4) Transparent
3) Be Prepared
Transparency is another major coaching
attribute we want to portray. If you are
clear and concise about what you want
to achieve, how you intend to achieve
and what is required, you will find
you get a lot more buy-in from those
associated – players, trainers, managers
and parents. Having a rugby coach who
keeps game plans, tactics, selection
policies or anything else to themselves
does not necessarily inspire confidence.
Share your plans, your views, your desires
for the team and include everyone in the
discussion.
5) Communication
COACHES
Further to the coaching attribute of
being transparent, a rugby coach needs
to have excellent communication skills.
Communication comes in a number of
forms and there are simply too many
to list – but here are a few major ones:
Communication to parents, coaching
staff, players, to the captain of your side,
club representatives, referees, opposing
teams and committees. Having great
communications is an excellent coaching
attribute we want to acquire as a rugby
coach as it helps us get across what we
are trying to achieve.
FOR RUGBY
It amazes me how often a rugby coach will turn up to training not knowing what
they are going to implement in that session let alone the outcomes they want to
achieve. A typical tell-tale sign a coach is under-prepared would be sending their
players on a lap of the field while they try to figure out the first drill or conversation
about the training session. A prepared coach would utilise resources, have a
planned session and aim to achieve key learning outcomes from each session, and
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6) Eye For Talent
Identifying talent, harnessing that talent
and developing it simultaneously is the
ultimate goal for this particular coaching
attribute. How would you ever find or
scout players who show promise in their
younger age if you were not looking for
it? Simply put, no matter what age of
rugby you are watching, keeping an eye
out for talent should always be front of
mind, you never know, one conversation
could change everything for the player,
and you.