Announcing the Rugbyology Coach Network
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Thinking
Cognitians, Not Technicians
Why rugby players need to solve before they execute
Inverted Depth: What Rugby Gets Wrong About Coaching Structures
A note from the author: The patterns described in this piece are not theoretical. They are drawn from two decades
What Is the Player Actually Solving?
Drills or games. Technical or tactical. Skill or conditioning. Opposed or unopposed. Contact or non-contact. Game-based. Decision-making. Contact skills.
Rugby
Rugby's Surface Complexity Is a Coaching Trap
Add bodies, movement, defenders, contact, and a ball, and an activity quickly starts to feel like the game. It looks
Why Classification Systems Matter in Coaching
The Rugbyology Activity Classification System appears to be relatively unique in the sports coaching world. But the bigger point is
Thoughts on "Unstructured" Attack
The term unstructured attack in rugby is often overstated, because it implies an absence of structure where, in reality, structure