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by Jess Bunyard
Coaching within rugby, finding your authentic way of coaching and how to be more player-specific. www.coachcarecreate.com
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- 2 weeks ago27 min
Female coaches, the system, structures and coach development
In this episode of Challenging the Game, Jess speaks to Emily Handyside who is Coaching Team Lead at UK Coaching. They chat about what needs to happen to ensure female coaches thrive, how to recuit and retain female coaches and experiences of coach development.Subscribe to Coaching Care Creativity, a newsletter and site for coaching, for coaching women’s rugby, for coaching with care and creativityMusic: TVARI - Tokyo CafeBuy Jess A Coffee Get full access to Coaching Care Creativity at www.coachcarecreate.com/subscribe
- May 4, 202647 min
"Soft skills", finding opportunities in water breaks and scaffolding challenge
In this episode of Challenging the Game, Jess speaks to Dr Ed Hall who is coach developer, consultant and reseacher. They speak about coach development, including their own experiences, where coaches can find additional opportunities to support and challenge players at training.Subscribe to Coaching Care Creativity, a newsletter and site for coaching, for coaching women’s rugby, for coaching with care and creativityMusic: TVARI - Tokyo CafeBuy Jess A Coffee Get full access to Coaching Care Creativity at www.coachcarecreate.com/subscribe
- Apr 13, 202635 min
Impact, young people and parents
In this episode of Challenging the Game, Jess speaks to Professor Camilla Knight who is Director of Impact, Innovation and Engagement at Greenhouse Sports. They speak about measuring impact in sport, barriers young people face and how coaches can engage and develop better relationships with parents. Subscribe to Coaching Care Creativity, a newsletter and site for coaching, for coaching women’s rugby, for coaching with care and creativityMusic: TVARI - Tokyo CafeBuy Jess A Coffee Get full access to Coaching Care Creativity at www.coachcarecreate.com/subscribe
- Mar 2, 202626 min
Mental health, connection and support
In this episode of Challenging the Game, Jess speaks to Heather Lewis who is Head of Delivery for LooseHeadz. They speak about mental health, how coaches can support themselves and their players, and why connection is important.Subscribe to Coaching Care Creativity, a newsletter and site for coaching, for coaching women’s rugby, for coaching with care and creativityMusic: TVARI - Tokyo CafeBuy Jess A Coffee Get full access to Coaching Care Creativity at www.coachcarecreate.com/subscribe
- Feb 2, 202642 min
Being playful matters
In this episode of Challenging the Game, Jess speaks to Richard Cheetham MBE. They speak about including play in coaching sessions and why it’s important (for recruitment, retention and improving players).Subscribe to Coaching Care Creativity, a newsletter and site for coaching, for coaching women’s rugby, for coaching with care and creativityMusic: TVARI - Tokyo CafeBuy Jess A Coffee Get full access to Coaching Care Creativity at www.coachcarecreate.com/subscribe
- Dec 6, 202547 min
Podcast Collab: Sisters who Scrum!
Part of an ongoing collaborations with Holly from Sisters Who Scrum…check out this podcast episode with Holly and Helena, a women’s health physio. They chat about rugby and the pelvic floor. A great podcast for both players and coaches.Tune in to this incredibly eye-opening and inspiring podcast, where host Holly opens up about her experience of pelvic floor dysfunction whilst playing rugby and the wonderful women’s health physio guest, Helena, shares all her wisdom and expertise on how to care for your pelvic floor during the rugby season!Check out the other episodes Get full access to Coaching Care Creativity at www.coachcarecreate.com/subscribe
- Dec 1, 202534 min
Care and respect
In this episode of Challenging the Game, Jess speaks to Ramsey Tomokino who coached Manusina, Samoa women’s team, during the World Cup. Ramsey is now the General Manager High Performance at Lakapi Samoa.Subscribe to Coaching Care Creativity, a newsletter and site for coaching, for coaching women’s rugby, for coaching with care and creativityMusic: TVARI - Tokyo CafeBuy Jess A Coffee Get full access to Coaching Care Creativity at www.coachcarecreate.com/subscribe
- Nov 3, 202530 min
Hormonal research in practice
In this episode of Challenging the Game, Jess speaks to Bex Attwell. Bex is embedded within Matatū team in New Zealand. Her research explores hormonal changes in players and how menstrual information is power.Subscribe to Coaching Care Creativity, a newsletter and site for coaching, for coaching women’s rugby, for coaching with care and creativityMusic: TVARI - Tokyo CafeBuy Jess A Coffee Get full access to Coaching Care Creativity at www.coachcarecreate.com/subscribe
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