Welcome to the coaching knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Amanda Owens, leading sports and performance psychologist and former professional tennis player, and the first women to work as a sports pyschologist in premiership football with Southampton. She is founder of the Edge consultants.  Focusing on developing better performances, we are going to cut to the root on how we can help and support athletes with performance anxiety.  Amanda has been heavily involved in working the Worcester Warriors and Leicester Tigers, and international rugby p ..read more

Welcome to the coaching knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to JP Nerburn, author, coach for coaches, podcaster and culture coach. Focusing on intentionality in coaching, we are going to cut to the root on why it is important to have a clear idea or direction in coaching. JP coaches primarily high school and collegiate coaches, rugby, basketball, track and field and ice hockey. His philosophy is: The world doesn't need more coaches, they need more mentors. People willing to lead, develop, and empower their athletes.  You can find out more by reading The ..read more

Welcome to the coaching knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Justin Goonan, strength and conditioning coach with the US military. Focusing on improving athlete performance, we are going to cut to the root on why S&C coaches are undervalued.  Justin is also director of athlete performance with USA Touch, and former director of S&C with USA U20s. His philosophy is movement over muscles. You can contact him on social media @UniversalSportsStrength or  universalsportsstrength@gmail.com ..read more

Welcome to the Coaching Knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Nick Leah, general manager at Six Degrees Sports, focusing on coaching skills. We're going to cut to the root on where skills coaches often go wrong. Nick was the academy manager at the Super Rugby team Brumbies,  assistant coach for the Australian sevens team, and assistant coach of the Melbourne Reds. His philosophy is all about the individual, testing and then basing the programs on what they need. If you want to get in contact with him, you can contact him at nick@sixdegreesports.com o ..read more

Welcome to the coaching knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Graham Smith, director of Estonia rugby, and head coach Kalev rugby. Focusing on coaching the scrum, we are going to cut to the root on costs and benefits of using a scrum machine in training.  Graham is a former assistant coach to England Women’s Rugby, helping them to win one of their two World Cup victories in 2014. Their previous win was in 1994. He is a Level 5 coach and has coached all across Europe. What he says about his philopshy: I have thought for many years what a philosophy mean ..read more

Welcome to The Coaching Knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Eddie Abel, head coach of the Midwest Thunderbirds Youth, focusing on kicking tactics. We're going to cut to the roots on why every player should learn to kick tactically. Eddie has spent the last seventeen years coaching Indiana and Midwest-based teams at all levels. In 2021 Eddie left EIRA to restart the Midwest Thunderbirds program for u15-u19 players. He was also named Interim Head Coach at his alma mater Indiana University where he led the program to a top 10 ranking and several high profile ..read more

Welcome to the coaching knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to sports scientist and assistant professor at UMCG Job Fransen. Focusing on applying science to coaching, we are going to cut to the root on how to improve skill acquisition. Job is also a fellow at UTS Sydney and a skills acquisition consultant. His philosophy is to encourage as much as possible the spread of excellent information in the field of skill acquisition science to coaches and practitioners. You can contact him on LinkedIn, Job Fransen or JobFran3 on Twitter ..read more

Welcome to the Coaching Knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Corey Mömsen, assistant coach, Thomas Moore University, focusing on jumping in the lineout. We are going to cut to the root on developing players to get into the air faster and quicker. Corey played professional rugby for, at the time, the National Champions, the, Austin Herds. His philosophy is to make rugby enjoyable for everybody, not just for the players, but for the coaches, the fans and the families, and attempting to grow the game. You can speak to him via facebook ..read more

Welcome to the coaching knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Tom Carter, Head of Athletic Performance Australian Women's 7s. Focusing on high-performance coaching, we are going to cut to the root on why high-performance coaching is different to normal coaching.  Tom is a former professional rugby and captained the Australian Super rugby team, the Waratahs. He has worked as a high-performance coach across numerous sports, including cricket and rugby. His philosophy is physical performance utilises a comprehensive understanding of sports science, psychol ..read more

Welcome to the coaching knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Nick Wilkinson, senior coach at Sidcup Rugby as well as delivering rugby in schools. Focusing on coaching large groups, we are going to cut to the root on how to make training a good experience for everyone.  Wilko is a level 2 coach and referee, also coaches in schools and is the director of rugby at the Bromley Bengals rugby league team.  His philosophy is to give every person, regardless of gender, age, sexual orientation, background or heritage a positive experience of rugby union ..read more