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How much talking is too much? In this episode, Dan Cottrell and Stuart James explore how coaches can make every word count. From the power of the short, purposeful chat to the art of explaining the how, what, and why in under a minute, they share practical ways to sharpen communication and boost player engagement.

Discover why the best sessions often start with fewer words, clearer intent, and more playing time — and how taking the “temperature” of your group can help you adapt what you say (and when you say it).

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In this episode of The 50:22 Podcast, Dan Cottrell and Stu James explore why focusing on perfect technique can hold players back. 

Instead of trying to tick off isolated skills, they discuss how layering, context, and repetition help players understand what to do and when to do it. 

The aim is to move from drills to decisions, from repetition to recognition. 

Learn how to guide players toward real game sense and long-term progress in every session.

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How You Start Changes Everything
In this 8-minute episode, Dan Cottrell and Stu James dive into the power of the first five minutes of a session. From early wins to playful warm-ups without a ball, discover how to boost energy, build connection and benchmark your plan. Quick, practical and purposeful: start better, coach smarter.

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Welcome to the coaching knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Ollie Phillips, former England sevens captain now running Optimist Performance.  Focusing on performance, we are going to cut to the root on why winning is underrated. 

Ollie was 7s World Player of the Year in 2009 and captained England to three World Series Cup victories. He has completed many adventures, including sailing around the world.

His philosophy is to inspire change through shared experience, continual learning, and an appetite to help and support people.

You can contact him at www.optimistperformance.com

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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 players, as well as supporting business leaders to improve their performance

Her company approach is unique and client-centred, highlighting the importance of a person-centred approach, meeting the specific needs of the client. This enables the client to be more aware of their core needs, so behavioural and emotional change can occur and their vision achieved from a uniquely Gestalt and humanistic methodology and approach.

You can contact her on email amanda@believeconsultanting.co.uk and www.believeconsultanting.co.uk

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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 Culture System on Audible and Amazon, or go to TOCCULTURE.COM for the newsletter and listen to more on The Coaching Culture Podcast

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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

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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 or at his LinkedIn account.

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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 and I am still not convinced about them, coaching or playing. Are they not just plans? However, an umbrella philosophy is a few words: care about what you do and the players you work with, and be passionate about the game we love and how it is played. Involve everyone, staff and volunteers.

You can contact him on gbsconsultancy1@gmail.com and find him on YouTube at Graham Smith.

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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 profiles wins including beating #20 Iona 55-14 on ESPN.

You can contact him at MidwestThunderbirdsYouth

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