Tackling in rugby is equal parts technique, timing and physical capacity. Over years coaching both contact and strength sessions, I’ve learned that the best gym exercises are those that replicate...
I’ve worked with grassroots teams for years, so I know the gap between...
Extra time in a cup tie is a strange, beautiful mess: fatigue, adrenaline,...
I wanted to test a question that comes up in coaching conversations all the...
I coach and write about performance every week, and one question I keep getting...
I’ve spent more time than I care to admit testing tech on the training pitch...
When I'm working with young backs on the training ground, one question keeps...
I’ve long considered the 4-2-3-1 one of the most practical shapes for lower-league clubs — it’s familiar to players, flexible in attack and...
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Opposition managers do more than fill a podium and tip their hat to the match officials. When I sit through post-match interviews — whether after a...
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I’ve spent years on the training ground testing drills and collecting data, and one question keeps coming up: which plyometric exercises actually...
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