L2 Coaching with Ben Herring
Get a head start and follow our new series as ex Sunwolves and Otago coach Ben Herring, with help from other Rugby Site coaches, details aspects which compliment many global L2 coaching qualifications.
Part 1. Principles of Play 5:09 Free video
To start, Ben and Sir Graham Henry cover the Principles of Rugby – Attack and Defence.
Create a recipe of play. Have a philosophy for Attack and Defence. Score tries in Attack and stop scoring in Defence – Simple really. Enjoy!
Part 2. Coaching Philosophy 10:04 Member content
In this video, Ben and the coaches, explain how your philosophy fits your values, behaviour and beliefs and defines you, and your team. Enjoy!
Play videoPart 3. Reflection 7:11 Member content
In this video, Ben details what Reflection is, why it is important and ways to incorporate it into your day to day coaching experience. Enjoy!
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Start a FREE trialPart 4. Planning & Delivering a Session 5:31 Member content
Just because you said it, it doesn’t mean it’s been heard. Understand the type of coach you are to enable you to get the best from your trainings and player performance. In this video, Ben returns with another Level 2 coaching module – the key points to Planning and Delivering an Effective Training session. Enjoy!
Play videoPart 5. Skill Analysis & Coaching a Skill 5:17 Member content
In this video, Ben details the key components of Skill Analysis, (the next stage of the L200 coach education content). Why not use the time to focus on Skill Analysis and individual player development. Start Developing your Players Today!
Play videoPart 6. L2 - Game Sense 8:01 Member content
Ben Herring returns with another Coach Education session. This time he details Developing Players’ Game Sense at training. Game Sense is creating situations for players to find solutions to the skill you want to learn. As Ben highlights, the site has a number of videos on coaches developing players Game Sense – Wayne Smith, Rusty Earnshaw, Salty Thompson and Gregor Townsend plus others to view. Enjoy!
Play videoPart 7. Developing Rugby Skills - Communication 6:56 Member content
Ben, with help from Rugby site Founders, Wayne Smith and Brendon Ratcliffe (all reknown communicators), presents various techniques to ensure what you say is heard. Can’t understand why the players can’t understand! This week, Ben Herring is back with another session from his Coach Development series focusing on Effective Communication. Enjoy!
Play videoPart 8. Developing Rugby Skills - The Art of Coaching 4:29 Member content
The Art is about the relationships and the environment – the intangible. The Science deals in the numbers and tactics – the tangible. Balance is the key – like Yin and Yang, as Ben Herring communicates in today’s release, to developing a successful team. Enjoy!
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Ex Highlanders, Sunwolves and Otago Rugby Head CoachCourse | Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8 |
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Duration | 52:38 |
Topics | Leadership & Management Coaches Corner |
Applicable to | Coaches Others Supporters and fans |
Languages | English |
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Course reviews
Mark Guerin ScotlandGreat material and insights
Ed Nichols USAThank you all. This helps me get one more step up the ladder to becoming a better coach. Very good content.
Ransom Eddings USATHIS SECTION IS VER GOOD AND REALLY PUTS IN GREAT FRAME ESPECIALLY WITH TODAY’S ATHLETE WHO HAVE A SINCE ENTITLEMENT WHICH CAN CAUSE DIFFICUTIES IN COACHING. IN MANY WAYS PARENTS PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN THIS BY TALKING ABOUT COACHES IN FRONT OF THEIR CHILDREN. THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN FOR GOOD COACHES. THE REALITY IS SOME PLAYERS AND NOT THAT GOOD AND MAY NEVER BE OR THEY ARE UNCOACHABLE BASED ON PARENTS BEHAVIOR.
Alan Iwata JapanThis session is worth revisiting occasionally. Sometimes people, including me, tend to become a follower of existing ideas and methodologies. This session reminds me of the importance of being creative, flexible and having my own philosophy. The ideas and suggestions in these videos can be applied to other field like business. I enjoyed this session.
peter heslin Great Britain & Northern IrelandReally powerful philosophy. Links your values, aims and attributes to coaching effectively.
Martin Slagt NetherlandsLove Wayne’s reference to Pierre Villepreux! I have been mentored by him in his former FIRA role and visited his Summercamp many times to understand more of his approach. He creates games with an unbalance in attack and defence by manipulating starting positions and numbers of players. Exciting stuff to learn!
Edwin Silkstone EnglandExcellent detail and thought provoking. The concepts explored will help enormously to steer us to develop into a more creative and effective coach.
Randall Clifford Williams South AfricaThis is great material. I hope that I can have lesson plans for level 2 to finish my Level 2 WR coaching training?
Takai Taulanga New ZealandThank you
Tedd Black USAOutstanding breakdown of the basics of the Principles of Play. This is absolutely key in getting both rookie and veteran players on the same philosophical page when it comes to why we play.
Duke Brown New Zealandgood quality content! keep them coming!
Guy McKim CanadaI appreciate the reminder of what it means to be a coach.
Sebastian Suarez ArgentinaHola, estas entrevistas o charlas son muy interesantes por lo que sería bueno estén subtituladas para quellos suscriptores que no dominamos el inglés.
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KEVIN O'BRIEN USASimple, concise , direct. Easy to follow and and focuses on main points without overload or confusion. As with Angus I will utilize this in the L2 courses I deliver.
Fred Moe Arabian GulfGreat stuff esp on Winning. It’s performance and behavioral determines the outcome.l
Clive Cashell Great Britain & Northern IrelandThis is gold dust as it goes to the heart of why we coach and how we should do it. Keeping true to this and being yourself is key. Great insights to some Great coaches
Carter Croft EnglandBoth videos awesome the principles just a different way of delivery.
Aaron Callaghan New ZealandAwesome Ben. Thanks
Karina Nafatali New ZealandPrinciples of play, a great tool to help identify team work ons. Video was clear and concise. Very helpful, thank you.
Angus USAWell done Rugby Site. I’m delivering a L2 course this weekend and will use this as part of the content. Easy to understand. Too many coaches appear to struggle to comprehend PoPs
Pablo José Ghigliazza ArgentinaHola, estas entrevistas o charlas son muy interesantes por lo que sería bueno estén subtituladas para quellos suscriptores que no dominamos el inglés.
Piet Faasen South AfricaGreat review of key principles.
Jon Boyle EnglandEnjoyed that, looking forward to the next segments!
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