“A great idea and something that makes training a lot easier, well laid out and easy to use will make the new season more welcome.”

Keith Woodward

“I find it is a really useful and easy to use coaching tool. It's a fresh and innovative way of approaching a training session and is well laid out and clearly presented. There are also very clear instructions on how to use the sessions.”

Roger Uttley OBE

Former England captain and coach and British Lions assistant coach

“As a coach and administrator who relies heavily on outside expertise and knowledge, I find the Smart Sessions produced by Dan Cottrell an excellent resource for staying recent and on top of the changes and advancements in the game”

Graham Brown, Chief Executive Officer, Rugby Canada, Canada

“In Smart Sessions I have found an efficient solution for various specific problems, in a simple and direct manner.”

Fran Locoselli, Pasteur A. Club, São Paulo, Brazil

“To have Dan’s weekly advice is like having an experienced co-coach with new ideas at my side. It gives me new angles on familiar problems and often brings a different perspective.”

Rikard Lundgren, Head Coach of the Swedish U-15 Champions, >Stockholm Exiles RFC, Sweden

“Exceptional training aids . I currently use the weekly sessions for an under 12s team and an under 16s team. Smart Sessions promote a “thinking man’s rugby”, making it easy to put across the basic techniques required and how to adopt them in the practice session. They also make the players think when and how to use it in the game.”

Ian Helm,Leicester, England

“I have found Smart Sessions to be an invaluable aid to our weekly training sessions. Not only do they give clear and concise instructions that can be expanded upon, they also save me valuable preparation time”

Ian Kidson, Under 15's Coach, Shrewsbury RUFC, England

"Smart Sessions give me a weekly source of new ideas, clear and easy to use, which can be worked into a training session without difficulty and which are capable of further development. They act as the inspiration for many a training session. They are also building nicely into an encyclopaedia of different routines for the development of the many different constituent parts of the game."

Patrick Cook, Winscombe RFC,Axbridge, England

“Smart Sessions have given me excellent examples of how to address weaknesses and also develop skills further in my players. They are a clear step by step guide, in what to “look for and even what to say” with additional progressions that can address all age and skill levels – it’s great stuff.”

Adrian Cambriani, Swansea, Wales

“We are starting high school rugby in our area. The Smart Sessions have proven to be an invaluable tool for our new coaches. I can print these off, explain the drills and concepts quickly and effectively due to the concise explanations and diagrams of each session plan.”

Mike Schubach, Head Coach, Peoria RFC & ILL Collegiate SelectSide, USA

“Smart Sessions are a very practical and innovative way to help all our club coaches in approaching their weekly training. The sessions are well scripted and easy to follow – it has enabled our coaches at all age levels both Juvenile and Adult to develop their individual team training nights around Dan Cottrell’s Smart Sessions.”

John O’Sullivan, Club Coach, Cobh Pirates RFC,Ireland

“Smart sessions are proving to be a great support , backed up by a first class service, for all of our school rugby staff.”

Richard Mackay, Director of Boys’ Sport, Berkhamsted Collegiate School,Herts, England

“As a Rugby League coach I have really enjoyed these sessions along with theRugby coach newsletter some really good tips and advice keep up the good work.”

Alan Barker, Castleford Tigers, Wakefield, England

“Thank you for the outstanding information .”

Ross Dixon, Rugby Manager, Burnside RFC, Christchurch, New Zealand

“Smart Sessions have proved to a brilliant investment; always providing simple and easy to follow guides to a wide variety of aspects of the game. For me, they help bridge the gap between having an idea you want to demonstrate and actually being able to translate into something simple enough for a rowdy bunch of under 15's to understand and more importantly, put into practise. I'm tempted not to recommend this to anyone else as I want it all to myself! Seriously though, any coach would benefit enormously from this Smart Sessions so buy it now!”

Ieuan Macey, Cleve RFC,Bristol, England

“I find Dan's Smart Sessions invaluable as a coach. I've recently taken over the head rugby coaching position at my school from the man who introduced rugby here - big shoes to fill! - and Dan's materials have allowed me to introduce new ways of doing old things. As a teacher, I cannot emphasise enough the need for lesson plans to be concise, easy to use and yet allowing students to progress methodically through skills acquisition. Dan's Sessions accomplish all of this. On top of this, they are fun. I often find myself running with the boys after a while!”

Michael O'Shannassy, Head Rugby Coach / Assistant Activities and Athletics Director, The InternationalSchool of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

“Our club is a 2nd division club located in theU.S. We currently don't employ a coach, and have recently found it difficult to find an experienced coach. The Smart Sessions provide us with new ideas and great drills to help our club in areas we need improving.”

Bill Bush, Captain, Rocky Gorge RFC, Maryland,USA

“Smart Sessions have helped me with coaching immensely. Being relatively new to coaching, I feel the way they are set out and written are very clear and helpful. They provide good hints and tips which people sometimes forget. Too many people are doing too complex drills when only the basics are needed and smart sessions show that.”

Charlotte Davies, Newark Ladies RFC Assistant Coach, Lincoln, England