Areas of Expertise
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Aerial possession
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Analysing the opposition
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Back Row Defence
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Coach Philosophy
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Contact and the Breakdown
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Contact to Continuity
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Continuity and Support Play
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Counter Ruck
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Creating a Successful Team Environment
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Defence
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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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Lineouts
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Maul
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Phase Play Defence
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Planning a Season Campaign
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Planning a Weekly Programme
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Position Specific Blind side Flanker
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Position Specific No 8
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Principles of Play
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Restarts
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Role of Core skills in team play
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Role of the Coach
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Selection
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Set Piece Defence
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Tackle Defence
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Tackle Technique
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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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Turnover Ball
Background
- IRANZ Position Specific Coach – Loose Forward
- Current Head Coach Wellington Lions 2003
- Head Coach Swansea Wales 1997 – 2002
- Springbok 7s 1994 – 1995 2 tournaments Hong Kong
- Hawkes Bay 1992 - 12 games
- Natal Sharks 1989- 1997 90 games
- Taranaki from 1986 – 1989 40 games
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