Dear Senior Rugby Coach,

I am delighted to introduce you to a new source of inspiration, insight and intellectual nourishment in the world of rugby coaching.

International Rugby Coaching is a monthly journal for high performance coaches that aims to intrigue, educate and inform. As a subscriber you will be kept up to date with the latest ideas from leading practitioners from around the world.

Every month you will have access to a high quality e-magazine in PDF format containing a variety of in-depth articles and high quality illustrations covering:

•  Coaching skills – management, motivation, control, leadership, teaching, getting the best out of players.

•  Tactics/plans/strategy – thinking ahead, game plans, set pieces, giving players a greater understanding of the game.

•  Techniques/set pieces – kicking skills, tackling drills, teaching players the skills needed to play rugby at the highest level.

•  Fitness/biomechanics – physical fitness, nutrition, muscles, skeletal, cardio, helping players to be physically prepared.

•  Psychological/mental – performance, responsibility, understanding, trust, analysis of opposition, assisting mental preparation.

What are the benefits?

•  Gain a deeper understanding of how to coach at high performance levels.

•  Use the latest techniques being used at the top of the senior game, worldwide.

•  Contribute towards your own continuous professional development, increase your coaching confidence.

•  Get monthly access to the authoritative voice of rugby coaching.

International Rugby Coaching is available exclusively from Green Star Media and not available in any newsagent, bookstore or other rugby website.

Free from distracting advertising, it gives you pure coaching advice and copious detail on every page.

The e-magazine comes in PDF format and is suitable for professional, semi-professional, senior, aspiring and experienced rugby coaches.

Who should become a member?

Readers will be directors of rugby, academy managers, and assistant coaches, most of whom will have a minimum RFU or international equivalent Level 2 qualification.

Here's what's in the launch issue

Simon Middleton, Defence and Skills Coach at English Premier League club Leeds Carnegie explains how to bounce back from defeat.

Martin Haag, Forwards Coach at English Premier League club Bath Rugby shares his personal eight point checklist for accelerating into the engagement:

Mark Calverley, Head of Physical Education at Wanganui Collegiate School New Zealand analyses the implications for your play around the breakdown, following the instruction that referees have to be tougher on tackle laws:

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Paddy O'Brien, Head of IRB's Referee Board, and New Zealand's most capped rugby referee also discusses why referees will no longer tolerate illegal obstructions at the lineout maul:

Chris Chudleigh, RFU trainer and TV rugby coach discovers what happens when you introduce rugby to a group of young men from tough backgrounds:

Doug McClymont, lecturer in Physical Education and Coach Learning at the University of Canterbury of Education and New Zealand Academy of Sport, explains how you can kick to score more goals from the touchline:

And a great new independent book review section...

About Me

I've been a rugby coach for more than 20 years at grassroots and senior levels, and am currently an assistant coach to the Welsh Women. Previously, I was WRU Course Leader, a Skills Coach for the Young Ospreys, the professional club in Swansea, and Head of Rugby at Cranleigh School in England, with responsibility for 16 teams.

Over the coming months I will be bringing you international coaching expertise of the highest quality from the leading rugby nations of the world. I'm looking forward to bringing you contributors from South Africa, England, Australia, New Zealand and France.

Here's what's coming up in the next issue

Wasps Director of Rugby, Tony Hanks, gives his insights into managing a large squad and keeping players motivated over the whole season. Tony also reveals how he gets the most from his experienced players.

Wales U18 and Cardiff Blues academy, Dale McIntosh “The Chief”, argues for the value of honesty and telling the players the truth. He comments on how he coaches the new tackle interpretations.

Grand Slam winning Women's coach, Gary Street will provide his latest thinking on kicking practices. He discusses drills and games to improve your team's kicking out of hand, with views from national kicking coaches Neil Jenkins of Wales and Jon Callard of England.

Brumbies coaching development manager Craig Leseberg writes on coaching the scrum half pass, examining the merits of the sweep pass against the pick and pass methods.

Coaching guru Lynn Kidman has provided us an extract from her latest book, "Athlete-centred Coaching, Developing Decision Makers" detailing how Grand Slam winning Mike Ruddock uses games to help coach his team.

And finally, drawing on the experience of former Scotland international scrum half, Greig Oliver, now coach at Irish team Garryowen, I put pen to paper on the scrum half pass from the lineout.

It all adds up to an exciting package that I'm sure you will want to share.

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If you have any questions, please call freephone (UK only) 0800 028 3596 or if calling from outside the UK +44 1483 892 894.

Yours in rugby,

Dan Cottrell
Editor, International Rugby Coaching

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