food

Blast your team before the game to blast away the opposition in the game

admin wrote 9 months ago: Canadian Team Warm Up Players need to get to near the same intensity in the warm up as they would … more →

Tags: Dan Cottrell, Rugby Training, aerobic rugby, anaerobic rugby, Chris Jones olympics, Huw Bevan, Ospreys, rugby warm ups

Rugby pre-season conditioning: keeping the form2 comments

admin wrote 11 months ago:   There are too many “beach” fitness gurus around these days and not enough true sports’ fitness exp … more →

Tags: Dan Cottrell, Rugby Coaching, Rugby Training, chirs jones coach, Pre-Season, Preseason, rugby conditioning, rugby weights

A Tough Rugby Week Ahead for Some1 comment

admin wrote 1 year ago:   It is going to be tough time for 40 boys in the Osprey region (Wales) next week. The Under 16 and … more →

Tags: Dan Cottrell, Rugby Coaching, Rugby Team Management, Ospreys, Selection, being dropped, Managing Expectations, regional rugby

Rugby coaching and judo – five questions that need answering6 comments

admin wrote 1 year ago: Craig McKay, a Rugby Coach subscriber from Grimsby, UK, says that certain professionals in rugby a … more →

Tags: Better Rugby Blog Guests, Rugby Coaching, Rugby Skills, Rugby Training, judo, rugby training technqiues

Channel your energy

admin wrote 1 year ago: Once upon a time while in discussion about our wonderful game of rugby, a “non-believer” … more →

Tags: Better Rugby Blog Guests, Rugby Coaching, Rugby Refereeing, Rugby Skills, Rugby Team Management, Rugby Training, Colin Astley, rugby coach, rugby coach specialising

Welcome to Rugby Coaching Blog- Introduction from Toby Cuthoys1 comment

admin wrote 1 year ago: Welcome Coach, My name is Toby Curthoys. I’m going to be posting my thoughts and views on a wide ran … more →

Tags: Rugby Coaching, Rugby news, Rugby Refereeing, Rugby Skills, Rugby Team Management, Rugby Training, Toby Curthoys, Better Rugby Coaching, Rugby

Does Your Rugby Coaching Have a Personal Signature?1 comment

admin wrote 1 year ago: This post is by John Grisby It makes no difference if you do not understand the mechanics of America … more →

Tags: John Grisby, Rugby Coaching, Rugby Training, American Football, Football, Players, DNA Performance

Welcome to Better Rugby Coaching2 comments

admin wrote 1 year ago: Hi, my name is Dan Cottrell and I want to welcome you to the Better Rugby Coaching Blog. I have bee … more →

Tags: Dan Cottrell, Rugby Coaching, Rugby news, Rugby Refereeing, Rugby Skills, Rugby Team Management, Rugby Training, Better Rugby Coaching, rugby debate


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