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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Communication and Man Management
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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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Leadership
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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 Lock
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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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The Game Plan Model
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The Review Process
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Turnover Ball
Background
- IRANZ Position Specific Coach – loose forwards
- Head Coach Tasman Makos 2008
- Assistant Coach Crusaders Super 14 2007
- Assistant Coach Scotland 2004 – 2005
- Head Coach Edinburgh 2005 – 2006
- All Black 1995 – 2000
- All Black Captain 2000
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