Colin Cooper

Coaching Categories

Specialist Coaches
Staff Coaches

Areas of Expertise

Aerial possession
Analysing the opposition
Back Defence
Back Row Defence
Coach Philosophy
Communication and Man Management
Contact and the Breakdown
Contact to Continuity
Continuity and Support Play
Counter Attack
Creating a Successful Team Environment
Defence
Developing a Comprehensive Coaching Programme
Developing a Season Game Plan and Patterns of Play
Developing a Team Profile
Lineouts
Phase Play Defence
Planning a Season Campaign
Planning a Weekly Programme
Position Specific No 8
Principles of Play
Restarts
Selection
Set Piece Defence
Tackle Defence
Tackle Technique
Team Strategy
The Game Plan Model
The Review Process
Turnover Ball

Background

IRANZ Specialist Tutor
Junior All Blacks Co-coach 2005-2007
Hurricanes Head Coach 2003-2007
Crusaders Assistant Coach 2002
NZ Colts Head Coach 2001
Taranaki NPC Head Coach 1999-2002
Taranaki NPC Assistant Coach 1995, 1997-98
Junior All Black 1982
NZ Maori 1982-83
Taranaki NPC 1979-87

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