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John Kirwan

Coaching Categories

  • Facilitators
  • Specialist Coaches
  • Staff Coaches

Areas of Expertise

  • Analysing the opposition
  • Attacking Framework
  • Back Attack
  • Blind Side Attack
  • Coach Philosophy
  • Communication and Man Management
  • Counter Attack
  • Creating a Successful Team Environment
  • Creation and Exploitation of Space
  • Developing a Comprehensive Coaching Programme
  • Developing a Season Game Plan and Patterns of Play
  • Developing a Team Profile
  • Dynamism in a Game
  • Leadership
  • Passing Skills
  • Planning a Season Campaign
  • Planning a Weekly Programme
  • Position Specific Wing
  • Principles of Play
  • Role of Core skills in team play
  • Role of the Coach
  • Runner Calls and Team Patterns
  • Selection
  • Sequence Plays
  • Skill Acquisition
  • Skill Development with Players
  • Team Profile, Strategy and Selection
  • Team Strategy
  • The Coach/CEO/Board Relationship
  • The Game Plan Model
  • The Review Process
  • Transformational Coaching
  • Transition Rugby
  • Values and Standards
  • Vision, Handling and Decision making

Background

  • IRANZ Coaches’ Course Facilitator and Specialist Tutor
  • National coach of Japan 2007-current
  • National coach of Italy 2002-2005
  • Assistant Blues coach – Super 12
  • Extensive coaching experience in Japan
  • Former All Black 1984 – 1994
  • 63 Test matches
  • 143 All Black test points

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