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Brian Ashton

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
  • Kicking skills
  • Passing Skills
  • Planning a Season Campaign
  • Planning a Weekly Programme
  • Position Specific 1st 5/8
  • 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 Attack
  • Team Profile, Strategy and Selection
  • Team Strategy
  • The Coach/CEO/Board Relationship
  • The Game Plan Model
  • The Professional Rugby Environment
  • The Review Process
  • Transformational Coaching
  • Transition Rugby
  • Vision, Handling and Decision making

Background

  • IRANZ Coaches’ Course Facilitator
  • Head Coach England 2006 - 2008.
  • England Coach at the World Cup final 2007
  • Head Coach Bath Rugby 2006
  • National Academy Manager England 2002 -2006
  • Assistant England Coach ( Attack ) 1998 - 2002
  • National Coach Ireland rugby 1996 -98
  • Head Coach Bath Rugby 1994 - 96
  • Assistant Coach England 1985 -86
  • Coach England Colts ( u 19's ) 1982 - 85
  • Player Coach Milan Rugby club, Italy 1977 - 80

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