Coaching Categories
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Specialist Coaches
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Staff Coaches
Areas of Expertise
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Attacking Framework
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Back Attack
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Back Defence
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Back Row Defence
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Blind Side Attack
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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 Attack
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Counter Ruck
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Creation and Exploitation of Space
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Defence
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Dynamism in a Game
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Kicking skills
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Passing Skills
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Phase Play Defence
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Position Specific Halfback
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Role of Core skills in team play
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Runner Calls and Team Patterns
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Sequence Plays
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Set Piece Defence
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Skill Acquisition
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Skill Development with Players
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Tackle Defence
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Tackle Technique
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Team Attack
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Transformational Coaching
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Transition Rugby
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Turnover Ball
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Vision, Handling and Decision making
Background
- IRANZ Skills Coach/Technical Adviser since 2002
- Black Ferns Skills Coach and Video Analyst 2005
- Director of Breakthru Technologies Ltd – produced the NZRFU Skills and Drills Coaching CD
- Consultant coach to the NZRU
- Developed progressive skills system suitable from novice to advanced
- Coached at club level in Canada, USA and Australia
- Captain Northern Territory, Australia, 1987 to 1994
- Former Waikato age group rep from primary through to U21 level
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