Coaching Categories
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Facilitators
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Specialist Coaches
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Staff Coaches
Areas of Expertise
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Analysing the opposition
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Attacking Framework
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Back Attack
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Blind Side Attack
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Coach Philosophy
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Communication and Man Management
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Counter Attack
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Creating a Successful Team Environment
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Creation and Exploitation of Space
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Developing a Comprehensive Coaching Programme
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Developing a Season Game Plan and Patterns of Play
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Developing a Team Profile
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Dynamism in a Game
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Kicking skills
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Passing Skills
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Planning a Season Campaign
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Planning a Weekly Programme
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Position Specific 1st 5/8
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Position Specific Prop
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Principles of Play
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Role of Core skills in team play
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Role of the Coach
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Runner Calls and Team Patterns
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Sequence Plays
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Skill Acquisition
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Skill Development with Players
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Team Attack
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Team Profile, Strategy and Selection
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Team Strategy
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The Game Plan Model
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The Review Process
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Transformational Coaching
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Transition Rugby
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Vision, Handling and Decision making
Background
- IRANZ Coaches’ Course Facilitator
- Coach of Manu Samoa since 2000, winners of Pacific Rim Tournament in 2000
- Coach of Pacific Island Team in 2004 against NZ, Australia and South Africa
- Assistant Coach of the Highlanders, 2001 and New Zealand A, 1999
- Coach of NZ U19 Winners of the World Cup, 1999
- Coach of Waikato Seniors from 1994-1998, 2x winners of Ranfurly Shield
- 1981 All Black
- 140 First Class games for Waikato
- Masters Degree in Education
- NZRFU Staff Coach since 1985
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